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Ad Interaction High on Connected TV Where Ad-Supported Content Preferred [Study]

YuMe has got some new research showing that online video viewers prefer ad-supported content over actually paying for content in a pay-per-view or subscription-based model while using their connected TVs along with a lot of other good information in The Who, What, When, Where, Why and ...

Online Video Weekly News Round Up - The Return to Normalcy Edition

Last week was E3 and I am still reeling from the effects of it. I still have 200 emails to sort and 30 stories to write. But in between the epic video ad format piece I just finished for ReelSEO (check in next week) and ...

Streaming Video On-Demand to be King of Entertainment as Disc Fall?

The tipping point is rapidly approaching as we, as a society, are ready to flip from a physical rental society to a digital delivery society. According to Rentrak and Screen Digest anyway, who say that it might not be too long before online streaming tops ...

MPEG LA Publishes MVC 3D Video Codec Licensing Prices

MPEG LA have announced pricing for licenses on the Multiview Video Coding 3D codec. It covers everything from hardware that will use it to subscription services and prices range from one cent per disc to $300,000 for big subscription services. Currently, MPEG LA is dedicating ...

Hollywood's Ultraviolet Picks Up First Major Distributor: Amazon

I would consider myself to be cautiously optimistic about Ultraviolet--Hollywood's big gamble on digital movies. The service would provide a digital locker that consumers can "fill" with movie purchases, while the films themselves live in the cloud. I'm optimistic because I'm ready for digital media, ...

Sony CES 2012 Press Conference: New Video Related Product Lineup

It's CES people and time to bring the RAIN! As in a downpour of awesome announcements on cool new tech, services and everything connected. What's been the big thing so far for me? Well the Sony press conference promised one login for everything and that ...

Watch It Button Will Revolutionize How You Watch Movies

Plexus Entertainment has looked at the Internet and has said, "If there was only a way people could read a review or watch a trailer for a movie and then click a simple button to be notified when and where that movie becomes available on ...

UltraViolet Expands Service to UK

UltraViolet is now rapidly picking up steam. Nearly every time a movie hits disc, it's in a triple pack with DVD, Blu-Ray and UV digital version. Now, it's ready to invade the shores of the UK and start offering our friends on the island nation ...

Wireless Home Digital Interface Product Roundup

Unlike, well, pretty much everyone, I have had a WHDI device in my house for much of the year. What is it? WHDI is wireless HD video streaming and it is brilliant. Now I've been in contact with the Wireless Home Digital Interface people for ...

Selling Video Online: The Pros & Cons Of Choosing Physical Media

After taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, we return with part two of our four-part series on selling video. You can catch up on Part 1 here if you missed it. When you're selling video online, there are really only two main options: ...

Samsung Google TV Devices Are On The Way

Wha?! Really?! Those sneaky so-and-so's! You might all recall me being a proponent of Samsung because of the way they've been handling their three screen strategy but now, they've outdone even my expectations. They just announced that they're in final talks to produce Samsung Google ...

VUDU Adds Downloads To Streaming Options, Some Competitors Follow

The times, they are a' changin. It seems that every time we turn around the online video industry takes a step more towards what users want. This time round it's Wal-Mart's VUDU who is getting in step and showing us that they have been listening ...

Warner Bros Signs Deal With LOVEFiLM For International Streaming

Warner Bros is continuing its big online video moves with a new partnership with LOVEFiLM, a leading European film subscription service, combining the benefits of DVD rental by post and, more recently, watching movies online via the LOVEFiLM Player. Something like the European Netflix.

Selling Video Online - When Video Itself Is The Product

The majority of our ReelSEO readers are video marketers, meaning they're well versed in using video to help promote, highlight, and advertise all kinds of other businesses, products, and services. But with the right content and in the right marketplace, video is a valuable commodity ...

YuMe Pushes Interactive Video Ads To TV With LG Connected TV Ad Platform

Yeah baby! Screen Convergence Rising! Alright, sorry, I'm a bit amped up these days as I've got a lot going on, like my NaNoWriMo novel and everything else. Now, LG and YuMe have crushed one over the wall and announced some pretty killer cooperation that ...