The New York Times' profile of Veoh Networks in Sunday's paper includes some interesting back-and-forth on video copyright issues and the control of video that's posted by content creators. The VeohTV platform, now in beta, rounds up network television offerings in "channels," which include the Big Four nets and video giant YouTube. If you … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2007
Hooray for Bollywood movies online
I love Bollywood. What would suck out loud in the States -- zippy music, loud costumes and Metos-fresh teens -- routinely comes across as pretty cool. Musical numbers just break out for no reason, everyone on the street jumps in, just like Mickey & Judy. My favorite film from India is a cheesy thriller called "The Fog" (not the one you're … [Read more...]
Download, streaming revs rise put at 39%
Streaming and downloaded A/V will produce $2.6 billion in revenue this year, according to the research outfit AccuStream iMedia Research. That's an increase of 39% from last year, the number crunchers note. Of that total revenue, only 2.2% is expected to come from movies. "Entertainment," including TV shows, should register 3.4% Real Networks' … [Read more...]
The MovieStation buddies up to big TVs
Those of us no longer blessed with studio apartments or dorm rooms tend to have the heavy-lifting desktop computers stationed a few rooms over from the widescreen TV set-up. The forward-looking Trekstor MovieStation maxi t.u stores audio and video files in the A/V rack without the need for a companion computer. The 250-gigabyte model packs in about … [Read more...]
VeohTV: all over the place
The new digital goodies blog last100 took a test lap with VeohTV, the full-screen P2P aggregator that goes by the slogan "Video Lives All Over the Web." The application is still in beta, but last100 blogger has posted a fairly detailed review of VeohTV. Here's a look at Veoh's YouTube channel, where, presumably, most of the action is: Videos … [Read more...]