The Wall Street Journal reports that that Amazon will release a set-top box that will stream online video to your TV in time for the holiday gift-giving season. The device is code-named "Cinnamon," and will have apps for playing games and streaming video and music from other companies, not just Amazon, according to the WSJ.

Scripps Networks Interactive is going direct-to-consumer with the launch of Ulive, an Internet video destination mixing full episodes and clips from shows on cablers such as Food Network, HGTV and Travel Channel with a lineup of 70 original web series

A current web series from Walmart is combining the general format of the popular "Shark Tank" program with seamless branding. The  retail chain is behind "Get On The Shelf", where entrepreneurs competing to get their products on the shelf at Walmart. A current web series from Walmart is combining the general format of the popular Shark Tank program with seamless, natural branding. The giant retail chain is behind Get On The Shelf, where individual entrepreneurs are competing for a chance to see their products end up on the shelf at Walmart.A current web …

Quoting directly from the Creators blog: "There’s a lot going on here at YouTube, and we know it’s not easy to keep track of it all. What if you could get your hands on a digest that includes a highlight on fresh, creative uses of YouTube plus the latest in product, programs, and education? That’d be pretty rad, right?"..Yes, that'd.

The website Songsrpeople.com looks a lot like other amateur-video sites, filled with clips. The site draws tens of thousands of visitors a month. It also has ads for national brands, including Target, Amazon and State Farm. But Web investigators at a firm called White Ops say most of the site's visitors, and thousands of others like it, are computer-generated "bots," designed to fool advertisers.

MTV has already ceded the music video domain to YouTube. Now the Google-owned video service is crown the achievement with its own version of the VMAs. The inaugural YouTube Music Awards will take place on November 3 and livestream globally starting at 6 pm ET. Kia sponsors it. MTV has already ceded the music video domain to YouTube. Now the Google-owned video service is crown the achievement with its own version of the VMAs. The inaugural YouTube Music …

The idea of Facebook as a video clearinghouse is tempting, says this Investor Place blogger. "But it’s elusive and complicated, meaning jumping into FB [as a stock purchuse] on these hopes is a risky endeavor."