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Netflix's Playstation 3 app goes disc-free, leapfrogs Xbox 360 with 1080p HD video, surround sound

Netflix's Playstation 3 app goes disc-free, leapfrogs Xbox 360 with 1080p HD video, surround sound

October 14, 2010 8:50 AM Devindra Hardawar

The battle for the best Netflix experience in your living room rages on. Sony announced today that Playstation 3 owners will no longer need to use a disc to access Netflix’s streaming service starting October 18, and the console’s Netflix …

Sony gets in on Google TV with "Internet TV" sets and Blu-ray player

Sony gets in on Google TV with "Internet TV" sets and Blu-ray player

October 12, 2010 8:07 PM Devindra Hardawar

Sony announced its Google TV-powered Internet TV family in New York tonight, as well as a Blu-ray player with Google TV built-in.

The company has four Google TV sets on the way at 24-inches ($599), 32-inches ($799.99), 40-inches ($999), and …

Veebeam lands $6M more to stream video from your computer to your HDTV

Veebeam lands $6M more to stream video from your computer to your HDTV

October 12, 2010 1:30 PM Devindra Hardawar

Veebeam, the DEMOgod winning startup that has developed a way to easily stream content from your computer to your HDTV wirelessly, has snagged another $6 million in the first part of a two-part second funding round.

As I’ve written previously, …

SundaySky raises $9M to generate interactive videos on the fly

SundaySky raises $9M to generate interactive videos on the fly

October 12, 2010 9:00 AM Matthew Lynley

SundaySky, a company that generates sales videos for e-commerce, real estate and travel sites, announced today it has raised $9 million in its second round of funding.

SundaySky produces interactive videos for various e-commerce products on sites like Overstock.com to …

Redux gets $1M to help users find and watch online videos

Redux gets $1M to help users find and watch online videos

September 28, 2010 10:08 PM Julie Klein

Redux, a platform for watching videos online, has raised $1 million in a third round of funding. Existing investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Alsop Louie Partners led the round, according to a filing with the SEC.

The site, which allows …

AOL snaps up Brizzly creator Thing Labs, web video company 5min

AOL snaps up Brizzly creator Thing Labs, web video company 5min

September 28, 2010 8:42 PM Devindra Hardawar

Acquiring TechCrunch was certainly AOL’s biggest announcement today, but the company didn’t stop there: This afternoon, news spread that AOL has also purchased Thing Labs — creator of the Brizzly social media reader — for an undisclosed amount, PaidContent reports.…

Hulu Plus coming to Roku streaming boxes, Tivo Premiere, this fall

Hulu Plus coming to Roku streaming boxes, Tivo Premiere, this fall

September 28, 2010 1:37 PM Devindra Hardawar

All of a sudden, the Apple TV seems a lot less appealing. Confirming our report from yesterday, Roku just announced that its video streaming set-top boxes will have access to Hulu Plus this fall.

Additionally, Hulu announced that it will …

Hulu may be headed to a Roku streaming video box near you

Hulu may be headed to a Roku streaming video box near you

September 27, 2010 12:37 PM Devindra Hardawar

Not that this comes as a huge surprise, but it looks like owners of Roku’s streaming video box may soon have access to content from Hulu, according to two of Hulu’s content partners who spoke to Dan Rayburn from Business …

Netflix considers streaming-only plan, adds Battlestar Galactica and a slew of NBC TV shows

Netflix considers streaming-only plan, adds Battlestar Galactica and a slew of NBC TV shows

September 24, 2010 9:13 AM Devindra Hardawar

Netflix may soon offer a subscription plan specifically geared towards streaming video, according to a short blog post by CEO Reed Hastings. The company also announced today that it has landed a content deal with NBC Universal that will allow …

YouTube Instant creator accepts YouTube job, will continue at Stanford

YouTube Instant creator accepts YouTube job, will continue at Stanford

September 24, 2010 8:00 AM Devindra Hardawar

The past few weeks have been good to Stanford student Feross Aboukhadijeh (pictured right with YouTube CEO Chad Hurley), who created the YouTube Instant site earlier this month and was then famously offered a job at YouTube. Aboukhadijeh announced on …

At last, Justin.tv users can broadcast live video from their iPhones

At last, Justin.tv users can broadcast live video from their iPhones

September 16, 2010 9:00 AM Anthony Ha

Over the past few months, live video startup Justin.tv has been inching towards bringing live video broadcasting capabilities to the iPhone. In March, it released an iPhone application for watching, but not broadcasting, videos. Two weeks ago, it launched an …

DEMO: Metabeam brings movie and TV bonus features to your mobile devices and computers

DEMO: Metabeam brings movie and TV bonus features to your mobile devices and computers

September 15, 2010 11:29 AM Devindra Hardawar

Metabeam is one of 70 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Fall 2010 event taking place this week in Silicon Valley. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present. Our coverage of them remains objective.…

Conviva lands $15M for stutter-free live video streaming

Conviva lands $15M for stutter-free live video streaming

September 15, 2010 10:46 AM Devindra Hardawar

Conviva, a company focused on optimizing live video streams online, announced today that it has snagged $15M in funding.

With the growing importance of live video streams, Conviva’s technology offers peace of mind for content providers by reducing stream issues …

DEMO: Veebeam lets you wirelessly share video from your computer on your HDTV

DEMO: Veebeam lets you wirelessly share video from your computer on your HDTV

September 15, 2010 10:04 AM Devindra Hardawar

Veebeam is one of 70 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Fall 2010 event taking place this week in Silicon Valley. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present. Our coverage of them remains objective.…

DEMO: Fox-backed Bitbop brings mobile TV streaming to Android

DEMO: Fox-backed Bitbop brings mobile TV streaming to Android

September 14, 2010 11:26 AM Devindra Hardawar

Bitbop is one of 70 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Fall 2010 event taking place this week in Silicon Valley. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present. Our coverage of them remains objective.…

Boxee's streaming video Boxee Box up for pre-order, now with Intel Atom inside (video)

Boxee's streaming video Boxee Box up for pre-order, now with Intel Atom inside (video)

September 13, 2010 2:50 PM Devindra Hardawar

Video streaming start-up Boxee unleashed a flood of news today regarding its set-top Boxee Box: It’s now available for pre-order exclusively on Amazon, it’s launching internationally in November, and most intriguingly, the company has dumped Nvidia’s Tegra 2 platform in …

Contour's hands-free video camera marks location as it records

Contour's hands-free video camera marks location as it records

September 13, 2010 6:00 AM Dean Takahashi

Contour is introducing a hands-free video camera today that can mark your location as it records high-definition video.

The ContourGPS video camera has global positioning system (GPS) navigation built into it. The camera, which comes with goggles attached, is targeted …

Ooyala lands $22M to extend its online video platform

Ooyala lands $22M to extend its online video platform

September 9, 2010 2:38 PM Devindra Hardawar

Online video platform Ooyala announced today that it has snagged $22 million in funding from new and existing investors. The round was over-subscribed, and the company expects to land another funding slice within 60 days from over-eager investors.

The company …

Plex and LG bring TV to all your devices

Plex and LG bring TV to all your devices

September 3, 2010 4:30 AM Ciara Byrne

Plex is media center software, from a startup of the same name, which integrates video content from local and online sources. Thus far, Plex has only been available for Mac OS X and iOS (for iPad, iPhone, iPod). But today …

Apple TV is the one you date, Google TV is the one you marry

Apple TV is the one you date, Google TV is the one you marry

September 1, 2010 3:33 PM Devindra Hardawar

After months of speculation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs finally revealed the new and improved Apple TV today. It has a lot going for it, including a low $99 price, redesigned hardware, and access to streaming media from the iTunes store.…

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