Apple iTV and the carrier question
Apple is reportedly looking to partner with TV operators for the launch of its upcoming iTV product. But why would it? Because doing so would give it more content, enable it to offer a better user interface and give it wider distribution.
Survey says: Hollywood could make more money without windows
A survey conducted by BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield shows that Hollywood studios would likely make more revenue with the collapse of movie windows. More importantly, those sales would come with better margins since they wouldn't be sharing with exhibitors.
With 100m uniques, Taboola adds live video discovery
Video discovery startup Taboola has been growing fast, adding top publishing partners like The Washington Post, as well as expanding into the live streaming video vertical. Those new partners have helped drive growth for Taboola, which now reaches more than 100 million uniques a month.
YouTube & its content discovery paradox
YouTube is making a massive investment in original programming. But as it increases the value of the content being produced and uploaded, it needs to get better about helping viewers find it. To do that, YouTube will need to step beyond search tackle the discovery challenge.
Elance adds video chat to its virtual workrooms
Elance recently introduced video chat to its users as a new feature that is embedded directly into the site. That will allow employers and contractors to have face-to-face communication, without having to open up a different application or video chat client.
Twitter CEO: Google has all the data they need
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said Google has all the data it needs to present Twitter in its search results right alongside Google+. That's the latest public word from Twitter after Google began pushing its own social network in search results while keeping out Facebook and Twitter.
Yahoo kills a bunch of mobile apps you’ve never used
Yahoo is cleaning house in mobile product, announcing that it is "decommissioning" a long list of mobile apps you've probably never heard of. Unfortunately, Yahoo! Sketch-a-search is one of the apps being culled, as well as things like Yahoo! Meme and Yahoo! Mim.
The best and brightest from 500 Startups’ third demo day
In Mountain View, 32 companies from the third class of the 500 Startups Accelerator program showed off what they've been working on to investors and press. I sat through all the demos so you didn't have to, and to tell you who the top startups are.
thePlatform introduces one HTML5 player to rule them all
Publishers are pushing HTML5 video, despite a lack of real standards around the display and rendering of supported players. thePlatform is addressing that problem with a new offering that enables customers to create one video player that can be delivered through any device or browser.
YouTube shows Silicon Valley how it can beat Hollywood
YouTube's announced new viewership milestone today, with more than 4 billion video views daily. That's impressive, and more importantly shows how YouTube could serve as a blueprint for other technology companies who wish to create an alternative to the existing media industry.
After a rough six months, Netflix marketing chief steps down
After a tumultuous year for Netflix, long-time Chief Marketing Officer Leslie Kilgore will be stepping down from her role with the company. In her place, Netflix has named Jessie Becker as its interim Chief Marketing Officer and appointed Jonathan Friedland as the company's Chief Communications Officer.
60% of YouTube’s video ads are skippable
Google SVP of ads Susan Wojcicki said on the company's earnings call that 60 percent of all video ads that appear on YouTube are TrueView ads, meaning that viewers can skip it and move on to the video if it's not relevant or interesting.
