Fox has signed a deal with Internet TV service Brightcove to offer ad-supported Internet video channels for Fox, FX and Speed. “Brightcove’s tools and services enable us to quickly and easily deploy broadband video on our network Web sites while retaining control over the quality, brand experience, and monetization of our content.” said David Baron, […]

Microsoft today announced the availability of Microsoft Mediaroom, an update to its Internet Protocol television (IPTV) software platform. While Apple is coming at Internet TV from an end user perspective with its Apple TV/iTunes platform, Microsoft is targeting the lucrative service provider market. Enrique Rodriguez, corporate vice president, Microsoft TV Business, right, offered his thoughts […]

Microsoft today announced the availability of Microsoft Mediaroom, an update to its Internet Protocol television (IPTV) software platform. With this release, Microsoft is rebranding its IPTV platform as Microsoft Mediaroom to “reflect the broader set of new connected entertainment experiences made possible today”. Microsoft hopes that service providers will use the Mediaroom brand and identify […]

CNN and YouTube have announced plans to bring broadcast two presidential debates that will feature video questions submitted via Youtube. The questions will be broadcast and answered by the candidates during the CNN debates. CNN‚Äôs Anderson Cooper will moderate the two-hour debates and pose follow-up questions. The Democratic debate, the first Democratic National Committee-sanctioned presidential […]

YouTube has introduced a new mobile offering that promises to blow out your mobile Internet plan. The mobile version of the site, available at m.youtube.com, provides a selection of popular videos from the site, including top videos from the Featured, Recently Added, Most Viewed, Top Rated, Top Favorites, Entertainment, and People categories. YouTube warns: YouTube […]

English artist David Hockney knows what’s to blame for the decline of western civilization. It’s not homosexuality. It’s not expressionistic art. It’s iPods! Speaking on the eve of his 70th birthday, Britain’s best-loved living painter said the proliferation of iPods and other digital music players has combined with a decline in art education to create […]

Warning: This post is not safe for work, violent and just plain wrong. The Bikinirama vlog features the collective work of three German bikinim√§dchen that specialize in wearing bikinis and destroying things. Here, an Apple Powerbook feels the hammer of Tatjana: Maybe it’s just sexist. Maybe, like they claim, it’s a form of social commentary […]

A new version of Skype for Windows, now in beta, introduces several features: Auto redial Call Transfer Device Indicators Edit chat messages Message history loading granulated Private Telephone Numbers Send contacts inside chat Visual indicators for Audio In / Audio Out in options Show examples of notifications / alerts in options Added Latvian localization – […]

Google posted an article yesterday that explains their thinking on introducing content filtering to YouTube. “We are beginning tests on an automated system to identify and match specific videos,” writes YouTube co-founder Steve Chen. “We‚Äôre excited about the progress so far, and we‚Äôre dedicated to making these tests successful, but as always with cutting-edge technologies, […]

The Bush administration on Thursday attacked a congressional bill that would help protect the First Amendment rights of news gathers, including bloggers and podcasters. According to a U.S. Department of Justice official, the Free Flow of Information Act (pdf) would pose a grave threat to national security and federal criminal investigations by protecting the free […]