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ZillionTV Unveils ‘Personalized’ TV Service

Mar 5th, 2009 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

ZillionTV has announced a new “personalized television” Internet television service. Through agreements with Hollywood studios and TV networks, ZillionTV plans to offer an extensive array of entertainment content; targeted and addressable advertising; and, television commerce, letting you make purchases through your television. The ZillionTV Service, currently in its Beta phase, will offer instant, subscription-free access […]



Eye-Fi Memory Cards Automatically Upload Videos to YouTube and Flickr

Mar 5th, 2009 | By | Category: Computer Hardware, iPhone

Updating a story we first told you about in January, wireless memory card maker Eye-Fi today announced the release of two new wireless SD memory cards that will upload videos directly from a digital camera to a computer and the Web. In addition to automatic photo uploads, the next generation Eye-Fi cards can deliver users’ […]



Half of U.S. Broadband Households Want Internet TV Now

Mar 4th, 2009 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

Tech industry and consumer research firm Parks Associates have published a new report that explains that on-demand video libraries and custom widgets will drive adoption of “connected television experiences” — that is, Internet TV. The research firm’s new white paper, “From Boob Tube to YouTube: Consumers and TV“, points to strong interest among U.S. broadband […]



YouTube Tops 100 Million U.S. Viewers For First Time

Mar 4th, 2009 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video

Digital measurement service comScore today released January 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that U.S. Internet users viewed 14.8 billion online videos during that month. These figures represent an increase of 4 percent over December 2008. YouTube led the growth charge, accounting for 91 percent of the incremental January-versus-December gain in the […]



New All-in-One Screen Recording Service ‘GoView’ at DEMO

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: Podcasting, Podcasting Services

Remote access and web-conferencing comapny Citrix Online introduced an all-in-one screen recording, editing and sharing service today at emerging technology conference DEMO. Citrix’s GoView is designed to allow users to create and share “recorded content” (like screen captures) online, extending the reach and possibilities for presentation. The product’s creators say that GoView is the “first […]



Publisher Offers Titles in Multiple Formats, One-Time Price

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: General, The New Media Update

Publishers Weekly magazine reports today what may be the first offer of its kind from traditional publishing. Book publisher Thomas Nelson has launched “NelsonFree,” a program which gives readers their content in several different formats – as a hardcover book, an e-book, and an audiobook, all for the purchase price of a single volume. Thomas […]



The Advertisers Are Now The Network: Tim Street on ADM Podcast

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: Digital Video Downloads, Making Money with Podcasts, New Media Organizations, Podcast Quickies, Video

The latest episode of the Association for Downloadable Media (ADM)’s “Get The Download” podcast series is worth taking time to listen. The program covers much of the nuts and bolts of finding advertisers or sponsorships to monetize your Internet video creations. Interviewer Cathy Brooks of Other Than That (late of video creation site Seesmic) talks […]



Flickr Opens Video To All, Plus HD Video For Pro Users

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Video

[flickrvideo]http://www.flickr.com/photos/synthesizers/2569011419/in/set-72157605546285198/[/flickrvideo] Photo-sharing mega-site Flickr has opened up to all Flickr users video uploads. In addition, paying “Pro” members of Flickr will now be able to upload high-def videos that everyone can watch in HD. Also announced today, Flickr users can submit their video creation to be part of the recently debuted Flickr Clock timeline view, […]



Dailymotion and Hulu Announce ‘Strategic Partnership’

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Streaming Video, Video

Independent video-sharing site Dailymotion today announced a distribution agreement with online video service Hulu. The agreement with Hulu will give Dailymotion’s audience access to an additional 40,000 “premium” videos from Hulu’s extensive online video library, including full-length episodes from major television studios, full-length feature films from major film studios, as well as news and other […]



Small Business Administration Updates Podcast Offerings

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Podcast Quickies, Podcasting

The U.S. Small Business Administration has recently upgraded its podcast resources for small business owners. The SBA is an independent federal government agency which works to “aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.” The SBA […]