Has the CBS eye seen the light? CBS research found that online video isn’t cannibalizing networks, but expands audiences according to Anders Bylund of ArsTechnica. CBS conducted a poll on online viewing habits and found out that at least half of those online views were of shows the user had never seen on television, and…
Ben Folds’ fans in the sold-out Hammerstein Ballroom (NYC) show last weekend thought the musician was having an Ashlee Simpson lip sync moment. Folds’ song began skipping on CD and the band had to restart the opening (see video). Finally, Folds’ drummer and guitarist marched off the stage in frustration. Turns out the moment was…
Here’s the video clip you’ve been searching for… it’s Michael Richards from Kramer having a racist tirade at the Laugh Factory. As Leno said, “I had a horrible gig last night. I had to follow Michael Richards at the Laugh Factory.” What I love about online video is that we can all see this exactly…
Here’s a video we did a few months ago. Don’t ask why I had a turkey costume on hand, but I managed to convince my brother-in-law to gallop around town and shoot footage. We even have a shot of a security monitor. The lady working the dollar store told me she couldn’t do it because…
I still wouldn’t bet on Google making its money back on the YouTube sale. But I do need to confess to spending an inordinate amount of time on YouTube lately. I satired myself with this video celebrating my approach of 200 subscribers. And today I finally made it (see graphic). In other noteworthy YouTube news…
Well the study didn’t claim online video viewers have ADHD, but it might as well. Research released by Podzinger this morning shows that consumers play only 15% of their video. Their attention span is one minute (vs. 3 for audio). Few download anymore. And we’ll tolerate 10-15 second prerolls more than the 30 second monsters….
Imagine for a moment you’ve just waited for 3 days in the rain. You’re about to buy a PS3 and some guy comes out dressed like a pimp. He’s holding a brand new PS3, but he drops it to the ground. The guy next to him slams it with a sledge hammer. See the video…
The news continues to develop about TiVo’s move to online video. Reports DailyTech: The new version of TiVo Desktop will be called TiVo Desktop Plus 2.4. Users will also be able to watch web-video content on their TVs as well as save them onto their TiVo DVR unit for later playback. The new software will…
Like two weak players forming an alliance before an immunity challenge, EMI and GoTiot (I hadn’t heard of it either) are banding together. EMI owns Capitol and Virgin. Here’s the story on Spin.com. The story reports that EMI “signed a deal to distribute its videos to consumers for free via Gotuit.com, the two companies announced…
A Revver.com ad took me to this octopus eating video that promotes the “Tell Me You Got That” video. It’s a bit long, but very funny (largely based on the guy who delivers the catch phrase with perfect tone). There don’t appear to be any other “Tell Me You Got That” videos on Revver or…