Going to be away from home on Super Bowl Sunday this year? No need to miss the game. According to the Associated Press, for the very first time, the NFL is going to be streaming NBC’s broadcast of the Super Bowl on the network’s …
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Netflix Reveals New Mindset, New Competition and New Friends
You know who loves Netflix? Judging by comments made at the 39th Annual UBS Global Media and Communications Conference this week, the answer might be “everybody.” Not only did Time Warner CEO and Chairman Jeff Bewkes announce …
Disney Strikes a Video Deal with YouTube
Can’t beat ’em? Join them. Disney and YouTube have reportedly struck a deal that helps both companies gain better traction in the online market.
The two companies have agreed to spend a combined $10-15 million producing an original video series that will be distributed on a co-branded channel on Disney and YouTube. Disney, who will be …
YouTube’s Audience Now 60% Non-English Speakers
How do you say “Double Rainbow” in Afrikaans? Yes, it appears YouTube has truly gone international, with 60% of its users now selecting something other than English while viewing it.
The news comes from a spokesperson from Google (which bought YouTube back in 2006), who dropped the statistic to GigaOm yesterday. Perhaps this shouldn’t …
No iCloud Movies Yet, but Apple’s Working On It
Don’t blame Apple for the iCloud’s inability to stream and re-download iTunes movies. The issue here is a Hollywood system full of complications and competing interests.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple’s in talks with Hollywood studios for the rights to include movies in iCloud. At present, you can use iCloud to re-download …
Netflix Renames DVD Delivery Service ‘Qwikster’
Netflix is splitting up its two products – DVD delivery and streaming – into two separate sites. You’ll be able to continue to log into Netflix to access streaming, but a new site called Qwikster will handle all the physical media stuff from now on. Aside from renaming its DVD service, Andy Rendich will step in as CEO to head the …
GameStop to Launch Its Own Android Gaming Tablet in 2012
Your next Android tablet may well be dedicated to video games, and the company behind it’s arguably the one you’d least expect: GameStop. That’s right, the monster-sized video games retailer we’d probably have long since bid farewell, but for the company’s prescient move into the used games market, now responsible for over half its …
Study: Most Mobile Users Stream Video Near an Actual Television
Video-on-demand apps allow users to stream movie and TV content to their smartphones or other mobile devices wherever they may be… So why do most people end up using them when they could just as easily watch television?
All Things D points out a new study showing that most VoD app users watch streamed video at home (74% of …
Five Cool Websites for New Spotify Users
Spotify is finally here in the U.S.!
I’ve been using the service over here in Europe for quite a while and it’s packed with lots of cool stuff: more music than you can ever reasonably listen to, social network features, and more. But one of my favorite features is the way Spotify links out to the rest of the internet.
How to Roll Your Own Music Streaming Service
Google’s doing it, Amazon’s doing it, Apple will be doing it very soon now. Everyone’s putting their music in the cloud. Clouds are, it would seem, where it’s at. Indeed clouds are so happening that perhaps you might prefer to roll your own rather than use someone else’s.
Here’s one way of doing that.
Milwaukee developer John Mills …
Why Spotify and Facebook Would Make a Great Team
The rumor mill is in overdrive with the suggestion that Facebook might have done a deal with European music streaming service Spotify. Why would they do that?
Facebook is the undisputed winner of social networking. The more people who spend a lot of time on Facebook, the more money there is to be made.
Music is an excellent way of …
Apple May Have Inked a Streaming Music Deal with EMI
What does Apple have that Google doesn’t have? Deals with major record labels. According to CNET, Apple’s already signed a deal with EMI so it can stream music to a device nearest you.
The report also says deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music are almost done. Well, well, Google. It looks like Apple’s stepping up its …