Archive for category: Video & Audio

Spotify Giveaway: Three Sonos PLAY:3 Sound Systems

Spotify Giveaway: Three Sonos PLAY:3 Sound Systems

The team at streaming music service Spotify has teamed up with Sonos to give away three exclusive Sonos PLAY:3 systems designed by London-based designer Richard Robinson, best known for his forays into the worlds of fashion and music. Among Robinson’s work […]

Viacom, UStream Sign Exclusive Content Streaming Deal

Viacom, UStream Sign Exclusive Content Streaming Deal

Viacom and Ustream have entered into a partnership, giving the live streaming site exclusive rights to broadcast Viacom content on the web. The deal encompasses a few of Viacom’s networks, granting Ustream access to content from MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, […]

Video Ads Now Make Up 15% Of Viewed Online Video Content

Video Ads Now Make Up 15% Of Viewed Online Video Content

While watching your favorite clips on YouTube or your favorite TV series and movies on Hulu might make up a bulk of your online video views a new study by comScore shows that 15% of all videos viewed are actually […]

Sony And Warner Join Grooveshark Lawsuit

Sony And Warner Join Grooveshark Lawsuit

Sony Music and Warner Music have joined Universal music in their copyright lawsuit against online music provider Grooveshark. Filed in November the lawsuit alleges that Grooveshark executives uploaded copies of song they had no rights to distribute, thus violating the […]

Call 1-917-408-Fred To Star In An Online Cartoon

Call 1-917-408-Fred To Star In An Online Cartoon

The creators of huge kid and adult based hits The Fairly OddParents, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and Johnny Bravo have been creating hits for years and now they want to make one lucky fan into their very own cartoon. Fred Seibert’s […]

Glenn Beck’s Web Network to Launch Survivalist Reality Show on GBTV

Glenn Beck’s Web Network to Launch Survivalist Reality Show on GBTV

Fox News pundit turned web TV pioneer Glenn Beck is putting out a reality show for his site GBTV- following a survivalist family as they prepare themselves for the possibility of unrest and self-sufficiency in the event of societal collapse. […]

Louis CK’s ‘Live at Beacon Theater’ Experiment Doing Well, Comic Talks Figures

Louis CK’s ‘Live at Beacon Theater’ Experiment Doing Well, Comic Talks Figures

It’s only a few days in to Louis CK’s DRM-free “Live at Beacon Theater” experiment, during which the comic is circumventing traditional distribution channels like Hulu and iTunes to sell the show directly to fans on a dedicated website. (Disclaimer, […]

Flight Attendants Seek to Ban Alec Baldwin’s ’30 Rock’ From In-Flight Entertainment

Flight Attendants Seek to Ban Alec Baldwin’s ’30 Rock’ From In-Flight Entertainment

Alec Baldwin’s Words With Friends-based drama last week on an American Airlines flight served not only to cast the actor in a slightly negative public light, but has also apparently caused some outrage among flight attendants. Baldwin’s popular NBC sitcom […]

YouTube For Schools Launches, Promises ‘World of Educational Content’

YouTube For Schools Launches, Promises ‘World of Educational Content’

YouTube has a wealth of content that is of interest to and useful for schoolkids, with enhanced tutorials, detailed explanations of math concepts, and visual information on about every single concept you can imagine under the sun. It also has […]

Louis CK Does Reddit AMA After Announcing Independently Distributed, DRM-Free Special

Louis CK Does Reddit AMA After Announcing Independently Distributed, DRM-Free Special

It’s only Monday, but web-favorite comedian Louis CK is owning the social web this week. First, the popular entertainer set tech sites buzzing with news that he was releasing his newest special, “Louis CK: Live at Beacon Theater,” exclusively via the […]

Spotify Highlights “We Are Hunted” App

Spotify Highlights “We Are Hunted” App

Spotify has named “We Are Hunted” as their newest featured app and for good reason, the new third-party application for the music service allows users to quickly and easily discover new music that matches their interests. As a worldwide leader […]

Yahoo Building 5,000 Square Foot TV Studio In New York City

Yahoo Building 5,000 Square Foot TV Studio In New York City

Yahoo is in the process of building a 5,000 square feet in a midtown Manhattan office space, a move that has some shareholders and analysts wondering if a takeover is still in the cards for the internet search and content […]

YouTube Redesigns Homepage, Adds Better Social Integration

YouTube Redesigns Homepage, Adds Better Social Integration

In their ever increasing attempt to bring their web properties up to date Google on Thursday rolled out a complete revamped YouTube homepage that features a bigger emphasis on social integration. Visitors to the site will now notice a center […]

Netflix, Hulu Will Not Lower Cable Bills, Analysts Say

Netflix, Hulu Will Not Lower Cable Bills, Analysts Say

Just today, I saw a glowing update in my Facebook feed from a friend who’d cut her cable costs significantly by switching to Hulu Plus and Netflix. Chances are, if you haven’t considered it, someone you know has. And here […]