Topic - Online Video & Hulu
Despite a Dip, US Online Video Views Are Up 120% For 2010
comScore starts off another year of online video tracking and so do we. Many have reported on the decline in video views for January 2010 when compared to December 2009. However, even with the decline of 2.5%, when you look at the numbers year over year, video views in the US were actually up almost 120% - from 14. 8 billion to 32.4 billion. Let’s find out who came out on top in the beginning of the new year.
Professional Web Video Content up Almost 20% in 2009
AccuStream Research says that there was nearly a 20% jump in “professionally produced, hosted or syndicated online media and entertainment video views”. So either we’re all going pro or the pros have come to see the value in it.
Clicker Wants To Be Your Web TV Search Engine – They’re Mine
Clicker is an online video discovery service—essentially a TV Guide for finding video programming online. Today they announced that they’d closed another round of financing ($11 Million), which speaks pretty highly of what the VC community thinks of their chances.
SeeSaw Launches Streaming Video-On-Demand Site For UK
It’s easy for Americans like me to develop tunnel vision when it comes to the Internet, subconsciously blocking out any website or issue that doesn’t speak directly to our world. But the obvious truth is that there are millions of users outside the U.S. who care deeply about the same things we do: good UI, quality content, better SEO, etc.
Over 1 Billion Videos a Day in December (2009) Says comScore
According to the comScore Video Metrix report, there were over 33 Billion videos streamed in December 2009. That’s more than a Bilion a day. Who came out on the top for the month?
The Impact of 2010’s Live Streaming State Of The Union Address
As if you were not already aware, tonight’s State of the Union is bound to make history—perhaps more for its presentation and interactivity than for the contents of its message.
A few weeks back, I breathlessly raved about how YouTube was going to live stream the landmark court case on California’s Proposition 8—and I was specifically excited about what that kind of thing might mean for the future (and legitimacy) of online video.
Online Video Hits a New Record – 31 Billion Views in US
That’s what ComScore is saying anyway. They say it’s the first time the industry has topped that number and so it’s a big deal. Their November 2009 comScore Video Metrix service showed that over 170 million U.S. Internet users watched online video during the month and almost 31 Billion videos seen.
Comcast Adds Even More Streaming Content Online For Subscribers
Comcast continues to enhance and improve its online offerings, and now they’ve announced something called Fancast Xfinity–get it? It’s like “infinity”, but with an “X.” It must be extreme or something.
Would You Subscribe To YouTube?
According to Reuters, YouTube is playing around with the idea of a subscription model for users.
As part of their ongoing attempt to be profitable, the video portal has apparently been in talks for a while with movie studios to allow for movie rentals through YouTube.
Vevo – It’s Kind of Like Hulu for Music Videos – Kind of
The New York Times wrote today about how three of the largest music labels in the U.S. are joining forces on a new video site called Vevo. Vevo, from Sony, EMI, and Universal, (they are still wooing Warner Music, apparently) will feature artists’ music videos available for viewing by the masses like you and me.
Online Video Continues Ridiculous Trajectory
ComScore has released their online video numbers for September 2009, and the trend continues. Online video views are again at an all time high.
More than 168 Million U.S. viewers watched online video during that month, accumulating nearly 26 Billion total views. Holy cow.
Hollywood & The Web – Making The Case For Online Movie Releases
I’d like to talk about something tangentially related to online video but still near and dear to my heart: movies. I love movies. I love them so much I went to work t a five-screen cinema at 19 and spent an entire decade managing movie theaters. I then transitioned to a life of online marketing—it was smoother than you might think.
Imagine my excitement when earlier today I read the headline, “Assassin’s Creed Films To Be Released On YouTube.”
