70% of the US regularly watch online videos
In a sign of things to come, nearly 123 million people in the US, some 70% of the total online population, watched an online video of some sort in the month of January.
The duo behind Joost correctly surmised some time ago that the future of television will really be the internet via online streaming. [...]
Peering into Video’s Future
The Internet is about to drown in digital video. Hui Zhang thinks peer-to-peer networks could come to the rescue.
Ted Stevens, the 83-year-old senior senator from Alaska, was widely ridiculed last year for a speech in which he described the Internet as "a series of tubes." Yet clumsy as his metaphor may have been, [...]
Coming soon to Bittorrent: Girls in Bikinis?
Azureus just announced a deal with Bennet Media Woldwide that will allow them to distribute HD shows via their Zudeo.com P2P download platform. From their news release:
“Among the Bennett Media original productions to be featured in HD on Zudeo include Bikini Destinations, The Wild Side, The Extremists, Xotic Xtreme and Snowology. Bennett Media content will [...]
The Venice Project gets “Joost” up
Today marks the official launch of the global broadband television service as well as the debut of it’s new name — "Joost."
Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom, the two Scandinavian entrepreneurs behind KaZaA and Skype, which shook up the music and telephone industry respectively, have formally launched their latest salvo at the television industry.
Previously known [...]
“The Venice Project:” a sneak peek with a BETA tester
I have a slew of screen shots and the inside scoop on the cool new creation from the geniuses behind KaZaA and Skype. The Venice Project has begun secretly doling out BETA Tester invites, and I have been fortunate enough to be among them.
Skype and KaZaA co-founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis are at it [...]
TVU Player gives you FREE Cable TV
Looking for a cheap and easy way to watch TV from your home PC? Can’t afford cable? Well TVU and the TVU Player offers free P2P streaming of many of your favorite cable TV channels.
From FOX to the USA network, from Comedy Central to the Cartoon Network, it has all the “pillars” of cable [...]
