Tag Archives: Video

Hollywood to YouTube: What Have You Done for Me Lately?

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Michael Stroud

Warner Music Group’s decision to take down videos and music on Google’s YouTube reflects the music industry’s frustration that video sharing on the Internet still isn’t paying off. Continue reading →

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Itsmy.com’s Mobile Social Video is Quiet Hit

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Michael Stroud

If you think mobile social video is a no-go in the U.S., you might consider Itsmy.com, which claims 2.5 million users of its personal broadcasting service worldwide, with half of them American. The site ((http://m.itsmy.com on your mobile phone) lets … Continue reading →

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Veoh CEO Dmitry Shapiro at iHollywood Mixer

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Michael Stroud

Veoh CEO Dmitry Shapiro joined USA Today journalist Jefferson Graham at iHollywood Forum’s first iHollywood Mixer last month in Culver City. Excerpts:

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Yahoo’s Gilford to Discuss Online TV Strategy

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Michael Stroud

Yahoo! Entertainment and Lifestyle General Manager Karin Gilford will explain at Digital Media Summit on Monday how Yahoo! TV grabbed 3 million more unique visitors in April than arch rival AOL Television in April. Gilford said in a brief chat that Yahoo! climbed to the … Continue reading →

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Horrors! Online Auditions!

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Michael Stroud

Filmaka promises to create A-list directors out of ordinary people who submit videos online. Massify.com is pulling the same stunt with actors, urging its community to vote on who should get the top 20 acting slots in a horror film. In a … Continue reading →

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‘Gossip Girl’ TV Ratings Rise After New Shows Pulled from Web

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Michael Stroud

Apparently, pulling new episodes of "Gossip Girl" from the Web didn’t hurt CW’s re-launch of the show on Monday, although whether the show benefits in the long-term remains to be seen. CW said the freshman show’s Nielsen ratings were 25% ahead of … Continue reading →

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Big Brother in the Living Room?

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Michael Stroud

Talk about a tempest in a teapot. A Comcast executive’s revelation at Digital Living Room last week that the cable company is testing cameras in its DVRs in the living room set off a storm of angry blogs. It began … Continue reading →

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The Virtual Living Room

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Michael Stroud

Ken Pyle’s Observations on Digital Living Room Although the title of iHollywood’s conference this week was, the Digital Living Room, The Virtual Living Room would have an equally good description. A common theme throughout the show was the idea of portability … Continue reading →

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iPhone: What Happens Next

Posted on July 3, 2007 by Michael Stroud

Way back when, people used to say you couldn’t watch video on a cellphone. “Nobody wants to watch a movie on a tiny screen,” people scoffed at our conferences. “Not to mention the terrible quality of video streaming over the … Continue reading →

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IPTV Mea Culpa

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Michael Stroud

When I used to interview job applicants, I’d ask them if they know what IPTV is. "It’s television over IP,” they’d reply. "You know, Internet television." "It is not," I’d snarl. "It’s the telcos getting into television. TV over phone … Continue reading →

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