Archive for February, 2009


Comcast to launch streaming TV on demand service

Cable TV giant Comcast is planning to launch its own internet TV service. Known as ‘OnDemand Online’, the service will be launched later in the year and will be showing premium content from the cable networks. It will be a different service from Hulu though. Hulu shows content from the main networks such as Fox [...]

Full TV shows viewed online has doubled since 2006

Watching Full episodes via the internet has always been popular, but now it has skyrocketed. Double the number of Internet users now view full TV shows online than they did in 2006. The report compiled by Research company Knowledge Networks, showed that a fifth of Internet users surveyed aged 13-54 view full TV shows on [...]

Internet TV wars getting nasty

After a cosy start to showing TV online, the internet TV companies are starting to get nasty. As reported earlier this week Hulu, has removed its content from both TV.com and Boxee. TV.com is owned by rival broadcaster CBS – Boxee writes software allowing set top boxes to stream internet TV. And why is Hulu [...]

Hulu getting tough with TV.com and Boxee

In a shocking move. Online TV website Hulu has decided that it doesnt want its TV content being streamed on and via other websites. It has forced both Tv.com and Boxee to remove all Hulu content from its services. Boxees Blog said:- Two weeks ago Hulu called and told us their content partners were asking [...]

Internet TV Website TV.com – 263% rise in viewers.

Revamped Internet TV website TV.com is loved by the viewers, showing a trailblazing 263% rise of unique viewers to it’s website during January. The revamped TV portal owned by CBS shows a selection of full length TV shows alongside news, forums, blogs and other additional TV related fare. The survey carried out by Nielsen Video [...]

Internet TV success – This is just the beginning

Internet TV is still in its birth pangs and despite its massive success has a long way to go. So says a BBC iPlayer spokesman. Ashley Highfield, who was BBC head of Future Media and Technology and is now the MD of consumer and online – Microsoft UK commented:- “Internet viewing is still a very [...]