Streaming (Over-the-top, OTT, P2P, PC-TV, Internet TV, online video, IP Video) News

Boxee and Widevine Team Up to Give Boxee Users the Ultimate Online Video Viewing Experience
Aug 18, 2010 – Widevine and Boxee have announced that the two companies will collaborate to make Widevine's adaptive streaming, virtual DVD controls and digital rights management (DRM) technologies available in CE devices containing Boxee's software platform.
News categories: Widevine, Boxee, DRM, Middleware, Streaming, USA

UK - ITV Player to launch on PlayStation 3
Aug 18, 2010 – UK commercial television network, ITV (LSE:ITV), has announced a deal to make the ITV Player available on Sony's PlayStation®3 (PS3™) consoles by the end of 2010.
News categories: ITV plc, PlayStation, Gaming, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Web-to-TV Video Content Revenue Will Reach $17 Billion by 2014
Aug 17, 2010 – The growth of Web-to-TV video is happening faster than most people expected. By 2014, there will be 57 million US broadband households viewing full-length online video on the TV, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Vimeo Releases Universal Player to Support Embedded Videos on Mobile Devices
Aug 17, 2010 – Online video sharing site Vimeo® (Nasdaq: IACI) has released a Universal Player that allows people to watch embedded Vimeo videos on mobile devices such as iPhone or iPad using HTML5.
News categories: Vimeo, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming, Tablet

MobiTV, Inc. Confirms Size Does Matter
Aug 11, 2010 – During the FIFA 2010 World Cup, MobiTV's platform delivered more than 100 million minutes of coverage. This volume of coverage has afforded MobiTV a deeper look into a number of viewing trends and behaviors from mobile video users in the U.S.
News categories: MobiTV, Market Research, Mobile, USA

Siano Launches Receiver Chip for Latin America's Mobile TV Market
Aug 11, 2010 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new product, targeting the emerging mobile TV market in the Latin America. The SMS2130 supports the ISDB-T mobile technology, also known as ISDB-T '1-Seg'.
News categories: Siano Mobile, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor

Project Canvas partners further engage with device manufacturers
Aug 11, 2010 – The Project Canvas partners have formally invited expressions of interest from consumer equipment manufacturers to develop and bring Canvas devices to market in 2011.
News categories: Project Canvas, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

EPIX and Netflix Announce Exclusive Internet-Only Deal to Instantly Stream EPIX Movies to Netflix Members
Aug 10, 2010 – EPIX™ and Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) have announced an agreement through which Netflix members can instantly watch an array of new releases and library titles from EPIX streamed over the Internet from Netflix.
News categories: Netflix, EPIX, Streaming, USA

Worldwide Hybrid Web-to-TV Set Top Box Market Will Reach US$ 1.3 Billion by 2014
Aug 10, 2010 – Hybrid Web-to-TV Set Top Boxes will bring a new set of Internet services to TV sets. The value of Hybrid Set Top Boxes that are immediately put into use will reach US$ 1.3 Billion worldwide by 2014, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Media Player, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial