FCC Delays Vote On Cable TV Regulation - Via Slashdot:
Tech.Luver recommends a story unfolding at the FCC, where Chairman Kevin Martin delayed a vote on a report that would open the door to more agency control over the cable television industry. Analysts say that Martin lacked support to pass the measure. read more... »
Internet Video Copyright Laws Recap: In light of the recent TVLinks shut-down in the UK, I thought we should take a look at the many other cases of lawsuits and shut-downs pertaining to copyright violations on video sites that we have covered here on WebTVWire.
Many sites which link to pirated and copyrighted material on the web have been threatened, and in most cases successfully stopped from the copyright violations they were involved in.
Here are a few discussions on the subject:- read more... »
Google Partner With Nielsen Ratings To Measure Ad Numbers And Demographics: " Google have announced they are to partner with Nielsen, the company which measures television ratings across various demographics.
Nielsen has set top boxes in a large number of American households, and these will now be used to see how many people watch the television adverts that Google sell.
This is an agreement designed to help companies who have already purchased Google ads determine what sort of value for money they are getting, as well as entice potential new advertisers in to signing up with the company. read more... »
Convenience Wins, Hubris Loses and Content vs. Context, a Presentation for Some Music Industry Friends at FISTFULAYEN: "Yahoo! Music demonstrates this scale discrepancy perfectly. Yahoo! is the world's #1 Internet destination. Hundreds of millions of people visit Yahoo! each month. Yahoo! Music is the #1 Music site on the Web, with tens of millions of monthly visitors. Between 10 and 20 million people watch music videos on Yahoo! Music every month. Between 5 and 10 million people listen to radio on Yahoo! Music every month. But the ENTIRE subscription music market (including Rhapsody, Napster, and Yahoo!) is in the low millions (sorry, we don't release subscriber numbers, but the aggregate number proves the point), even after years of marketing by all three companies. When you compare the experiences on Yahoo! Music, the order of magnitude difference in opportunity shouldn't be a surprise: read more... »
YouTube Vlogging Down 19% | Blip.tv & Indie Sites Skyrocket: More vloggers are setting up their own video blogs on independent blogging platforms, causing an overall decrease in the percentage of vlogs on YouTube, according to a quarterly Mefeedia survey.
The number of independent vlogsites are up a total of 7% this quarter. The popular vlogging platform Blip.tv seems to have benefited the most from this shift, registering a 17% rise in just three months and now hosting 56% more vloggers than YouTube. read more... »
Beginner's Guide to HDTV - HDTV Guide, Comparison & Reviews | YouReviewElectronics.com: "One of the biggest and fastest growing trends in electronics is High-Definition (HD) Television. Since the advent of color TV, there haven't been many revolutionary advances when it comes to televisions. TV's are one of the most popular and commonly used electronic devices in most households but we've been subjected to low quality TV signals for years now. Poor quality signals and old tube TV's are slowly dying and HDTV is the hot new trend. But if you've ever been shopping for a new TV or HD service you'll know there are many confusing high tech terms and features. Before you go shopping and possibly spend thousands of dollars on a new high-tech TV, learn some of the basics of HDTV so you know what you're shopping for. read more... »
The State of Wireless HDMI and WirelessHD: "HD television may be the wave of the future, but it's a future that's still cluttered by messy wires. Fortunately there are two competing technologies aimed at wirelessly connecting HDTVs to our entertainment setups: Wireless HDMI and WirelessHD. We checked in with the major players in this developing arena to get the scoop on their forthcoming product features and timelines.
Wireless HDMI is exactly what it sounds like: a 'high definition multimedia interface' (HDMI) free of cables. Wireless HDMI is not a standard itself, although its backers say that implementations can be non-proprietary when deployed using Ultrawideband (UWB) under the WiMedia standard. read more... »
Pay and Ad-Supported Internet Video Flourishing as Total Online Viewers Reach Nearly One Billion by 2012 | Press Release | ABI Research: "Consumption of both ad-supported and pay broadband video will grow strongly over the next few years as direct and third party distribution channels proliferate to give consumers more ways to access the content, according to a new study from ABI Research. The growing reach of new distribution models will expand the total consumer base of Internet video consumers from roughly 300 million today to nearly one billion by 2012. This growth will create a demand for new and evolved monetization models that will help create a multi-billion dollar industry in coming years. read more... »
Wireless IPTV | Is it Viable?: According to a recent report by ABI Research, IPTV over wireless broadband is an attractive offering for consumers and carriers - but there are many challenges to overcome to ensure it can be delivered effectively.
Whilst IPTV can currently be delivered to homes over wired connections, its bandwidth hungry nature means carriers are constantly scrambling to upgrade infrastructure. Adding to this cost, they have to connect homes (generally via coax cable) to the main cable running down the street. read more... »
Getting Disillusioned With HDTV: "I have had a HDTV in my home for almost five years now, and must say that I have been getting very disillusioned with it and the technology behind it.
I will say that when I first got the TV I had Comcast digital service with the HD set-top box. At that time the picture was spectacular considering the relatively few HD programs that were being broadcast. We watched whatever was on in HD, and enjoyed it immensely, even showing it off to friends and neighbors.
What has changed?
First was the pixelating and picture freeze-ups that occurred frequently. Comcast said it was the fault of the broadcasters, and the broadcasters said it must be the fault of Comcast. read more... »