NBC on Friday said that Quarterlife, a serial Internet video that began its life on MySpace, will be aired on its television network next year, making the show the first to originate online and then move to a mainstream U.S. broadcaster. The move is a sign that the Internet may be becoming a “field team” […]

The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal were, for a long time, considered two of the most successful gated communities on the net. They had enough cach√© that they could be closed and charge a premium for access to their content. But, by being closed, they put up barriers for readers and encouraged […]

The New York Times highlights a growing trend – people are spending more time with online media and less time with television. Why are fewer viewers watching the new fall television series? Perhaps because they are too busy watching video online. As broadband service becomes more available at home, the growing prevalence of video programming […]

MediaMelon has launched what it calls a “pioneering Video Delivery Network” that enables content owners to deliver high-resolution videos on the Internet. According to MediaMelon, they are the first service to offer video downloads to be accessed and played from a web browser. Unfortunately, the MediaMelon site requires a software install in order to work, […]

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) wants your input on a set of Rich Media Measurement Guidelines which determine at what point a rich media ad impression is counted. Members of the industry (advertising agencies, advertisers, online publishers and technology vendors) are encouraged to read the proposed guidelines and submit comments on the IAB site. After […]

NBC Direct, a video download service that lets you view recent episodes of popular shows, is now live in beta mode. We have seen the future, though, and it is not NBC Direct. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here’s a picture of NBC Direct: Here are some of the limitations that […]

YouTube announced today changes to its service that will make it a better option for people using to host video podcasts, video blogs and other Internet videos. They’ve upped the files size limit for videos to 1GB and released software that lets Windows bulk-upload videos. Here’s the text of their announcement: Have a hard drive […]

A funny thing happened today. Pretty much everyone that’s been roasting NBC for yanking their content off of YouTube and iTunes is eating their words, now that they’ve seen Hulu, NBC’s new video site: “I was busy sharpening up the knives at BoomTown HQ to prepare for the debut of Hulu this week,” admits Kara […]

ShredOrDie.com, a new website that wants to the be YouTube of extreme sports, launched today. The site is a collaboration between the creators of funnyordie.com and skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. ShredorDie.com features action sports videos, with an emphasis on skate, snow, surfing, BMX, motocross and action sports culture. Tony Hawk provides creative direction and a […]

At GigaOm, Om Malik is starting to ask the same question we’ve been asking, now that big media is pulling its content off YouTube, developing their own video sites and ganging up to fight YouTube: Is YouTube screwed? “It is becoming increasingly obvious: Big media companies (content owners) are lining up against YouTube & Google, […]