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Grammys Set New Social TV Record
Adam SewallWith the unexpected news of Whitney Houston's death the day before the Grammy Awards, the event carried a celebratory yet somber tone.In spite (or perhaps because) of the singer's passing,...
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SXSW 2012: TV and Online Video Lineup
Adam SewallSXSW -- the week-and-a-half conference extravaganza that encompasses interactivity, film and music -- is upon us.The event officially kicks off Friday. Stay tuned to VideoMind and our...
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Weekly Rewind: Netflix Downgrade
Adam SewallNetflix gets downgraded. YouTube goes 3D. Google TV is heading to Europe. All that and more in your weekly rewind.Barclays downgrades Netflix's stock to hold, worried about looming...
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Print and Online Media Get in the Live Streaming Game
Adam SewallReporting live from the scene, we go now to . . . Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and Politico?The lines that once differentiated print and broadcast media are blurring. News stations...
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25% of U.S. Viewers Will Watch the London Olympics Online
Greg FranzeseThe London Olympics are just around the corner. Though it's been hailed as the "Sociolympics" (blame the marketers, not us for that), there's a question of whether people will be watching...
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Will London be the Most Social Olympics Ever?
Greg FranzeseGet ready for the Socialympics.What? You're not familiar with the term? Marketers are using the portmanteau to coin the 2012 London Games. Twitter, Facbeook and YouTube were around for the...
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Viewers Tuned into Web to Watch Curiosity Mars Landing
Greg FranzeseHow did you watch Curiosity's Mars landing? If you're like the majority of viewers, you probably tuned in via Ustream. The live-streaming platform NASA utilized for the momentous occasion...
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Record-Breaking Free Fall from Space Breaks TV, Live Streaming Records
Greg FranzeseFelix Baumgartner didn't just break the record for the highest skydive in history. While free falling from the edge of space -- and even breaking the sound barrier -- he also set a new...
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How To Watch The World Series Online
Greg FranzeseWe recently ran across this story on NPR that looks at how baseball fans can connect to the World Series online. The post starts by noting that technology is changing what "TV" is:While...
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Super Bowl Post Mortem: Big Screens, Second Screens and Online Ads
Greg FranzeseA thrilling game. A random blackout. A Destiny's Child reunion. Unfathomable amounts of chicken wings.We were engrossed in all of the on the field action at this year's Super Bowl, but...
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BYU TV Enables Live Video on Android
Steve Biondolillo Earlier today BYU TV announced on their See The Good Blog that Android users can now play live TV streams on byutv.org and byutvsports.com thanks to Hook from Ooyala. The full blog...
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Want To Deliver Live Video To Every Screen? This Webinar Shows You How
Greg FranzeseOoyala’s latest Global Video Index reveals Live video dominates VOD for viewer engagement across all device types. In fact, desktop viewers watch live content 12X longer than on demand...
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Broadcast or Online, Viewers Just Want to Watch TV
Jim O'NeillFrom the 1939 New York World’s Fair televised on RCA, to the 11 million viewers worldwide who watched the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969, to the 2009 inauguration of President Obama, with...
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Fox: 528,000 viewers/min for Super Bowl sets online record
Jim O'NeillA “bleh” Super Bowl nevertheless set a streaming record for a sports event with an estimated 528,000 viewers per minute watching the game, Fox Sports said. And, the network said, it streamed...
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Elemental, Broadcom pair on 4K broadcast of Sochi ceremonies for NTV Plus
Jim O'NeillVideo encoding specialist Elemental continues to push the edge of the 4K envelope, this time with Russian satellite provider NTV Plus. The satellite provider – in concert with Broadcom and...
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Court shuts down Aereo in 6 western states, sets stage for Supreme Court
Jim O'NeillAereo – the streaming video company that’s embroiled in a court battle headed for the Supreme Court later this spring - yesterday lost a skirmish in a federal district court that will shut...
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NCAA March Madness again provides showcase for live streaming sports
Jim O'NeillIt’s that time again. Workers start missing deadlines like three-pointers clanging off tight rims, IT staffs worry about bandwidth and the receipts of every sports bar in America skyrocket:...
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For Tennis Channel, Ooyala serves up ace with video delivery to all devices
Jim O'NeillClose to 90% of households subscribe to pay TV in the United States, and almost all of them pay 40% of their bill, or more, to watch live sports.But it’s not just in the U.S. that live...
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Live streaming March Madness setting records for Turner Sports, partners
Jim O'NeillTurner Sports is scoring big with its online coverage of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, with fans racking up more than 4 million hours of live video consumed across...
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Shine Australia streams to all devices with help from Ooyala
VideoMind StaffWith some of Australia’s biggest hits under its wings, notably “The Voice” and “Australia’s Next Top Model,” Shine has eagerly looked online to expand its audience.With Ooyala’s help,...
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