Boxee To Get CBS Full Episodes; iPad App, Vudu 3D Coming Too
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Boxee is announcing a deal with CBS (NYSE: CBS) that will allow it to stream full episodes through its over-the-top player as part of its ap… Read more »
CES: Ballmer Mum On TV Plans In Microsoft Keynote
If the reports are true that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is preparing to make big moves in the TV space, CEO Steve Ballmer wasn’t about to tip hi… Read more »
Jinni Raises $5 Million For Its Video ‘Discovery Engine’
Jinni, a website which offers visitors movie and TV show recommendations, has raised $5 million in a new funding round led by two strategic… Read more »
CES: Cisco Unveils TV Platform Videoscape
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Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO) chairman/CEO John Chambers unveiled Videoscape, an ambitious new architecture for video that knits together the home netw… Read more »
Disney Digital Hires Brooke Chaffin As SVP, Women & Family
The new management at Disney (NYSE: DIS) Interactive Media Group has made its first high-profile hire, luring Brooke Chaffin, president of A… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 01.04.11
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» Still in the middle of a long turnaround amid constant rumors that parent News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). wants to sell it off, MySpace… Read more »
New iTunes Features Aim To Outdo DVD
Some of the coolest so-called “extras” embedded only on the iTunes’ version of several recent film releases from Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures a… Read more »
U.S. Mobile Video Momentum Amounts To More Than Just Price
Chris Hoerenz is chief marketing officer for the Fox Mobile Group, which was recently acquired by Jesta Group. FMG launched its on-demand mo… Read more »
Rovi To Buy Sonic Solutions, Forming New Force In Digital Distribution
Rovi Corp. declared its intent to acquire Sonic Solutions late Wednesday in a deal worth $720 million. The combined company could have the c… Read more »
Interview: RealNetworks’ Kimball: Is There A Comeback On The Way?
Since taking over as RealNetworks’ CEO in January, Bob Kimball has presided over an aggressive restructuring. He has led two rounds of layof… Read more »
Google Poaches Paramount Executive For Content Role
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has turned to Hollywood to fill out its content team, hiring Malik Ducard, who is currently senior vice president of dig… Read more »
Major League Gaming Raises $10 Million
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Professional video game league Major League Gaming has raised $10 million in its latest round of funding. The company, which has dominated t… Read more »
AP Moves Video Service From thePlatform To News Distribution Network
The Associated Press is switching hosting duties for its Online Video Network to the News Distribution Network from Comcast-backed white lab… Read more »
Oren Aviv, Christine Vachon Link Up With Digital Artists
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Digital Artists, a digital studio represented by CAA, is bringing in some high-powered film talent: Former Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) Studios p… Read more »
Another Executive Exits Disney Digital: Paul Yanover
It’s over for Paul Yanover at Disney (NYSE: DIS) Online. The chief architect behind the rebuilding of Disney.com is leaving to “pursue new o… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 12.17.10
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» Just as it’s inching closer to profitability and triple revenue gains this year, The Huffington Post is now the “number two” ne… Read more »
Tribune Media Services Buys Video Search Engine CastTV
Tribune-subsidiary Tribune Media Services has purchased video search engine CastTV. CastTV indexes videos from thousands of sources on the w… Read more »
As Video Space Heats Up, SpotXchange Closes $12 Million Round
Over the next five years, online video ad spending is expected rise 19.6 percent annually, according to last week’s Magna Global forecast. S… Read more »
Doubt Cast On Research Suggesting Equal Time For TV And Online
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A Forrester Research report released Monday received a ton of attention for its suggestion that TV and internet usage in the U.S. had reache… Read more »
TV-Industry Vet Fred Silverman Resurfaces With Digital Venture Blip City
Fred Silverman, who ran each of the three broadcast networks over the course of the 1970s, is trying his hand at programming on the internet… Read more »
Mobile Data Optimizer Mobixell Picks Up A $10 Million Funding Round
More money for the mobile data middlemen: Mobixell Networks, which works with mobile operators to improve data service delivery on their net… Read more »
MTVN Begins Testing Music Meter For ‘Popular’ Discovery (No Bieber Or Gaga)
For years, the people who remember MTV Networks’ early days have lamented that it’s been more known for shows like The Hills or Jersey Shore… Read more »
Comcast’s ‘Xcalibur’ Seeks The Edge On Google TV
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is testing a new set-top box that would bring together Web and TV programming, reports The Wall Street Journal. Little… Read more »
Streaming As Kiosk Killer? Not So Fast
The logic seems pretty airtight: As digital streaming increases, the kiosks that deliver physical discs will face extinction. But there’s ma… Read more »
Kevin Yen, Director Of Partnerships At YouTube, Leaves Google
YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG) veteran Kevin Yen is leaving the company, he announced via e-mail Friday. He worked at Google for over seven years, mos… Read more »
MobiTV On Track To Deliver 1,400 Events In 2010, But What Does That Mean?
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Nielsen earlier this week gave us some insight into how much mobile video is being watched: more than ever before, but still not very much,… Read more »
GameStop Turns To IGN For Content As Part Of Digital Strategy
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Video game retailer GameStop is partnering with News Corp.’s IGN in its latest attempt to expand its website beyond e-commerce. Under a two-… Read more »
It’s Okay If You Confuse Comedy Central’s Logo For A Copyright Symbol
Comedy Central held a small press conference today to herald its new clean, minimal logo: a small “c” enveloped in another larger, backwards… Read more »
Yahoo Redoubles On Mobile: Local Push, New Ads, And New Stats On Mobile Use
Yahoo’s story in mobile advertising hasn’t exactly been a zinger of late: figures from IDC published earlier in the week note that as the mo… Read more »
Mobile Video On The Rise, But Still Only A Fraction Of All Usage
Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has called it a day with its Flo TV mobile TV venture, gaining only 1 million sign-ups – but not necessarily permanent… Read more »
Multilingual Video Site ViKi Raises $4.3 Million
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ViKi, an online video site that licenses the rights to international shows and then adds subtitles to them in various languages, has raised… Read more »
Chinese Video Site Youku’s Stock Soars In IPO
The stock of Chinese video site Youku is rising at dot-com boom IPO-like levels today. The company, which filed to go public on the New York… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 12.06.10
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» AOL (NYSE: AOL) is looking at a major restructuring that could include the jettisoning of its revenue-generating dial-up busine… Read more »
Google Picks Up Video Tech Firm Widevine
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has made its second acquisition today (and apparently 42nd of the year), buying up digital video technology firm Widevin… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 12.03.10
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» So this is what prompted Google’s anti-piracy announcement: Viacom (NYSE: VIA) is ready to file its long-awaited appeal in its… Read more »
Can YouTube Yield Another Star In Ryan Higa?
That Ryan Higa has drawn over 3.6 million views to his latest YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG) creation isn’t surprising; his videos routinely amass cab… Read more »
Proposed FCC Net Rules Would Cripple Video Consumption
FCC commissioner Julius Genachowski has finally put together proposed network neutrality regulations, and made good on his intent to protect… Read more »
Fox Mobile Lays Off 15 Percent Of Staff In Germany, Other Markets
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Earlier this year, News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). confirmed it wanted to sell Fox Mobile. Now it appears that in the meantime, it’s cutting costs an… Read more »
Oliver Stone’s New Project: Creepy Tech Investor
By now we’re all familiar with the dark and edgy cinematic stylings of Oliver Stone. Apparently it’s a sensibility he brings to everything h… Read more »
How The FCC Could Ruin Republicans’ Thanksgiving
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Just last week Google (NSDQ: GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt pronounced network neutrality dead for the year. Shows you what he knows. Read more »
