Here you will find the latest news on video production companies * individuals creating content for the internet and IPTV broadcasts.

Internet Video Producers

Google Seeking To Acquire Next New Networks To Add, Improve Original Content On YouTube

Google looks set to acquire Next New Networks, home of Auto-Tune The News, amongst others. Its reason for doing so? To...
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Watch Super Bowl Commercials 2011 | YouTube Ad Blitz Promoting Online Video Ads

Who needs boring football when the adverts shown during gaps in play are so much more interesting? OK, so not everyone...
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Watch Life In A Day, The YouTube Movie Documentary Featuring Ordinary People

A day in the life of one person is intriguing, but what about life, as it exists all around us, in...
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The BBC Gets It Right With Doctor Who – Treat Viewers With Respect & Piracy Will Cease

If only all television networks could be as forward-thinking as the BBC. Then again, not all are paid for by an...
Dave Parrack
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Yahoo! Video “Changing” | No More Video Uploads, UGC Being Removed From March 2011

As part of an extensive series of cuts and closures at Yahoo!, Yahoo! Video is closing its doors, or as Yahoo!...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Launching Paid-For iPlayer iPad App As It Seeks To Take VOD Service To Wider World

The BBC finally seems ready to take the iPlayer worldwide, but users will have to pay for the privilege and own...
Dave Parrack
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BBC iPlayer Going Global In 2011 – Advertising, Fee & Subscription-Based Options Considered

I’m of the firm belief that online video services should all be available globally. The Internet is global, so why limit...
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YouTube Removes Some Videos Of Islamic Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki After Intense Pressure

I was beginning to think YouTube was never going to remove any video from the world’s most popular online video site...
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Hulu Preparing To Go Public With $2 Billion IPO – $300 Million Proceeds Used For Content

Hulu is reportedly preparing to go public with a $2 billion IPO (Initial Public Offering). This would raise somewhere in the...
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Royal Spanish Academy Crowdsources YouTube For Spanish Video Reading Of Don Quixote

YouTube is being used as a means to get Spanish used more extensively on the Web, with the classic novel Don...
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Apple’s 99-Cents TV Rentals Plan Hits Problem – Warner Bros CEO Claims It’s Just Too Cheap

Apple has big plans to open up a TV content rental market to the mainstream. However, to make it work it...
Dave Parrack
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Weezer’s YouTube Invasion To Promote ‘Hurley’ | Fred, Annoying Orange, Tay Zonday

What better way to reach millions of turned-on and tuned-in geeks than to make guest appearances in videos of more than...
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YouTube To Make A Profit In 2010 With Help From Improved & Increased Video Advertising

It’s widely believed that YouTube has yet to make a profit. But 2010 could see it making money for the first...
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Watch BBC iPlayer Outside Of The U.K. | Mark Thompson Planning Global iPlayer Coverage

International rights licensing is the bane of the lives of those of us eager to see online video reach its full...
Dave Parrack
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Top 10 Biggest YouTube Earners Raking In Over $100,000 Each – How Easy Is It To Join Them?

YouTube is responsible for making some people very wealthy, or at least giving them the means to give up their day...
Dave Parrack
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Apple Wants 99-Cent Shows For iTV, iPad, iPod, & iPhone – Montly Subscription Plan Fails

The good news is that Apple is pushing to secure a 99-cent price for individual episodes of shows for its customers....
Dave Parrack
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The Social Network Movie Trailer Spoofs Meme | Facebook Film Spawns Multiple Copycats

Everyone loves a good video meme, don’t they? Those Web trends that seem to take a hold quickly and build momentum....
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Watch Channel Five On Facebook | Broadcaster First To Team With Social Network

Facebook is now huge, with 500 million users worldwide. That’s quite an audience just waiting to be tapped into by those...
Dave Parrack
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Facebook Live Video Channel Launches | Powered By Livestream For Official Streams

Facebook now has in excess of 500 million users. If it were a country it would be the third largest in...
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UFC Sues Justin.TV and Ustream For IP Addresses Of Live Streaming Copyright Pirates

With YouTube and other online video sites playing ball, and file-sharers being stepped on left, right, and center, the attention is...
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Old Spice Utilizes YouTube For Brilliant Real-time Social Media Advertising Campaign

My memory of Old Spice is of a disgusting-smelling men’s aftershave mainly used by old men. However, thanks to what is...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Partner Grants Sees $5 Million Heading To Independent Content Creators

YouTube’s content creators are about to get an injection of cash, with a $5 million fund having been set aside for...
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YouTube Launches Life In A Day Video Project | Ridley Scott Producing UGC Documentary

With so many hours of content being uploaded to YouTube every day, it seems a shame we’re not making the most...
Dave Parrack
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ABC Doubles Ads On iPad App, ABC.com To Follow | Why This Is A Good Thing Longterm

ABC is leading the way in its online TV ambitions. Having already released an iPad app, it’s now doubling the adverts...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Video Editor Goes Live | Cloud-Based Offering Gives Producers Simple Set Of Tools

There are plenty of dedicated video editors available, some free, some costing a small fortune. But for the most basic editing...
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Facebook Growing As Online Video Destination | Beats Hulu, CBS, Microsoft For Video Viewers

Facebook is rapidly becoming more of a player in the online video sector. In the U.S., it’s actually fifth behind YouTube...
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YouTube Adding Live Streaming Option To Compete With Ustream, Livestream, Justin.tv?

YouTube has experimented with live streaming various events over the last couple of years, but there’s been no attempt to expand...
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New BBC iPlayer Puts Social Networking At Heart While Being Watchable On Apple iPad

Can the iPlayer actually get any better than it already is? Apparently so, as the BBC is readying iPlayer 3.0. What’s...
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YouTube Integrates Google Moderator | Using Video Community As Crowdsource Commodity

YouTube is integrating Google Moderator into the site, with all channel owners able to add the crowdsourcing platform to their channels....
Dave Parrack
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SeeSaw Launches Premium Paid-For Online TV Service | 1,000 Hours Of Content Available

SeeSaw has now added premium content to its line-up of online TV content. Which means those willing to pay can now...
Dave Parrack
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