The Daily Mirror
Shocked! Miley Cyrus has followed up her twerking appearance on MTV with a video in which she appears topless. You'd think that can't be that exciting but it got 12.3 million views in a day, a new record.
Seeking Alpha
A new report from Parks Associates says Roku is the most-used streaming video media device in the U.S. In a 1Q 2013 independent survey of 10,000 U.S. broadband households with a streaming video media device, Parks 37% primarily use a Roku compared to 24% that primarily use an Apple TV.
Gigaom
An Ohio man has filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming the company owes him and other Breaking Bad fans $22.99 for not including all 16 episodes in a “Season Pass” to the show’s final season, which was split into two parts. Apple delivered only eight, he says.
YouTube
New York Times reports on guy who mounted camera on dash, showed himself racing around Manhattan from 116th, down FDR and up Hudson Pkwy in 24 minutes. Many commenters forgive the speeding, hate the background music. Click on video or go to Times story: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/07/nyregion/police-arrest-driver-who-raced-around-manhattan.html?hp
Variety
Research shows 43% of Netflix subscribers think the pay service's original programming is a good enough reason to keep paying for all the rest. So, THAT'S why Netflix must spend money on that stuff!
TwinCities
After several months of leaked information about it, Target officially says it will begin Target Ticket streaming video biz. It tested its pay service with employees-only site for a few months.
10thousandcouples
Not all wedding photographers are prepared to photograph same-sex weddings. They face difficulty in understanding how to be a gay friendly photography business, what new traditions to expect at a same-sex wedding, and how to effectively market to same-sex couples. Photographers, while eager and excited about the emerging market of same-sex weddings, may also be intimidated
Gigaom
M-Go, owned by Technicolor and DreamWorks is now available on LG TV sets. It eventually aims at something that's tough to pull off--getting rights to events it can stream live.
The Guardian
The online industry is tackling the measurement concerns of advertisers. But on another front, the online TV industry cannot ignore the issue of quality content. Much of the online video sector still revolves around user-generated content, and advertisers want more than that, writes Adap.tv's Brian Fitzpatrick.
Gigaom
With a new iOS 7 on its way, it wouldn’t be a stretch to expect a newer model of Apple TV that accommodates the increasing number of channel options and brings some of the features of iOS 7 to the big screen, this story says. And it notes documents, required by Homeland Security, that confirms a Chinese manufacturer has shipped "set top TV boxes" to the U.S. Apple plans a big press event for Sept. 10. Let's read the tea leaves...