Topic - Online Video & netflix
MySpace + Hulu = YouTube Rival?
According to something I just read over at CNET, Rupert Murdoch is ready to create an online video monster, or at least to reshape MySpace into an ‘entertainment hub.’ How will he do that? By partnering the site up with Hulu.
HD Online – Watch Upload & Share High-Definition Videos
With the ever expanding acceptance of high definition video it’s no wonder that making a list of sites that support it is an ongoing task. So this time around it’s my turn to update you on all the latest and greatest places where you can find, watch, upload and share HD video online.
Zinc Living Room Internet Video Browser Updated
You might not be familiar with Zinc, ZeeVee renamed it from Zviewer a while back. It’s a single, living-room friendly user interface that is designed to be operated with a remote control and viewed on the “big screen.”
OmniVideo – The Future of Online Video Monetization & Discovery – Interview with James McQuivey of Forrester – Part 2
The following is Part 2 of our interview with James McQuivey(Ph.D.), Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. In Part 1 of our interview, we covered some background on James as well as some of his thoughts regarding the future of video consumption.
In Part 2 (below), James discusses the future of online video monetization, video discovery and video search, and a concept that he has coined, “OmniVideo.”
OmniVideo – The Future of Moving Images – Interview with James McQuivey of Forrester – Part 1
Earlier this year, we had the honor and pleasure of conversing with James McQuivey (Ph.D.), Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. James is a television & media technology analyst and a true thought leader in the online video industry. His focus is on analyzing and providing insight and strategic guidance when it comes to the future of media technology and his focus includes things like video on demand, online video, HDTV, digital downloads, Netflix, etc…. As he puts it on his own personal blog:
“That’s right, for a living I study things like HDTV, Blu-Ray, digital downloads, iTunes video, Netflix — if you can watch it, I cover it.”
Watch Netflix Streaming Movies on a Mac with New Netflix Beta Silverlight Player
Via DownloadSquad, Netflix is beta-testing a new online streaming video player based on Microsoft Silverlight that now allows Mac users to instantly watch Netflix movies on a Mac once silverlight is installed. PC users have enjoyed this ability for sometime and the new player is merely an update. Because this is a beta test, you have to opt in if you want to use the new services.
Netflix Offers Unlimited Online Movie Streaming
It’s official. Netflix has lifted its monthly time limits for online video viewing of its movies (starting Monday 1/14/2008). Netflix plans to remove the hourly limits that it previously placed on its users. Previously users (with 3 movies package were limited to 17 hours of total online movie streaming per month. Users with the lowest level of Netflix subscription will not yet receive this benefit. Time to upgrade.
Netflix to Bring Online Movies into Living Rooms
Looks like my predictions for online video in 2008 are already coming true…
