Viacom-YouTube secrets to be exposed in lawsuit

2010-03-18T00:45:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Viacom, YouTube to dish dirt with unsealing of court documents in lengthy legal battle</div><div><p>A legal tussle pitting media conglomerate Viacom Inc. against online video leader YouTube is about to get dirtier as a federal judge prepares to release documents that will expose their secrets and other confidential information.</p><p>T...

24 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute

2010-03-17T16:16:24Z

<div><p>YouTube said Wednesday that 24 hours worth of video are being uploaded to the video-sharing site every minute.</p><p>"What?s next? 30 hours? 36 hours?" YouTube director of product management Hunter Walk said in a blog post.</p><p>"A day's worth of content uploaded to YouTube every minute is a big achievement for our community and speaks to the role video plays in connecting and changing the world on...

Online music vet launches song service for smartphones

2010-03-15T12:16:19Z

<div><p>Internet music veteran David Hyman on Monday unveiled a service that promises low-cost "all-you-can-eat" on-demand songs for users of Apple iPhones and Android smartphones.</p><p>MOG All Access Mobile will be live in the United States by mi...

US YouTube video views up 50 percent in January: comScore

2010-03-08T14:19:34Z

<div><p>Industry tracker comScore on Monday reported that US online video viewing at YouTube climbed 50 percent in January as compared to the same month a year earlier.</p><p>More than 173.3 million US Internet users watched video online in January, tuning into a total of 32.4 billion videos. The duration...

YouTube extends automatic video captioning

2010-03-04T15:17:05Z

<div><p>YouTube, in a significant development for millions of deaf Internet users, extended automatic caption capability Thursday to all English-language videos on the video-sharing website.</p><p>YouTube users have been able to manually add captions to videos since 2008 and in November of last year the site began offering machine-generated captions for about a dozen partner channels.</p><p>Hiroto Tokusei, ...

Viacom to drop Jon Stewart, Colbert Report from Hulu

2010-03-04T10:00:25Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "Hulu might have to charge fees, but paid videos come with own problems</div><div><p>Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon.</p><p>Comedy Central's decision to yank two of the most popular shows on Hulu — "The Daily Show" and "

Summary Box: Hulu could mix free, paid videos

2010-03-03T15:45:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Hulu could become a site that offers some free, some paid videos</div><div><p>HULU FOR A FEE? The pressure is mounting for Hulu to charge fees.</p><p>TRAFFIC MIGHT FIZZLE: Fees will turn off many viewers, who could go elsewhere to watch many of the shows for free.</p><p>FUTURE OF HULU: Analysts say Hulu will most likely become a site that offers some content for free, s...

Paying For Hulu

2010-03-03T15:32:15Z

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file screen grab, the home page of Hulu.com, is shown. Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending. The departure of Viacom Inc.'s Comedy Central from Hulu is the strongest signal to date that advertising revenue alone cannot support online video. (AP Photo/Hulu)

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Hulu losing `Daily Show,' `Colbert Report'

2010-03-03T07:00:07Z

<div id="subtitle">Comedy Central pulling `Daily Show,' 'Colbert Report' from Hulu over revenue issue</div><div><p>The popular video Web site Hulu is losing two of its most popular offerings: "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report."</p...

Daily Show, Colbert Report to be removed from Hulu

2010-03-02T18:00:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Hulu to lose Daily Show, Colbert Report after failing to secure further rights from Viacom</div><div><p>Video streaming site Hulu is saying goodbye to The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, two popular shows from Simon Fuller, the creator of a little show called "American Idol," will debut "If I Can Dream" on Hulu.com. The magnitude of the ev...

Cablevision service lets customers see PCs on TV

2010-02-24T14:45:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Cablevision service lets customers watch Internet, computer content through cable TV channel</div><div><p>Watching online video and other content on a television screen typically means buying a special device such as an Apple TV, or plugging lots of wires into the right holes on the PCs and TVs. Cable TV provider ...

dwp giant pet rodent

2010-02-17T17:46:12Z

GIANT RODENT IS NET HIT He's the largest pet rodent in the world – and now he's the most popular too. Caplin Rous the giant capybara has become an internet sensation with his regular updates on Facebook and crazy YouTube videos.The 100-pound rodent, who lives with his owner RealNetworks 4Q loss narrows on year-ago charges, sees 2010 revenue falling as much as 12 pct</div><div><p>RealNetworks Inc. posted a smaller net loss in the fourth quarter on Thursday versus a year ago, when the company posted significant charges for writing down assets. Revenue fell as business remained soft in games and music.</p><p&...

Obama follows State of the Union with YouTube

2010-02-22T12:55:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Obama follows up on State of the Union with YouTube interview at White House</div><div><p>There was a fireplace, but no roaring fire, as President Barack Obama sat down Monday for his version of the venerable fireside chat via 21st century technology: a...

Obama TouTube

2010-02-01T15:00:57Z

In this screen capture, President Barack Obama is seen live on the White House YouTube channel, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, from the White House in Washington, answering video and text questions submitted by YouTube. (AP Photo/YouTube)

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Obama YouTube

2010-02-01T14:15:56Z

President Barack Obama is seen on the White House YouTube channel, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, on a computer screen at the White House in Washington, answering video and text questions submitted by YouTube. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Netflix adds 1.1M customers, 4Q profit up 36 pct

2010-02-22T14:08:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Netflix's quarterly earnings rise 36 pct as DVD rental service gains 1.1 million subscribers</div><div><p>Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter performance sparkled as its DVD-by-mail service surpassed 12 million subscribers, and management promised an even shinier sequel to kick off this year. Investors applauded, lifting the company's shares by more than 16 percent Wednesd...

On the Call: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings

2010-02-22T14:03:33Z

<div id="subtitle">On the Call: Netflix CEO in no hurry to develop app that would stream video to iPhone, iPad</div><div><p>Netflix Inc.'s success streaming video over the Internet has led some people to wonder when the subscription service might develop an application that would...

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