Archive for category: Video & Audio

Hulu Negotiations Could Be ‘Threatened’ by Single Touch Patent Filing

Hulu Negotiations Could Be ‘Threatened’ by Single Touch Patent Filing

Single Touch Systems, a mobile media company that holds 140 patents in the market, have sent “Letters of Notification” to streaming video companies including Netflix, Disney and Hulu claiming ownership of certain technologies used by the companies to stream media […]

NBC Adds Full-Length Episodes to iPad App

NBC Adds Full-Length Episodes to iPad App

Fans of NBC properties like 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation and Community with iPads will be pleased to hear that the network’s iPad app was updated to allow viewing of entire episodes on Thursday. GigaOM reminds readers that it originally called the app […]

Will Glenn Beck’s Dwindled Fanbase Convert to His New Online Channel?

Will Glenn Beck’s Dwindled Fanbase Convert to His New Online Channel?

Oh, Glenn Beck. I forgot about that guy. The frog-boiling, America’s Virginity Restoring (thanks, Gawker!) conservative snake oil salesman saw his Fox News fortunes rapidly reverse after his platform and position were roundly and effectively mocked into obscurity by Jon […]

Walmart: Netflix Not a ‘Threat’ to Vudu, Services Are ‘Complimentary’

Walmart: Netflix Not a ‘Threat’ to Vudu, Services Are ‘Complimentary’

Walmart has spoken out directly about whether Netflix is a siphon for their business, saying the dominant streaming video company is not a competitor but a supplement to the service they offer with Vudu. Indeed, the opinion may not just […]

EW Scripps to Add Live Streaming to Mobile in All Markets

EW Scripps to Add Live Streaming to Mobile in All Markets

The EW Scripps Company has announced plans to bring mobile video streaming of live TV to all nine of its markets in the US. The platform- which “works very simply,” the company says in a press release- allows users to […]

J.J. Abrams’ New Company To Target Web Video Market

J.J. Abrams’ New Company To Target Web Video Market

A new fund from famed director J.J. Abrams and John Fogelman intends to target the web through the development of short form video. FactoryMade Ventures will develop ideas from Michael Bay, Robert Rodriguez, Thom Beers, and Abrams hinself, with the […]

Pandora Stock Drops 11% on iHeartRadio Revamp News

Pandora Stock Drops 11% on iHeartRadio Revamp News

Music streaming service Pandora took a hit in trading today on news Clear Channel Broadcasting overhauled its iHeartRadio service. While a simple makeover would be one thing, the iHeartRadio revamp includes the addition of some key Pandora features that up […]

Spotify Gets Pandora-Like Echofi Music-Matching Function

Spotify Gets Pandora-Like Echofi Music-Matching Function

It seems that streaming music listeners fall into one of maybe two categories- the control freaks, who need to select every track that is played for them and prefer more micromanagable services like Grooveshark and the open-minded type that likes […]

Dish Network Launching Blockbuster Streaming Movies Next Month, Will Compete Against Netflix

Dish Network Launching Blockbuster Streaming Movies Next Month, Will Compete Against Netflix

Dish Network is rumored to be preparing a new Blockbuster streaming-movie service that will directly compete with Netflix. Sources close to the program say it will be launched in October and has been designed to coincide with price increases implemented […]

MediaTakeOut to Launch Reality Dating Web Series

MediaTakeOut to Launch Reality Dating Web Series

MediaTakeOut, the gossip site that Wikipedia describes as an entity “catering to people that are interested in drama,” has been a frequently prominent face on the gossip blogging scene for a few years now- featuring often salacious stories the site’s […]

Meet Hulu’s Expanded Advertising Options, Find Your Own Brand Experience

Meet Hulu’s Expanded Advertising Options, Find Your Own Brand Experience

Nearly 24 million people use Hulu every single month and those users account for more than 1 billion video ads across the company’s network and now Hulu is utilizing their large advertiser network to provide their visitors with more advertising […]

Netflix Launches in Latin American Market, Will Roll Out to 43 Countries

Netflix Launches in Latin American Market, Will Roll Out to 43 Countries

The rollout of Netflix’s popular streaming video service in several Latin American countries has begun, the company announced this week in a post on their company blog. The market expansion has been public knowledge since July, and the company inked […]

Google Making Hulu Move, Plans To Offer More Money For Better Terms

Google Making Hulu Move, Plans To Offer More Money For Better Terms

As I reported on Monday the Hulu bidding wars have already begun with Amazon, Yahoo and Dish Network each offering in the vicinity of $1.5 billion to $2 billion for the rights to the company and now rumors are circulating […]

And Then There Were Three. Hulu Bidders Drop Out, Amazon Still Favored

And Then There Were Three. Hulu Bidders Drop Out, Amazon Still Favored

Amazon, Yahoo and Dish Network are believed to be the only three company’s left in the Hulu bidding war which will hand control of the company over to a new owner. Bids are said to be hovering in the $1.5 […]