Yesterday was the beta launch of Hulu.com (a joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp. that will compete with iTunes by offering ad-supported TV and film downloads.) The timing was perfect for NBC U chief executive Jeff Zucker to explain why the company will not renew its deal with iTunes in December:...
Business Times Malaysia 05-08-2001 SHAH ALAM, Sat. - Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo has instructed Umno members in Hulu Kelang to start preparing for a by- election. He said since Parti Keadilan Nasional's Azmin Ali...
Amazon will let users stream full-length movies and TV shows for free on its films information hub, the Internet Movie Database IMDb. The service will feature around 6,000 titles from CBS, Sony Pictures, video platform Hulu Television and some 500 independent filmmakers, says Amazon. The firm adds that rights...
For the previous two debates I stuck mostly with the big flat screen TV. Tonight, I tried TV, Hulu on broadband, several channels on Verizon's (NYSE: VZ) Mobile TV and even the #nashdebate Twitter scroll. The debate was pretty much the same across any medium: a very long Rorschach...
Like a lot of other people, I've become pretty fond of Hulu. Beyond a slick interface and streaming hi-def episodes of Arrested Development, I also like it because of its ability to get inventive with how it's selling its ad space. Witness, via ClickZ: Under an upcoming Honda sponsorship...
With so many trends and counter-trends sweeping the media industry it can be difficult to recognize which ones to watch. One "keeper," though, is the growth of online video. We reported earlier this week about Google's success in identifying pirated videos on its YouTube site, and then...
Global recognition comes on heels of Broadcast Engineering "Pick Hit" award at NAB and series of high-profile customer deployments, including the BBC, Hulu, NHL and the NFL Network BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Signiant Inc., the leading developer of digital media distribution management solutions for the telco, media and entertainment...
Michael Romoff Joins IDG Syndication and Networks from NBC Universal FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- An experienced ad network and licensing executive and member of the hulu.com launch team at NBC Universal, Mike Romoff, has joined as vice president of Syndication for IDG Communications which is based in Framingham, MA....
Veoh Networks Inc. is making television viewing on computers easier than ever. The San Diego company is becoming one of the most popular video-hosting services on the Web, attracting 21 million unique users each month. It's already signed deals to broadcast numerous network and cable shows in addition...
More than a Quarter of Advertisers Use Online Video for Product and Service Promotion NEW YORK -- Increasingly sophisticated ad-serving technologies, combined with and the public's overexposure to TV ads, has spurred savvy businesses to move their ad dollars to online video. The ClickZ Network,...
So what should you watch on the Web? Here are some ideas (restricted to full, free, legally approved episodes of shows originally produced for TV). A few caveats: There's no sense telling you to watch Family Guy, one of the most popular online, because either you already are...
Is getting TV when you want it really what you want? There you have the problem and the promise of watching programs produced for TV over the Internet. Yes, the Web can deliver a growing list of shows on demand to Web-enabled devices, allowing you to...
Company Sets Industry Benchmark in Ability to Connect Advertisers with Men Online LOS ANGELES -- Break Media, the Internet's premier entertainment community for men, solidified its leadership as the top provider of premium content to men aged 18-34 with a series of achievements during the...
Latest Series of Distribution Partners Includes Yahoo!, Hulu, and Metacafe Putting Next New Networks Content On The Major Distribution Destinations Next New Networks Named Number One In Online Video Syndication By TubeMogul, Premiere Web Video Analytics Company NEW YORK -- Next New Networks,...
Music *ESPN's Baseball Tonight is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Take Me Out to the Ballgame with a Battle of the Bands-style competition. Each night, a musician performs the classic on TV; viewers can vote for their favorite online. Among the performers: Gretchen Wilson,...
FX's Rescue Me, facing an extra-long break because of the writers' strike, is turning to an unusual tactic to keep the fire burning for fans: a series of weekly five-minute segments, dubbed "minisodes," that will air Tuesdays at 10 ET/PT starting next week. The darkly comic...
A GREEK philosopher once said, `It is not possible to step twice into the same river.' However, as a witness of history, a river does leave tell- tale signs of the past, long after the water has flowed. In the case of the Melaka River, its...
New Version Powering Nearly 2 Billion Monthly Interactions for Hundreds of Leading Publishers, Brands and Retailers AUSTIN, Texas -- Pluck[R] Corporation today announced the launch of SiteLife 3.3, the latest version of the company's fully-hosted and managed technology platform for integrating social media tools into...
USA Video Interactive Corp. (OTCBB: USVO)(TSX-V: US) (BERLIN: USF) (FRANKFURT: USF) co-sponsored the 12th AnnualGilder/Forbes Telecosm Conference, Telecosm 2008: The Exaflood. Event hostsGeorge Gilder, Steve Forbes, and Forbes publisher, Rich Karlgaard, werejoined by the world's leading scientists, engineers, technology executives,entrepreneurs and public policy decision makers to promote investment...
Nielsen Online, a service of The NielsenCompany, today announced that per person, kids consumed more streams thanthose over 18, and spent more time watching online video from home in April(see Table 1). Kids 2-11 viewed an average of 51 streams and 118 minutes ofonline video per person during...