BSkyB Online Streaming Service To Launch For Film, TV & Sports In UK
BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, in whom News Corp has an almost 40% stake, have announced that they will start providing online streaming service this year. The service will work through a set-top box, won't require a subscription and will eventually offer film and sports to go along with TV content. They also own ...
Amazon’s LOVEFiLM Gets BBC, ITV Streaming Content Rights
Awesome! I am a huge Doctor Who fan as well as a fan of many other BBC and ITV shows because, for some reason, they seem to focus more on story than on quick, random action and massive special effects. That's not to say they don't have special effects, I mean, Dr. Who has had ...
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 ...
UltraViolet Expands Service to UK
UltraViolet is now rapidly picking up steam. Nearly every time a movie hits disc, it's in a triple pack with DVD, Blu-Ray and UV digital version. Now, it's ready to invade the shores of the UK and start offering our friends on the island nation the same digital service.
Online Video Revenue Tripled In 2011
I don't know if many of you have heard, but online video is kind of a big deal. If you are a dedicated reader to this site, you might have seen articles that mention this every so often. We know that YouTube is trying to put itself everywhere a screen exists and is throwing money ...
Roku Expanding Beyond The US, Sets Streaming Sights On Foreign Shores
Yes folks, Roku is expanding its availability outside of the US. If you're in the UK or Canada and looking for a streaming online video box, hold tight, Roku to the rescue! Roku announced that they expect their streaming players, which come in several varieties, to be available in the UK and Canada early next ...
New Google Universal Video Search Thumbnails Spotted = More Visibility
So, this morning while in my hotel at SES Chicago, I received a tweet from a good friend, Tim Cross, that at least in the UK, Google has rolled out, or is testing, new Universal Search video thumbnails... AND, it's good news in that they have increased the size of video thumbnails by 45%. It ...
Netflix Stock Drops 40% In One Day On Heels Of 800,000 Subscriber Loss
Yesterday, Netflix let the world know that they'd lost almost a million subscribers. Today, the shareholders reacted to that news the way that shareholders tend to react to terrible earnings news: they sold the stock. Netflix stock dropped a whopping 37% by only 9:39am Eastern Time this morning, in what Bloomberg says is the single ...
Majority Of The World's 42 Million Internet Connected TV Homes Still In America
So you are feverishly making apps, widgets, channels, and what-nots to get your message out around the globe via Internet connected TVs, well you might want to slow down there, Hoss. Recent research from Strategy Analytics shows there are 42 million homes around the world with Internet connected TVs, and that most of those devices are ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Web TV Content Edition
This was one of the biggest weeks in history for technology-related news, as the world mourned the passing of Steve Jobs. There were also a huge number of stories with a direct impact on the Internet TV wars, as streaming services added new content and brand new streaming services were created and launched. If you ...
The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Internet TV Edition
Another big week for major world news, as the UK riots took center stage for most of the week. It was a huge week for online video and online video news as well. Because we know many of you are even busier than us (if that's possible), we like to try and compile the biggest ...
Online Video & The Long Arm Of The Law Catch Up With UK Rioters
When riots broke out in Vancouver after—of all things—a loss in a hockey game, the online video world exploded with eyewitness video shot on camcorders and mobile devices. And the same thing happened with the riots this week in the UK. In both cases, those eyewitness videos, many of which have gone viral, have helped ...
Social Video Marketing Exercises & Tips From A Personal Trainer
I interviewed Mandy Swift, a self-dubbed “online marketing personal trainer” about the benefits of developing a fitness plan for one’s online marketing and social video activities that helps build business success, professional growth, and overall personal health and well-being.
UK To Extend Copyright Exemption To Parody & Personal Digital Use Copies
Holy end-around Batman! The UK appears to be on the verge of giving the OK for people to ignore the MPAA and RIAA and allow consumers to begin ripping their CDs and DVDs for personal, digital use. The recommendations also include extending the copyright exemption to parody use. Sign me up! I'm moving back to ...
Nielsen Gives UK Cool Video Metrics Tools The US Has Had For Years
Almost four years ago, the US got the Video Census from Nielsen and NetRatings. Now, finally, the UK is getting it as well. I'm amazed it took so long because really, they spend a lot of time prone in front of video screens and I have to imagine that video in all its forms and ...
