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Apple iPad Video Options | Hulu Could Eschew Flash, TV Networks Warm To 99 Cent Shows

There was a flurry of excitement a few weeks ago when Apple unveiled the iPad, its latest foray into consumer electronics....
Dave Parrack
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SeeSaw Beta Review | Can Arqiva’s One-Stop Shop Play Nicely With iPlayer, 4oD and Hulu?

SeeSaw, formerly the BBC’s Kangaroo, has now entered beta testing, with a full launch planned in the next few weeks. What...
Dave Parrack
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Boxee Vs. Hulu Before Congress | NBC Chief Accuses Boxee Of “Illegally Taking Content”

Hulu’s preposterous exclusion of Boxee has now made it to Congress, with the head of NBC being directly asked about the...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Movie Rentals Trial Nets $10,000 | A Successful First Step Rather Than A Failure

YouTube’s movie rentals trial brought in just over $10,000. But rather than the failure some are describing it as, this is...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Adds Hundreds Of Indie Films To ‘Watch Instantly’ & Boasts Of 48 Percent Usage

Netflix’s streaming service, ‘Watch Instantly’, is becoming a bigger part of the company’s offering all the time. It’s adding 300 independent...
Dave Parrack
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SeeSaw Beta Begins As Invite-Only | New Content Deals In Place As Arqiva Plans Launch

SeeSaw, Arqiva’s attempt to create something similar to what the BBC had hoped to do, has now entered a private, invite-only...
Dave Parrack
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What The Apple iPad Means For Online Video | iTunes, Streaming TV, But No Flash Or Camera

It took years to arrive, and months to be announced, but Apple has finally unveiled its new tablet PC, the iPad....
Dave Parrack
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Could Conan O’Brien Take His Show To The Web? | Would Audience & Advertisers Follow?

Conan O’Brien may now have waved goodbye to both The Tonight Show and NBC, but his television career is far from...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube To Charge For Some Videos – Hulu Could Add Metered Subscription Pay Wall Soon

Is the free online video ride coming to an end? After months of hints and speculation, YouTube is experimenting with its...
Dave Parrack
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BBC iPlayer Hits 100 Million Monthly Requests – BBC Trust Set To Review On-Demand Service

The BBC iPlayer continues to go from strength to strength. Not only is it a brilliantly conceived and run, user-friendly service,...
Dave Parrack
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U.S. Supreme Court Bans YouTube From Broadcasting California’s Prop 8 Trial

It looked as though the Perry et al v. Schwarzenegger et al case attempting to have Prop 8 overturned was going...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Coming To Wii But Reed Hastings Confident Of DVD Mailings Until 2030 – Really?

There’s a definite move away from physical media to digital media. And a number of devices and delivery methods are contributing...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Deal With Warner Bros. Puts Video Streaming Before Rentals | And Rightly So…

Netflix has recently announced a deal with Warner Bros. which will see new movie releases on the service delayed until a...
Dave Parrack
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DivX Launches DivX TV | Streaming Internet TV Platform Replacing Set-Top Box Strategy

DivX has changed tact and reinvented itself more time than most. Its latest move is away from a dedicated set-top box...
Dave Parrack
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Can Online Video Solve Social TV Issues? | Surely Television Was Never A Solitary Hobby

Television has always been an inherently social activity. While watching TV on your own is an acceptable thing to do, it’s...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix’ Video Streaming Needs Hollywood On Board | Amazon, Google Eyeing Acquisition?

It may be happening slowly but people are gradually moving away from physical media to digital media. In terms of video,...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Pushing ‘Watch Instantly’ As It Eyes Streaming Future Over DVD-By-Mail Present

Further evidence, is further evidence was needed, that physical media is on its way out to be replaced by digital media....
Dave Parrack
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YouTube To Start Charging For Content? | Monthly Subscriptions Could Rival Cable TV

YouTube may be about to diversify its content in an extreme way – by charging for it. Whether by one-off rentals...
Dave Parrack
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FBI Makes Arrest In X-Men: Wolverine Piracy Case | Suspect Faces Jail Time & Huge Fine

Hollywood is running scared of Web piracy, and is fighting tooth and nail to prevent its big releases being shared over...
Dave Parrack
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Justin.tv & ‘Piracy of Live Sports Broadcasting Over the Internet’ – Live Streaming In Dock

Piracy and copyright infringement seem to go hand in hand with the Internet. And online video is no exception. Now, the...
Dave Parrack
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Apple’s Streaming Video Future | Personal Broadcasting Using iPhone, iPod & iTunes?

It appears Apple may be building towards becoming a vital part of the lifecasting, personal broadcasting, video streaming business. And with...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Music Video Site Vevo Launches | Questions Over Content, International Rollout

Vevo has finally arrived after months spent preparing the site for launch. However, its first day was marred by the site...
Dave Parrack
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MovieClips Beta Launches | 12,000 Short, Free, Legal Movie Clips But Still Only In America

Hollywood continues to be bullish about its approach to online video. MovieClips has managed to license content from six major Hollywood...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube To Start Charging For Streaming TV? | Competing With Apple iTunes, Hulu Plans

It’s a simple question – would you pay to stream an episode of a TV show on YouTube? It would cost...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Red Tape Delays Project Canvas Until 2011 | Murdoch’s BSkyB Launches Fresh Attack

As soon as Project Kangaroo was killed at birth the BBC began work on Project Canvas. This is a bigger, bolder...
Dave Parrack
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‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ on USB Stick | New Movies on Flash Drives?

Kingston, manufacturer of USB drives and SD cards, has teamed up with Paramount to release Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen directly to...
RobM
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Joost Dead As It Sells Out To Adconion | So, Where Did The Venice Project Go Wrong?

The most recent article about Joost here on WebTVWire stated that the company was “heading ever closer to death.” And that...
Dave Parrack
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Watch Full-Length TV Content On YouTube | ‘Shows’ Section Features Channel 4 & 60 More

British viewers now have a new section of YouTube named ‘Shows’. It contains clips and full episodes from 60 partners, with...
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Becomes Third Largest Video Site In U.S. | YouTube Beats Hulu By A Huge Margin

Every month new viewing figures for online video are released and they tend to follow a similar pattern – YouTube at...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Direct Sees Google Matching Citizen Journalists With News Media Organizations

Citizen journalists have increased both in number and importance in recent years. And Google is now seeking to bring some order...
Dave Parrack
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