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Analyst: Netflix would be most-watched "cable network"

Analyst: Netflix would be most-watched "cable network"
  • Posted April 12, 2013, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web With Video
  • Netflix CEO Reed Hastings noted on Facebook that his company served up some four billion hours of streaming video in 2013 -- and we're not even done with April. He also plugged an upcoming Netflix original series named Hemlock Grove,…

Rdio rolls out a public preview of its video streaming service, Vdio

Rdio rolls out a public preview of its video streaming service, Vdio
  • Posted April 3, 2013, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web, Software
  • Following a few short months in private beta and over a year in development, Vdio, the video streaming counterpart of music service Rdio is making its first public appearance. Initially, only Rdio Unlimited subscribers in the U.K. and the U.S.…

"X-Ray for TV" lets Kindle, Wii U owners tap to identify actors

"X-Ray for TV" lets Kindle, Wii U owners tap to identify actors
  • Posted March 27, 2013, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Amazon has just expanded its X-Ray service to include television shows. The service will bring Kindle Fire and Wii U episode watchers contextual information from the IMDb at the touch of a finger. Just like the movie-centric version of the…

Nielsen "TV household" ratings to include cord-cutters without TVs

Nielsen "TV household" ratings to include cord-cutters without TVs
  • Posted February 22, 2013, 1:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Nielsen will soon expand its TV ratings system to include online viewers, it told clients yesterday. Armed with its broadened definition of what constitutes a "TV household", Nielsen hopes to more accurately reflect modern day media consumption and advancements in technology…

Vdio enters private beta, won't mimic Rdio's streaming model

Vdio enters private beta, won
  • Posted November 21, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • It’s been over a year since we last heard about Vdio, an upcoming online video service founded by Janus Friis, the same guy who co-created KaZaA, Skype, Rdio and Joost. But according to a report by GigaOm, things are moving…

BBC iPlayer allows iOS users to download TV shows, movies

BBC iPlayer allows iOS users to download TV shows, movies
  • Posted September 4, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, The Web
  • For the first time, the BBC will allow iPlayer users to download streaming media to their iOS devices for offline viewing. Media streamed by BBC's iPlayer has traditionally been exclusively streamable. Although current plans treat iPhone and iPad owners first,…

Weekend Open Forum: What TV shows are you following?

Weekend Open Forum: What TV shows are you following?
  • Posted November 18, 2011, 8:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in WOF
  • There is plenty to choose from on TV right now (or your favorite streaming service): scripted or reality, linear or episodic, entertaining or provocative, and so on. Although there's no denying that a lot of it is rubbish, there are…

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