Young adults have already adopted Web-to-TV video technology and mass adoption is coming by 2013, according to market research firm In-Stat.

“Once Web-to-TV video becomes simple and convenient, mass consumer adoption will follow quite rapidly,” says Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst. “Users want a variety of their consumer devices to enable a web-to-TV video experience.”

Peter Burrows at Business Week speculated earlier this week in his “Byte of the Apple” column that the next iteration of the iPhone will feature an easy-to-use video suite. A new, updated version of the iPhone is rumored to be unveiled next month at the Apple Worldwide Developers’ Conference. Burrows says his “gut” – and […]

Thursday, entertainment empire Disney fired a loud salvo in the struggle to unseat YouTube as the king of online video. Disney, parent company of TV network ABC, announced an agreement to join forces with free online video service Hulu.com. Disney will join Hulu’s other content partners, NBC Universal, and News Corporation, as well as Providence […]

President Barack Obama is turning the White House into a leading example of how organizations can use Internet media and social networking. In a post at the official White House Blog, The White House called its approach to the Internet WhiteHouse 2.0, noting its extensive new media and social media presence. According to The White […]

Pioneering video podcast Ask A Ninja has introduced a $1.99 iPhone app, I Am Ninja (App Store link) that lets you be a ninja and use your ninja skills to survive. It’s also got some smart social media features, letting you watch the latest Ask A Ninja episode and submit questions to the Ninja.

Mobile phone giant Nokia this week announced another round of staff cutbacks, alongside an announcement that it was further opening its technology to mobile application developers. Another 450 employees of the Finnish company were let go this week, on the heels of layoffs of 1700 staffers in March, and an initial reduction of 320 back […]

Social bookmarking and news site reddit today announced the launch of reddit.tv, a video sharing and rating service. The new site takes the videos which are recommended and discussed on the main reddit site, and features them in a more video-friendly setting. The original reddit site, launched in 2005, lets users post links to content […]

Internet information provider comScore released March 2009 data for online video consumption. Their report indicates that U.S. Internet users viewed 14.5 billion online videos during the month, a jump of 11 percent over February 2009. In March, comScore’s report says, 77.8 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video. Google Sites, (parent of […]

Business news source Bloomberg reports that, according to sources “with knowledge of the discussions,” streaming video powerhouse Hulu.com, is in talks with record labels to offer music videos on the site. Major music companies Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Group are rumored to be in discussion with the video […]

Amanda Congdon and mobile television company Flo TV have announced a deal to distribute her Sometimes Daily videoblog via Flo TV’s network. The deal will make Congdon’s show available to 150 million cell phones users throughout America. Sometimes Daily is a four-time-a-week light news video podcast, hosted by videoblogging golden girl Amanda Congdon. Congdon’s best […]