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Digital Video/TV Technology
Amazon, Viacom close to Web video deal
(Reuters)
7 Feb 2012 at 2:51pm
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc is about to announce a Web video deal with Viacom Inc in what sources said was one of the last steps in a plan to launch a standalone subscription service to compete with Netflix Inc.
Ferris vs. Ferris: Super Bowl Ad and Movie Compared [VIDEO]
(Mashable)
7 Feb 2012 at 7:49am
Mashable - Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.
Can Verizon and Redbox bring down Netflix?
(Digital Trends)
6 Feb 2012 at 4:33pm
Digital Trends - Telecommunications giant Verizon has announced it is teaming up with Coinstar’s Redbox DVD kiosk service to launch a new Internet-based streaming video service in the second half of the year. The move highlights the increasing importance of streaming video operations in the mainstream media marketplace, and at first glance a team-up between Verizon and Redbox would seem to have a lot going for it: both are widely recognized brands with strong customer bases, both are leaders in their industries, and they both have cash to sink into launching a major new service.
On the Apple iTV lookout: Best Buy surveys customers about a 42-inch, $1,499 ...
6 Feb 2012 at 1:50pm
Digital Trends - The Apple iTV has become something of a controversy: while its existence has yet to be confirmed and Tim Cook wrote off the Apple TV as a “hobby” in the company’s latest earnings call, pundits and fanboys have joyfully been debating its hypothetical impact.
Verizon-Redbox deal adds to online video choices
(AP)
6 Feb 2012 at 1:04pm
AP - A new Internet streaming venture built around Redbox's DVD-rental kiosks adds to a crowded field of online video-viewing services dominated by Netflix.
Google, Facebook remove "offensive" content in India
(Digital Trends)
6 Feb 2012 at 10:30am
Digital Trends - Responding to strong government pressure to remove content offensive to Indian politicians and religious groups, Google India has removed an unspecified number of sites and images from Google services in the country (reportedly including Blogger and YouTube) in response to an ongoing court case. The action follows weeks of pressure by the Indian government against nearly two dozen Internet companies, including Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Facebook—according to the Press Trust of India, the firms now have until March 1 to present their plans to a New Delhi court for policing objectionable content on their services.
Chrysler Super Bowl Commercial Mysteriously Disappears, Returns to YouTube
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6 Feb 2012 at 4:53am
Mashable - Someone had a sudden impact on Chrysler's "Clint Eastwood" Super Bowl spot's availability on YouTube Sunday night.
Chrysler is investigating why the two-minute ad, which features the actor/director declaring this moment to be America's "halftime," got taken down, a rep told Mashable. At the time of this writing, the ad was back up on Chrysler's YouTube channel.
TiVo shares appear to be discounted: report
(Reuters)
5 Feb 2012 at 12:28pm
Reuters - TiVo Inc is trading at a compelling discount and could be a possible acquisition target by Microsoft or Google, Barron's financial newspaper reported on Sunday.
Singapore's Artivision says in tie-up with Intel
(Reuters)
5 Feb 2012 at 3:03am
Reuters - Artivision Technologies Ltd, a Singapore firm that specializes in online video advertising, said on Sunday its technology may be incorporated into a software kit being developed by Intel Corp.
Celebs suit up for DirecTV Beach Bowl
(AP)
4 Feb 2012 at 1:11pm
AP - Deion Sanders said he wasn't worried. Joe Montana went in with his game face on and Jordin Sparks just hoped sand did not end up in her eyes.
New version of Showyou is a Flipboard for video
(Appolicious)
2 Feb 2012 at 9:00am
Appolicious - While there is no shortage of video to consume online and via mobile devices - 60 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute! - finding clips and programs most relevant to you is challenging.
Online video firm Youku sues rival Tudou: report
(Reuters)
2 Feb 2012 at 3:58am
Reuters - Youku.com, China's largest online video company, filed a lawsuit against its No.1 rival, Tudou Holdings Ltd, saying it incurred losses because of claims by Tudou that Youku had misused copyrighted material, the government-run Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
Microsoft slams Google user data policy in new ads
(AP)
1 Feb 2012 at 5:11pm
AP - Microsoft Corp. slammed search rival Google Inc. with full-page newspaper ads Wednesday, saying that recent changes at Google that allow it to internally merge the data it collects on user activity across services such as YouTube and Gmail are meant to allow advertisers to better target customers.
Mel Gibson's "Get the Gringo" to debut on DirecTV
(Reuters)
31 Jan 2012 at 8:00pm
Reuters - Mel Gibson's next movie, "Get the Gringo," will debut on DirecTV, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, DirecTV and Gibson's Icon Productions said Tuesday.
YouTube CEO: The Future of Content Is Niche Channels
(Mashable)
31 Jan 2012 at 12:06pm
Mashable - The way consumers access and consume media is changing rapidly, YouTube head Salar Kamangar believes, and YouTube is evolving to accommodate it.
"We're entering the third wave of media," Kamangar said during an on-stage interview with AllThingsD's Peter Kafka in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday. "The first wave was the broadcast networks. The second wave was cable networks. Now it's about giving people exactly what they want to watch today,"
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