Local TV broadcasters are worried about the rise of Internet television. They’re seeing popular prime-time content like Fox’s 24 go online, and wonder if the rise of Internet TV will put them out of business. While Internet television is creating new opportunities for content providers, local affiliates think that the Web may give networks more […]

Podcast Hotel, the latest in a series of West Coast podcast events, is slated for April 20-21 in San Francisco at the Swedish American Hall. Billed as “two days of discussion around the intersection of technology, indie music and indie film,” Podcast Hotel features lectures, concerts and discussions on digital media issues such as distribution, […]

YouTube plans to start banning videos posted to the site that may contain copyrighted content, according to CEO Eric Schmidt. The new system, which Schmidt called Claim Your Content, will automatically identify copyright material so that it can be removed, Schmidt said. Schmidt made his comments at the National Association of Broadcasters conference. “We are […]

Comedian Will Ferrell and partner Adam McKay have launched a new site that’s trying to be the YouTube of comedy, FunnyorDie.com. Like other video sites, users can upload comedy videos to be voted on by other viewers. Videos can also be embedded into blog posts and other sites (see sample below). Votes determine whether the […]

NAB: Apple unveiled Final Cut Studio 2, a video editing suite which features: Final Cut Pro 6, which introduces Apple‚Äôs ProRes 422 format for uncompressed HD quality at SD file sizes and support for mixed video formats and frame rates in a single Timeline; Motion 3 featuring an intuitive 3D environment, paint and new behaviors; […]

Today at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Silverlight, a new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering media and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web. Silverlight integrates with existing Web technologies to provide higher-quality experiences with lower costs for media delivery. The plug-in offers consistent experiences to both Macintosh and […]

Make has a note on their site today saying that the awesomely empowerful Make: Video Podcast is optimized for AppleTV. You can subscribe and watch the standard MP4 or mov at 640×360, or select the HD version which is set up to look awesome in HD. “I shoot in hdv so it’s not up-res-ing,” says […]

Scoble voices a complaint that is becoming common among Apple TV owners: I‚Äôve been watching a TON of Internet videos with my son the past few days. I haven‚Äôt found one that really looks awesome yet that can compare with the Discovery Channel‚Äôs HD content, for instance. Today I spent a few hours at Adobe […]

Apple has updated its podcasting specs and is sending out emails to video podcasters with tips on how to make them look great on Apple TV. The tips include: Encode at 640√ó480 or 640√ó360. This will look much better than 320√ó240 on HDTV, and will still port to the iPod. While 720p looks great, they […]

Slingbox’s Dave Zatz has confirmed that Slingbox is working on support for Apple TV. This offers the possibility of using Apple TV content on thousands of devices, anywhere you’ve got an Internet connection: Several people have gotten in touch regarding yesterday‚Äôs CNET blog post: Apple TV does not stream over the Internet or across a […]