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

Internet Video Producers

BBC iPlayer Stats | ‘Top Gear’ Most Watched Show, iPhone & Wii Providing Non-PC Use

The BBC iPlayer has now been with us for two whole years, and in that time has grown in usability and...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Trust Approves Project Canvas | BBC, ITV, BT, Five, Channel 4, & TalkTalk All On Board

In what is an early Christmas present to lovers of online video in the U.K., the BBC Trust has approved the...
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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Filmmaker Federico Alvarez Secures $30 Million Deal For ‘Panic Attack’ YouTube Short

You know online video is starting to mature when its even influencing Tinseltown. Federico Alvarez, an unknown filmmaker from Uruguay, has...
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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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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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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BBC iPlayer Wins RTS Innovation Award, Gets Dedicated Channel On Nintendo Wii Console

The BBC iPlayer continues to go from strength to strength. Last week saw the service win the Judges’ Award at the...
Dave Parrack
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From YouTube To Hollywood – Fred The Movie Being Cast | Is There No Stopping Viral Video?

The rise of online video stars has been rapid and taken a lot of people by surprise. YouTube now has the...
Dave Parrack
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VODO Filmmakers Use BitTorrent To Distribute Movies For Free | Torrents Used Correctly

Torrent sites continue to be blamed for the many ills of society. But wait, is it not just a case of...
Dave Parrack
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U2 Concert Is YouTube Hit With 10 Million Live Streams | Huge Success For Google & Akamai

On Sunday, U2 played a gig at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California as part of their current world tour. It...
Dave Parrack
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News Corp: Hulu To Charge By 2010 | Paid Content To Become Part Of Business Model

I think the expression is three strikes and you’re out. And with three execs involved with Hulu now having hinted at...
Dave Parrack
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Can Arqiva’s SeeSaw Video On Demand Service Succeed? | Competing With iPlayer, Hulu Etc.

Arqiva has taken on the remains of Project Kangaroo and is building its SeeSaw VOD service around it. But can it...
Dave Parrack
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Watch Channel 4 TV Shows On YouTube | Full Length Streaming Episodes On Demand In Revenue Sharing Deal

Full-length episodes of television shows and movies are an important part of YouTube heading forward. Which means the company must be...
Dave Parrack
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Sky News Online For All As Canvas Criticism Published | Murdoch A Fan Of Free After All?

BSkyB is giving one hand while taking with the other, or at least trying to take with the other. While Sky...
Dave Parrack
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Twitter Denies Plans For Live Video Tweets | Twiddeo, Tweetube & 12seconds Suffice

Twitter has become the darling of social media by keeping things simple, with 140-characters or less messages. Currently, only text and...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Worldwide Planning Global iPlayer | Doctor Who, Top Gear On Overseas VoD Service

It looks as though BBC Worldwide is planning an overseas video on demand service which could be branded as the global...
Dave Parrack
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Watch England International Online | Ukraine Match Streaming Only To Paid Subscribers

I’m a big advocate of choice, especially when it comes to TV, movies, and music. They should be available to consume...
Dave Parrack
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Google On Trial In Italy Over Down’s Syndrome Bully Video | Who Is Responsible For UGC?

As a trial begins in Italy against Google employees over an offensive user-uploaded video, the question of who is responsible for...
Dave Parrack
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Warner Music Videos Back On YouTube | WMG Branded Player & Own Advertising Inventory

The storm in a teacup which saw everyone, YouTube, Warner, and viewers, lose out when music videos were pulled from the...
Dave Parrack
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CBS: Free Hulu Is Killing Network TV | Quincy Smith Cites Fall Premiere Viewing Figures

CBS is the only one of the four major U.S. television networks which doesn’t offer any content through Hulu. And doesn’t...
Dave Parrack
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Joss Whedon Talks ‘Dr. Horrible 2’ | Sing-Along Blog Success Shows Future Of Web Video

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is a Web series turned short film that has turned heads by being a truly phenomenal success....
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Beta Testing Subscription Based Online Video Service | Rupert Murdoch Destroying Free TV

Hulu has got where it is today – a very popular and widely known online video service – by being free...
Dave Parrack
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Veoh Wins UMG Copyright Case – DMCA Safe Harbor | Affecting YouTube Viacom Lawsuit?

Although the case isn’t technically over yet, the fact that the judge in Universal Music Group’s copyright case against Veoh has...
Dave Parrack
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BBC Open iPlayer For All | Catch-Up Television On-Demand For All, Even International Viewers

The BBC iPlayer is a quantified success, persuading and enabling millions of British viewers to use an online catch-up television service....
Dave Parrack
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How YouTube Fame Can Lead To Jail | Viral Video Graffiti Tagger Caught On Camera

Online video offers a chance for fame, a chance that some people really can’t resist taking hold of. But this fame,...
Dave Parrack
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Watching BBC iPlayer On PS3 | Firmware V3.0 Integration Increases Viewer Share To 10%

The PS3 is a brilliant games console. The BBC iPlayer is a brilliant catch-up television service. And now that the two...
Dave Parrack
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Nigahiga’s YouTube Channel Phenomenon | Online Video Sees Ryan Higa Topple Fred

There is a new element to celebrity culture – the online video star. Forget your one-hit wonders, these are the people...
Dave Parrack
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Texting While Driving Online Video Viral | Shocking British PSA A Worldwide YouTube Hit

Online video is usually associated with entertainment, whether it’s short clips of people on YouTube, the latest episode of a television...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube’s U.K Music Videos Back | PRS Royalty Row Over as Google Pays New Licensing Deal

British YouTube users will soon be able to start watching their favorite music videos after Google and PRS for Music settled...
Dave Parrack
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