Category: Online TV
Qik allows Window Mobile users to live-stream video from handsets
I’ve never used Qik before, but know from many of my Twitter contacts that the mobile video streaming service is hugely popular, particularly with heavyweights such as Michael Arrington, Loic Le Meur, and Kevin Rose.
The reason I’ve never used it before is because until today, it’s been limited to a select few S60 handsets, and not Windows Mobile-enabled phones, like I use. However the company has launched a limited Alpha test for Samsung Blackjack and Motorola Q phones, and will hopefully roll the…
So long, internet: BBC One to be streamed online
Did you enjoy having the web? It sure has been a hoot having it around. I’m certainly going to miss it. We’d better get the most of it while we can, now that the BBC has decided to bring it crashing to its knees…
Legit internet TV network hit by denial of service attack from anti-piracy company
Online media company Revision3 suffered a severe Denial of Service (DoS) attack over the weekend, which brought down the main site, the RSS server, and even its internal corporate email. Although DoS attacks far from uncommon in the modern internet era, the real mystery was who would actually want to close down Revision3. The answer proved pretty disturbing.
Gordon Brown embraces exciting new "internet" technology – puts Prime Minister's Question Time on YouTube
The forward-thinking Mr Brown has just dragged UK democracy into the 21st century today, with the launch of Prime Minister’s Question Time – on YouTube.
The new official channel features an “Ask the PM” section which allows user to submit their video questions for the cool and connected Mr Brown, who will then attempt to mask his contempt long enough…
iPlayer streaming demand appears to be levelling off, according to one UK ISP
The extraordinary demand for the BBC’s iPlayer service appears to be reaching a plateau, at least for now, if one ISP’s usage statistics are anything to go by.
PlusNet has been monitoring the effect of its customers streaming content from the BBC iPlayer, and has seen modest percentage rises in usage since March. February’s figures were up 25% over January, but March was around 6.6% higher than February, and April just 3.2% over March…
iTunes could get flexible pricing thanks to rumoured HBO deal
According to sources, HBO could begin selling TV shows on the US iTunes Store at variable prices.
Until now, TV shows and music has been sold at fixed prices, and that was, in part, the reason why NBC pulled some of its shows from iTunes last year. Apple’s current thinking is that a single price for this content, regardless of whether it’s a new release or archive, makes it simpler for the consumer…
AmberFin: Snell & Wilcox launches end-to-end content creation solution: good news for consumers
At first glance, the news that a well-established company which supplies services to the broadcast industry has launched a new service for handling video content may not seem particularly relevant to consumers. Yet Snell and Wilcox’s work is something that most TV viewers in Britain will have experienced even if they’ve never heard of the company.
Yesterday I spoke to Joe Zaller (VP Corporate Development) and Simon Derry (CEO) from S&W. It’s clear that broadcasters, ISPs and telecoms companies need a system like AmberFin if they’re to deliver digital video in a variety of formats to an ever more demanding consumer, in high quality, while still making money.
AmberFin should create a win-win situation for everyone…
Zattoo launches in UK, bringing live terrestrial TV to your desktop
Zattoo has announced that its online live TV streaming service has launched in the UK, and offers access to the five main terrestrial channels (BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, and Five), as well as some of the others (BBC Three, BBC Four, CBeebies, CBBC, ABC News Now, Bloomberg UK, and so on)…
Uh oh, now BBC iPlayer is in trouble with BSkyB
James Murdoch, chief exec of BSkyB, has attacked the BBC iPlayer service, claiming that it is stifling competition. Speaking at the Marketing Society annual lecture in London, Murdoch called out the BBC trust – the corporation’s governing body – accusing it of an “abrogation of responsibility”…
Indonesian censorship news: YouTube allowed again!
Previously we have reported on Indonesia banning porn and YouTube. We are the UK’s premier source of news regarding Indonesian ISP policies. It it’s happening in Indonesia, you’ll find it first here first!
So it’s pleasing to report that Indonesia has today un-banned YouTube, with the country’s ISPs allowing access to the video-sharing site again – but still blocking any individual pages containing the offensive and supposedly anti-Islamic film that sparked the…
