February 5, 2008
Super Tuesday videos on YouTube
Today is the biggest day in the U.S. presidential primary race so far, and you can follow all the action on YouTube.
Check out their Super Tuesday platform to see videos from voters, candidates, and news organizations from around the country.
February 4, 2008
Watch the 2008 Super Bowl Commercials
Videos of all Super Bowl 2008 commercials can be viewed online at iFilms and on Adage. [via i4U]
WGA Tells Members Deal Not Done Despite Rumors
WGA leadership sent a letter to members Sunday saying that a deal was not yet done and that picketing will continue for the time being in response to the swirling rumors over the weekend that an end to the writers strike was near.
[via Broadcasting & Cable]
Obama's oratory "Yes We Can" put to music
Of all the videos created in his honor, this one produced by will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas stands apart. Obama himself gave it high marks. It's packed with celebs, including John Legend and Scarlett Johansson.
The "song" was essentially written by Barack Obama, since the lyrics are adapted from his "Yes We Can" speech after the New Hampshire primary.
[via Boston Globe]
February 3, 2008
The strike may be over
Both The New York Times and Associated Press are reporting that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached tentative agreement on Internet distribution (or “electronic sell-through”) terms, based on information from unidentified sources.
[via NewTeeVee]
Reinventing "24"
Against the real-life backdrop of global terror, "24" at its peak found millions of fans. But as opinion about the Iraq war soured, the show suffered serious blowback over its depiction of torture. Now, the show's producers are trying to reconcile Jack Bauer with the new public mood.
[via the WSJ]
Clever Marketing on YouTube
Who would have thought that putting an iPhone in a blender would mean big business MSNBC reports.
Blendtec, a blender maker with a 190 employees, has become a sensation on YouTube, and it’s all because the firm decided to put videos on the video sharing site of a guy blending outrageous things in Blendtec blenders to show the world how well they work.
This video of an iPhone meeting an untimely demise has gotten millions of hits.
“Sales on the web are up 500 percent since we started this,” says Jeff Robe, director marketing for the firm.
... About 63 videos have been made, at a cost of about $50 each, and the items that have fallen into Blendtec’s blender clutches, besides the poor iPhone, include golf balls, a Big Mac, and a broom handle, to name a few." You can watch them on willitblend.com.
February 2, 2008
UGC Ads Not Super This Year
This time last year, the advertising world was abuzz over the user-generated Doritos Super Bowl spot, writes NewTeeVee.
"This year, no one’s doing UGC commercials. The Super Bowl is safely back in the arms of Madison Ave., leaving the average Joes behind.
A UGC ad isn’t so super when everyone’s doing it.
And the UGC world can be risky. Chevy learned first-hand what happens when you make your UGC contest too open — users uploaded spoof commercials that made fun of the gas-guzzling Chevy Tahoe.
... But despite all this, there are some signs of life for user-created commercials. XLNT Ads just signed Nestle to use its UGC approach. And a company out of Vancouver, Canada, called Memelabs is hoping to build a business out of UGC ads for companies.
February 1, 2008
YouTubers given share of ad cash
YouTube users in the UK will be given the chance to make money from the videos they post on the site, reports the BBC.
"The project is already up and running in the US and is now being extended to other countries, starting in the UK.
In the US some contributors are already earning thousands of dollars each month from their films, according to the video-sharing site.
The amount that is earned will depend on the number and popularity of the videos, it said."
Related: - YouTube Gets Adsensed
YouTube: Majority of traffic is international
NewTeeVee reports:
-- Most traffic to YouTube comes from outside the U.S.; there are now 19 localized versions of the site.
-- 60 percent of Google’s videos are watched every day
-- There are ten hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute
-- Hundreds of millions of videos are watched daily.
-- The iPhone is a “huge source” of YouTube traffic.
January 31, 2008
Louis Vuiton Video Bag
A new trend: designer video bags. [via TrendHunter]
"Designing for Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs walked down the catwalk with the new LCD screen mini trunk playing Sponge Bob Square pants.
Wi-Fi remote controle
Spotted on Gadgetll a remote controle with Wi-Fi.
You can browse the web while watching TV on it’s 2.2-inch cell phone-like LCD screen.
Emmys. Showtime to give Academy members access to episodes online
Showtime is pairing with Internet-TV company Brightcove to give members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences access to 82 original episodes of series including Weeds and Dexter online, rather than sending out the some 20 DVDs it has in the past.
The network will mail out just three DVDs along with a brochure this year instead, saving tens of thousands of dollars, executives said.
... Starting Feb. 15, voting members of the Academy will get personal access codes to see current full seasons of Showtime’s Weeds, Dexter, Brotherhood, Californication and The L Word, as well as yet-to-premiere shows including Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union and season two of The Tudors.
[via Broadcating & Cable]
Watching TV online while singing in the rain
Watching TV online while singing in the rain will soon be possible thanks to scientists at Tokyo's Keio University who are working on a prototype umbrella that connects to the web via a wireless connection, and then projects images from the internet onto the underside of the canopy.
Known as Pileus, the umbrella allows you to watch videos from online video sites as you walk.
[via the BBC]
January 30, 2008
TV Links is very much alive and kicking – down under
According to Excalibur Online, TV Links is very much alive and kicking – down under.
"TV Links which offered new and old shows on demand for viewers around the world. But it's growing popularity brought it to the attention of legal departments everywhere.
In October 2007, David Rock, the site’s owner, was arrested and TV Links was shut down. Rock, a 26-year-old from Cheltenham, England, was eventually released with no charges.
Rock had been arrested under the section for trademark infringement in Britain’s Trade Marks Act 1994. This contradicted the claim by police that the arrest was due to copyright infringement. The tactic worked, however, and TV Links was all but forgotten. Until now.
One of the Internet’s well-kept secrets is that TV Links is very much alive and kicking – down under. The website is now hosted through the Cocos Islands, an Australian territory, at www.tv-links.cc.
While there are slight modifications to the earlier TV Links code, it is clearly meant to be as close as reasonably possible. It is unknown whether or not the site is also the creation of David Rock.
There was, however, a dramatic offshoot of the TV Links debacle: an explosion of similar sites offering the same service. TV Links’ return may, in fact, be unnecessary. Much like how Napster’s death spawned a slew of similar P2P sites, most of which now run uncontrolled, online TV shows are all the rage. A new form of viewership has been born."
YouBama: The Citizen Generated Campaign
TechCrunch reports on a new site called YoubBama launched a few days ago, designed by two Stanford grad students Christopher Pedregal and Eric Park, to drum up grass-roots support for Obama.
The site lets supporters upload videos explaining why they are going to vote for the candidate. The videos can then be voted up or down Digg-style. According to Pedregal:
The idea was to make it personal and individual. Everyone says this will be the YouTube elections. This can democratize the campaign process. It is an experiment. We don’t know if voters have a lot to say.
Obama's Bush Rebuttal Breaks Another YouTube Record
As The Nation reported on Monday, Barack Obama was the only presidential candidate to Btape a rebuttal to President Bush's State of the Union for YouTube. It's paying off.
By Tuesday afternoon, "Barack Obama's response to Bush's final State of the Union" drew over 300,000 views in under 20 hours.
The public has shown overwhelming and sustained interest in hearing from Obama directly. This is the third Obama video to shoot into YouTube's top three in the past 10 days -- past clips of naked celebrities and Scientology rants -- and the first video that was shot specifically for web viewers, rather than broadcasting documentary footage of a speech.
[via The Huffington Post]
Continental to Add Wi-Fi, Satellite TV to Some Planes
Continental Airlines Inc. said it will offer in-flight satellite television and Wi-Fi Internet access beginning in January 2009 through an agreement with LiveTV LLC, a unit of JetBlue Airways Corp. The WSJ reports.
"The Houston-based airline said the programming will be available on U.S. flights at every seat on next-generation aircraft. Satellite television will be free in first-class, and will be available to economy-class customers for a $6 fee.
In addition, Continental said LiveTV is testing Wi-Fi connectivity services that will allow access to email and instant messaging. LiveTV's Wi-Fi service would give customers the ability to use Wi-Fi enabled smartphones, BlackBerrys and laptops.
Unlike the satellite television service, Internet access will be free for all passengers, said Continental public-relations director Julie King."
January 29, 2008
Survey: 25% of users multitask
According to the latest Simultaneous Media Survey from BIGresearch 35% of users are multitasking now. During a television commercial break, users are chatting on the phone or online. While reading the paper, users are listening to radio or surfing the Internet for more information on a topic. BizReport reports.
"What does all this mean for advertisers? That the same old 30 second commercial isn't going to accomplish the same thing it did 30 years ago.
Gary Drenik, President of BIGresearch said, “New media options are impacting how consumers use traditional media. TV’s influence on consumers. . .declined, whereas new media options such as web radio, satellite radio, instant messaging and blogging all increased."
Let's look at television. 41% of users admitted to channel surfing during commercial breaks, 33% said they talk (via phone or room-to-room) during commercials and 30% say they simply tune commercials out."
Norwegian broadcaster puts popular show online as no-DRM torrent
NRK, the Norwegian state broadcaster, just made one of their most popular TV shows, “Nordkalotten 365", available for free through bittorrent, without any DRM or restrictions. boingboing reports.
So far the experiment has been a huge success. After one day roughly 8000 people have downloaded the torrent file.
NRK will keep on with experiments like these and try to make more content available through this technology in addition to the more traditional channels of streaming, podcasts and DVD sales."
January 28, 2008
Sweden to charge Pirate Bay in copyright case
According to Reuters, "Sweden plans this week to charge the people running Pirate Bay, one of the world's most visited Web sites, with being accessories in breaking copyright law.
Pirate Bay helps Web surfers share copyrighted music and film files, which is illegal in many countries, including Sweden.
The charges will be filed in a district court on January 31.
The Motion Picture Association of America and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) are among those who have called for action to shut down the site."
The Super Bowl Blitz Expands in Online Arena
The Super Bowl is still the ultimate traditional television event, but companies are exploring new ways to bring their ads online.
Marketers are going deeper into everything from Web video to profiles on social-networking sites. For companies forking over as much as $2.7 million for 30 seconds of television ad time during the game, the goal of the online push is to try to make that steep investment go further.
... Not that long ago, all Super Bowl advertising centered on game day, with the TV network that bought the broadcast rights to the game reaping all the ad revenue. But now it has turned into a weeks-long frenzy, with an increasing number of participants trying to profit from the action."
[via The Wall Street Journal. And a good link Superbowl-Ads.com]
TV for the Visually Impaired
Using a new algorithm, researchers are trying to enhance picture quality so that those with macular degeneration can enjoy television. MIT Technology Review reports.
"Enjoying a favorite TV show can be difficult for someone with macular degeneration. Like many kinds of visual impairment, macular degeneration makes the images on the screen seem blurred and distorted.
The finer details are often lost. Now researchers at the Schepens Eye Research Institute have developed software that lets users manipulate the contrast to create specially enhanced images for those with macular degeneration.
... The new software is running on a computer in their lab, but they're expecting to receive a prototype system built by Analog Devices in April 2008."
January 26, 2008
The buzz on 'Gossip Girl'
Gossip Girls is the most downloaded television program on iTunes. But despite the program's online popularity, the network hasn't been able to translate the Web buzz into substantial TV ratings. LA Times reports.
"Even after a marketing push, just 2.6 million viewers on average tuned in to watch the show's first 13 episodes -- about 500,000 of them teens, its target demographic.
"It's sort of become the first show that has managed to achieve some level of cultural permeation and success in the new world order where ratings don't really seem to apply," said executive producer Josh Schwartz.
That the CW is still trying to boost interest in a program originally regarded as one of the hottest new entrants of the season speaks to the difficulty in gauging how new media are reshaping television watching.
"The disconnect seems to be with teens who love to speculate and comment online but rarely turn it into direct viewing," added Cole, who advises networks and advertisers on the changing landscape. "Teens, while still interested in television, are less interested in television than any generation that has come before them."
... One of the major hurdles the show faced was its Wednesday night competition: two of the most anticipated new shows of the new season, ABC's "Private Practice" and NBC's "Bionic Woman," along with CBS' highly rated "Criminal Minds"."
Back to Agrestic soon. Yay!
According to Time Blog, The Writers Guild has announced an interim side deal, this time with Lionsgate Studio, which produces MadMen as well as Weeds. They're free to go back into production. Yay!
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Jérome Kerviel, latest video and Internet star
According to The Telegraph, Jérome Kerviel, the man behind the biggest alleged fraud in banking history has achieved cult status on the Internet.
His friends may have deserted his facebook page, but hundreds of new friends are creating dedicated groups and fake profiles attracting hundreds of members.
On YouTube, where members of the public can post videos, yesterday's press conference from Société Générale , and clips of news broadcasts on the story are joined by one man outlining his conspiracy theory from the comfort of his living room. And satire videos can be found on French Dailymotion.
And according to the TSR , several domain names have been registered as well: jeromekerviel.com, jeromekerviel.net and jerome.kerviel.com.
January 25, 2008
YouTube Korea Disapoints
According to Digital Chosunilbo, YouTube's new Korean platform got off to a bad start on its first day on Thursday, when users where found the service falling short of their expectations.
"YouTube is the world's largest video sharing website, with about 70 million video clips and 10 hours of new clips being uploaded every second - but the dominant language on the site is English.
Koreans have long enjoyed video sharing websites and thus have highly-developed tastes. Most Koreans in their teens and 20s, who are the primary users of the Internet, have a hard time communicating in English. Others say that the video quality is poorer than that of domestic sites."
January 24, 2008
Broadcast TV's Demise - More Fiction Than Fact
Dan Ryburn for Seeking Alpha explains why he's not following the popular thinking today, that TV is all but dead. In his opinion TV is anything but obsolete.
Online video is having a huge impact on the way content is created, marketed and consumed, but distributing video online is not replacing traditional broadcast programming. I know some are under the impression that one day your computer will become your TV, but that's not going to happen and we all know the Internet can't even support those kind of numbers when it comes to viewers all watching a show at the same time.For all the talk of the writers strike and some of the data that has been put out saying that more people have gone online for videos, that does not change the fact that most of the content on TV is not available on the Internet.
... The TV is not going anywhere and way too often in our society people want to talk about one thing replacing another, instead of being a compliment to it. The TV did not replace the radio. Internet video is not going to replace the TV. P2P delivery is not going to replace all CDN delivery. These things are all compliments to one another. We should see the TV for what it is, just another way to get different kinds of content for various viewing experiences.
« Live from Davos on my phone »
Robert Scoble is blogging « live from Davos on my phone » from the WEF. So interesting. More great coverage in both writing and video on Jeff Jarvis' buzzmachine.
Interesting post today on Swiss Television's blog (TSRBlog) also present at Davos, pointing out that the WEF's rules and regulations are somewhat out-dated. TV crews and cameramen are only allowed in the sessions one by one so as not to create a disturbance, while dozens of participants are videoblogging the conferences live - like Scoble.
MySpace signs deal to screen BBC Shows
According to News.com.au, social networking website MySpace has signed a landmark deal with the BBC in a move that will bring it into direct competition with YouTube.
BBC Worldwide has launched a video channel on MySpace TV that features short clips from selected shows including Doctor Who, The Catherine Tate Show and Parkinson.
"This is the first global content deal that any social network has done," said Rebekah Horne, vice president of Fox Interactive Media and MySpace in Australia and New Zealand.
The BBC's clips will be up to eight minutes in length and will include archival footage."
Related article in today's FT .
Dunkin' Donuts starts YouTube channel
Coffee and baked goods chain Dunkin' Donuts has launched its own channel on YouTube and is asking the public to craft their own videos that answer the question, "How do you keep America running?
The top 50 creators of the best coffee- or donut-related videos will win a year's supply of coffee, according to the Canton, Mass.,-based company.
[via Business First]
January 23, 2008
UK homes to get super-fast fibre
UK homes in certain towns will benefit from 100Mbps broadband, delivered via the sewers. The BBC reports.
"Fibre firm H2O provides super-fast broadband via the sewers and either Bournemouth, Northampton or Dundee will be offered the service first.
It will compete with more established companies, such as Virgin Media, which is speeding up its cable network.
... For consumers, super-fast net connections could create a range of new applications including on-demand high definition (HD) TV, DVD quality film downloads in minutes, online video messaging, CCTV home surveillance and HD gaming services."
Streaming Ads Driving Users Away From Content
The New York Times reports on a survey from interactive marketer services company BurstMedia :
Ads are disruptive:
In an online survey of 2,600 respondents, more than three-quarters (78.4 percent) of respondents said in-stream ads are intrusive and fully one-half (50.4 percent) say these ads disrupt their use of the internet.
In-stream ads are a turn-off:
-- When it comes to streaming ads, half (50.7 percent) of the respondents said they stop watching an online video once they see an in-stream advertisement.
-- Two-out-of-five (43.2 percent) do stay on to watch the rest of the online video.
-- While only a small percentage - 15.3 percent - said they immediately leave the site once they encounter an in-stream ad
-- About half (49.7 percent) said the such ads’ presence alone makes them less likely to view other online videos.
It gets worse:
-- 33 percent of respondents said they pay less attention to in-stream ads than they do to other commercial spots on the same page.
Red Herring:
If the numbers in Burst’s survey really do reflect the poor reception of streaming video ads, marketers and publishers are going to have to make some choices.
David Cooperstein, Burst’s CMO, offers some free advice:
For starters, marketers should try shorter spots - go to 5-10 seconds, rather than 15-30 seconds. Secondly, try to advertise on videos that relate in some way to the content. Finally, ad overlays, as YouTube and others have found recently, seem to offer the most promise, as viewers still get to watch their video uninterrupted and advertisers still get to reach their audience.
January 22, 2008
Brazil's singing culture minister gets YouTube channel
Gilberto Gil, Brazil's best-known musician and culture minister, has become the first Brazilian artist to get a dedicated YouTube channel he and the site's owner, Google, said Tuesday.
"I want to give a boost to this trend," the guitar-strumming, Internet-savvy politician said on the site.
[via Inquirer.net]
Beijing Olympics on Buzz TV
Buzz Technologies Inc. announces the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be featured on over 500 channels, in more than 100 languages, broadcast on Buzz TV.
Viewers can download and purchase Buzz TV at www.12buzz.com.
[via Press release]
China. Kissing couple to sue metro over video
A couple videotaped kissing and hugging at a metro station is to sue the Shanghai Metro Co for allowing the video to be broadcast on the Internet, China Daily reported today.
The three-minute video of the couple in their 20s was shot in September and uploaded to YouTube and Ku6.com last week. Within two days, it received more than 15,000 hits, the newspaper said.
A "mocking" voice can be heard in the background of the video. It has "extremely embarrassed" the couple, the newspaper report said.
The man recently resigned from his job after receiving calls from relatives and friends. "Now, every time I walk into a metro station, I feel very uncomfortable," he said.
"We think employees of the metro station taped us illegally and made negative comments."
The couple has decided to sue and a lawyer has been engaged. "This has to do with the protection of the legal rights of all passengers traveling on metro trains in Shanghai, and not simply our own interests and damage it has done to us," the man said.
In Europe, Apple Faces Hurdles to iTunes Movie Rentals
After introducing an online film rental business for American consumers last week, the chief executive of Apple, Steve Jobs, said he expected that the service would be expanded into international markets later this year. The New York Times reports.
"But trying to establish a European version of the iTunes movie rental service, which allows users to stream films or television shows to their computers or televisions, will not be easy.
Apple will have to confront legal and regulatory hurdles, copyright challenges, scheduling conflicts and technological issues, reminders that the European media landscape remains a patchwork of individual countries, rather than the single market that the European Commission envisions."
January 21, 2008
Reuters to Offer Videos to Web Publishers
According to Beet.tv, Reuters is set to offer thousands of video clips to publishers.
Some 13,000 clips Reuters-produced videos, with 125 new clips added daily, will be available to Web publishers who license the videos for 30-day use. The videos will be both edited pieces and unedited, natural sound segments.The scope of the content is breaking news, human interest, sports and entertainment news with reporting from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.
Details of this program are expected to be released later today."
Writers Talks Could Resume Next Week
According to The New York Times, striking Hollywood writers could begin informal talks with studio chiefs as early as next week in an effort to end a two-month walkout that has hobbled the entertainment industry, according to a person familiar with the bargaining strategy of the writers union.
Etch-A-Sketch TV
Spotted on Coolest Gadgets, Etch-A-Sketch TV.
Simply plug the controller into your TV and explore 4 activity modes: Cool Drawing Tools, Trace A Pic, Super Sketch and Connecting The Dots.
HBO Tests New Online-Video Service
According to The Wall Street Journal, Time Warner Inc.'s HBO is testing a new online-video service that would let its subscribers watch the pay-cable network's shows on their computers -- or download them to watch on the road.
"HBO is starting a trial of the service, called HBO Broadband, in Green Bay, Wis., the network says, and could roll it out more widely later this year. The service would only be offered through cable providers to HBO subscribers, with either an additional or bundled fee, like HBO's video-on-demand service."
January 19, 2008
Is Joost headed for the deadpool?
From a commenter on the NewTeeVee — who claims to be an insider at Joost — says that things are not going well: “The mood is very bad inside the company, money is running out fast, the cash burn is of course way way too high, and so there is a lot of nervousness. Honestly, I think they are dead.”
[via Mathewingram.com]
January 18, 2008
BT Vision offers US shows
BT Vision is to offer more than 650 episodes of US TV shows including Ugly Betty, Lost and Scrubs in a deal with Disney-ABC International Television.
Customers will be able either to rent the shows on a pay-per-view basis or get unlimited access through subscription packages.
[via Broadcast Now]
Time Warner Cable to charge customers based on how much data they download
Time Warner Cable said it will experiment with a new pricing structure for high-speed Internet access later this year, charging customers based on how much data they download.
[via The Wall Street Journal]
US TV series become outdoor entertainment for South Korean youth
According to EARTHtimes.org, US television series have become so popular in South Korea that they have developed into outdoor entertainment among a growing number of tech-savvy young people.
Young people are often found hanging around trendy cafes with their laptop computers on their tables. While sipping cafe lattes and nibbling doughnuts or bagels, these people in their 20s and 30s are studying, working, surfing the internet and often watching US TV shows like Sex and the City.
It's not unusual for devoted fans of the shows to spend half a day watching their favourite TV dramas at cafes. Tops on the list are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Lost, Prison Break and Desperate Housewives.
... The reasons for the trend include South Korea's ranking as one of the most connected countries in the world and the quality of the US shows, which appeal to young, tech-savvy South Koreans, who have a reputation for being hard to entertain.
"Are you still watching TV in your living room?" is a joke often asked among young people.
Television shows instead have become something to enjoy on the move for a growing number of so-called digital nomads."
Related:
-- TV sets a turn-off for South Korea's youth
-- Korea in the Grip of U.S. TV Series Fever
-- America lags behind Europe and S Korea in watching TV Online
Need-to-Know Web Video Stats
Excellent NewTeeVee has posted comScore's online video traffic stats for November.
In brief:
-- YouTube racks up a total of 9.5 billion online videos viewed by 138 million Americans.
-- The average videos watched by YouTube viewers was 39 videos, whereas second-place MySpace had just 9 videos watched per viewer.
-- And interesting, the average video duration was 3.25 hours per person over the course of the month, a jump from 3 hours per person in September.
Full report on NewTeeVee.
January 17, 2008
Wikipedia to get video
Under a new partnership unveiled today, Kaltura, maker of embeddable collaborative video webware, will bring video to the Wikimedia family of sites. NewTeeVee reports.
"The beta program, which is being dubbed “an open, collaborative video experiment,” will allow users to add and remix rich media via an embeddable player on wiki page.
... In other words, the wisdom of the masses just got a webcam and everyone gets final cut."
NY Times debuts new in-media Apple ad
I confess. I'm a huge Mac fan. But objectively, this video ad posted on the New York Times is brilliant. [via TUWA]
Interesting write-up on adWeek, headlined "Apple keeps busy reinventing the banner". Apple has been extending its creative excellence to that most humble of vehicles, the Web banner.... And the first iteration of this approach was so successful that it has drawn over 600,000 views on YouTube.
The Digg Reel
Internet broadcaster Revision3 is launching a new Internet TV show Thursday in conjunction with popular Web site Digg.
The show, The Digg Reel, provides a quick and quirky review of the best and brightest videos out on the Internet as determined by Digg’s loyal voters.
The show will be advertiser-sponsored.
[via Broadcasting & Cable]
January 16, 2008
Surgery TV
Surgery TV launches online featuring extended clips of medical procedures in 5 to 10 minute segments.
Eyelash transplants, adjustable breast implants, and regrowing fingers: Those are just some of the cutting-edge medical procedures streamed online.
BBC’s iPlayer scores big
More than one million visitors went to the BBC iPlayer site during the two-week period ending January 7, with an average of 250,000 programs being downloaded or streamed a day, according to BBC research.
Each program streamed is watched for less than 25 minutes. Streaming is more popular than downloading by a factor of eight to one.
[via Cyberjournalist]
