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Second screens are fast becoming a first-hand choice for TV viewers, according to eDigitalResearch and IMRG who say that 80% of smartphone, 81% of tablet and around three-quarters ... More

Parks Associates has predicted that the number of consumers in Western Europe who regularly watch online video will reach 145 million this year and the number of pay-TV operators o... More

Screaming Velocity, which provides recommendation technologies for the online, video on demand (VOD) and linear TV markets, has taken the wraps off of version 2.0 of its machine le... More

The feature upgrade will allow owners of Roku boxes to search for TV and movies available on Netflix, Amazon Instant, Vudu, Hulu Plus, Crackle, and HBO Go via one simple interface.... More

Google announced plans today to roll out its version of a scan-and-match feature for the company's music service in Europe in two weeks and then in the United States soon after..... More

In a sign of the growing importance media companies are placing on people who watch TV shows through video-on-demand, Music Choice has partnered with Nielsen to make VOD viewership... More

On Monday, Univision will officially start its first digital network, UVideos, which will offer more than 1,500 hours of long-form programming and about 200 short clips a day free ... More

Speculation late Friday (Oct. 26) that Microsoft is again interested in acquiring Netflix sent shares of the subscription video-on-demand pioneer up more than 13% -- just days afte... More

Amazon's busy landing page began dissing Apple's new petite tablet over the weekend. "Much More for Far Less" reads the headline, followed by a comparison table pitting the $329 i... More

Microsoft’s first major game console, the Xbox was a black-and-green monstrosity that looked less like a videogame console than a prank product co-developed with Mountain Dew. De... More

Although the DVR is a blessing for couch potatoes, it is more of a mixed blessing for the television industry. The upside is that the DVR enables people to watch more television an... More

There's been a lot of death-of-film talk recently, as there often is when the first leaves of fall bid their first, golden adieus. "I'm made crazy by the way the business structure... More

Seeking to again mine incremental revenue from its film library, Image Entertainment Oct. 26 said it has assembled a second package of B-titles with A-list stars earmarked for loca... More

[Editor's note: Online registration closes Sunday.] StreamingMedia.com, producer of the most prestigious and widely acclaimed events for the business and technology of streaming a... More

The Librarian of Congress and Register of Copyrights today rejected a proposal to allow people to "space shift" by ripping DVDs. Technically, the officials didn't rule on copying, ... More

Beginning next year, Warner will let Redbox offer its DVDs and Blu-ray discs 28 days after they go on sale, the same "window" followed by most other major studios. In exchange, R... More

Apple sold 1.3 million Apple TVs in its latest quarter. That’s double what it sold during the same period a year ago, and enough to bring the grand total for units sold this fisc... More

Despite the growing wealth of free and inexpensive online content, pay TV subscribers seem pretty content with their current service providers and might even be willing to pay a bi... More

Windstream Communications Inc., likes the progress of its Merge video service so far and might even end up developing a new device for it...... More