Cord Cutting Is Real? 20% Of Consumers Have Cut Cable Or Are Considering
Cord cutting is dead some say. Others think it a passing fad and that there's no staying power. Yet in the annual State of the Media Democracy report, Deloitte reports that some 20% of consumers have or are thinking about it. With the upswell of connected TVs I expect to see at CES, I bet ...
TumTiki Celebrates New Showtime Series With Sweepstakes
TumTiki is an online video library with 700,000 free videos. They have a lot of television episodes, as well as a great number of locally-focused video content like sports and news. They also have some titles for rent, which they do through Amazon's system. And now they've grabbed episodes from three popular Showtime series, and ...
Check Out This Seriously Clever Online Video Ad From LG
Just a quick post to share something I think a lot of you will enjoy. From time to time I come across online video ads that are just too clever to not share. This is one of those times, with one of the most creative ads I've seen in ages. It's from LG, and it ...
Tablets, Magazines, & Lean Back Video With Jim Louderback, CEO Of Revision3
I had a chance to catch up recently with our friend Jim Louderback, CEO of Revision3. Jim talks about how video has helped magazine brands recreate a kind of deep-dive content experience on tablets that readers are used to getting from print editions. He then ties that into how online video is attempting to mimic ...
The Roku Streaming Stick Makes A Regular TV A Smart TV
It must be a Roku kind of day, I guess. In addition to the new Showtime content we wrote about earlier today, Roku is looking to capture a new revenue stream with a product they're calling the Roku Streaming Stick. Essentially, it's a little stick the size of a USB drive that plugs into your ...
The First Original Netflix Series Will Be Lilyhammer, Not House Of Cards
Way back a long time ago--something around 9 months ago--we learned that Netflix had outbid everyone for the rights to a new series called House Of Cards. Starring Kevin Spacy, House Of Cards is an American remake of a successful British show. Nearly every major suitor was involved in the bidding--if HBO wants to buy ...
American Television Alliance Upset Over NBC Super Bowl Streaming Plan
The continued perception that streaming sports online somehow affects the overall TV audience continues unabated. Or, rather, the perception is being used to gain leverage, and no one actually believes that myth anymore. The American Television Alliance, which is a lobbyist group that represents cable, satellite, and phone companies, believes that because the Super Bowl ...
Netflix iOS App Updated With Interface Optimized For iPad
Netflix has made an upgrade to their mobile app for iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad, and this update is especially good news for owners of the latter: the new Netflix app is optimized for use and viewing on the iPad, and it looks pretty slick. I know, I know... this isn't exactly breaking ...
The Muppets Rock Out In New Google Hangouts TV Commercial
There are a ton of potential uses for Google Plus Hangouts, and Google is doing something relatively big to help highlight them--they're putting out another TV commercial. I think I can count on one hand (maybe just a couple fingers) the number of times Google has bothered to advertise on television, so it's something to ...
Mobile Video App MoviePal Is Shazam For Movie Trailers
The simplest concepts I've long held that Shazam is quite possibly the most useful smart phone app on the planet--it's certainly the one I used the most out of all the apps I've ever downloaded. It's definitely a simple concept (hear a song you want to know more about, press the button on the app, ...
Freddie Wong TV Commercial - EA Hires YouTube Star To Create Battlefield 3 Ad
We've come a long way, guys. Video games are no longer just for kids, but are now billion-dollar tentpole events. And creating videos is no longer just for people who can afford the expensive equipment. Freddie Wong is sort of the poster child for self-taught video creators online. His videos routinely go viral, and after ...
This Year Audiences Will Be Able To Watch The Super Bowl Online
Some very cool news today in the worlds of professional sports and online video, as NBC has announced they will stream this year's Super Bowl online for free. While the network has been streaming their Sunday night games for some time now, this is the first time viewers can watch the Super Bowl online on ...
ivi TV Continues Its Fight For The Future Of Internet TV
One of the biggest stories of 2011 is what the future of television will look like as service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers and content aggregators all jockey for the prime position in your living room. One company seeking to help consumers "cut the cord" is Seattle-based ivi, an online cable company, and it's been embroiled ...
12 New Multimedia Apps For The Updated Xbox 360 Dashboard
I just got the big list of all new apps this week on the Xbox 360 dashboard. While YouTube might be one of the more interesting for many, I found the list to be both diverse in content (some aren't about video) and location. For example, some of the apps are Rogers on Demand (Rogers ...
Hyundai Christmas Ads Make YouTube Creators Into Celebrity Pitchmen
I need to take a few minutes and give some love to Hyundai. The car company has embraced online video in ways most brands haven't dreamed, and they've almost sort of become a champion for the scores of YouTube creators hoping for a shot at fame. Judging by recent evidence, you might even suggest that ...
