Streaming Video

(Video) Shelby.tv: Customized Web Video via Social Networks

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.29.2012

Andy Plesser

Shelby.tv, the web/APP video platform, gathers and streams video from different social networks to create a customized one-stop-shop for online vide...

(Video) New Live Streaming Standard Championed by Akamai at NAB

Andy Plesser | Posted 04.17.2012

Andy Plesser

LAS VEGAS -- Some 50 of the industry's leading video services companies are rallying around a unified live video streaming protocol known as DASH, sa...

Netflix Rival Announced--But It's Not For Everyone

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.23.2011

Blockbuster has announced its unlimited movie streaming service, dubbing it a "stream come true." But while many thought the service would compete wit...

Netflix Subscribers See Red, But Video Streaming Is All Green

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 11.21.2011

Jennifer Schwab

Our recommendation is that you forget about the Great Netflix Controversy, cancel your Quickster subscriptions, and take the streaming-only portion of the subscription service.

Obama 'IP Czar' Suggests Felony Charges For Illegal Web Streaming

Ars Technica | Posted 05.25.2011

The Obama administration wants to make sure that the illegal streaming of music and movies over the Internet is a felony, and it also wants to give th...

The 'Mobisode' Returns: MTV Planning Original Video Programming for Mobile Devices

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Plesser

NEW YORK -- The proliferation of smart wireless devices is creating a need for original content and MTV will be producing original entertainment for ...

Cable TV Cord Cutting is a "Myth," Industry Study Indicates

Daisy Whitney | Posted 05.25.2011

Daisy Whitney

Despite the plethora of streaming video and over-the-top options, the vast majority of TV viewers are keeping their cable. In a recent study, the C...

Time Warner CEO Calls Netflix Bid A 'Measly Little Offer'

The Hollywood Reporter | Georg Szalai | Posted 05.25.2011

Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes predicted Monday that entertainment companies will in the future limit program deals with such low-priced onl...

Break Out the Buggy Whips: Is This the Tipping Point for Streaming Video?

Tony Greenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Tony Greenberg

Big companies like Google will soon make it easier to get brand-name content for a cheap price. So who in technology is in the buggy whip business these days? And what companies are about to become obsolete?

Prediction: Netflix Will Soon Produce Original Content

Jeff Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Steele

In the world of streaming, Netflix is the undisputed king of prime time. According to the Fall 2010 Global Internet Phenomena report, "In the United ...

Video: Justin.tv Claims Big Breakthrough with Live Streaming from Anroid Device, iPhone Streaming "Coming in Weeks"

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Plesser

Justin.tv, the big consumer site for live streaming, has just launched an Android app for creating live streaming.  According to Evan Solomon,&...

STREAMING LIVE NOW: Violinist Joshua Bell And Pianist Yuja Wang Live On MediciTV

Posted 05.25.2011

To hear the tones bouncing from violinist Joshua Bell's strings is an experience in and of itself. To see the sweat form on his brow (and his vivacio...

Financial Times Readies Non-Flash Solution for Apple Mobile Platform (video)

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Plesser

The Financial Times, which serves an increasingly mobile audience, is finalizing efforts around a non-Flash solution to deliver video to Apple and other mobile devices based on H.264

RIP Online Video; Long Live Video -- 5 Predictions for the Next 5 Years

Hunter Walk | Posted 05.25.2011

Hunter Walk

Online video's days as a standalone concept are numbered. It's an endangered species. Why? Because in the future all video will be online.

Netflix On The iPhone: Streaming Movies And TV Could Be Coming

Wired | Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 05.25.2011

As it readies a streaming feature for the Nintendo Wii to accompany its support for televisions, set-top boxes, TiVo and other gaming consoles, Netfli...

Google, Yahoo Revise Search Deal: MediaBytes With Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

Shelly Palmer

Google and Yahoo will narrow the focus of their search ads deal in order to win approval from the Department of Justice. The revised plans have a tw...

Amazon.com Launches Video Streaming Service

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 05.25.2011

How does Amazon's streaming service compare with iTunes, Hulu, and Netflix streaming? Like Apple's iTunes, Amazon's service will offer rentals for $3 ...