Google co-founder Larry Page called on the Federal Communications Commission to give companies unlicensed access to television airwaves before the November election. Page also said the multiple rounds of tests conducted by FCC engineers are highly unusual, and he accused broadcasters and wireless microphone manufacturers who oppose the proposal of creating unneeded controversy.Broadcasters and wireless […]
Discovery Communications and YouTube have debuted nine YouTube Channels, featuring a robust collection of clips from Discovery’s family of world-class network brands. Tailoring content to the global YouTube community, Discovery will also roll out a series of targeted international Channels showcasing localized and native language content for specific regions around the world. The partnership also […]
BSkyB has added its voice to concerns about Project Kangaroo, the online television service planned by ITV, Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide. Many of the channels on Sky's subscription TV service draw heavily on archive programming. In its filing to the Competition Commission, which is investigating Kangaroo, Sky argued that the service "might be expected […]
blinkx, one of the largest video search engines, has launched blinkx BBTV. The company noted that BBTV is available in the browser, without any software download, integrating video into the fibre of the web for true, full-screen online TV, much like the BBC iPlayer..The new web-based release enables users to instantly and easily browse or […]
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has labelled YouTube a “parasite” that lives off the TV shows and content created from the broadcaster’s £1 billion (E1.256bn) But Grade said he did not consider the rise of technology companies such as Google, which owns YouTube, to be a threat to ITV. “The day that Google or Joost […]
Amazon has revealed that its subsidiary, The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), will now allow users to watch feature films and TV shows for no charge Over 6,000 titles will be available, the company said, citing recent episodes of popular television shows such as 24 and Heroes and classic films such as Some Like It Hot. […]
Tiscali UK is the latest to see "significant issues and competition concerns" in Project Kangaroo. UK CEO Mary Turner told the Competition Commission's Like other correspondents, Tiscali said TV producers could be forced to grant Kangaroo exclusive VOD rights to their shows or to accept low prices, because the Kangaroo JV partners hold all the […]
All3Media International, the producer has struck a major online distribution deal to make its programmes available via video service BlinkBox. The deal will see 56 BlinkBox, the online video service that fashions itself as a cross between iTunes and Facebook, will provide all of All3Media’s content free of charge using an ad-supported model. The company […]
Project Kangaroo, the online video service from BBC, ITV and C4, is under investigation by the Competition Commission and broadcasters such as BSkyB and Virgin Kangaroo is now likely to allow other online services to show catch-up TV, the most popular shows for on-demand viewing. ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC will retain the rights […]
Digital world data analyser comScore has released July 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, reporting that Americans viewed more than 11.4 billion videos In July, Google Sites once again ranked as the top US video property with more than 5 billion videos viewed (representing a 44 per cent share of the online video […]