We spend a lot of time looking at the big trends shaping Internet media at Podcasting News, and one of the most important ones is that people’s attention is moving to the Web faster than traditional media companies. As a result of this shift, mainstream broadcasters are losing their audience to things like YouTube and […]

Hayden Black, video podcaster and creator of Abigail’s X-Rated Teen Diary tells us: “A couple of weeks ago, on Thanksgiving, we were contacted by a Marine Sergeant stationed in Iraq who, along with his unit, are big fans of the show and wanted a special video dedication. We were so surprised and pleased to hear […]

Are you ready to try out HD streaming video in your Web browser? On Wednesday, Adobe Systems announced the immediate availability of Adobe Flash Player 9, which adds H.264 standard video support, the same standard deployed in Blu-Ray and HD-DVD high definition video players, and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio capabilities. The player features hardware […]

Need to convince your company to get into video podcasting, an advertiser to experiment with Internet video ads, or just a reason to get vlogging? Here’s a reason: everybody is doing it. Horowitz Associates‚Äô Broadband Content and Services 2007 report offers an up-to-date set of stats on the use of broadband video among adult Internet […]

Nielsen announced today that it has developed a new service that will let media companies police the distribution of video content on sites like YouTube. The new service combines digital watermarking and fingerprinting to help producers track where their content resides on the Internet. “We are in a unique position to a offer a comprehensive, […]

Adobe Systems today announced the immediate availability of Adobe Flash Player 9, which adds H.264 standard video support, the same standard deployed in Blu-Ray and HD-DVD high definition video players, and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio capabilities. The update also features hardware accelerated, multi-core enhanced, full-screen video playback for high-resolution viewing across major operating systems […]

Internet video startup Hulu today announced the beta of a new high-definition video service: Today we’re excited to launch an HD Gallery featuring a selection of High Definition video clips at 1280 x 720 resolution. Those of you with a fast internet connection of 2,400 Kbps or higher, the latest build of Adobe Flash Player […]

If you haven’t seen Yo Gabba Gabba yet, sorry if we just ruined the rest of your week. This stuff is insanely catchy, more than a bit weird and you’re probably going to be singing “there’s a party in my tummy” for days. You have our apologies. But the real blame goes on NickJr. They’ve […]

Worldwide internet ad spending will jump to $44.6 billion in 2008, from about $36 billion, increasing its share of the market to 9.4% from 8.1%, according to ZenithOptimedia. “We predict internet advertising to pass three milestones over the next three years,” according to¬† ZenithOptimedia’s forecast, scheduled for release Dec. 3. “We expect it to overtake […]

The vloggers at Common Craft have another winner with their Blogs In Plain English: The ideas apply just as well to podcasting & vlogging.