Single Touch Systems, a mobile media company that holds 140 patents in the market, have sent “Letters of Notification” to streaming video companies including Netflix, Disney and Hulu claiming ownership of certain technologies used by the companies to stream media […]
Fans of NBC properties like 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation and Community with iPads will be pleased to hear that the network’s iPad app was updated to allow viewing of entire episodes on Thursday. GigaOM reminds readers that it originally called the app […]
Oh, Glenn Beck. I forgot about that guy. The frog-boiling, America’s Virginity Restoring (thanks, Gawker!) conservative snake oil salesman saw his Fox News fortunes rapidly reverse after his platform and position were roundly and effectively mocked into obscurity by Jon […]
Walmart has spoken out directly about whether Netflix is a siphon for their business, saying the dominant streaming video company is not a competitor but a supplement to the service they offer with Vudu. Indeed, the opinion may not just […]
The EW Scripps Company has announced plans to bring mobile video streaming of live TV to all nine of its markets in the US. The platform- which “works very simply,” the company says in a press release- allows users to […]
A new fund from famed director J.J. Abrams and John Fogelman intends to target the web through the development of short form video. FactoryMade Ventures will develop ideas from Michael Bay, Robert Rodriguez, Thom Beers, and Abrams hinself, with the […]
Music streaming service Pandora took a hit in trading today on news Clear Channel Broadcasting overhauled its iHeartRadio service. While a simple makeover would be one thing, the iHeartRadio revamp includes the addition of some key Pandora features that up […]
It seems that streaming music listeners fall into one of maybe two categories- the control freaks, who need to select every track that is played for them and prefer more micromanagable services like Grooveshark and the open-minded type that likes […]
Dish Network is rumored to be preparing a new Blockbuster streaming-movie service that will directly compete with Netflix. Sources close to the program say it will be launched in October and has been designed to coincide with price increases implemented […]
MediaTakeOut, the gossip site that Wikipedia describes as an entity “catering to people that are interested in drama,” has been a frequently prominent face on the gossip blogging scene for a few years now- featuring often salacious stories the site’s […]
Nearly 24 million people use Hulu every single month and those users account for more than 1 billion video ads across the company’s network and now Hulu is utilizing their large advertiser network to provide their visitors with more advertising […]
The rollout of Netflix’s popular streaming video service in several Latin American countries has begun, the company announced this week in a post on their company blog. The market expansion has been public knowledge since July, and the company inked […]
As I reported on Monday the Hulu bidding wars have already begun with Amazon, Yahoo and Dish Network each offering in the vicinity of $1.5 billion to $2 billion for the rights to the company and now rumors are circulating […]
Amazon, Yahoo and Dish Network are believed to be the only three company’s left in the Hulu bidding war which will hand control of the company over to a new owner. Bids are said to be hovering in the $1.5 […]