It looks like Internet video has reached a tipping point: two-thirds of the people surveyed in a recent study view streaming video content at least once a week. More and more, viewers are watching on-demand video, and watching less TV. While television content is popular, some of the most popular Internet videos are turning out […]

The New York Times reports that Wal-Mart is partnering with all of the six major Hollywood studios ‚Äî Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony, 20th Century Fox and Universal ‚Äî to sell digital movies and television shows on its Web site, becoming the first traditional retailer to do so. The move plunges Wal-Mart into competition […]

Recent research by Harris Interactive suggests that the biggest threat to the future of broadcast television may come from YouTube and other Internet video sources. Over four in 10 (42%) online U.S. adults say they have watched a video at YouTube, and 14 percent say they visit the site frequently. Almost one in three (32%) […]

TiVo has announced this year’s top Super Bowl broadcast moments, based on aggregated, anonymous, second-by-second audience measurement data about how TiVo subscribers watched the game. The company’s analysis shows that viewers were as interested in the ads as the game, with several user-created ads among the top moments of the broadcast. “Commercials were the big […]

PodZinger has announced the release of a new, larger video player. For easier viewing, the size of the player has increased to 480 x 425 pixels. They’ve also introduced ZingLinks, which include: The ability to embed audio and video on a user’s page via PodZinger-generated HTML code The ability to send audio and video to […]

JupiterResearch reports that 53 percent of online teens watch video on the Internet occasionally and 22 percent of them view video weekly or more frequently. “Younger consumers tend to be extremely savvy about online media so it’s not surprising that teens are making significant use of Internet video,” said Joe Laszlo, Senior Analyst and Research […]

The guys at Ask A Ninja have posted an interesting take on the way MySpace is limiting what users can do at the site: Over the last few months there has been a lot of debate over Net Neutrality, which basically boils down to one company blocking access to to another companies servers in order […]

YouTube has begun removing more than 100,000 unauthorized clips belonging to Viacom. The clips include everything from snippets of Jon Stewarts “The Daily Show” to Nickelodeons “SpongeBob SquarePants.” The purge comes after Viacom demanded that YouTube take down the material, accusing the site of violating its copyrights. Viacom says its the largest order to delete […]

Video blogger Lisa Donovan, aka LisaNova, has been tapped to join the cast of MADtv, which airs Saturdays (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT) on FOX. Donovan will first be seen in the episode airing Saturday, Feb. 17. Donavan joins a growing number of successful podcasters that have leveraged their online success into other media. Donovan has been […]

Hayden Black, Executive Producer of the video podcast Goodnight Burbank (sample below), is creating a pilot for HBO Online, according to a source close to the project. “Hayden’s just been greenlit by HBO Online to produce a pilot for a possible new series for their website,” said the source. “The website is launching in Feb, […]