Hayden Black, Executive Producer of the video podcast Goodnight Burbank (sample below), is creating a pilot for HBO Online, according to a source close to the project. “Hayden’s just been greenlit by HBO Online to produce a pilot for a possible new series for their website,” said the source. “The website is launching in Feb, […]

The National Football League said Tuesday it will make highlights from Sunday’s Super Bowl game available for purchase online the following day. The download, in English or Spanish, will cost $1.99 and will be viewable on computers or iPods. This is purported to be the first time that Super Bowl video highlights have been made […]

Kent Nichols, Douglas Sarine, and the Ninja have announced that they’ve signed a major ad deal. “We have signed with Federated Media to handle all of our advertising,” they note. “We’re really excited to be working with John Battelle and the crew over there. They’ve got a great track record and really seem to be […]

The Internet will revolutionize television within five years, due to an explosion of online video content and the merging of PCs and TV sets, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on Saturday. “I’m stunned how people aren’t seeing that with TV, in five years from now, people will laugh at what we’ve had,” Gates told business […]

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, YouTube CEO Chad Hurley said his company ‚Äúis going to move in the direction‚Äù of rewarding video creators for their content. Hurley says that he intends to share revenue with video producers, and that YouTube did not do that at first because he wanted to build a community […]

Apple Recon reports that orders for the recently announced Apple TV have already exceeded the original 100,000 unit order that Apple had placed with its manufacturer, and Apple is preparing to place a second order for twice that number. According to the site, Apple now expects to sell over a million Apple TV devices leading […]

The audience for Internet video has reached a critical mass, offering advertisers and television programmers lucrative opportunities, according to Nielsen Analytics. Highlights of the the company’s research: There has been no measurable negative impact on traditional television viewing. Video on PCs and iPods is expanding the audience of traditional TV programs. Viewers prefer short web-served […]

The personal computer is moving from being a workstation to being a life- and video-entertainment hub, according to new research. More than half of those surveyed had viewed a DVD on a computer, and a quarter of those surveyed had watched a streaming TV show on their computer. The study also found that most do […]

Google today offered an update on its plans for YouTube and Google Video, saying that Google Video and YouTube will continue to play to their respective strengths: Google’s strength — and its history — is grounded in search and in innovating technologies to make more information more available and accessible. YouTube, meanwhile, excels at being […]

Forbes has posted their take on the Web Celeb 25, a list of who they consider to be the biggest, brightest and most influential people on the Internet. Their pick for the No. 1 Web Celeb? Faux jailbait vlogger Lonelygirl15. Vloggers and video podcasters are well-represented on the list. Other Internet videographers to make the […]