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“Broadband Olympics” Exceeding Expectations

Aug 15th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

We’ve published several articles looking at how NBC & the Olympics are losing viewers with the restrictions they’ve placed on online coverage, and noted that millions may be turning to unofficial sources like BitTorrent or skipping the Olympics altogether as a result. Some think that NBC has a winning strategy, though: use online video to […]



Kaltura Launches New Video Plugin For WordPress

Aug 15th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Podcasting Software, Video

Open source video platform Kaltura has officially released its Interactive Video Plugin for WordPress. The free plugin is designed to enable both basic and advanced video capabilities on any WordPress blog (using version 2.5 and higher) – from simple video posting and playing to video commenting and collaborative video editing. Features: Upload, and import videos […]



Wizzard Launches New Media Player At 2008 New Media Expo

Aug 15th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Podcasting Services, Podcasting Software, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Wizzard Media has officially launched its Wizzard Media Player and is demoing it this week in Las Vegas at the 2008 New Media Expo (NME). The Player lets you embed video imported from an RSS feed on web sites, blogs and social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter. An example of the new media […]



US Broadband Speeds Lagging Behind

Aug 15th, 2008 | By | Category: General

Speed Matters, a broadband advocacy project of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), has released its second annual state-by-state Internet speed report, and the results show the U.S. still has a long way to go to catch up with the rest of the world. The report found that the average U.S. Internet speed was 2.3 […]



Lorne Michaels’ “The Line” Is A Bomb Of Quarterlife Proportions

Aug 14th, 2008 | By | Category: Commentary, Internet TV, Video

The Line – a new web comedy series from Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video, directed by SNL veteran Seth Meyers – is a bomb. The series features two friends, Josh (Hader) and Duffy (Joe Lo Truglio – Superbad), as they score the coveted first spot in line outside of a movie theater, 11 days prior to […]



BitTorrent Downloads Reveal Huge Unmet Demand For Olympics Coverage

Aug 14th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

NBC says that as much as 8% of its Olympic audience is viewing the event online, but it’s becoming clear that there’s a huge number of people that that are turning to unofficial channels because of restrictions and limitations of official Olympics coverage. In fact, the number of people turning to unofficial Olympic offerings appears […]



New Media Expo Update: Wizzard Adds TubeMogul Video Distribution

Aug 14th, 2008 | By | Category: Podcast Distribution, Video, Video Podcasts

Wizzard Media announced a new feature today that allows publishers to distribute videos through TubeMogul‘s online video distribution and analytics service, now integrated into the Wizzard Media publishing platform. TubeMogul’s service lets you upload a video once and then distribute it automatically to top video sites. TubeMogul says that users of this service have historically […]



Online Video Market To Reach $4.5 Billion

Aug 14th, 2008 | By | Category: General, Internet TV, Video

Worldwide online video revenue is expected to top US$4.5 billion by 2012, up from $1.2 billion in 2008, predicts research firm In-Stat. Much of that revenue is expected to come from online video rentals, with ad-supported online video making up a major part, too. Research Highlights: By 2012, 39% of adults in the US are […]



New Windows Audio PC Features 8 Processors, Up To 64 GB RAM

Aug 14th, 2008 | By | Category: Computer Hardware, General, Podcasting Hardware

If you’re doing audio work on Windows, Rain Recording may have just released your dream machine. They’ve introduced the ION 64, a true 64-bit computing platform designed for audio and video production. Powered by two AMD Opteron Quad Core processors, the ION 64 has eight processor cores, up to 64 gigabytes of RAM, and room […]



Movable Type Wants To Help You Build The Next Digg

Aug 13th, 2008 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Software

Six Apart today announced an update to Movable Type and the launch of Movable Type Pro, a new version that’s designed to let you build your own social networking sites.  Or as Six Apart puts it, “think Digg in a box”. What’s New in Movable Type 4.2 Movable Type Pro lets you turn any site […]