March 2nd, 2007

The Beeb on the Yout: BBC + YouTube

and BBC News, and will be ad-free. BBC Worldwide content will carry ads and clips from popular shows and, finally, BBC News will only be available outside the UK and will also carry ads. It will include clips from the regular news reports. Old Farlettrousers, or the Smoke, as the BBC is called in England, has always been ahead of the curve on this who Internet concept, and they can only be… → Read More

February 28th, 2007

Confirmed: V-Cast Mobile Video Pricing and Launch

Laptop just confirmed that Verizon is launching V-Cast video tomorrow. The service will cost $15 a month or $25 a month for video and mobile web. There will only be a few markets at launch including Albuquerque and Salt Lake City, but expect UHF bands to clear up in other cities soon. This is mostly exciting for Verizon customers who like video on the mobile, which is something we are sorely… → Read More

December 21st, 2006

NBC.com Bulks Up Its Streams For The Holidays

Those looking for one more way to avoid not talking to your family over the holidays should pop over to NBC.com. The network has added the first nine episodes of “Friday Night Lights” and the first seven of sitcom “30 Rock” to its site. And they are for the most part commercial-free; there’s just one ad before each episode. NBC has been streaming some of its other… → Read More