Netflix, Changing Viewer Habits, Online Video

There is no more TV -- it's all video, on a screen, on demand --

Netflix's War on Mass Culture | New Republic: "Netflix believes it has a powerful factor in its favor as it tries to change viewers’ habits. “Human beings like control,” says Sarandos. “To make all of America do the same thing at the same time is enormously inefficient, ridiculously expensive, and most of the time, not a very satisfying experience.” There is a freedom achieved when your options extend beyond that night’s offerings and the limited selection of past episodes that networks make available on demand. Specifically, it’s the freedom to only watch television you really enjoy."

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Netflix Video Usage 10 Times More Than Amazon and Hulu Combined

North America online video: Netflix comes in first, YouTube second --

Netflix Video Usage More Than 10 Times Amazon and Hulu Combined | Variety: "Netflix remains the biggest pig in the broadband python, representing 31.6% of all downstream Internet traffic in North America during primetime hours in September — well ahead of any other streaming service, according to a new study. The Internet video-subscription service, with more than 31 million streaming members in the U.S. alone, uses nearly 20 times more peak-period bandwidth than Amazon video, which has 1.6% share, and is 24 times bigger than Hulu (at 1.3%), according to the study by network-equipment maker Sandvine. Meanwhile, YouTube usage continues to climb, with 18.6% share of downstream peak bandwidth in September (up from 17.1% in March). In North America, Netflix and YouTube combined now account for more than 50% of downstream traffic on fixed networks, according to Sandvine. . . ." (read more at link above)

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Secret deals make and break online video

Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make—and break—online video | Ars Technica: " . . .  cynical types who suspect their Internet Service Providers (ISPs) intentionally degrade streaming video may be right as well. No, your ISP (probably) isn't sniffing your traffic every time you click a YouTube or Netflix link, ready to throttle your bandwidth. But behind the scenes, in negotiations that almost never become public, the world's biggest Internet providers and video services argue over how much one network should pay to connect to another. When these negotiations fail, users suffer. In other words, bad video performance is often caused not just by technology problems but also by business decisions made by the companies that control the Internet. . . ."

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Google Brings Online Video to TV

Google’s Solution to Bringing Online Video to TV | MIT Technology Review: . . . . Queiroz stressed that any device—whether or not it was made by Google or is running the company’s software—can work with a Chromecast. “We will not force you to have the same operating system on all your devices.” He demonstrated how the YouTube app for iPhone could be used to send content to a TV with a Chromecast plugged in, and said any laptop using a Web video player with Chromecast enabled would be able to use the device. Queiroz said more content announcements are on the way. “Our goal is to partner to create an ecosystem of apps as well as devices,” he said, claiming that developers of mobile and Web apps would need to make only minor changes to their existing apps to make them compatible. Queiroz also hinted that the technology inside the Chromecast might soon appear inside other products. Adding the technology to television sets might make sense for both Google and TV manufacturers. “This is the first instantiation of Googlecast; over time we expect the functionality to be embedded in a range of devices,” said Queiroz. . . .
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Eric Schmidt: television 'already over'

Eric Schmidt: television is 'already over' - Telegraph: "Speaking at a gathering of digital advertisers in New York City last night, Mr Schmidt refused to forecast when internet video would displace television, instead declaring: "That's already happened." "It's not a replacement for something that we know," he added. "It's a new thing that we have to think about, to program, to curate and build new platforms.". . . "I thought that YouTube was like TV, but it isn't. I was wrong," said Robert Kyncl, YouTube's global head of content. "TV is one-way. YouTube talks back.". . . Yesterday's announcement is a distinct change of tone, with a focus away from content production to the YouTube platform itself. More 18 to 34-year-olds watch YouTube than any cable network in the United States, and the site's popular system of user comments and thumbs up/thumbs down voting on videos has become an industry standard for video sites and newer ventures such as social news site Reddit." read more at link above


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More Cracks In The TV Business Model

More Cracks In TV’s Business Model - NYTimes.com: " . . . Finally, there is the success of Netflix’s “House of Cards,” original programming delivered over the Internet, with no cable required. The company announced on Facebook that customers had watched four billion hours of streaming video in the first three months of the year. As Peter Kafka pointed out in AllThingsD, Richard Greenfield of BTIG Research calculated that eye-popping number would make it the most-watched cable television network. Except it isn’t on cable, isn’t on television and isn’t a network. Those initiatives represent assaults on different parts of the business, but each is an attack on the bundle, and the legacy industry is reacting ferociously. Aereo is a finger in the eye of broadcasters. . ."


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YouTube redesign - One Channel layout

YouTube’s redesigned ‘One Channel’ layout is now available for all users - The Next Web: "Google launched its new ‘One Channel’ redesign for YouTube in a limited trial last month and now the new layout — which includes cover photos and trailers — is available for all users. A post on the YouTube Creators blog explains the benefits that regular YouTube channel owners can enjoy, now that all the feedback and early experiences from the pilot are documented and on board: The main focus of this update is to make your new channel look great on browsers across all screens and devices. It will also help you convert more visitors into subscribers with a slot for a channel trailer, and you can customize how you organize your videos and playlists so it fits your programming strategy. This redesign doesn’t represent a huge aesthetic shift but Google has embraced a design which has much in common with the Google+ look and feel on the desktop. Smaller channels and new creators will enjoy the benefit of a more visual experience — thanks to channel cover images and trailers — but there is less freedom to tweak the layout, which could frustrate more established players. . . . "

Tumblr to Introduce Mobile Advertising to Help Achieve Profit - Bloomberg: "Tumblr Inc., the six-year-old blog network that months ago began letting advertisers pay for prominent placement, expects to make its first annual profit this year after extending the feature to smartphones. In the first half of this year, companies will be able to promote their posts and blogs to bigger audiences on Tumblr’s mobile application, similar to the way the Web version works, Vice President Derek Gottfrid said in an interview yesterday. Closely held Tumblr has already tested the product internally and is looking to sign up advertisers to debut it, he said. The number of people using Tumblr’s mobile product has quadrupled over the past six months, edging closer to the number on the Web . . . "


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Cable taking the fast train to oblivion

Cable is taking the fast train to oblivion: " . . . . And yet every sentient person in the media business not being directly paid to support this charade knows cable is on a fast train to oblivion. How fast is one question. . . . We all know, and are altering our habits accordingly, that vast portions of television content, current and past, are available through other outlets that bypass cable. The cable industry regularly rushes to announce that "cord-cutting" is a limited issue, when virtually everybody has cut it or is flirting with the possibility of cutting it or being harangued by their children to do so. What's more, habits, behavior, expectations and a fundamental sense of rights of the American media audience are going the opposite direction from the thing that most sustains the cable business: that you want a little but have to pay for everything. That's called bundling. The future is called à la carte — you buy what you want when you want it (and if it's not available with that sort of ease and reasonableness, you steal it). Oh, and cable technology stagnates, while digital technology ever improves. . . . Detroit saw foreign cars coming and did nothing. The music business saw its products being stolen and hardly blinked. No need to mention banks and bad mortgages. Such hubris is combined with, perhaps, a human inability to truly appreciate the pace of change — it will come, everyone can acknowledge, but not yet. And that complacency contributes to the belief that change is manageable. Time Warner has a notion called "television everywhere," in which, as a concession to the changing world, if you continue to pay it — that is, continue to do what you have always done — Time Warner will give you access to its shows on your other devices. This is negotiating with the inevitable — and accommodating the de facto. (And, by the way, whose HBO Go account are you using?) Money, of course, is one of humankind's greatest natural drugs. As long as the cash is coming you feel good and believe you have time to find a solution, even though, save for an extraordinary innovation which nobody has yet to quite get to work on, the end is preordained. The cable programming business — running, practically speaking, on consumer inertia — doesn't work anymore, and shouldn't. It's too costly and inefficient. It will die. This is easy: There will not be a cable business in five years, or at least not a healthy one. . . ."


Digital Diary: Are We Suffering From Mobile App Burnout?
" . . . This seems to correlate with a larger study by Nielsen, which found that the average number of applications per smartphone was rising, but that the amount of time people spent using apps had not changed much. The most heavily used apps were Facebook, YouTube, the Android Market, Google Search and Gmail. Onavo, a company that helps people monitor their data use, estimates that only about 1,000 applications have at least 50,000 users in the United States. The rest remain far from the mainstream. For the typical app, less than half the people who download it use it more than once, said Guy Rosen, the chief executive of Onavo. . . ."

Nielsen Agrees to Expand Definition of TV Viewing: " . . . . By September 2013, when the next TV season begins, Nielsen expects to have in place new hardware and software tools in the nearly 23,000 TV homes it samples. Those measurement systems will capture viewership not just from the 75 percent of homes that rely on cable, satellite and over the air broadcasts but also viewing via devices that deliver video from streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon, from so-called over-the-top services and from TV enabled game systems like the X-Box and PlayStation. While some use of iPads and other tablets that receive broadband in the home will be included in the first phase of measurement improvements, a second phase is envisioned to include such devices in a more comprehensive fashion. The second phase is envisioned to roll out on a slower timetable, according to sources, will the overall goal to attempt to capture video viewing of any kind from any source. Nielsen is said to have an internal goal of being able to measure video viewing on an iPad by the end of this year, a process in which the company will work closely with its clients. . . ."


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Redefining TV viewership

The definition of TV viewership is getting a modern reboot--

Billboard 100 & Nielsen TV Ratings Start To Catch Up With The Online Reality: " . . . New York Times reports that, as of this week, YouTube plays will be part of the The Billboard Hot 100 formula. We can thank the phenomenal viral success of Baauer’s song “Harlem Shake” for kicking the chart into the YouTube era. After nearly two years discussions with YouTube, Billboard suddenly pushed ahead with its methodology update in response to the breakout success of “Harlem Shake”. It will debut at number one this week. Billboard does already incorporate data from Spotify and other streaming sources. The definition of TV viewership is also getting a modern reboot. Nielsen Co. will expand its TV Ratings to include data from Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and other streaming services viewed from set-top boxes, and TV enabled gaming systems, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The target for year-end apparently is to add iPad viewing into the mix. . . ."

YouTube gets its Space in place - Los Angeles Times: " . . . YouTube has been moving aggressively to support partners and the content they create, including a $100-million investment in programming. Recently, the company began evaluating its funding of 100 original channels to decide which will receive a subsequent round of backing. The site expects that 40% of these programmers will get fresh financing. This wealth of resources is available — for free — to YouTube's creators. "What we've learned over the last couple of years is the act of bringing creators together causes good thing to happen," said Tom Pickett, vice president of global content operations for YouTube. "They cross-promote each other, they teach each other, they crew for each other. There really is this community element to being YouTube creators. In a few markets, we want to see if we can help facilitate that." YouTube has opened similar creator spaces in New York and London, and an additional one is slated to open in Asia. In Los Angeles, it anticipates admitting at least 25 YouTube channels into classes each quarter, starting in January. Applicants will propose a project, and YouTube will evaluate the candidates based on a channel creators' commitment to the platform, dedicated resources and willingness to collaborate."

Why Apple Needs to Get into the TV Business | MIT Technology Review: "And as Apple showed with the iPad and iPhone, it doesn’t have to invent every aspect of a product in order for it to be disruptive. Instead, it has become the leader in consumer electronics by combining existing technologies with some of its own and packaging them into products that are simple to use. TV seems to be at that moment now. People crave something better than the fusty, rigidly controlled cable TV experience, and indeed, the technologies exist for something better to come along. Speedier broadband connections, mobile TV apps, and the availability of some shows and movies on demand from Netflix and Hulu have made it easier to watch TV anytime, anywhere. The number of U.S. cable and satellite subscribers has been flat since 2010."

Microsoft's "Scroogled" Campaign Against Gmail Wins 0.002% Of Users: "It’s been a week since Microsoft went on the attack against Gmail, launching its “Scroogled” campaign portraying Gmail as a privacy monster that reads your emails for ad targeting purposes. How’s that been working out? To date, the Microsoft-backed petition against Gmail’s practices has gained about over 6,000 signatures — equal to about 0.002% of Gmail’s user base."


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The Future of TV is the Internet: Roku CEO

The Future of TV is the Internet: Roku CEO: " . . . Most television will be streamed over the Internet in the coming years, said Anthony Wood, CEO of Roku, maker of the streaming TV device of the same name. The question is how Internet-delivered content will get to your TV and who will deliver it, Wood told CNBC's Squawk on the Street. . . Stream-to-television devices currently have an advantage over Smart TVs, said Wood. Whereas most Smart TVs deliver a few marquee services, such as Netflix and Hulu, Roku gives customers access to nearly 700 streaming channels, according to the company. However, the lines between Roku and its Smart TV competition could begin to blur. A number of Roku-ready televisions will debut at CES, the preeminent technology trade show, this January. "We think there's a huge opportunity to expand our platform from streaming players, where we're a leader today, into TVs," said Wood. While Wood believes that the future of television is on the Internet, he said it will be some time before consumers give up the bundled services offered by cable and satellite providers. But as these the incumbents face competition from streaming services, he said they may begin to offer more options and cheaper services. The next generation, he says, is a virtual MSO, or multiple system operator. Such a system would combine on-demand services such as Netflix and Hulu with traditional subscription fee service for programmed TV — all via the Internet, rather than cable or satellite. . . . "

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The State of Online Video in 2012 and Trends for 2013

Infographic: The State of Online Video in 2012 and Trends for 2013 | Yahoo! Advertising Solutions - Yahoo!: "Video is a major attraction on mobile devices: 50% of tablet users and 20% of smartphone users watch video content. Looking ahead, the video ad forecast calls for continued mega-growth, and personalization is the hottest trend for 2013. Marketers will leverage personalized video content to educate consumers, build brand loyalty, and increase engagement through greater interactivity. . . . "


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Four out of 10 Americans have connected their TV to the Internet

" . . . Four out of 10 Americans have connected their TV to the Internet, according to a new Forrester study. If you’re just talking about the whippersnappers in the 18-to-32 age bracket, the number shoots up to 6 in 10. Forrester credits Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PS3 for most of that; it says 42 percent of connected TV watchers are hooked up via a game console. If you’re an oldster like me — who remembers the days of rabbit ears, Pong and three broadcast networks — that number seems staggeringly high. And we can attach a few caveats below. But it’s not the first time we’ve seen stats like these. Earlier this fall NPD reported that TVs have become the most common screen for Web video-watching. And Netflix says the PS3 often generates more streams per day than PCs do. So if you’re willing to say these reports are at least directionally correct, it’s a big deal, at least for Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and everyone else who has been waiting on this moment. . . ." (source: All Things D)

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Use Online Video to Enhance your Brand

How to Use Online Video to Enhance your Brand | Business 2 Community: "Understanding your audience using the 7 fascination triggers One way you can get your audience to connect with your video content is by thinking in terms of the seven fascination triggers. Sally Hogshead has carried out research, the results of which suggest seven triggers which are hardwired into the human brain. She states that once you understand these triggers, you can utilize them to elicit particular responses from an audience. The seven triggers are: Power Passion Mystique Prestige Alarm Rebellion Trust We all have different primary triggers. Let’s take the example of alarm. To fascinate with alarm you might offer a discount to customers that has a deadline, or offer a free gift for the first X number of purchases. Groupon are the pros of fascinating with alarm. People with alarm as their primary trigger will feel the urgency in this type of marketing and are more likely to respond to it."


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Aereo Adds First Cable Channel - Bloomberg TV

Aereo Adds First Cable Channel: Bloomberg TV - WSJ.com: " . . . Aereo, backed by media mogul Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp, launched a Web TV service earlier this year that streams broadcast TV signals of New York stations to New York residents for a monthly fee. But the launch created an uproar within the television world, as Aereo didn't get prior approval of the broadcasters and isn't paying for the right to carry their signals. As a result, the major broadcast networks sued Aereo in federal court in New York, alleging copyright infringement. The case hasn't been resolved. But Thursday, Aereo added its first cable channel by streaming Bloomberg TV content—with Bloomberg's permission. Aereo is paying Bloomberg for its content, the companies said, without disclosing the terms. "We believe that our members will see deep value adding in Bloomberg Television as their 'go-to' source for financial news," Aereo founder
and Chief Executive Chet Kanojia said in a written statement. . . ."

Redbox ready to make a run at Netflix with video streaming
Bizjournals.com (blog)
I just rented a couple of movies from a Redbox kiosk this week. I took all of about five minutes to conduct the transaction. No wonder video rental chains have struggled to keep their doors open. Now, Redbox is ready to invade other competitors' territory.

Roku Stick Review & Rating | PCMag.com
PC Magazine
If your HDTV doesn't already have integrated Wi-Fi and online services, you need to get a media hub or a Blu-ray player for access to services like Netflix and Hulu Plus. Roku has been one of the biggest brands for watching streaming content on your ...

Netflix Weekend Must Watch: 10 Movies and TV Shows Streaming on Netflix as ...
Gadget Review
So if you don't have holiday parties to attend or family functions to go to, stay home and relax…and watch some flicks on Netflix. Instead of going through the entire selection, we've made is easy on you and compiled some must-watch movies and TV ...

Amazon Cloud Player launches on Roku, Samsung Smart TVs
Digital Trends
Detailed on the official Roku blog as well as a press release about the Samsung launch, the Amazon Cloud Player development team has made the application available on Roku hardware as well as Samsung smart televisions manufactured during 2011 and ...

Is Netflix Hurting Disney? (DIS, NFLX)
Motley Fool
In a new study, researchers at Sanford Bernstein studied video streaming services and how much of children's content is viewed through those services. It found that through content deals with Disney (NYSE: DIS ) and Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA ) , Netflix ...

Can Redbox Instant Kill Netflix? (CSTR, NFLX, VZ)
Motley Fool
The product, known as Redbox Instant, is supposed to be a Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX ) killer of the highest order. At least, that's the conclusion many observers are drawing from the preliminary details Coinstar and Verizon just published. But you know what?

Netflix (NFLX): A Short Sellers Dream... Or Nightmare
StreetInsider.com (subscription)
Bears love to hate Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX). The 26.7 percent short interest in the stock is a perfect illustration of the hate-level. Even the recent Disney (NYSE: DIS) deal was no reason for the most hardened of the bears to step away. In fact it made ...

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Google Fiber Fastest ISP in US: Netflix
Infopackets
Netflix has an interest and expertise in high-speed Internet service because it sells access to its huge catalog of movies and television shows only through Internet-connected computers, video game consoles, DVD or Blu-ray players, and streaming set ...


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77% of Brands Aren't Using Online Video Advertising

Advertising--an industry behind the times--

77% of Brands Aren't Using Online Video Advertising | ClickZ: "A new study from Kantar Media has found that 77 percent of brands are using national TV advertising exclusively. According to the study, only 23 percent of the brands surveyed were using online video. About 12 percent of brands reported that they were using both online video and national TV advertising. While another 11 percent said they were using online video advertising only. Kantar Media says that the restaurant and automotive industries were the most likely to use both advertising video platforms in the month of October. According to the study, 43 percent of the restaurant industry was using both online and national TV video ads. Kantar Media also found that 30 percent of automotive firms were using the two-platform video advertising method. The study reported that Internet communications and content companies were the most likely to use an online-only method for video advertising. Kantar says that 39 percent of Internet content and communications companies are using online video advertising exclusively. . . . "


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Television? or just video on another screen

Should we even call it television anymore?--soon it will all be (online mostly) video viewable on multiple kinds of screens--

The Gordian Knot of Television | MIT Technology Review: " . . . Why not just let Apple negotiate directly with networks for their content, cutting out the middleman? Basically, it’s a giant negotiation problem, though. As Patel points out, “instead of managing just a few major relationships with the cable providers, Apple would have to manage hundreds of relationships with content companies — companies that already have testy relationships with Apple services like the iTunes Store.” (And the man who deftly managed those relationships, Eddy Cue, has his hands full fixing Apple Maps at the moment.) If Apple, or whoever, took this route, it’s likely that the launched product would be missing a number of major channels. The other option is less intuitively pleasing, less Occam’s Razorish in its simplicity, but it’s probably fundamentally the more likely one. This is for Apple to basically allow cable companies to outsource their UI design to Apple. The cable companies actually make a lot of money off those interfaces, though, through ads, pay-per-view buttons, features shows and the like, so that will also be a huge negotiation. But there are some forward-thinking leaders in the cable industry who have signaled a willingness to make this happen. Jeff Bewkes, Time Warner’s CEO, is an interesting figure to watch. He recently said that he’s eager to see if Apple will make a TV of its own. “I hope they do,” he said, citing Apple’s “good interface and navigation skills.” Bewkes is canny, also aware of the potential threat of so-called “cord-nevers” to his business–young folk who, far from “cutting the cord” of cable, never really adopted it to begin with. The takeaway here is that there’s only so much speculation we observers in the tech press can provide on whether Apple or another company will provide the hardware and software to supposedly fix our TV woes. It’s a massive business and negotiating problem, and the battle to struggle to simplify our TV watching experience is probably happening on golf courses and in fancy restaurants, rather than in R&D divisions."

Actually it's already happening--YouTube has a huge lead--people want their "television" as "video on demand" on multiple devices--tablet, smartphone, notebook, desktop computer, and of course, "TV set" which is quickly becoming just another "screen."

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Online Video Flash Very Much Alive

How Online Video Works: Flash Very Much Alive
InformationWeek
How Online Video Works: Flash Very Much Alive. Comments | Jan Ozer | December 05, 2012 02:01 PM. Category: Tablets, Smartphones, Operating systems, Video Tech. For some Web producers, the technologies selected to deploy video is driven by ...

Online Video's Biggest Lesson for 2013: It's All Just TV
AdAge.com
These days, consumers want – even expect – all of their favorite video content to be available to them when and where they want it. 2013 will be the year the industry delivers, but it won't be easy and there will be casualties along the way. We saw ...

Social Media, Online Video Driving Ad Spend Growth
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Bolstered by Internet advertising—particularly social media and online video—global ad spend growth is forecast to strengthen over the next three years, rising from an estimated 3.3% year-over-year (YOY) growth in 2012, to 4.1% growth in 2013 and 5.6 ...

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LIVE EVENT: #PayToPlay in Online Video
Tubefilter
Do I really and/or only have to pay $5 to watch this? What's the future of viewer-supported online video entertainment? What happened to the Radiohead Pay-What-You-Want method of entertainment ownership and consumption? How can I use this ...

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SoCal's Online Video Companies Weigh In On Gangnam Style Earnings
socalTech.com
How much is Korean pop star Psy making with his viral "Gangnam Style" video on YouTube? Based on recent figures from a number of Southern California's online video companies, anything from $870,000 to $1.7M. Two recent reports--one in New York ...

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Yahoo buys online video chat startup OnTheAir
Firstpost
San Fransisco: Yahoo has bought another Silicon Valley mobile startup OnTheAir as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to create more compelling products for smartphones and tablet computers. Tuesday's acquisition of OnTheAir follows Yahoo's recent purchase of a ...

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Pencil This In: Tubefilter Tackles Online Video, NerdMelt Magic, a Variety ...
LAist
What's going on in LA tonight? Tubefilter takes on the online video biz, David Cronenberg's 'Naked Lunch' screens with William Burroughs' cut-up films, a new variety show launches in Silver Lake and a magic talk show. Read on for all the details.

Yahoo acquires online video chat start-up OnTheAir
Times of India
Yahoo acquires online video chat start-up OnTheAir. The writer has posted comments on this article AFP | Dec 5, 2012, 11.04 AM IST. Tweet. Share on Linkedin. Comments. More. Google Bookmarks, Newsvine. Live Bookmarks, Technorati. Yahoo Bookmarks ...

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Online Video: Predictions For 2013
MediaPost Communications
I love prediction articles: get them right, and you look like a psychic guru. Miss the mark, and nobody will remember them, anyway. So with nothing much to lose, here are my predictions for what theonline video world can expect to see in the upcoming ...

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6 Online Video Trends to Watch in 2013

6 Online Video Trends to Watch in 2013 from skytide

YouTube and beyond: the highs and lows of the changing online video landscape
Upstart (blog)
Though YouTube didn't quite make the shift it was looking for this year, Miletsky said changes are very much on the horizon in the online video space. Here are his predictions and a piece of advice from him whether your company works directly with ...

Zynga Games Coming To Internet/TV Bundles Next Year
WebProNews
Zynga Games Coming To Internet/TV Bundles Next Year. Get the WebProNews Newsletter! By Zach Walton · 17 mins ago · Leave a Comment. Get the WebProNews Newsletter: Zynga Games Coming To Internet/TV Bundles Next Year. The almighty cable and ...

Adform data shows European consumer engagment with online video ...
The Drum
Adform's Media Barometer, which measures consumer trends and engagement with online display advertising based on 140 billion European online advertising impressions, has revealed that the average time consumers spend watching online video adverts ...

Netflix Must Hope That Stars Align on Original Programming
Wall Street Journal
While Netflix already competes against premium cable for viewing hours and subscribers, the push into original programming highlights the comparison. In addition to a lower price tag—$7.99 a month, against the $15 to $20 that consumers pay for ...

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Netgear NeoTV Prime Google TV box leaks
SlashGear
The surreptitious rise of next-gen Google TV boxes continues, with the Netgear NeoTV Prime GTV100 following ASUS' Qube in slipping through the FCC and then into the wild courtesy of some leaked prototype shots. The NeoTV Prime is a compact STB with a...

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Redbox Instant wants to take on Netflix
TG Daily
There are currently several streaming services on the VoD market including Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and Hulu. Competition is obviously a good thing, as it helps drive prices down and increase available content. So we're definitely looking forward ...

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Popular on Netflix
Scienceline
Seriously, though, Netflix is very near and dear to my heart. CEO Reed Hastings's foibles with the separate DVD service Qwikster came off to me like the japes of a loveable uncle. My good friends Party Down, The League, Freeks and Geeks and The IT ...

Asus and Netgear set to jump on the Google TV bandwagon
GigaOM
News that Asus was working on a Google TV device hit the net late last week when Engadget unearthed an FCC filing for a somewhat mysterious Google TV dongle called Qube, as well as some apps on Google Play that function as remote controls for...

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#Vimeo Releases New iPhone App
NY Convergence
Vimeo just released its latest iPhone app. Their mobile team said Vimeo 3.0 is “awesomer, sleeker, more beautiful, way awesomer, and also much more awesomer than ever before.” The NY-based company's app allows users to record video and upload it ...

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Why Roku is the best Internet TV streaming box choice

5 reasons why the Roku is the best Internet TV streaming box choice
Network World
All the streaming box options support Netflix, but Roku supports more than 600 Internet TVchannels. You name it, Roku supports it. Are you a horror, cult, fantasy, and exploitation movie fan? Check out Midnight Pulp. Want to know what's with technology?

Global online video market to be worth $37b in 2017 – Report
Ghana Business News
In its latest report “OTT Video Revenue Forecasts” released November 22, 2012, Informa Telecoms & Media said the projected $37 billion global online-video market will be driven by the “popularity of services like Netflix and YouTube” with advertising, ...

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Scoop: Key pricing and launch details of Redbox Instant revealed
GigaOM
The online video joint venture Redbox Instant by Verizon is set to launch sometime before the end of the year. The service is currently being tested in private beta, and Verizon and Redbox have kept mum on some key details. However, after a bit of ...

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Eight Simple Steps for Online Video Success
StreamingMedia.com
At the Streaming Media Europe conference in London, Luke Gaydon, senior director for strategic accounts, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, at Brightcove presented a roadmap for online video success. The people at video distributor Brightcove noticed ...

One-A-Day Gift Guide: Internet TV In A Tiny Box
BuzzFeed
The plastic box, which is the size of a Klondike bar and weighs almost nothing, connects to any TV via HDMI and makes it reasonably easy to access most valuableinternet TV resources, excluding iTunes. It supports Netflix and Hulu subscriptions, which ...

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Netflix and Amazon: Quite the co-opetition case study
ZDNet (blog)
Netflix and Amazon are fierce rivals on streaming video. Netflix is also moving its entire technology infrastructure to Amazon Web Services. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is Amazon's most visible infrastructure as a service customer. On another front ...

Netflix rival Redbox Instant will cost $6 at debut next month
PCWorld
For $6 a month, subscribers get access to the service's video catalog, which is smaller than Netflix'sbut contains some of the same big-name content, such as Rango, Thor and Iron Man 2. For $8 a month, in addition to the streaming content, subscribers ...

The Netflix For Designer Clothes, Rent The Runway Raises $20M From Vogue ...
TechCrunch
Rent The Runway, a Netflix for designer clothes, accessories and jewelry, has raised $20 million in funding led by Condé Nast Publications, with all existing investors participating in the fundraising round including Bain Capital Ventures, Highland ...

Icahn Has the Right Script for Netflix
Investorplace.com
At Netflix, this approach has a decent chance of panning out. All in all, the company faces many challenges. One is the escalating cost of licensing content. For example, the company recently allowed its deal with A&E to expire, which will mean losing ...

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There Is No Such Thing as 'Verbal Rape' (or 'Facebook Rape' or 'Netflix Rape')
The Atlantic
Karen Swallow Prior - Karen Swallow Prior is professor of English and chair of the English and modern languages department at Liberty University. She is the author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me and a contributing writer for Christianity Today.

Netflix on Wii U: How it works
Siliconrepublic.com
Netflix subscribers taking home a Nintendo Wii U will be able to access the video streaming service via the new console, with unique features that capitalise on the Wii U's dual-screen capabilities.Netflix comes pre-loaded on the Wii U, which is ...

SWTOR livestream Q&A highlights F2P success, BioWare 'listening to feedback'
Joystiq
0. SWTOR livestream Q&A highlights F2P success, BioWare 'listening to feedback' · BioWare held a post-1.5 livestream Q&A for Star Wars: The Old Republic yesterday, and Darth Hater has posted the pertinent notes as well as a 30-minute video embed.

Email Snooping Bill Paves Way for Netflix Sharing
By TechNewsDaily
In a twist of legislative bureaucracy, a measure to beef up email privacy might have the side effect of letting your Facebook friends see all the videos you've been watching — with your blanket approval. The Senate Judiciary Committee today ...
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Carlos Slim takes aim at Netflix | beyondbrics
By Ron Buchanan
Trust Carlos Slim! Just when most of the rest of Mexico is preparing for Saturday's inauguration of Enrique Peña Nieto as president, the world's richest man has titillated the taste buds of a TV crazy nation. On Friday, Slim's América Móvil will ...
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BioWare Livestream Q&A Coverage - Articles - SWTOR News ...
With Game Update 1.5 live, BioWare held another of their Livestream Q&A sessions earlier today starting at 3pm CST. For those unable to watch the stream live, full notes can be found after the jump. Video of the stream is available above.
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Clarovideo Launches in Mexico, Undercutting Netflix
By Paul Sawers
The growing list of over-the-top players includes Netflix as we've seen already, but also Bazuca and Walmart-owned movie streaming service Vudu. Earlier this week, we also reported that Totalmovie had partnered with Sony and unveiled live ...
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'Gangnam Style' is the most watched online video of all time | Fox ...
Dr. Keith Ablow explains popularity behind viral video.

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Netflix Bluffing Will Be Its Downfall

Netflix Is Bluffing And It Will Be Their Downfall
TechCrunch
In case you haven't noticed, wannabe Hollywood analysts, er sorry, I mean tech bloggers the world over, are breathlessly opining and propagating news about NetflixCEO Reed Hastings estimate that Amazon is spending up to $1 billion annually on content ...

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Livestream aimed at startup success
Asheville Citizen-Times
The livestream will be aired 11 a.m.-9 p.m. at Mojo Coworking, 60 N. Market St., Suite C200 in downtown Asheville. The event is hosted by Venture Asheville, the initiative of the Asheville-Buncombe Economic Development Coalition to boost more new small ...

Move over Google TV and Apple TV, Microsoft Xbox Multimedia Box May Be In ...
Mobile Magazine
It seems that Apple TV and Google TV might be getting even more competition in the set-top box space. While this isn't the first time that the web has gossiped about such a device from Microsoft, it now seems that more sources are coming out and saying ...

3M And Roku Streaming Projector Not A Winner
World Internet TV on PC (blog)
The much-anticipated 3M Roku Streaming Projector finally launched, but reviews don't seem to be painting a good picture for the first-of-its-kind streaming up-the-wall projector. The device, which comes with a streaming stick with its $299 price tag ...

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