TVNewsCheck
AP started VideoHub supposing newspapers would begin their own online newscasts. That hasn't happened, but the news video service has found a difference niche that still works well for the wire service and its clients.
AllThingsD
Nimble TV lets people who pay for cable TV, or satellite TV, or telco TV get that TV delivered anywhere, or in the parlance of the induustry, Everywhere. That means that Nimble sets up an account for you with a pay TV provider, then charges you an extra fee for digital delivery. And it gets more complicated from there.
BroadwayWorld
Tremor Video, Inc. (NYSE:
TRMR), a leading provider of
technology-driven video advertising solutions, today announced the hiring of a ten-person tech team of product, development and integration experts from Mobclix to accelerate the development of its programmatic buying solutions for brand advertisers. The team, which is located in Silicon Valley, will work on all phases of Tremor Video's programmatic solutions. Tremor Video, Inc. (NYSE:
TRMR), a leading provider …
The New York Times
Insane Clown Posse was asked by the Fuse cable channel to comment on this year's supposedly shocking music videos. They were dismayed to find how unshocking Robin Thicke, Adam Levine and Maroon 5 can be. “
The Guardian
According to a leaked document, in 2008, an agency analyst wrote video games "are an opportunity!" and so many different intelligence agents were conducting operations inside games that a "deconfliction" group was required to ensure they weren't spying on each other by mistake.
Gigaom
Google is building a Nexus-branded TV set-top box that could launch in the first half of 2014, according to a report from Information, a subscription-based Web site. The story is light on details.
Forbes
The Trefis Team that analyzes well-known, but not well-understood, businesses currently projects Netflix’s U.S. subscriber base to reach 54 million by the end of its forecast period in 2020. But if it partners with pay-TV companies, Trefis puts the subscriber estimate at 62 million, with a big effect on its stock price.
NewsDaily
The website of China's biggest Internet video company Youku Tudou once trafficked in illegal copies of Hollywood films. Now,the company that controls almost a third of China's booming legitimate online video market, forks out more than $164 million in licenses--and employs a dozen workers who surf the Web for pirated content.
HD Report
The new Xbox One has a new Hulu Plus app, rushed in time for the launch. You can watch Hulu Plus content while playing games.
Variety
Warner Bros. TV Group restructured its research department and added Bryon Schafer, formerly a Hulu exec, as senior VP, second in command.