Putting Raystream To The Test, Does it Stand Up to Its Claims?
A while back, I wrote about Raystream's new technology that is set to revolutionize the online video industry, or is it? I sent them a 271MB video file and asked them to do that voodoo that they do to it and send it back. Might the stuff they sent back surprise everyone that reads this, ...
Time Warner and Cablevision Now Provide HBO GO
I find this incredibly interesting. Time Warner owns HBO. And yet, only now has Time Warner Cable decided to provide HBO GO. Ah, details--Time Warner Cable doesn't have anything to do with the huge Time Warner media corporation anymore and that's why when Time Warner Cable negotiates with Time Warner it might as well be ...
Xbox Live YouTube App Will Change Online Video - The Reel Web #18
This week there's a lot of little news along with a couple big news items, including what Mark Burnett is doing with his upcoming reality TV shows to make them more social and interactive and the new YouTube app for Xbox Live. We look at both of these, especially the new YouTube app and several ...
TumTiki Launches TikiGuide’s Video Countdown To Christmas
Last month, Chris Atkinson reported that Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR), one of the nation's largest providers of telecommunications services, was creating TumTiki. I was getting ready for SES Chicago, so I didn’t get a chance to check out the largest online library of premium TV episodes, movies, local content, professionally-produced clips, and web original series ...
Roku Box Update Brings MKV, More Games & An Official iOS Remote App?
There's a big update on the way to the Roku 2 and Roku LT boxes that will add in a good amount of new features including MKV playback and, can it be true? Support for a future iOS Remote App looks to be included.
Nielsen Study Shows Video Streaming On Gaming Consoles Increased In 2011
This is absolutely no surprise whatsoever, but Nielsen measured the video streaming habits of game console users and came up with data that is pretty much expected: more video was watched on gaming consoles this year than ever before. I think what is a bit surprising is that users of the Nintendo Wii spend more ...
Selling Video Online: The Pros & Cons Of Choosing Digital Media
In part 3 of our series on selling video, we're going to look at digital media (you can catch up on our introduction to the series here or Part 2, Pros & Cons of Physical Media, here). While there are still plenty of valid reasons for selling video via physical media, many companies are choosing ...
Watch It Button Will Revolutionize How You Watch Movies
Plexus Entertainment has looked at the Internet and has said, "If there was only a way people could read a review or watch a trailer for a movie and then click a simple button to be notified when and where that movie becomes available on all the formats I want." Welcome to the Beta, my ...
Louis CK Tries Online Video Experiment With $5 Downloadable Comedy Show
Louis C.K. is widely recognized as one of the best stand-up comics working today. A former writer for The Late Show With David Letterman, The Dana Carvey Show, The Chris Rock Show, and Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Louis C.K.'s stand-up really took off in the last few years after over twenty years in the ...
Could Verizon Buy Netflix? Let The Speculation Begin
First Redbox, and now Netflix. I don't think there's any doubt that the brass at Verizon wants one of these companies to make an easier transition into video streaming, because the rumors keep coming up. Despite speculation that buying a company like Netflix, worth over $4 billion, isn't feasible because streaming rights cost nearly the ...
FreeCast Hopes to Be IPTV Discovery Giant
Let's face it, IPTV is on the rise and that means we can expect a flood of new services based around it. Everything from social viewing experiences to new discovery services and offerings are going to be coming to market in rapid succession, especially with the push toward more and more TVs being connected to ...
Why Is Xbox Live Now Windows Mobile 7? - The Reel Web #17
This week ReelSEO dominates the news for the online video world! We're excited to launch the Sucky Video Awards, which is going to be fun and educational for all of us! We also released a brand new white paper last week titled, "Online Video 101 for Small Business: A Beginner's Guide to Promote Your Company, ...
Introducing Dailymotion Cloud Video Delivery Business
Dailymotion is expanding outside of the curated content business and into the cloud-based online video serving business and why not? After all, everyone else is doing it too no? Alright, not everyone.
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 quite some time, since CES maybe in January. Admittedly, the ...
New Xbox Dashboard Brings Expanded Video Streaming Apps
So the new Xbox dashsboard is available and with it came some updated video streaming apps for Hulu Plus and Netflix. The updates fixed a lot of things that I had talked about as being problems like getting so deep into a menu that you had to pick up a controller to continue. However, there ...
