If you don't know about it, you're not alone. And what does being certified get you? An emblem on your YouTube entries that says... you're certified. But it means they trust you.  

U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.) is pushing legislation that wold require television watchers be given a warning before their television set starts to watch them back. Some companies are working on equipment that would alllow DVRs to record viewers as they watch, to better target advertising.

Conviva research suggests only a quarter of UK online services were delivered at optimal quality.  Conviva’s 2013 Viewer Experience Report says 60% of UK’s online viewing population is watching content at least once a day, but not all of it is a good experience.

A survey from Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and The Washington Post shows that young adults are much more divided than older generations when asked if the government should tread on their privacy to thwart terrorism.

In a deal that will propel it to the top ranks of broadcasting, Gannett announced this morning that it is acquiring Belo, a publicly traded pure-play TV station group, in a deal valued at $2.2 billion — $1.5 billion in cash plus the assumption of $715 of existing debt.

The ex-News Corp. executive is fronting for a reality series that will be done in real time and shown, in one minute increments, on YouTube. "Summer Break" follows around high school grads in the summer before they head off to college.

The promise of "TV Everywhere" has been a key strategy in the cable and satellite TV industry's fight to retain customers in the face of challenges from online video providers such as Netflix. Four years after it was announced, "TV Everywhere" still has a way to go.

A 2011 video of Canadian Prime Minister Briatn Harper doing impersonations of political figures has surfaced on YouTube, including at least one Richard Nixon, and several Canadian political figures.

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts showed off the cable giant's new remote, that can work through every device, and presumably, makes things easier, at the NCTA convention. His video demonstration is included.

Publishers are pumping more videos onto their sites and ad money is following quickly, according to a new survey from Google ad service, DoubleClick, and 40% are from first-time video advertisers.