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Weekly Web Video Industry News Reel - 18 Dec 2010 - The Brno Edition

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It was a busy week here at ReelSEO. While Mark was away the mice played and wrote and watched a lot of video (some of them even Christmas related). The news still rolled as we get ready to wind down the year and so I'm ...

Hulu's Domestic Disputes Leading to International Expansion?

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Hulu, as far as I'm concerned, is in trouble. Their Hulu Plus service, which costs $7.99, is overpriced and still shows a ridiculous amount of ads and a limited amount of content. Their partners (and part-owners) like NBCU are making content deals outside of the ...

Online Video Moves: iAd Goes International, Youngsters Lead WebTV Revolution, Beyonce Banned

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Ha ha suckers! We get iAd here...no wait, why is that cool? More ads is not what I need in my life. Steve Jobs announced that the UK and France will get iAd in December and then Ze Germans will get it in January. Whew, ...

In-depth Review of ButoTV Video Platform: Interactivity Meets Simplicity

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Online video platforms (OVPs) are springing up all over the place. It's like the Dawn of Web 2.0 all over again and Buto.tv (prounounced boo-toe I think) is getting in on it as well (and have been for some time). However, they might be taking ...

Digital Video and The Global Village - How To Craft Your Video for International Audiences

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Asia is home to 40% of the Earth's internet users and China alone has almost a third more people online than the US.  With the internet population growing at a greater rate in developing and emerging markets than in the West, the opportunities for marketers ...

The Sunday News Reel – Week of 11-17 October, 2010

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Hey hey! Another week in the books as we wind down summer in the Northern Hemisphere and rapidly hurtle toward lower temps and the holiday season. Here in my part of the world the leaves are falling along with the temps. So it's time once ...

Ad-Supported Vs Premium Subscription - A Delicately Balanced Ecosystem for Online Services

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The IAB recently tapped McKinsey & Company to check into the value that users in Europe get from the free services they use. The services, which are ad-supported, offer a wide range of things like email, real-time communication, news, and networking and offer an extremely ...

Dell Eyeing Internet TV and Streaming, Roku Wants A Bite Out of Apple

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Dell, along with everyone and their brother it seems, wants in on the streaming video pie chart and they're preparing to cut themselves off a slice according to the latest reports. Networkworld reports they're looking into getting some devices in their lineup and looking over ...

YouTube and Campaign Media To Crown "Ad of The Year"

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I love writing about viral marketing, and in particular, video marketing that pushes the boundaries of what advertising can look like and how it can behave.  I write about such videos often, even just last week.  So it should come as no surprise that I'm ...

Philips TV Video On Demand Film Supplier Is A Diva

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Sony's got one (sort of), Samsung does too, so why not Philips? Well, now, they do. Diva TV announced today that it has signed a deal with Philips TV at IFA Berlin to be the supplier of high quality movie entertainment for the Philips NetTV ...

Samsung Hooks Up with BlinkBox for UK Video-on-Demand on Internet TVs

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So far this week from the IFA show in Berlin we have heard from Sony who is offering Music Unlimited (I am certain video will follow), and 3D video and tablet computers have dominated the scene. We have also heard from Apple this week and ...

International Video Production – Lessons Learned from Shooting Across Borders

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We got the gig in Guatemala and landed the job in Johannesburg; so now what? There are many elements to think about before shooting video in a foreign country. Of course, there are the basic travel essentials: passport, wallet, plane tickets, and potentially a visa ...

Who Watches TV Ads In The UK? No One - But They All Remember Them

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Alright, so the title on this one is a bit misleading, but taking a precursory look at some recent researchpublished by Deloitte on behalf of the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival, which takes place 27-29 August 2010, would lead one to draw that conclusion. ...

80% of Internet Users Watch Online Video, Worldwide

Beet.tv caught up with Tania Yuki from comScore and found out that 80% of all net users worldwide watch video online. Aren't you glad you were there before they arrived?

Online Video Viewing Soars 37% Year Over Year In The UK

Sure, the US is seeing something of a sputter in the online video growth curve. In fact it's sort of flatlined recently, but while that might be the case, our English-speaking counterparts across the big pond are seeing some expansion in their online video viewing ...

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