Crunchyroll expands its revenue stream by selling anime-related merch

Streaming video service Crunchyroll has just rolleed out a new platform that allows its viewers to purchase merchandise related to the shows they're watching, the company told VentureBeat today.

Dijit launches a web version of its NextGuide app TV utility

Streaming video and TV programming guide startup Dijit just released a new web app version of its NextGuide app that's every bit as useful as the mobile versions.

Vimeo debuts ‘Brand Creative Fund,’ a new ad product that pairs brands & filmmakers

Video-sharing service Vimeo has launched a new marketing product called Brand Creative Fund that gives companies access to filmmakers that make movies to support a brand's vision.

Netflix says more members watched ‘Hemlock Grove’ on first weekend than ‘House of Cards’

Netflix's newest original series Hemlock Grove debuted this past weekend, and it looks like members are biting, with more people watching the new supernatural show on opening weekend than recent hit House of Cards.

Warner Bros. launches its own streaming video subscription sevice

The movie studios certainly get an A for thinking outside the box, or at least Warner Brothers does. the studio's Warner Archive has just launched a new streaming service that gives people access to old movies and TV shows from its large library of content.

Intel close to signing TV content deals with NBC, Viacom, & Time Warner

Intel is apparently making some progress on bringing content for its forthcoming pay-TV service that's expected to launch before the end of the year.

Redbox Instant launches to the public, should complement your Netflix subscription

Redbox Instant, the streaming-movie joint venture between Redbox owner Coinstar and Verizon, is now opening up service to the general public.

Vimeo turns on ‘Vimeo on Demand’ paywall to help filmmakers distribute movies online

Popular video-sharing service Vimeo has opened up its previously announced “Vimeo on Demand” paywall to all of its Vimeo Pro subscribers, a move that makes it easy for anyone to charge people to watch or download a movie online.

First Roku was a Netflix-branded box code-named ‘Project Griffin’

Here's something you probably didn't know: Netflix abandoned plans to sell its own streaming "Netflix Player" device just weeks before it hit retail stores. That device would later become the first iteration of Roku's set-top box.

Netflix shows off experimental personalized profiles feature at CES

With its new profiles feature, Netflix will soon get a lot more personal.