TV By The Numbers’ Bill Gorman has posted some revealing stats on TiVo subscribers that suggest that the technology is headed for the dead pool.  The above graph charts the change in TiVo subscribers, by month. Starting with February ’06, TiVo subscriber growth stalls and by February ’07, TiVo started bleeding subscribers.  Gorman notes: In the […]

YouTube appears to be learning a lot of tricks from Hulu. Today they announced that they are going widescreen: Over the years we’ve heard a lot of feedback from you about what you’d like to change about YouTube, and the size of our video player is always top of mind. That’s why today we’re excited […]

Boxee is a funky hybrid of an application: an open source, cross-platform media center and entertainment hub with social networking features. Sound like a mouthful of jumbled buzzwords? Suffice it to say that Boxee is a promising (if currently slightly klunky) application that lets AppleTV users (and PC, Mac, and other multimedia devices) watch and […]

Apple has released a new update for Apple TV, Apple TV Software Update 2.3, that brings new features for AirTunes streaming, support for third-party remotes and more.

NBC‘s 30 Rock got series high ratings for its season premiere on Thursday, taking advantage of the buzz surrounding star Tina Fey, whose appearances as Gov. Sarah Palin have proven to be a viral goldmine. Tina Fey’s recent popularity is turning the status quo of television on it head. First, Fey’s SNL skits as Sarah […]

Who needs analog television? 30 Rock debuts this year on Hulu, at NBC.com, right here at Podcasting News and anywhere else you want to watch it. NBC is debuting the season premiere online a full seven days before its on-air takeoff. While NBC can’t expect Tina Fey to always pull in twice as many people […]

Internet video site Hulu was nearly wiped off the face of the Internet yesterday, leading to widespread speculation about what had happened. Some interesting theories included: DanStasiewski: Hulu appears to be down. Should I get on the roof and wiggle the antenna? JoeAnderson: Maybe bringing down Hulu.com will finally get me into the Evil League […]

It looks like NBC is hoping to capitalize on the fact that Tina Fey is hotter online than off by debuting her show 30 Rock online.  According to MediaPost, NBC plans to debut the full season premiere online seven days before its on-air takeoff. The debut will be streamed on NBC.com starting Oct. 23, as well […]

Playboy CEO Christie Hefner announced yesterday plans to shut down its DVD business and focus on Internet video: It is unavoidable that we reduce our cost structure to reflect current economic realities even as we continue to invest in our growth businesses. We will also respond to changes in how consumers access content and advertisers use […]

Apple today announced that all four of the major networks are offering primetime programs in high definition on the iTunes Store. Apple still provides no ad-supported streaming offering, which has opened the door for Hulu and others to target the huge audience for free streaming Internet television. The list of HD programs now available on the iTunes […]