Video on Demand services via the web and/or internet enabled set top boxes

Video on Demand

The Pirate Bay Banned In UK | High Court Rules ISPs Must Block Infamous Filesharing Website

The Pirate Bay has effectively been banned in the UK after the High Court issued a court order demanding ISPs block...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Ramps Up Original Programming, Adding Four New Shows To Already Impressive Line-Up

Although online television companies have been primarily purveyors of traditional TV content to this point, that is changing. original programming is...
Dave Parrack
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NBC Launches London 2012 Olympics Website, Promises To Stream All Events Live Online

With 100 days to go until it all kicks off, NBC has taken the wraps off its London 2012 Olympics website...
Dave Parrack
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BSkyB Announces Now TV | Satellite Broadcaster Offers On-Demand TV For All

BSkyB has revealed a little more about the on-demand TV service it’s going to start offering U.K. residents from this summer....
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Adds 19,000 Episodes Of Indian Television Shows, Leaving Rest Of World Behind

YouTube racks up over 19,000 episodes of Indian television shows, all available for free on the site. Which begs the question,...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Improves User Interface, Increases Video Player Size… Customer Complaints Roll In

Hulu has changed its UI for those who watch video content on the Web. The changes are intended to improve the...
Dave Parrack
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Full-Length Disney Shows Now On YouTube | 70-Plus Episodes Including Hannah Montana

You can now watch full-length episodes of various Disney shows on YouTube, and even embed them on other sites around the...
Dave Parrack
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‘Leap Year’ Season Two Gets Go-Ahead – Hiscox Orders Second Series Of Hulu Web Video Hit

I’m writing this on February 29, a day that only exists once every four years. It’s a leap year, which makes...
Dave Parrack
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Sony Music Boss Loves YouTube, Hates GEMA

Wait, what? There’s a music label executive who thinks the Internet is a force for good? Wonders will never cease. Unfortunately...
Dave Parrack
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Comcast Unveils Streampix – A New Streaming Video Subscription Service For Cable Customers

The U.S. cable companies really don’t get it, do they. Their business is facing the biggest threat since it began, with...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Makes It Easier To Sign Up For DVDs-By-Mail Again, But Is This Really News?

Netflix has been pushing streaming video for some time. Which makes sense as it represents the future while physical media such...
Dave Parrack
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Could YouTube Be Planning Subscription Based Channels? Would Viewers Pay For The Privilege?

The world is changing, and the Internet is playing a more-important role in our daily lives than ever before. That isn’t...
Dave Parrack
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Amazon Adds Viacom To Prime Instant Video But Isn’t Planning Standalone Netflix Rival

Watch out, Netflix, you have (more) competition. And this time it’s in the shape of Amazon. Offering streaming video as part...
Dave Parrack
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Boxee Desktop Client Is No More As Boxee Tries To Tempt Us All Into Buying Boxee Box Instead

In a sign of things to come, Boxee has killed its desktop app in order to throw all its time, effort,...
Dave Parrack
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BSkyB Launching Online TV Service | Pay TV Non-Subscribers To Gain Movies and Sports

BSkyB is making a serious move into the online TV market, launching its own service later this year. Yes, it will...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Hits New Video Milestones – 4 Billion Views Per Day, 60 Hours Uploaded Per Minute

YouTube is growing stronger every day. Which just shows how the balance of power has shifted over the last few years....
Dave Parrack
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Tom Hanks’ Animated Series ‘Electric City’ Finds Home At Yahoo As Web Video Matures

Web video is maturing, with original programming coming to online content companies. Following hot on the heels of the likes of...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Lands In The UK & Ireland To Do Battle With Lovefilm | Will Either Actually Succeed?

After years of speculation and months of planning, Netflix has finally landed in Europe, launching in the U.K. and Ireland at...
Dave Parrack
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NinjaVideo Co-Founder Hana Amal Beshara Imprisoned In Copyright Infringement Case

If you download movies from the Internet then there’s a small chance you’ll get caught. If you run a site offering...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix’ First Original Series, Lilyhammer, Debuts Feb. 6 | All 8 Episodes Available At Once

2012 is the year Netflix becomes more than just a company which stream other people’s content. Instead, it has become a...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Slam Is ‘Hot Or Not’ For Online Videos | Rate Awesome Viral Vids Against One Another

YouTube Slam is the latest attempt by the premier online video site to make stars out of ordinary people while sucking...
Dave Parrack
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What We Watched On YouTube In 2011 – Rebecca Black, Nyan Cat, Music Videos Galore

YouTube remains the premier destination to watch online video. It’s now ubiquitous to the point at which I doubt it will...
Dave Parrack
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Will Google TV Ultimately Win The Battle Of The Set-Top Boxes Or Is Eric Schmidt Wrong?

Google TV hasn’t yet been the joyous disruptor of big media and cable it was hyped up to be. But then...
Dave Parrack
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Does Anyone Know What Is Legal and Illegal On YouTube? Does Anyone Even Care Any More?

Believe it or not things aren’t as black and white as they may at first appear when it comes to copyright...
Dave Parrack
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Hate Louis C.K., Love His (Profitable) Digital Content Distribution Honor Box Experiment

It’s OK to hate Louis C.K. I do. But you should love his latest comedy special. Not for the content, necessarily,...
Dave Parrack
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Verizon To Buy Netflix Rumors Hit The Web | Share Prices Rise As Market Reacts To News

Could Verizon be about to buy Netflix? That is the gist of the rumors spreading at the moment. But they’re rumors...
Dave Parrack
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Global iPlayer App Comes To iPhone, iPod Touch As BBC Sees Future In Mobile Service

The BBC has announced plans to release its global iPlayer app on the iPhone and iPod Touch. It is currently an...
Dave Parrack
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New Xbox Live Upgrade Brings TV and Movies Galore To Xbox 360 As Microsoft Eyes Future

If you have your Xbox 360 hooked up to the Internet, and why wouldn’t you, quite frankly, then it will update...
Dave Parrack
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Why I Love The New YouTube Design | YouTube Grows Up, Becomes Organized Media Center

I don’t know about you but the TV set which sits in the corner of my living room is getting used...
Dave Parrack
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New YouTube Rolls Out, Complaints Roll In

The new YouTube we have been expecting for the past few weeks has now rolled out. And damn good it is...
Dave Parrack
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