Game Consoles Moving To the Center of the Living Room by Steve Smith

Roku, Google TV, Apple TV and Boxee may be scrambling to capture the hearts of digital media fans and be the source of streaming media to the living room TV. But, truth be told, they are skirmishing over the margins. There are already scores of millions of boxes that have been sitting beneath the TV for a couple of years now, most of which are Web connected. And they are springing to life. The latest metrics from Nielsen show that 20% of the time the Nintendo Wii is on, the users are streaming video (most likely Netflix) instead of playing ...Read the whole story

  • Meredith Video Network Capitalizes On Mag Brands by Wayne Friedman

    Looking to uncover more revenue for its disparate video assets, Meredith Corp. -- the TV broadcaster/ magazine group -- is starting up Meredith Video Network, a new online video network for women that relies on its magazine brands. ...Read the whole story

  • Tribune Media Services Acquires Video Search Company CastTV by Gavin O'Malley

    Tribune Media Services on Thursday announced the acquisition of video search company CastTV. The acquisition is expected to improve TMS' entertainment metadata, which clients can use to create entertainment-discovery guides that direct consumers to programs available on linear, on-demand and online video platforms. ...Read the whole story

  • Social Video Advertising Soars In 2010, Study Shows by Gavin O'Malley

    2010 was the year social video advertising officially arrived, according to new research from Web video analytics firm Visible Measures. Indeed, categories that produced millions of views in 2009 generated hundreds of millions in 2010, while the number of active brands in social video advertising more than doubled. ...Read the whole story

  • Meredith Launches Video Network For Women by Gavin O'Malley

    As video presents ever-greater ad opportunities online, Meredith Corporation on Wednesday launched its own female-focused video network. The network includes video from Meredith brands Parents, Family Circle, More and Fitness, among other properties. ...Read the whole story

Let's Go To The Crystal Ball: 2011 Online Video Predictions by Tod Sacerdoti

As the end of the year approaches, I am once again prepared to put on record my predictions about what the next twelve months hold for the online video business. However, before I share the results of my crystal ball analysis, I wanted to evaluate how my 2010 predictions fared: ...More