NBC Direct Still Sucks Two Years Later

Last rant before leaving. NBC Direct sucks. Period. Their “HD Download” service is a great idea, especially for people who want higher quality and dont mind downloading in the background.

In case anyone is interested, check out the forum on the My.NBC message board. Thread started in August of 2008. In that entire time, there [...]

Weekend Pick / Pick of the Week

Since I can’t get enough concerts streaming to my living room since last week’s Trey Anastasio stream, I’m adding more concerts to my Weekend Pick and Pick of the Week for next week.

Tonight and tomorrow, March 12th and 13th, The Drive By Truckers will be live streaming two nights from Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse, courtesy of [...]

Eyeblaster (re)Files for IPO

Rich media ad serving provider, Eyeblaster, selected as Streaming Media’s Reader’s Choice Award Winner for video ad serving, has refiled with the SEC for their highly anticipated IPO.

Two years ago the company said in a regulatory filing that it planned to go public. However, as the equities market began to deteriorate, the company pulled [...]

Oscar Night Irony

On the heals of Livestream’s open letter to the industry about piracy of live streamed content, it wasn’t long before a quinticential example pops up.

While ABC initially cut off access to Cablevision during their dispute (access was restored at approximately 8:45PM EST, disgruntled viewers are turning to the web for their OSCAR content. In [...]

VideoNuze Interviews (hey that rhymes)

Our good friend, Will Richmond, over at the must-read VideoNuze got the chance to interview a few industry heavy hitters at thePlatform’s recent customer gathering. Courtesy of thePlatform’s addition of social media tools into their player, we can bring them to you here.