ABC wants to test your limits to see how much advertising you’re willing to sit through to watch Lost, Desperate Housewives & other shows online According to a Hollywood Reporter article, Disney-ABC Television Group plans to test inserting multiple commercials into ad breaks for primetime series on its broadband player. “It would be premature for […]

Blockbuster is working on an Apple TV-killer, according to reports. The home video giant is developing a set-top device for streaming films directly to TV sets and is expected to announce the offering sometime this month. Blockbuster declined comment, but a spokeswoman for the company said: “We’re talking to numerous companies and vendors about products, […]

The BBC has announced that its iPlayer video service will soon be available via the Nintendo Wii. iPlayer is a video download and streaming service that lets people catch up with BBC programming. An early version of the service should be available starting today but more polished software will be released as the service is […]

Adobe today announced the immediate availability of Adobe Media Player 1.0 software, a app built on Adobe AIR that could significantly change the world of Internet media. Adobe Media Player is a cross-platform media player that is being distributed by Adobe, but that can also be distributed as a “branded” player by publishers. Major television […]

Earlier in the year, we noted that bad advertising is holding back online TV, citing the poorly targeted, overlong and disruptive ads on Hulu as an example. Anyone that thinks that you are going to sit through traditional television advertising when you’re watching online videos is out of touch, at best. This view is starting […]

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has announced a set of Digital Video Ad Format Guidelines and is looking for feedback. The guidelines and best practices address the most widely used current in-stream ad products, including linear video ads, non-linear video ads and companion ads. They were created to address: Simplifying digital video ad buying across […]

Veronica Belmont, host of the Mahalo Daily video podcast, has announced that she’s moving on: Hard to believe the time has already come, but soon enough I’ll be moving on from Mahalo to embark on some exciting new projects! Mahalo Daily has been a really amazing experience (and not just because I get to do […]

Competition for the next generation Internet television platform is starting to heat up. Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with Hollywood firm the Safran Company to produce original shows for distribution on the system. The company represents clients like actor and producer Sean Combs (“Monster’s Ball”), actor and writer Nia […]

YouTube today announced the winners in its 2007 YouTube Video Awards, which seem to have come and gone again this year with a whimper, not a bang. Winning videos include Laughing Baby, Potter Puppet Pals and Human Tetris. Here’s the complete list. Given its place as the number one Internet video destination, you’d think YouTube […]

Entrepreneur, podcaster and blogger Jeff Pulver has announced that his latest venture, PrimeTimeRewind.tv, is now live. The site is intended to be a sort of TV Guide for Internet television, with a social media twist. “We would like to put you one-click away from watching your show,” according to Pulver. “Prime Time Rewind also allows […]