Online Video Moves: NetFlix Streams, FilmOn Fights, Broadcast Goes Mobile
Another quick look at some things going on in online video recently including broadcasters not online embracing online video but mobile video as well yet still struggling to find their exact place in the new age of digital media and trying desperately to maintain their iron grip over their content.
Online Video Summit 2010 - A Day In Amsterdam With Video
Amsterdam, once the financial center of the world, will for one day, December 7th 2010, be the center of online video (at least for the Netherlands) with the Online Video Summit 2010. More than a dozen experts will offer insight into online video and what it can do for you. Learn how to use online ...
Online Video Moves: iAd Goes International, Youngsters Lead WebTV Revolution, Beyonce Banned
Ha ha suckers! We get iAd here...no wait, why is that cool? More ads is not what I need in my life. Steve Jobs announced that the UK and France will get iAd in December and then Ze Germans will get it in January. Whew, luckily, I'm not in any of those markets. Also in ...
C-level Executive Conversations: The Filter - Entertainment, Optimized
This is the first in a series of conversations ReelSEO will have with C-level officers of emerging companies in the rapidly expanding digital video arena. We’ll want to know what makes these leaders tick, what makes their business models special, what keeps them up at night, how they make profits, and how they expect to ...
Digital Video and The Global Village - How To Craft Your Video for International Audiences
Asia is home to 40% of the Earth’s internet users and China alone has almost a third more people online than the US. With the internet population growing at a greater rate in developing and emerging markets than in the West, the opportunities for marketers and movie-makers to tap previously untapped markets are significant. From ...
Ad-Supported Vs Premium Subscription - A Delicately Balanced Ecosystem for Online Services
The IAB recently tapped McKinsey & Company to check into the value that users in Europe get from the free services they use. The services, which are ad-supported, offer a wide range of things like email, real-time communication, news, and networking and offer an extremely high amount of value to the users, far outweighing fears ...
The Sunday News Reel - External Edition - Week of 19-26 Sept, 2010
I've gone further this week and split the Sunday News Reel into two pieces. This External Edition will focus on news out in the world that we didn't write about here at ReelSEO. We'll probably never catch everything, so if we miss something, drop us a link in comments. Meanwhile, the Reel Edition will focus ...
Legal Battle Brews Over Internet TV Re-broadcasting - What Are The Repercussions?
When the ivi launch press release crossed my desk, to say I was interested would be an understatement. For those that don't know ivi is an application that takes broadcast television, currently only from Seattle and New York, and streams it to your desktop, anywhere in the world. That Sunday, when I saw the NFL ...
Samsung Hooks Up with BlinkBox for UK Video-on-Demand on Internet TVs
So far this week from the IFA show in Berlin we have heard from Sony who is offering Music Unlimited (I am certain video will follow), and 3D video and tablet computers have dominated the scene. We have also heard from Apple this week and we know that Amazon is shopping around for content partners ...
International Video Production – Lessons Learned from Shooting Across Borders
We got the gig in Guatemala and landed the job in Johannesburg; so now what? There are many elements to think about before shooting video in a foreign country. Of course, there are the basic travel essentials: passport, wallet, plane tickets, and potentially a visa to enter the country. But as a video producer, there ...
Who Watches TV Ads In The UK? No One - But They All Remember Them
Alright, so the title on this one is a bit misleading, but taking a precursory look at some recent researchpublished by Deloitte on behalf of the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, which takes place 27-29 August 2010, would lead one to draw that conclusion. Let's take a closer look at the numbers.
Facebook Leverages The Power of Online Video - Premium Video Content Next?
Facebook recently started streaming live video from the Palo Alto, California headquarters. It's not 24/7 nor is it what you might expect but more a mix of content including interviews and technical talk, etc. But that's not the only video deal in the works at the social networking giant (who is preparing to fend off ...
Netflix: App Coming To Sony PS3, Expanding To Canada
During Netflix's latest financial report conference call, CEO Reed Hastings stated that there will be a major new Sony PS3 user interface, which will not require a disc. He stated that it would launch before their next report in October.
YouTube Teams With Guggenheim To Elevate Online Video To An Artform
YouTube wants you to think of their videos as little works of art with a new initiative called YouTube Play. That’s a tall order considering how many non-artistic videos show up on the site—not to mention the completely subjective definition of the word “art.” But nonetheless, the video portal has teamed up with the Guggenheim ...
How To Approach A Web Video Series As A Marketing Strategy
ReelSEO’s Grant Crowell interviews Robyn Okrant, author of, about how serialization can be a successful online video strategy for building an enthusiastic audience with great word-of-mouth marketing.
