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  • September 2008

    • And Now, a Tune From Our Sponsor

      Wired  |  Sep 15, 08 3:24 PM CDT

      And Now, a Tune From Our Sponsor

      (Newser) - The soon-to-launch MySpace Music service will consist mostly of sponsored streaming and downloads, Wired reports. MySpace will likely not start up its own pay-download service, along the lines of iTunes, instead maintaining its partnership with Amazon’s online store. Critics worry MySpace’s rather thin roster of major-label partnerships will limit the stream of free content for users. More »

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      social networking  • Internet advertising  • music downloads  • music label  • iTunes Store  • streaming content  • corporate sponsorship  • MySpace Music

    • Amazon's On-Demand Video Good, Not Great: Mossberg

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 11, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Amazon's On-Demand Video Good, Not Great: Mossberg

      (Newser) - Amazon’s new Video on Demand service works well, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal , although the selection of titles could be better. The service allows users to individually purchase movies and TV to stream, with most rentals lasting 24 hours. The videos are stored on an Amazon server, which nicely remembers where you were so you can resume viewing instantly. More »

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      Internet  • television  • Amazon.com  • iTunes  • iTunes Store  • Netflix  • Amazon  • streaming content  • Hulu  • Walt Mossberg  • video on demand

  • August 2008

    • Online Olympics Viewing Shatters Records

      New York Times  |  Aug 25, 08 6:28 AM CDT

      Online Olympics Viewing Shatters Records

      (Newser) - The Internet played an unprecedented role in Olympics viewing this year, with NBCOlympics.com and Yahoo leading the online-coverage pack, the New York Times reports. With 1.2 billion page hits and 72 million video streams, NBC more than doubled its Web traffic from the past two Olympics combined. The Internet lets viewers “create their own broader Olympics experience,” said a ratings analyst. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Yahoo  • NBC  • online videos  • streaming content

  • July 2008

    • Amazon's New Video Service Part Netflix, Part YouTube

      Ars Technica  |  Jul 17, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Amazon's New Video Service Part Netflix, Part YouTube

      (Newser) - Amazon entered the streaming video tangle today with Amazon Video on Demand, a service that resembles Netflix and Hulu far more than the company’s Unbox service, Ars Technica notes. While Unbox functioned on a principle similar to the iTunes Store, Amazon Video will stream movies and TV shows directly to customers' computers (and, later, TVs), cutting long download times. More »

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      YouTube  • Amazon.com  • Web 2.0  • iTunes Store  • Netflix  • streaming content  • Hulu

  • June 2008

    • Not Just iPhone—iRadio!

      New York Times  |  Jun 13, 08 9:00 PM CDT

      Not Just iPhone—iRadio!

      (Newser) - Apple’s new iPhone will provide free, CD-quality radio from 200 stations in 25 genres—even if that does cut into iTunes' music business, Saul Hansell blogs in the New York Times . But Apple knows that it will "fare best if it makes the iPhone as useful as possible, and that means exploiting the device’s ability to stream music, talk and video." More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • CBS  • radio  • AOL  • AT&T  • iPhone applications  • streaming content

    • Disney Now Offering Free Movies Online

      CNET  |  Jun 11, 08 3:09 AM CDT

      Disney Now Offering Free Movies Online

      (Newser) - Disney has launched a new internet service streaming full-length movies for free, CNET reports. The company will be offering one movie a week on its website, making it available for a few days after it's shown on ABC's Wonderful World of Disney. This week's offering is Finding Nemo . More »

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      Disney  • online videos  • streaming content  • Walt Disney Co.  • movie on demand  • streaming movies

    • Video Service Could Be Behind Amazon Glitches

      New York Times  |  Jun 10, 08 2:44 AM CDT

      Video Service Could Be Behind Amazon Glitches

      (Newser) - Amazon's new digital video service could be behind the glitches that have been plaguing the site, reports the New York Times . The online retailer was knocked offline for two hours last week and suffered sporadic problems yesterday. Analysts believe the company may be rejigging its distribution system ahead of the relaunch of its Amazon Unbox movie and TV download service. Outages were mostly limited to the US, where the service is expected to debut. More »

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      Amazon.com  • digital video  • Jeff Bezos  • streaming content  • downloads  • video downloads

  • May 2008

    • Amazon to Launch On-Demand Video Streaming

      Reuters  |  May 29, 08 9:41 AM CDT

      Amazon to Launch On-Demand Video Streaming

      (Newser) - Amazon plans to open the sluices for pay-per-view video streaming within weeks, Reuters reports. The Internet retail giant already rents videos for download via the Web but is enhancing its digital media service to better compete with rivals like Apple and Netflix. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos told a conference yesterday the service will be "a new version of video on demand." More »

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      Amazon.com  • online videos  • Netflix  • Amazon  • Jeff Bezos  • streaming content  • AppleTV  • streaming movies

  • March 2008

    • DirecTV to Get With Times, Add On-Demand

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 13, 08 2:41 PM CDT

      DirecTV to Get With Times, Add On-Demand

      (Newser) - Challenged by cable and phone-company competitors, DirecTV will offer video-on-demand for the first time, a combination of DVR and broadband-connected content with significant limitations. Because the biggest satellite-TV provider doesn’t use terrestrial connections, it’s been long unable to offer instant play options. Its new plan will store some content on customers' DVRs, and allow them to stream more of it from the Internet. More »

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      Comcast  • DVR  • DirecTV  • streaming content  • satellite TV  • video on demand

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