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AOL's video business attracts 42 million unique viewers a month
According to a story in Beet.TV, AOL is steaming about 700 million videos per month to an audience of about 42 million unique viewers.
Online video going mainstream, says Cisco study
In 2012, watching online video became more than just a hobby for cutting-edge Internet enthusiasts, found a survey performed by the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) studying the "trends and behaviors" of 1,152 video consumers in the United States. "Overall, streaming video is ahead of downloading and about even with DVDs and Blu-ray discs," said Chris Osika, senior director, U.S. Service Provider at IBSG.
Slow-loading videos get the boot after 2 seconds
Internet users have little patience for online videos that don't start up immediately. In fact, a research paper by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Akamai Technologies puts the limit of their patience at two seconds.
Taking the Olympics online: How will online video perform?
As the Olympic Games prepare for the official opening ceremonies on Friday, July 27, it's clear that online video will play a bigger role in reaching viewers worldwide than it ever has before. But how well will it accomplish that task?
SeaChange to add APRICO content-recommendation technology
SeaChange International ( Nasdaq: SEAC ), which earlier this week announced it had elevated interim CEO Raghu Rau to become its permanent chief executive , today continued its own transition to a more
Encoding.com, Dolby partner to deliver HD audio to multiple screens
Cloud-based Encoding.com has partnered with Dolby Laboratories to integrate Dolby Digital Plus within Encoding.com's video platform. The deal will allow content owners who use Encoding.com to deliver
Elemental tapped to deliver Summer Olympics OTT to four continents
Last month, Elemental Technologies CEO Sam Blackman told an audience at OTTCon that the company was gearing up for a major role at this summer's Olympic Games in London. He revealed more details
Xbox courts non-gamers with music, video app appeal
Microsoft has seen challengers to its game console come and go over time, but it has pushed hard to reach the head of the pack with gamers. Now, it's working to do the same thing with consumers who
Will Verizon, AT&T ride the surging video streaming wave?
The flood of video coming online will increasingly give consumers their choice of content, devices upon which they can watch it and providers that can deliver the content. And that may be
With PlayStation 3 deal Amazon is looking bigger in Netflix's mirror
So, is Amazon ( Nasdaq: AMZN ) really serious about playing in the streaming media space? It certainly wasn't the first player to follow Netflix online with a streaming play, launching a very thin
