Microsoft may be intent on gaining control of Yahoo through a proxy battle, but News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is still waiting in the wings. While either combination probably would accelerate the growth of Web video, the prospect of a…
Toshiba, whose HD DVD player had been losing ground to Sony’s competing Blu-ray format this year, is abandoning the fight. Toshiba will stop making both HD DVD players and discs by the end of next month, the company said in…
Online video consumption is not drawing eyeballs away from traditional television. Instead, it’s emerging as “a medium unto itself,” according to a new study from Leichtman Research Group. The study found that only 9% of those who watch online video…
YouTube’s audience dipped slightly for the week ending Feb. 10 when it registered 33.3 million unique visitors, down a bit from 34.1 million the week before, according to Nielsen Online. MSN Video fared better, as its unique visitor count hit…
Tech Web site Cnet.com launched an updated version of its online TV portal today at www.cnettv.com, adding closed captioning for its video content. CNET said “hundreds” of CNET TV videos will be available with closed captioning via a button labeled…
Audience Measurement Improves, But Standards Still Murky Online
Low-Power Stations, Minorities Among Concerned Groups
Product Integration Moves to Internet
Digital Potential Anybody’s Guess
Retail giant Wal-Mart announced today it is backing Sony’s Blu-ray format for high-definition DVDs, a possibly fatal blow to Toshiba’s rival HD DVD format. A gradual phasing out of HD DVD products will occur at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Clubs across…