Veoh CEO Dmitry Shapiro seems as philosophical as his title is poetic. Speaking at the Video on the Net Conference in Boston, an extension of VON, Shapiro begins with the printing press and ends with “democratized Internet television.” In due course of course, this changes everything.
Disney To Post Television Shows Online
Hits series from ABC Television and the Disney Channel will be available online the day after broadcast.
New AOL Service Is Old Television
Dubbed “In2TV,” the service will pair AOL and Warner Bros in delivering vintage television shows over the Internet to viewers, on an ad-supported basis.
Al Gore, Google, Creating Current Television
In the vein of former Jon Stewart vehicle “Short Attention Span Theater,” Current TV will offer “short-format” content.
Italian Internet Television
Telecom Italia announced their leap into the Internet television business starting massive trials in Rome, Milan, Bologna and Palermo. They look to roll out services in 21 cities by the fall and say over 4 million households will have access to a wide variety of programming.
Denial and Television 2.0: The BitTorrent Effect
If you’re at all interested in copyright, the movie industry, BitTorrent, or Bram Cohen (its creator), I recommend reading The BitTorrent Effect from the January 2005 issue of Wired.
Branding with Pay-Per-Call Television Advertising
Who wouldn’t want to advertise on television and only pay for results? Many advertisers who have used popular pay-per-click programs on the Internet are now discovering that a similar model exists on television known as pay-per-call advertising.