Filed in archive Internet TV
by martino on January 31, 2007
I might be schizophrenic ... wait, no I'm not! Last weekend, YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley said that the company was going to share ad revenue with content contributors. This would make them more...
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Filed in archive IPTV
by martino on January 31, 2007
AT&T's U-verse now has an agreement with A&E. This is a multiyear distribution agreement to deliver AETN linear, HD and on- demand programming. AT&T customers will now get: A&E...
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by martino on January 30, 2007
Stop your whining before they charge us directly! I dislike advertisements just like everyone else. But I do accept the idea that advertisers will spend billions on advertising and pass those costs...
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There it is in Media Life, an article that points out how syndication's sitcoms are sinking in popularity. "It's been years since 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' 'Seinfeld' and...
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Filed in archive IPTV
by martino on January 26, 2007
AT&T Inc.'s rollout of its new U-verse IPTV television service is being delayed by glitches in the Microsoft Corp. technology. At least that is what was written in the Wall Street Journal. My...
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Filed in archive Internet TV
by martino on January 26, 2007
So it would appear Google Video is viewed less as an online video viewing destination and more primarily as a video search destination.......
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Filed in archive Announcements
by martino on January 25, 2007
During the last few elections, we saw how much political blogs played a part. But now Senator john mccain is testing using 30-second video ads on AOL. The campaign is also running video ads in...
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The Internet makes it possible for everyone to have their own channel. So why not moms? KabooseTV is launched with interactive video channels and more than 100 episodes dedicated to helping moms with...
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Sex-less husband? Upgrade him! Online video has changed the equation of what can be created and distributed economically. Basically, it has broadened the base what we can watch -- and some of it is...
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Filed in archive Internet TV
by martino on January 23, 2007
Last year, all you folks who uploaded some original video clip just to share your genius with the rest of the world accounted for 47% of online video. If you think that is already too much, then...
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Filed in archive Internet TV
by martino on January 23, 2007
This was an exclusive report from Broadcast and Cable last week. CBS next season plans on building out its strategy of making new fall shows available online prior to their launch on the network,...
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Filed in archive Internet TV
by martino on January 22, 2007
Last weeks Emmy awards winners included a few you likely missed. And many of the awards reflected the increasing importance of the internet and interactive services. TiVo won an Emmy for its...
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by martino on January 22, 2007
The Sundance Channel announced a "strategic relationship" with YouTube, which will expand the reach of indie films. The company says it willl make excerpts from the Sundance Channel...
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Filed in archive Internet TV
by martino on January 18, 2007
Also, as networks increasingly boost traffic to their Web sites via on-air and other promotion avenues, winners are emerging. The ABC and NBC Web sites are consistently drawing much larger overall...
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Filed in archive Mobile Video
by martino on January 18, 2007
Electronic News sat down to discuss the long-overdue future of mobile TV with Ed Sawma, senior director of applications marketing at Motorola; Penny Cornali, technical marketing director at...
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Spiegel Online via ross Fadner "We have replaced MTV," MySpace co-founder Tom Anderson said flatly in a recent interview with the German paper Der Spiegel. That bold statement comes just a...
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Filed in archive Mobile Video
by martino on January 17, 2007
AdAge said it best: "The only thing holding up the explosion of the mobile phone content and advertising business continues to be the lack of interested viewers." Currently, 20% of all...
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About a year and a half ago, one of Comcast's senior executives was telling me about TiVo and how much of his calendar time was taken up with their initiative. It's been so long since any news...
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by martino on January 15, 2007
Thanks to the WSJ, here's a network-by-network guide to online viewing: • ABC: Eight ABC series, including "Desperate Housewives," are available at ABC.com. Another series, "Ugly...
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Filed in archive Mobile Video
by martino on January 14, 2007
I recently suggested that the Apple iPhone may kick start the mobile video market which, so far, is pathetic in size, quality, and ease of use. But it got me to thinking about companies who would...
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