ABC wants to test your limits to see how much advertising you’re willing to sit through to watch Lost, Desperate Housewives & other shows online According to a Hollywood Reporter article, Disney-ABC Television Group plans to test inserting multiple commercials into ad breaks for primetime series on its broadband player. “It would be premature for […]

ooVoo has announced the launch of a Mac version of its free video chat client & recorder. With the new Mac version, users will be able to connect face-to-face with up to six people at once, regardless of whether they on Mac or PC. ooVoo Mac’s features include the ability to send and receive video […]

According to a Hollywood Reporter report – Apple’s iTunes store will be getting more movies and getting them sooner. Apple is expected to announce today that it has struck a deal with a wide array of movie studios to sell new releases at its iTunes Store. The move would come as many bricks & morter […]

CNBC has published a great interview by Maria Bartiromo with Google CEO Dr. Eric Schmidt. In the interview, Schmidt says that figuring out how to make money off YouTube has become the company’s top priority: Bartiromo: Let me ask you about YouTube and MySpace. YouTube has these phenomenal growth rates. What do you think is […]

Playboy announced today the launch of an online search on YouTube for the best video submissions from potential Playboy models: To commemorate Playboy’s 55th birthday, Playmate editor Holly Madison is making it easy for you to try out for 55th Anniversary Playmate. Just send her your Playmate audition video through YouTube. Through our YouTube page, […]

Total Recut is a site that provides online resources and social networking opportunities for fans and creators of video recuts, remixes and mash-ups. They’ve announced a contest to promote fair use rights and to celebrate Remix Culture: Create a short video remix that explains what Remix Culture means to you. Using video footage from any […]

PodShow, the heavily-hyped podcasting startup from podfather Adam Curry, is dead; it’s changing its name to Mevio. NewTeeVee attributes the name change to a so-called “curse of the ‘Pod”” – the idea that any company with “pod” in the name is cursed. They note that PodZinger has changed its name to EveryZing & PodBridge has […]

Okay, a confession here: I spent much of Earth Day today, a beautiful sunny day, outdoors. Away from my laptop computer. Away from wi-fi. It seemed a fitting way to celebrate the thirty-ninth annual Earth Day, riding my bike and enjoying cold beverages at a succession of locally-owned establishments. One thought that kept coming back […]

The Association for Downloadable Media, a recently-formed industry association “focused on creating standards and guidelines to support the continued and increasing monetization of downloadable media,” last week unveiled proposed guidelines for audience measurement at the ad:tech conference in San Francisco. The draft proposal is open for public discussion and comment for the coming thirty days […]

Odeo, an early podcasting startup that has long struggled with its direction, is back, in beta and looking for feedback. While the original site focused on podcast creation, the focus of Odeo’s latest incarnation focuses on viewing and listening to Internet media. Give it a look and let me know what you think of the […]