Wall St. CheatSheet
A new poll from Harris Interactive gives more weight to the contention that people are binge watching more than ever, rather than watching programs as they arrive on air. Old people are most likely to still watch a program when scheduled, but even there, over 67% of them don't watch TV on a schedule.net
Tubefilter
"House of Cards," which made the Emmy playoffs earlier, snagged four of the six nomination Netflix received for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globes awards.
Tumblr
The list, from Tumblr, shows how social media connects with fans of some programs.
Daily Journal Online
Fran Drescher and Kal Penn are among the Hollywood faces enlisted for the "Tell a Friend Get Covered" online video campaign, which will urge friends, family members and neighbors around the country to talk to each other about the new health care law.
Cnet
CNN.com General Manager Kenneth "KC" Estenson at the Paris conference LeWeb says, "In general, I think the second-screen experiences suck," Estenson said. "It's a hacked attempt to bring some sort of social or community interaction to TV" and says, in addition, that set-top boxes are "far too wimpy to run real apps."
Zacks
Zacks.com says DirecTV is hinting at starting an online content service, like Netflix, but smaller.
Digital Media Wire
New research from Parks Associates’ Consumer Analytics team indicates that 41% of U.S. broadband households receive personalized video viewing recommendations from at least one source, with online video services Netflix and Hulu being the most common.
AllThingsD
One minute of watching, creating, sharing or commenting on a video is one minute less to engage in other social mediums. And that's just one of the advantages video has in the social game, says Zefr founder Richard Raddon
AllThingsD
Unlike some competitors, Ooyala says it has no imminent plan to go public, and funding events like this help delay that day.
Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha's look at the major players: Netflix is sitting pretty, but Google's new set top box will rival the much anticipated Apple TV and Amazon's FireTube. Also Microsoft's Xbox utilizes streaming video applications along with Sony's PS4.