With upfront season in full swing -- and many TV watchers predicting record commitments to new programming from ad buyers -- now is the perfect time to remind everyone in the media ecosystem about live television's inexorable decline.

Last Friday, China Daily reported that Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn would begin working on "iTV, Apple Inc's rumored upcoming high-definition television." On Monday, Foxconn refuted these claims.

Telecom carriers around the globe believe that in LTE, or 4G, a "gold mine" could be waiting for them in the form of video-calling.

Brian Sugar, CEO and publisher of Sugar, Inc., claims that "video is the natural progression of content on the Internet," but the monetizing part is still in test mode.

Today's Roundup starts off with a scary proposition for all video publishers not named YouTube or Hulu: that video ad sales growth for many of them is modest, flat, or declining. Over in the music biz, brand collaborations and product placements in music videos have become a boon for brands and bands alike. Next we look at one columnist's personal experience with cord-cutting. Then another columnist maps out Netflix's tough road ahead, and finally: Hulu earns some kudos.

Today we start off with a glimpse into just how much (or how little) YouTube's new channel workers are getting paid for their efforts. Next, could Facebook's new sports video deal pave the way for brands? Amazon Studios serves up a new twist on a very old, very established Hollywood model. Comcast brings live streaming to its cable subscribers. Finally: social video ads hit a new record in the first quarter.