Joost says its "test" of live P2P video from the NCAA tournament went pretty well. At least it did for the marketing department. Here was the warning basketball fans encountered in the days leading up to Joost's premiere NCAA effort. Nothing unusual here. Sounds like the typical online sports experience: "This is a test of our live P2P … [Read more...]
Hulu gets the last laugh … for now
Hulu's come-one-come-all beta is over. The NBC Universal-Fox video streaming site officially went public Wednesday to another round of cheers from the media. Funny to think back on last summer, when they all laughed. The odd name inspired hate posts from bloggers, who cited the wanna-be-hip handle as evidence the old media didn't get it and … [Read more...]
Disney-ABC soils web with ‘Squeegees’
ABC's new Stage 9 Digital Media production house just landed with a splat. The Disney-ABC TV group's first project for online video distribution is a piece of crap called "Squeegees." The comic webisodes featuring the misadventures of dudes who wash skyscraper windows can be found lurking abc.com and YouTube. The segments run for an eternity … [Read more...]
‘Quarterlife’ dead on arrival at NBC
"Quarterlife" is all done at NBC. The webisode series from the creators of "thirtysomething" drew a measly 3.1 million viewers in its debut on the network Tuesday night. Those are the worst numbers in that primetime slot in decades, since anyone can remember. In trade talk, that's a 1.3 rating/4 share. Yikes. "It never should have been a … [Read more...]
Stage6 high-def site is going dark
It's curtains for DivX's showcase site for high-definition video, Stage6. The last day is Thursday. DivX already has unplugged the popular site's upload functionality, so this looks like it's for real. The site was basically a YouTube for people shooting in high-def. Which could be just about anyone, given the low cost of HD gear these days. It … [Read more...]
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