Digital News

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Court Orders YouTube Viewership Records Turned Over to Viacom

Google must turn over the records of videos watched on YouTube to Viacom, according to a ruling from the U.S.... More »

Sony Predicts HDTV Leadership

Sony, which trailed Samsung among worldwide liquid-crystal display television set makers in the first quarter, said last week that it... More »

Few DirecTV Customers May Be in Supply for ‘Demand’

It took about six months, but DirecTV finally returned Comcast’s salvo. The biggest U.S. satellite television service, which has long... More »

Giant Steps: Scott Bahneman

The player: Scott Bahneman, co-founder and chief executive officer of MusicGiants. The play: Mr. Bahneman, who co-founded high-definition music distributor... More »

Rounding Up HD News: Sharp Wins Blu-ray Survey, ‘Godfather’ Goes HD

Sharp, Sony Make the Best Blu-ray Players, Magazine Says Sharp and Sony make the best Blu-ray players, PCWorld reports. Sharp’s... More »

This Week in HD: Munchies

HD programming picks for July 3-9: “Ratatouille,” "Jam Bands, “Fast Food Nation” “Ratatouille” (Starz). Fri., July 4, 7:05 p.m. Disney/Pixar’s... More »

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Video: Search Giants to Rule Web Video

Traditional search engines like Google and Yahoo are poised to dominate the video search business because almost one-third of traffic... More »

Internet Broadcasting Adds Polling Tools

Online services provider Internet Broadcasting said it’s launching Web-based opinion and polling tools for Web publishers today. Already Meredith Publishing... More »

Monday, June 30, 2008

Build Your Own Brand, Not YouTube's

YouTube is not the most important online video distribution partner. Sounds like a pretty crazy statement, right? After all, Nielsen... More »

CBS Completes CNET Acquisition

CBS Corp. has completed its acquisition of CNET Networks, which will be merged into the operations of the CBS Interactive... More »

NBCU Names Zigler President of Digital Entertainment

NBC Universal promoted Vivi Zigler to president of NBC Universal digital entertainment, a nod to her work in building NBC.com... More »

SXM, Ikea Launch Illeana Douglas Web Series

SXM and Ikea will co-produce “Easy to Assemble,” a scripted Web series written and created by and starring Illeana Douglas.... More »

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Online Video Competitors Still Playing Nice, But For How Long?

Blip.tv is lining up additional distribution partners for the episodic content it carries, a move that could turn the Web... More »

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Orlando DTV Test Shows Viewer Awareness

A DTV test by 12 local television stations across Central Florida’s Orlando DMA proved that many viewers are aware and... More »

Viacom Merges Atom Properties Into Single Comedy Site

Viacom and MTVN Entertainment will create one Web destination, Atom.com, by merging AtomFilms.com and AtomUploads.com properties. The new site will... More »