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The Weekly Online Video News Round Up

It's another week and there's all sorts of news popping up as usual. Later this week we'll get the much-hyped Windows 8 and that might change a few things. If you haven't read up on IE 10 in Windows 8 and how it's handling Flash (or ...

Best Practices for Building User-Friendly Connected TV Applications

So I started doing some research to compile what I could on making apps for the connected TV platform. I tried to find all the API guides and docs I could find as well as some basic tips on creating a good user experience for ...

Samsung Offering $300,000 and Distribution Deal for Multi-Screen TV Series

Samsung is holding their third annual Free the TV Challenge and the theme this year is Second Screen Storytellers which means they're looking for a full package production that will couple TV viewing with additional content meant to be viewed on another screen but tie ...

TV Still Dominant Video Consumption Platform, For Now

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) just released a new report looking at the devices on which consumers consume video content. Not a big surprise that TV is still the number one platform. What may be surprising are the platforms that aren't really contributing all that ...

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 ...

Vizio Tablets Now Come With Three Free Months Of Hulu Plus

Vizio tablets now come with a special free gift included, as the company has announced that purchasers of its 8" Android-powered Vizio tablets are eligible to receive three months of free Hulu Plus. The app will be auto-loaded through an update that will begin rolling ...

HD? Bah! UHD (Ultra High Definition) to Offer 33 Million Pixels

You all think you are so special with your HDTV, cameras, projectors and whatever. That's nothing compared to ultra high-definition television which seeks to offer around 16 times more pixels than standard HDTV screens today.

My Video Lifestyle - No Cord Cutting But Wireless, 3D, HD, Fast, Flexible & Complex

I've recently received a bunch of really cool gear here at the home office and need to talk about it. But first I had to assemble it all into a usable and versatile system that then allowed me to watch video from just about any ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Site Issues Edition

Some weeks we are just on fire, and able to cover most of the important breaking stories in the world of online video. Other weeks, our site crashes and we spend entire days just trying to get it back up. This past week was one ...

Nielsen Reports Video Viewing Up On All Platforms, Cord-Cutting Not Happening

So Nielsen put out the Cross-Platform Report and it shows that video viewing is up on all three screens - TV, Mobile and Internet (PC). Time-shifted video also saw a boost in the latest report as well which they stated was due to further market ...

2010 IPTV Worldwide Report: 34.6% Growth, 45.4M Subscribers

Broadband Forum put out its 2010 numbers last week along with Point Topic and it looks like it was a pretty strong year all around. A good amount of growth, 34.6% in the year in IPTV subscriptions coupled with further penetration in the broadband adoption ...

DVD Sales Down, Digital Delivery Growing

I just read some interesting stuff from the Digital Entertainment Group. It seems that DVD sales are dropping fast, perhaps going the way of the 8-track soon  as digital delivery and Blu-Ray are gaining in consumer confidence and adoption. That means, all your online video ...

Google TV Optimization Tips - Is Your Content Ready for Google TV?

Since Google TV is now all the rage and on everyone's mind I thought it might be interesting to take a look at how you as publishers and advertisers can get your products and content into the mix in an optimized way. Many believe that ...