TV Everywhere a Road to Nowhere? by Daisy Whitney

The new Amazon-Discovery streaming video pact alone isn't enough to send TV Everywhere into oblivion. But are we getting closer to TV Nowhere land instead? Look, I'm a fan of TV Everywhere, TV Anywhere, Capitalism and whatnot. I'd love to see cablers sling their programming around to various devices wherever consumers might be. But TV Everywhere isn't happening with any alacrity. The service was first announced nearly three years ago, and while there have been some rollouts, rights issues continue to bedevil the industry . ...Read the whole story

The Year Of Episodic Web Content? by Jay Miletsky

"2012 is the year of Web-based, episodic video content." That's been the buzz for who knows how long now. We've all heard it, and for the most part, we've all pretty much accepted it as true. But are we even really sure we know what that means? ...More

  • Viral Video and Elections: Blessing or Curse? by Walter Harp

    Every week the news blog The Daily Beast pulls together the top ten "buzziest" videos, representing a cross-section of the most viral and most viewed clips and commercials on the Internet. You might think that the bizarre and the Kardashians get the most buzz -- but no. For the last week I looked at while writing this, political videos took five out of 10 Daily Beast spots. ...More