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Excitement isn’t a word that comes to mind when you think of Microsoft (MSFT), and the new version of MSN Video probably won’t change that, because while technically, Microsoft did ... [Link]
Joost has announced an exclusive partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) to make on-demand game broadcasts and highlights from the 2007 MLB postseason available on the P2P service. But you’ll ... [Link]
MobiTV, one of the early entrants in the mobile video business, is always pushing video content over networks that seem ill-equipped to handle it. That might change soon, thanks to ... [Link]
Yahoo and DivX Enter Into Partnership; deal replaces DivX’s Google deal, users who download DivX video tools will be offered a co-branded version of the Yahoo Toolbar. (Associated Press)Microsoft Unveils ... [Link]
Sonic Solutions (SNIC) is hoping to spark a home entertainment revolution today with the release of its DVD On Demand software and Qflix recordable Content Scramble System (CSS) program. If ... [Link]
I had grand visions of videoblogging my trip to New York this week, but fate (in the form of a camera-snatcher) got in the way. Early on, though, I visited ... [Link]
The Sling Media team is on a bit of a high this week. A few days after being acquired by Echostar (DISH), the Foster City, CA-based company is introducing a ... [Link]
“Do you know much about the history of studios?” asks DECA CEO Michael Wayne. It’s clearly a lecture he’s teed up before. He gives us a hint: “We’re not a ... [Link]
On September 26, 2002, this site was born with the groundbreaking news: Forums Closed. Yes, on that day, the Godfather of alternate reality gaming, Steve Peters, relayed the sad news ... [Link]
It’s no secret that Windows Media Center will start supporting Internet television this week. The update, to be released September 28, will give Windows Media Center and Xbox 360 users ... [Link]
The big story from the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, which got under way in New York today, may have been host Bill Clinton reuniting with Al Gore ... [Link]
With Resident Evil: Extinction topping the box office this past weekend, zombies proved their, uhhh, undying appeal to movie-going audiences. If you’ve ever watched a zombie flick and thought to ... [Link]
The DEMO Conference kicked off in earnest today, and as expected, there’s a lot of news in the online video space.Proxure unveiled Filmaroo, a video-sharing site aimed at families. It ... [Link]
When you watch media with other people — that is, live and simultaneously — it’s impossible not to be affected by their giggles and groans and analysis. That’s kind of ... [Link]
Number of Broadband Households Paying for Online Video Hits Twelve Million; up from 3 million in 2005 - 2006, according to new study from Parks Associates. (release)Yellow Pages Offering Video; ... [Link]
For those of you who don't regularly check the main page, which is now updated quite often with new content, including Nick Dawson's "director interviews," head over there and check ... [Link]
From our sister site, WebWorkerDaily: This week’s Monday flood of press releases brought something new: a corporation using a social network to collect your opinions. That’s the premise behind Hey! ... [Link]
The Ann Arbor Film Festival is one of the United State's oldest forums for showcasing experimental films. Unfortunately, due to some backwards thinking politicians who are under the notion that ... [Link]
Janus Films will be unveiling two new pristine prints of Albert Lamorisse's endearing films The Red Balloon and The White Mane. An interesting figure of the 20th century, Lamorisse is ... [Link]
Tonight NewTeeVee played host to a hundred or more guests, six web shorts and four weblebrity judges in a new locale for us: the Big Apple. The theme was “love ... [Link]
Earlier this month, Matt over at FresHDV posted some photos of a new, fairly inexpensive ($50) gizmo called the LevelCam, which helps stabilize camcorder footage. This is no Steadicam — ... [Link]
- EchoStar, the parent of the Dish Network, is paying $380 million for Sling Media. Sling makes the Slingbox, which can send live TV broadcasts and DVR content from your ... [Link]
With sci-fi shows such as Chuck, Reaper, and Bionic Woman debuting this fall season, it seems that Hollywood has realized there’s gold in them thar nerds. Too bad all the ... [Link]
We have been a bit preoccupied here at the ARGNet Ranch, but that doesn't mean that we're not paying attention to the inbox. While we haven't had much opportunity to ... [Link]
If 5% of Facebook is worth $500 million, then one can’t be surprised that place shifting pioneer SlingMedia is worth something. The Foster City, Calif.-based Sling has been acquired by ... [Link]
Last week, during the 29th annual IFP Market, I had a chance to sit down with Documentary Spotlight programmer and director, Milton Tabbott. We talked about the state of nonfiction ... [Link]
Nielsen Launches Social Network; audience tracking firm says that by using the site, called Hey! Nielsen, your opinions on pop culture could reach the “media moguls” who decide what gets ... [Link]
Fire up those press releases, the fall session of the DEMO Conference kicks off this evening. Sessions haven’t even started and the news is already flying. Here’s a quick rundown ... [Link]
Confused about copyright? You’re not alone. Media literacy educators rely on the ability to use copyrighted materials in their teaching. But ignorance about copyright — and particularly a lack of ... [Link]
We are on the ground in New York for our special “love stories” edition of the Pier Screenings series. There are just 10 tickets left, so let us know if ... [Link]
Rocketboom, the popular news and entertainment show which has pioneered a number of innovations for online video programs, has chosen Blip.tv as a publishing partner. Besides taking on the duties ... [Link]
The web video advertising market is going to be a $775 million business in 2007, according to eMarketer. And yet it is a business with more unknowns than one can ... [Link]
Andy Warhol used to say that everyone has their 15-minutes of fame. In the post-YouTube era, make it 15 frames of fame. For that is the only reasonable explanation to ... [Link]
I'm looking forward to Wes Anderson's latest, 'The Darjeeling Limited,' which opens next Friday. To promote the movie in advance of that, Anderson and Fox Searchlight are releasing a short ... [Link]
DIY project FEEDS from across the web.
Bomb-it, About a Son, Four Eyed Monsters, Head Trauma, Basement Tapes, and more... Do you know of a great DIY project with a blog let us know and we'll add it.
I was interviewed today by CFUN in Vancouver by Shane Foxman. I’ll be out there this saturday to do a talk at VIFF and a screening at gallery gotcha.Screening details ... [Link]
I was interviewed by Graeme McRanor for the Vancouver local paper about a talk and screening I’m doing Saturday and about viral marketing and the changing film industry.LINKS:4eyedmonsters.b~ Watch this ... [Link]
Many filmgoers have remarked on media writer Leslie Savan’s appearance in the film, saying they liked the way she explained the subconsious messages of graphic design in terms that non-designers ... [Link]
Due to continued strong turnout, our cinema run at the IFC Center has been extended an additional week. Thanks to everyone who’s attended so far! New Yorkers, get your tickets ... [Link]
I just got back from a weeklong adventure in Russia at the American Film Festival in Moscow… lots to write about. The best part of the trip was getting to ... [Link]
Granted, it’s a little heavy on the font puns towards the end. But since an A- is a better grade than I ever got in college (except for my A ... [Link]
From Ken Fox at TVGuide.com:Aside from a few black-and-white photographs, Kurt Cobain never appears in this documentary, nor is a single note of his music ever heard. Instead, filmmaker AJ ... [Link]
Kick Ass Show in Barcelona with Zosen, Pez, Kafre, Extra and other favorites. Sure to be full of insanity and social action.Recuerdos de Un Lugar Alque Nunca Fuimos =“Memories of ... [Link]
