Conifer Research, at the behest of Microsoft Advertising, NBC Universal and Starcom’s MediaVest, recently developed a study in which 11 households went two weeks without their TV and instead used the Internet for all their television needs, MediaPost reports. After…
In this week’s edition of the New Media Minute, Daisy Whitney mixes it up a bit by carrying a segment from Chicago-based new-media reporter Thatcher Kamin. He attended the Chicago New Media Summit and offers a quick recap on the…
Even if everything goes as planned, federal officials are preparing for a deluge of problems and viewer complaints come February during the nation’s switch to digital broadcasting, the Associated Press reports. Most are looking at the already-digital city of Wilmington,…
ReelzChannel is teaming up with entertainment retailer Borders Group to distribute its content on the chain’s Web site, Multichannel News reports. Leonard Maltin’s original review show “Secret’s Out” will be added to the “Border’s Backlot” area of the site that…
Google unveiled its new Android Smartphone today, the Silicon Alley Insider reports. The HTC G1 will cost $180 and will be available to T-Mobile subscribers. Among its features are video, touch gestures, Google Maps with Street View and the Amazon…
The Associated Press said today it will use technology from online video provider thePlatform to power its video content across more than 2,000 media sites. AP will roll out the technology by December and use it to distribute video clips…
CBS President Les Moonves admitted he was reluctant at first to embrace new media for fear of losing viewers, MediaWeek reports. Speaking at New York City’s Mixx Conference and Expo today he said, “The Internet is not cannibalistic; it is…
Online video destination Hulu added several new features today, including genre-based channel browsing, show recommendations, actor-based searching and user discussion forums. The site now includes 17 genre-based channels, including action/adventure, comedy, horror/suspense, news and information and reality/game shows. Hulu said…
CBS and Walt Disney Co.’s Disney Channel have inked agreements with Netflix that allow shows such as “NCIS” and “Hannah Montana” to be streamed from the Web site of the movie rental provider. Disney Channel will make available about 500…
Video consumption at the top two video sites in the world dipped slightly in August, according to the latest figures from online measurement service Nielsen Online. YouTube delivered 4.7 billion streams in August to nearly 77 million unique visitors. That’s…