Streaming Video

BT PodShow: Not “Someone Shooting A Firecracker Out Of His Bum”

May 13th, 2008 | By | Category: General, Internet TV, Podcast Distribution, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts

The Guardian reports that BT PodShow, an online TV portal, is getting its full consumer launch: The service is a joint venture with US-based Podshow (now Mevio), in which the backers of Google and YouTube have invested, and which has been running for several months. It has over 1m hours of content. The two companies […]



Internet Video Viewing Up 64%

May 12th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

U.S. Internet users viewed 11.5 billion online videos in March 2008, a 13-percent gain versus February and a 64-percent gain versus March 2007, according to figures from ComScore. All Your Views Are Belong To YouTube In March, Google Sites ranked as the top U.S. video property, with more than 4.3 billion videos viewed (38 percent […]



TimeTube Puts YouTube Videos On A Timeline

May 10th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

TimeTube is a mashup that puts YouTube videos on an interactive timeline. Search for any phrase, and TimeTube presents the results on a timeline. You can scale the timeline to show more time or more detail. Timetube also lets you view the results as a list, in Flip Book mode or on a map.



Classic Speed Racer Cartoons On Hulu

May 9th, 2008 | By | Category: General, Streaming Video

Excited about the new version of Speed Racer? Hulu has a collection of classic Speed Racer episodes available on demand as streaming video.



Orb Delivers Live TV on iPhone

May 8th, 2008 | By | Category: iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players, Streaming Video

Orb Networks today announced a new service that streams live TV to the iPhone and iPod touch. “TV on the iPhone is now real,” said Joe Costello, CEO of Orb Networks. “Steve Jobs may think that buying shows from iTunes is the same as watching TV, but iPhone users know better. When the NBA playoffs […]



He-Man, She-Ra, Fat Albert Coming To YouTube

May 7th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video

Family media firm Entertainment Rights has announced deals that will bring a variety of classic cartoons to the Web via YouTube, Joost and Babelgum. The launches will see Entertainment Rights provide all three platforms with a selection of retro programming, including: He-Man She-Ra Trapdoor Felix the Cat Rocky & Bullwinkle The Archies Fat Albert Casper […]



ooVoo Intros Free Mac Video Chat & Recorder

May 2nd, 2008 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Software, Streaming Video, Video

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 […]



Figuring Out How To Make Money From YouTube Is Google’s Top Priority

Apr 30th, 2008 | By | Category: Citizen Media, General, Internet TV, Making Money with Podcasts, Streaming Video, Video

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 Announces YouTube “Social Media Casting Call”

Apr 30th, 2008 | By | Category: Streaming Video, Video

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, […]



Odeo Back In Beta

Apr 18th, 2008 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Streaming Video, Video Podcasts

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 […]