Below you will find some of the interesting news that is taking place in the Broadcast, IPTV and other entertainment industries that are...

Saturday, September 17, 2011
Media Curation Platform "Storify" Tapped by the Weather Channel
Storify, the social media curation tool was used by the Weather Channel during Hurricane Irene, says Cameron Clayton EVP for Digital in this interview with Beet.TV He explains that the network had to scramble to cover the dramatic impact Irene...

Friday, September 16, 2011
comScore Introduces Video Reporting on Audience Duplication
Online audience measurement service comScore has released reporting that lets clients see how video audiences between sites overlap and relate to each other, the research firm told Beet.TV in an interview. The audience duplication and cross-viewing reports in the Video...

Thursday, September 15, 2011
Dispatch from Disrupt: Intercast Network Unveils Live Video Display Unit
SAN FRANCISCO -- At the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, Intercast Network launched a product which allows broadcasters to distribute their programming live via a rich display unit with accompanying social tools and e-commerce functionality. On Monday, we spoke with Intercast\'s Melissa...

Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Weather Channel Moves to Brightcove\'s HTML 5 Player
The Weather Channel, which claims the second most downloaded iPad App, has moved from a Flash player to an HTML 5 player from Brightcove, enabling consumers to watch video regardless of their device, said Cameron Clayton, EVP for Digital, in...

Thursday, September 15, 2011
Program Alert: The Beet Leadership Webcast on Original Web Content, Live from AOL in LA on Tuesday
We are all very excited about Tuesday\'s Webcast at the AOL Studio in Beverly Hills! We have an outstanding group of panelists to discuss the economics, social strategies and creativity around orginal entertainment video for the Web. There\'s a lot...

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
YouTube Superstar Freddie Wong Reaches 5 Million Views with New Video Shot on Samsung Galaxy S II
Since the Los Angeles-based filmmaker/gamer Freddie "W" Wong released "Gamer Commute" on YouTube this past Saturday, the two-minute clip has garnered nearly 5 million views and 18,000 comments. Segments of the viral video hit were shot with a Samsung Galaxy...

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
WSJ\'s Alan Murray: The iPad Has Driven the Paper\'s Video Programming Expansion
The Wall Street Journal would not be delivering its three and a half hours of programming if it were not for the iPad, says Alan Murray, Deputy Managing Editor of the Wall Street Journal and Executive Editor of the WSJ.com....

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Akamai Chief Media Strategist on the Future of Premium Content Delivery
While the the sale of downloadable entertainment has been the largely the province of the Apple, media companies will create their own "media stacks" to sell content directly to consumers, says Chris Van Noy, Chief Media and Entertainment Strategist at...

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
PlayLater, a "DVR" for Premium, Online Video Launches
PlayLater, a program which allows consumers to save most premium online video programming to their PC, has launched today from PlayOn. The software is designed only for the PC and is provided on a subscription basis of $4.99 per month....

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Click-Through Rates, Impressions Rise on Connected TVs, Rovi Says
Click-through rates for ads on connected TVs are in the 10 to 17% range to date, a healthy number, according to new data shared by entertainment discovery service and technology provider Rovi. In addition, the number of impressions, as well...