Video Sharing Websites such as YouTube and Revver and any sites that are involved with showing or delivering video clips

Video Sharing & Video Clips

YouTube Redesign Arrives, Profits To Follow?

YouTube has grown and evolved a massive amount since it launched. It’s even changed owner. And yet 2010 could be the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
1 min read

Watch Indian Premier League Cricket Free On YouTube | Google Does Worldwide IPL Deal

Cricket is one of those sports you either love or hate. There’s very little middle ground. Those who love it are...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
1 min read

Vevo Overtakes MySpace As Number One Music Video Site, Thanks Almost Wholly To YouTube

Vevo is the attempt by the music industry to take back control of music videos, which have proved an immensely popular...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
1 min read

HowCast.com Review – Watch YouTube-style ‘How-To’ Streaming Videos Online

HowCast.com has jumped on the ‘how to’ video scene offering a large variety of interesting, entertaining, educational, and sometimes plain ridiculous ‘how-to’...
RobM
2 min read

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
1 min read

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
1 min read

Top 10 YouTube Videos Of 2009 | Google Also Reveals Top Music Videos & Search Terms

YouTube is by far the most popular and most visited online video site on the Web. But which videos in particular...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

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
1 min read

Can YouTube’s ‘Hulu For Music’ Vevo Succeed?

Vevo, the Hulu for Music videos which has the backing of YouTube (and obviously Google) and three of the four major...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
1 min read

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
1 min read

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
1 min read

Google Tests YouTube ‘Feather’ | Lightweight Video Player Streamlines Viewing Experience

Not all computers are created equally and not all connection speeds offer the same experience. Which is why companies are now...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
1 min read

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
1 min read

YouTube Goes Offline… With YouTube’s Got TV Advertising Campaign For ‘Shows’ Section

YouTube’s move into the realm of professional and full-length content continues apace. And it’s now launching its first ever offline advertising...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
1 min read

Hulu Grows In New TV Season & Advertising Jumps | New Embed Policy A Backward Step

Hulu is rising once again after having what can only be described as a lull in its incredible growth. Thanks mainly...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
1 min read

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
1 min read

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
1 min read

The Pirate Bay Shuts Torrent Tracker Forever | Decentralized DHT System Evolves Instead

If an entity is being threatened with extinction it has two options: evolve, or die. The Pirate Bay has chosen the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

TinyChat Looks To Stickam, Ustream, Livestream and Justin.tv With New TinyChat.tv

Live video streaming services are rapidly growing in popularity and also rapidly growing in number. The latest to enter the fray...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

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
1 min read

YouTube Offers Full HD At Last | Watch 1080p High-Def Videos On The Online Video Giant

YouTube is now offering viewers the chance to watch videos in Full HD or 1080p high-definition. This is an important move...
Dave Parrack
1 min read