YouTube Can Now Handle a Whopping 4K Video Resolution

Sweet fancy Moses, YouTube can now display full-resolution video shot on 4K cameras from the likes of Red Digital Cinema. That kind of footage is a bit rare, as YouTube’s demo playlist only contains four clips, and as the blog post suggests, “the ideal screen size for a 4K video is 25 feet.”

Hulu Considering Ad-Free Hulu Plus If We’re Willing to Pay More

One of the main questions that arose with Hulu’s announcement of its premium service, Hulu Plus, was whether or not the $10 per month subscription fee would provide for a commercial free viewing experience. It does not. The monthly fee basically gives subscribers access to entire back catalogs of shows from participating networks.

YouTube ‘Leanback’ Promises Effortless Video Viewing

YouTube’s new Leanback feature is pretty much just like it sounds. You fire it up (youtube.com/leanback) and lean back in your chair. Do NOT lean forward! You’ll be treated to a non-stop barrage of YouTube videos that play in full screen, one after another “based on your YouTube settings and preferences, including content from your [...]

New YouTube Mobile Site Handles HTML5 Quite Nicely

Goodbye, YouTube apps on my iPhone and Android devices. The fine folks at YouTube have put together a nicely revamped mobile site at m.youtube.com that works with a fair amount of smartphones, leveraging HTML5 videos instead of Flash videos.

Why Would Apple Open Up Its ‘FaceTime’ Video Standard?

Apple announced a feature called “FaceTime” today, which leverages your iPhone 4’s front- and rear-facing video camera to initiate video chatting sessions with other iPhone 4 owners right from within your contacts list or even while in the middle of a voice call.

Emmys, You’re Old. Meet the Streamys: The Award Show For the Next Generation

The latest step in our march to topple over traditional media, this weekend’s Streamy Awards honor the very best in original web television programming. Just let that concept sink in.