The New York Times today has an article that looks at the debate in Hollywood over what its response should be to the growing popularity of video sharing sites like YouTube. As YouTube, with the backing of Google, becomes a powerful force in the media world, Hollywood studios and other entertainment companies are trying to […]

Ars Technica has an good overview of a new bill introduced in the US Senate this week that would force satellite, digital, and Internet radio providers to implement measures designed to restrict the ability of listeners to record audio from the services. Called the “Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act” (PERFORM), […]

The number of broadband-enabled TVs – those capable of directly or indirectly receiving broadband video content – is expected to exceed 162 million households globally by 2011, according to Broadband Video: Redefining the Television Experience, The Diffusion Group‘s latest report on IP media. “It is fair to say that the democratization of video delivery is […]

YouTube is reported to be considering creating a offline TV channel made up of content culled from the thousands of clips posted on its site, according to YouTube vice president of content Kevin Donahue. Donahue, speaking on the ‚ÄúHollywood and the Digital Consumer‚Äù panel at the Consumer Electronics Show, said YouTube has been toying with […]

VeriSign and Adobe have announced their intent to collaborate on integrating Adobe Flash technologies with VeriSign‚Äôs peer assisted content distribution technology. The first phase of the expected collaboration consists of VeriSign incorporating Adobe Flash Media Server 2 into its new globally deployed Intelligent Content Delivery Network (CDN), letting publishers deliver high fidelity video on-demand and […]

Thomas Dolby’s Sole Inhabitant video podcast offers an unique look into the English electronica artist and entrepreneur’s November-December tour. Dolby uses the video podcast format effectively and does some interesting things with video viewpoints, including using a camera that provides a first-person perspective of what he’s doing during a performance. The series includes live performances […]

Brazilian supermodel Daniela Cicarelli, right, says she doesn’t want YouTube to be banned, just the steamy footage of her and her boyfriend. The ban has prompted thousands of Brazilian YouTube users to launch an e-mail protest against her and raised calls for a boycott of her television program. Cicarelli said the ban wasn’t her fault […]

Macworld Update: Apple today premiered Apple TV, a media router that can wirelessly play iTunes content from a Mac or PC on your widescreen TV, including movies, TV shows, music, photos and podcasts. Users can quickly browse and view their entire collection of digital media from across the room using the simple and intuitive Apple […]

SolidSpace has announced that new features have been added to SolidCasts, a business-centric enterprise podcast management system for both audio and video. SolidCasts is a free, easy-to-use multi-platform, cross-format system that offers: Secure Password Protection- Businesses can arrange for podcasts to be released in a secure environment. Futurecasting- Users can arrange podcasts to “go live” […]

At the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), ViewSonic today announced the world‚Äôs first High Definition Made for iPod, DLP PJ258D front projector. Mimicking the sleek design of the iPod and weighing less than 4 pounds, the PJ258D lets iPod users bring digital media content to any environment‚Äîfrom living room walls and basements, to well-lit hotel […]