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We’re just a few days away from the long-awaited fourth season of Arrested Development, one of the most high-profile Netflix original series to be released. Ted Sarandos, the man behind the company’s ever-burgeoning original content strategy, just sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about Netflix’ strategy and what you can expect in the Continue Reading →

Have you ever been watching cat videos on YouTube and thought, ‘You know what would really go well with these? A live look-in at Capitol Hill!’ While many of us have never had that thought, if you have … you’re in luck! YouTube recently brought live streams from members of US Congress to its site, Continue Reading →

Microsoft unveiled its next video game console, the Xbox One, on Tuesday. Unlike Sony, which spent two hours at its PlayStation 4 reveal in February showing just about everything BUT the console, Microsoft put the console, its re-designed controller and updated Kinect camera at the heart of its presentation. Microsoft said that the Xbox One Continue Reading →

As the producer behind hits such as The Ring and Mulholland Drive, Neal Edelstein is now trying his hand at experimental new media, kicking off with Haunting Melissa. Co-founded as a ‘next generation production’ company by Edelstein, Hooked Digital Media premiered Haunting Melissa last week, and is striving to “reinvent storytelling” for the digital age. Continue Reading →

YouTube turned eight years old on Sunday, reminding each of us in some odd way how young or old we really are. Remember, the company launched back in 2005, the same year that Michael Jackson was found not guilty of child molestation, and Lance Armstrong was winning his seventh Tours De France, and Arrested Development Continue Reading →

Time Warner’s TNT and TBS are joining the parade of networks offering a live linear feed of their channels online for viewers on the go. “Starting this summer, subscribers will be able to watch TBS and TNT live — anytime, anywhere, on multiple devices,” Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks, said at the Turner Continue Reading →

For the last three years, Netflix has accounted for a third of the Internet traffic zipping into North American homes every night. But Web video competitors like Amazon, HBO and Hulu all say they’re seeing significant growth. So is anyone cutting into Netflix’s lead? Not really, said Sandvine, the broadband service company that tracks Internet Continue Reading →

Aereo announced ambitious plans to launch in 22 new cities this year, and now it has just given details on the third city to receive the innovative streaming TV service. Atlanta residents will be able to access Aereo starting on June 17th — pre-registered customers will get an invite to join up for service that Continue Reading →

Aereo on Monday announced a new pricing structure for its upstart TV streaming service. The “streamlined” structure does away with long-term commitments and with annual and daily offerings. Now, consumers can start with a base membership plan of $8 per month for use of Aereo’s cloud-based antenna/DVR technology and 20 hours of DVR storage. For Continue Reading →

The television broadcasting industry has been up in arms over the actions of a small startup called Aereo, but it may have bigger things to worry about in the future. Aereo’s business of capturing over-the-air broadcast television signals and delivering it to subscribers over the internet for a fee has caused major broadcasters such as Continue Reading →