On this week’s third quarter earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke at length about the future of Disney content on the web and other streaming services. Iger was reserved about the prospect of big deals, with wariness that has […]
In October 2010 Vimeo rolled out Couch Mode, a new feature that made it easier to watch full screen videos from the streaming service while sitting on your couch, today Vimeo announced some rather impressive improvements to that service. The […]
On demand video streaming service Hulu announced plans today to bring the service to its first market outside the US, selecting Japan (not the United Kingdom) for its international debut. Hulu, owned by Disney, NBC Universal and News Corp. and […]
Comedic actor, writer and director Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Digital has some exciting web content-related news for fans of the actor’s “Frat Pack” style of films, particularly 2008’s Tropic Thunder. One of the aspects of the film that amused moviegoers […]
Break Media- the company behind such bro-centric properties as MadeMan, Holy Taco and Chickipedia and a strong hold on the 18-34 dude demographic- has entered into a deal with Reveille to bring more original content to their stable of sites. […]
The Jason Calacanis led podcast network ThisWeekIn continues to grow its podcast lineup via a new deal with tech incubator Techstars. The new ThisWeekIn Techstars podcast will feature an hour of interviews, commentary and product demos each week. Techstar’s David […]
Listed podcasting services provider Wizzard Media has acquired Chinese company Digital International Entertainment Ltd. (known as “FAB”.) Under the deal, Wizzard Media will take 100% of FAB shares in exchange for 49% of Wizzard’s outstanding shares. FAB will also gain […]
Massive film clip library Movieclips wants to be the premiere provider of official and trusted film clip content on YouTube, and the site got a big boost in funding today to achieve that end. Over the past few years, Movieclips […]
Northeastern regional cable provider Cablevision has added the option to view cable content from an iPhone or iPod Touch to their service despite some legal kerfuffles with Viacom over… what else? Rights. The app has been available to subscribers with […]
First rights wrangling ruined Beavis and Butthead vintage footage save some sucky clips onYouTube that keep getting taken down, and now it’s preventing Apple from bringing re-watchable movies to your iTunes account for the foreseeable future. The anticipated iTunes Replay- an […]
After a decades-long reign over mainstream adult content, Playboy‘s massive empire was hit hard by the free and open exchange of pornographic material over the internet. Since its inception in the 1950’s, the magazine was the most notable and common […]
Annual online video awards show The Streamy Awards is to return in 2012 after a hiatus in 2011. The revived Streamys, presented by Tubefilter, is aiming for new heights in 2012 with the announcement that the show itself will be […]
The hotly anticipated Spotify US launch has been a big boon to the company’s bottom line, bringing the company’s valuation to $1.1 billion. Despite a stringent invite-only model for free users, the service has done fairly well on both the […]
Online audio streaming provider Pandora has strong prospects for growth going forward, according to two brokerages that have given the company positive ratings. JP Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities, both of which started covering the company this week, rated stock […]
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