P2P distribution for new media seemed like a good idea to a lot of people a few years ago. The idea was that you’d be able to distribute your content over P2P networks and avoid paying a lot of money for bandwidth. Unfortunately for content producers, P2P distribution for new media doesn’t offer any benefits […]
The NFL has launched a new service that could turn out to be a milestone in the development of Internet media, Game Rewind. Game Rewind is a $19.99/season Internet video service that lets you watch every NFL game in HD quality, with no commercials. Game Rewind provides DVR functionality and lets you watch up to four games […]
The San Francisco Chronicle has published their take on the year’s top 10 Web viral videos. They don’t explain their criteria – but it’s an interesting list: Tina Fey As Sarah Palin: Not only was Fey’s impression of the Alaskan governor arguably the seminal pop culture event of the year, it also represented a turning […]
comScore released its latest stats today on online media use. Here are comScore’s top ten video destinations, ranked by numbers (in thousand) of videos viewed: Google Sites – 5,373,783 Fox Interactive Media -Â 519,926 Yahoo! Sites -Â 363,426 Viacom Digital -Â 305,258 Microsoft Sites -Â 286,464 Hulu -Â 235,096 Turner Network -Â 228,024 Disney Online -Â 126,611 AOL LLC -Â 122,580 ESPN -Â 104,724 […]
TechVideoBlog has measured the HD qualities of the various video services now offering HD video sharing, and it looks like YouTube and Facebook are now the leaders. Here are the specs they measured, along with links to example videos: Youtube HD: 1280×720 – 2mbit/s H264 – full framerate – 44hz stereo 254kbit/s AAC audio Facebook […]
Flickr has announced expanded mobile support, including mobile viewing of Flickr videos: Today we’re releasing several upgrades to m.flickr.com. If you’ve got a smartphone with one of the fancier new mobile browsers, you’ll experience a completely new version of our mobile site, one that’s built around the things that are most important to you when […]
Openfilm.com, an online video site that focuses on independent films, shorts and animations, has announced a variety of new tools and features to assist independent filmmakers in showcasing their work. Highlights of the update include: viewing recommendations and film reviews; advice for filmmakers on everything from production to surviving Hollywood; video playback and channel pages […]
MobiTV has announced its mobile television and radio service has topped the five million subscriber mark for its subscription video service. According to the company, both growth and usage jumped as a result of interest in the recent US elections. “We witnessed an extraordinary increase in the number of subscribers that tuned into the presidential […]
Wizzard Media announced today that video embedded on internet websites using the Wizzard Player can now be viewed on the iPhone and iPod Touch. In the past, Apple devices, due to their lack of Flash support, have not been able to access most embedded Web video. When visiting a video website using the iPhone, the […]
YouTube today announced a variety of changes at the site that are designed to help you view content that’s relevant to you and avoid content that isn’t. While YouTube’s focus is on making it harder for uploaders to trick people, the changes they’ve made affect everyone. Here’s a rundown of the changes, from YouTube’s announcement: Stricter […]
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