There's a new product that just came out of Disney Labs -- a video portal for clips, movie trailers, and even a collection of curated YouTube videos, all designed to be watched online or on any of your mobile devices....Disney Video Launches In Beta, Bringing Kid-Friendly Clips And Trailers To All Your Devices
There's a new product that just came out of Disney Labs -- a video portal for clips, movie trailers, and even a collection of curated YouTube videos, all designed to be watched online or on any of your mobile devices....Electric Imp Raises $7.9M From Redpoint & Lowercase Capital To Power The Internet of Things
One trend we've been tracking is the "Internet of Things" -- the idea that at some point, all devices will be intelligent and connected, allowing for things like whole home automation. The problem is that most new systems equipped to...Twitter Now Putting Tweets In Your Inbox With A Weekly Email Digest
Not content just to be your source of 140-character communications on the web, in its desktop app and on your mobile device, Twitter is now trying to creep into your email inbox. Twitter announced on its company blog Monday that it is...Postmates Get It Now Users Spend $100+ A Month — At Least In Month One
Last December, Postmates launched with the plan to offer up a courier delivery service for local businesses throughout San Francisco. But then the team had a brilliant idea: What if it gave its couriers pre-paid debit cards, which would let...The Answer to All Mark Zuckerberg’s Wall Street Problems: Betabrand’s Executive Pinstripe Hoodie
Let's say you're Mark Zuckerberg. You've got more money than god. You're running a company that's about to IPO with a $100 billion valuation. Hell, you've already had a movie made about you, and you're only like, 27 years old. But...Comcast Subscribers Can Now Connect to WatchESPN, With Service Coming Soon to XfinityTV.com
Comcast and ESPN are making good on their promise to bring live sports to iPads and other devices, announcing today that Comcast subscribers can now log in to ESPN's WatchESPN mobile and web apps. And coming soon, ESPN will be making its...Simulmedia raises another $6M for TV ad targeting
Simulmedia announced that it has raised a $6 million Series C round from its existing group of investors, which include Avalon Ventures, Union Square Ventures and Time Warner Investments. That money will be put toward sales and support as it grabs more TV ad dollars.
Fear and loathing at NAB 2012
If this week's NAB Show is any indication, by 2020 "broadcasting" is a term that will be foreign to anyone under 40. Based its programming, it seems that pretty soon no one will be concerned about how content is distributed -- just whether or not it's good.
The future of Netflix isn’t just streaming — it’s original programming
On Tuesday, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos took the stage at the NAB Show in Las Vegas to give a preview of the streaming service's upcoming slate of original programming, including the return of Arrested Development and other projects.
3Crowd is now XDN, launches federated CDN
3Crowd is rebranding itself XDN -- which stands for eXchange Delivery Network -- and finally coming out of beta. The startup founded by BitGravity's former CTO plans to offer content delivery services to anyone at a steep discount when compared to providers like Akamai and Limelight.
Everyone loves mid-rolls, at least more than pre-rolls
Mid-rolls beat pre-rolls as the ads you're most likely to sit through. Viewers stick around through mid-roll ads about 87 percent of the time, according to Adobe. That compares to a 67 percent completion rate for pre-rolls, and a 50 percent completion rate for post-rolls.
It’s official: Path closes $30M funding round
After a month of rumors surrounding a funding round being picked up by mobile social networking startup Path, the company has finally closed the deal and officially announced that it has raised more than $30 million in a Series B financing round led by Redpoint Ventures.
