Technology company Akimbo has shifted its business strategy and now is positioning itself as a video-on-demand solution for Web sites, the company announced today. Akimbo now will offer a publishing and ad system to support various online video models such…
The Federal Communications Commission is hearing new warnings that Internet service providers are unfairly degrading some online TV channels without telling their customers. At a hearing today in Cambridge, Mass., a congressman, consumer groups and executives of video peer-to-peer downloading…
In her latest New Media Minute, Daisy Whitney looks at the success of Rhett and Link. The comedy duo, previously mentioned on TVWeek.com, has signed a deal with TV Guide to create three new music video parodies for TVGuide.com. The…
YouTube’s audience ticked up for the week ending Feb. 17, hitting 35.2 million unique visitors, up from 33.3 million the week before, according to Nielsen Online. MSN Video took a big dip to 2.7 million for the week, a drop…
HBO continues to explore the broadband video waters via a deal with YouTube to launch a branded HBO channel starting today. The channel will include videos from HBO shows including “Flight of the Conchords,” “The Wire,” “Def Comedy Jam,” “Real…
Disney-ABC Television Group struck a deal with its affiliate association that lets ABC local stations sell local spots in ABC’s video-on-demand content, which is available in some cable systems with fast-forward functionality disabled. ABC already has a deal in place…
Over the last year, video ad targeting firms have quietly and openly wondered when Google would make its move to match online video with ads. As companies like Digitalsmiths, Blinkx, YuMe Networks and Adap.tv struck deals to pair video content…
Joan Lunden will salute caring DirecTV subscribers on “Hometown Heroes,” a new series created by the satellite television provider. “Hometown Heroes” will premiere April 6 on DirecTV’s original programming channel, called The 101. Each episode of the half-hour show features…
Warner Bros. introduced its new state-of-the-art media lab Thursday night. The on-site research center will facilitate consumer testing for media content, including broadband, pay-per-view, video-on-demand, wireless and gaming. The studio teamed up with Hewlett-Packard to set up eight user bays…
Liquid crystal display televisions accounted for more than three-quarters of the TVs consumers bought during the week of this year’s Super Bowl, up from less than 25% two years ago, NPD Group said in a statement today. The average LCD…