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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 ...

Android Market Update Brings Video Rentals To Mobile Devices

Today's a big day for Android phone users, particularly those with version 2.2, which I understand to be a great many of them (including myself). Google's Android Market has received an overhaul. There's a brand new interface, which reminds me a bit of the latest ...

What's The Next Eye-Popping Milestone For YouTube?

YouTube shocked the world last year with the reveal that they were regularly serving up 2 billion video views per day, with over 35 hours of video being uploaded every minute. As stunning as those numbers were at the time, YouTube wasn't shy about setting ...

Mid-Week Online Video News Reel March 30th

It's Wednesday once again and time for me to clear out the email inbox and catch you up on some stuff that I have been tracking in the industry. Plus, it helps me keep my inbox at a manageable size and get everyone a little ...

Netflix Caught up in Another Privacy Suit, Could Set Streaming Video Rental Precedent

Uh oh! Netflix is in hot water again over privacy. While their last one seemed like it was actually a problem, so much so that the company settled the suit, this one seems more far fetched. A Peter Comstock of Virginia has filed what he ...

Warner Brothers Begins Delivering Movie Rentals via Facebook

Really? Facebook is the solution you came up with to get your film in front of the digital masses? Sure it's a cool use of the social network and it taps into over 500 million potential film viewers. But I would never think of Facebook ...

Netflix Tops Customer Loyalty Survey, Beats Apple for Number One Spot

I bet there's a lot of "Boo-F-in-Ya!" going on at the Netflix offices these days after the announcement that they have dethroned Apple as the most satisfying customer experience in the nation. Boom chikka waaa waaaa it's gotta be like love-making music to the ears ...

Netflix Too Big for Britches Says Some Hollywood Studios

In a seriously ridiculous turn of events, Reuters reports that three studios in Hollywood are looking at ways to stifle Netflix. I know right?! They apparently don't want to profit along with Netflix in regards to DVD rentals and streaming video online. In the article, ...

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 ...

Ooyala Gives Video Publishers Integrated Paypal Payment System

Ooyala, a provider of video monetization products and services, has introduced a new product called Ooyala Paywall.  Typically the word "paywall," in Internet terms, refers to a blockade between users and a portion of the content they're after, and that's exactly what this product is.  ...

The Sunday News Reel - The Week in Review 12-18 Sept. 2010

We know, you're all busy and don't have time to catch everything that was important this week. So we are going to bring you a weekly news round up. Of course being ReelSEO we have to put a Reel in the title. I thought up ...

Google Makes A Push for Pay-Per-View Movie Streaming Service

According to the Financial Times (free registration required), officials from Google and YouTube are in active negotiations with the major movie studios in Hollywood to develop a pay-per-view streaming movie service with a worldwide focus.  The films would be streaming—and not available for download—and would ...

YouTube Overhauls User Interface for Browsing Videos

YouTube has rather quietly rolled out a new interface/design to the Browse section of the site, and it's a pretty big improvement in my mind—but I've been known to complain about Browse before. 

YouTube's Rental Store Is Now Open To The Public

PC World has discovered that YouTube rather stealthily opened up their official rental service, which appears to be called "Store.” You may remember some news about them testing a rental service earlier this year.  It seems the testing is over, and the Store is now ...

Online Video Viewers Are Rich, Young, Early-Adopting Whippersnappers?

A report issued today by TDG analyst Michael Greeson, and based on research from GigaOM Pro, says that online video viewing audience is still dominated by the wealthy, teenagers, and those who are prone to be early adopters.  Somebody wake me when the findings turn ...