NASA has launched a new video podcast, NASA EDGE, that provides an offbeat look at the nation’s aerospace program. The hosts of NASA EDGE offer an unscripted take on the latest events at NASA. Chris Giersch and Blair Allen host the show, with Franklin Fitzgerald as its news anchor. In the latest episode, Giersch and […]

Regular users of streaming audio and video in key age groups spend up to 67% more time online than average Internet users, according to new research by Knowledge Networks/SRI’s MultiMedia Mentor. Comparing those who use audio/video online streaming at least once a week (“streamies”) to all past-month Web users, MultiMedia Mentor found that: Teen “streamies” […]

Sling Media today announced the availability of SlingPlayer for Mac, a software client for Slingbox customers who want to view their home TV or Apple TV on their Apple Macintosh desktop or laptop computer. With this software release, Slingbox owners can now view their television directly on their Macintosh computer screen. With full remote control, […]

The New York Times has a breathy overview of Vudu, a new set-top box that lets users download and view on their TV any of 5,000 movies. The selling point for the device is its speed, which, according to reports, uses P2P technology to allow almost immediate viewing. “This is something that is going to […]

Middio is a new site, currently in beta, that hopes to carve out a niche by making it easier to find music videos published on YouTube. Here‚Äôs the description from their site: Middio is a simple website that organizes music videos uploaded by the public to YouTube. In other words, Middio goes through the trouble […]

Variety reports that YouTube will update it site as early as next week to integrate advertising with its vast library of videos. Content creators who upload their videos to the site will be offered the option of having short ads shown at the beginning or end, with the resulting revenues split 50-50. In order to […]

Local TV broadcasters are worried about the rise of Internet television. They’re seeing popular prime-time content like Fox’s 24 go online, and wonder if the rise of Internet TV will put them out of business. While Internet television is creating new opportunities for content providers, local affiliates think that the Web may give networks more […]

Comedian Will Ferrell and partner Adam McKay have launched a new site that’s trying to be the YouTube of comedy, FunnyorDie.com. Like other video sites, users can upload comedy videos to be voted on by other viewers. Videos can also be embedded into blog posts and other sites (see sample below). Votes determine whether the […]

Today at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference, Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Silverlight, a new cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering media and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web. Silverlight integrates with existing Web technologies to provide higher-quality experiences with lower costs for media delivery. The plug-in offers consistent experiences to both Macintosh and […]

Make has a note on their site today saying that the awesomely empowerful Make: Video Podcast is optimized for AppleTV. You can subscribe and watch the standard MP4 or mov at 640×360, or select the HD version which is set up to look awesome in HD. “I shoot in hdv so it’s not up-res-ing,” says […]