NBC’s Quarterlife – a heavily-hyped serialized drama from the creators of thirtysomething and My So-Called Life – was supposed to be a bold new direction for television. The show was hyped as “the first television-quality production for the Web.” Unfortunately, it was a pretty awful television-quality production for the Web. In December, we told you […]

Kent Nichols – one of the viral video gurus behind Ask A Ninja – has an interesting new post at his site. He looks at the state of Internet video, calling it the golden age: “The Indie TV movement is on the rise. The club of show runners is now open to anyone with a […]

People now spend twice as much time surfing the Web as they do watching TV, according to new research from IDC. IDC surveyed nearly one thousand Internet users for the survey. They found that: The Internet is the medium on which online users spend the most time (32.7 hours/week). This is equivalent to almost half […]

With the release of Apple TV Take 2, Apple is putting podcasts and video podcasts front and center in people’s living rooms. This means that your podcast now needs to look great in HD. Here are 5 ways to update your podcast for Apple TV Take 2: Increase the resolution of your video podcast. Apple […]

CBS Interactive has announced that it will begin offering classic shows from its archive as on-demand Internet television. The initial lineup includes full-length episodes of Star Trek, The Twighlight Zone, MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0 and Melrose Place. All content is ad-supported, free to the consumer, and available immediately. While we can’t say that CBS is boldly […]

An Apple patent reveals that the company is working on a podcast aggregator that would dynamically collect the news that you are interested in and deliver a personalized news podcast, according to a report at AppleInsider. In other words – Apple wants to be your news and information station. The system would allow you to: […]

Most marketers believe that television advertising has become less effective in the past two years. As a result, marketers are interested in exploring new ad formats and new forms of video commercials, according to the the latest TV & Technology survey conducted by the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) and Forrester Research, Inc. Highlights of […]

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued guidelines (pdf) regarding blogging and other user generated media at the 2008 Beijing Olympiad. And while the Olympics may be a celebration of athleticism and global togetherness, they aren’t going to be a celebration of personal expression. The IOC’s guidelines address rules for blogging and other user-generated media […]

French video site DailyMotion announced today that HD video uploaded by “MotionMaker” contributors will be now automatically be re-encoded in 720p High Definition for playback on the site. Dailymotion has also launched their new HD video player, recently in beta, throughout the site. The move supports the trend towards HD Internet television that we’ve highlighted […]

It looks like Toshiba is giving up on HD DVD, making Blu-Ray the de facto high-definition DVD standard. The format war, often compared to the Betamax-VHS battle in the 1980s, has confused consumers unsure of which DVD or player to buy. The HD DVD standard has suffered crippling blows in the last few months, though, […]