I’ll be attending this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 7-10. I’m excited to get to see all the new gadgets and advances, especially the next-generation connected TVs – technology geared towards seamlessly bringing online video content to the living room. As for the fact that it’s held in Las Vegas, I … [Read more]
Video Vignettes Roundup: December 24
OK, three weeks of a weekly round-ups makes a trend I guess. This week is a short one, so the post is also. To all those that celebrate Christmas, may you have a safe, peaceful and happy one with your friends and family. Justin.tv Adds Subscription In an exclusive interview with Beet.tv, Evan Thompson of … [Read more]
Video Vignettes Roundup: December 18
Yes it’s Friday again, and there’s still a bunch of open tabs in the browser and unread stories in the feedreader. Here’s a quick list of video stories from the week that might be of interest: Comcast Rolls Out TV Everywhere: Well not everywhere yet (not all Comcast subscribers have access yet), but it’s a start. … [Read more]
Bitly.tv Brings Realtime Videos
Bitly.tv is the newest product out of Bitly labs and we welcome them to the .tv community. For those of you that don’t know Bit.ly, they are the world’s largest URL shortener. When you have to make every bit count in those 140 characters within a Tweet or you just don’t want a broken link … [Read more]
Online Video a Bright Spot in a Down Economy
According to a new eMarketer study, although total US online advertising is estimated to decline by 4.6% in 2009, online video advertising is increasing. From 2008 to 2009 it increased $295MM or 40%. And, the future for video as an advertising medium looks good too. “Video ad spending growth will far outpace any other online … [Read more]


