video

Audio podcast of a presentation that frogdesign has been giving, demoing an interface
it developed for OpenTV called Mondrian. It is a 10-foot interface that allows the user to
spatially browse non-linear video content arranged by metadata and user preferences.
It opens up advertising possibilities that give it industry viability as well.

The demo is narrated in the first part; the rest is the reasoning behind the decisions made.

4-part series from PBS's Nightly Business report, aired in February 2008. Broad overview of issues,
technologies, consumer behaviors, broadcaster and advertiser concerns in the video space. Focuses
on United States, but few concerns are nation-specific other than penetration of broadband and
technology in cell-phone networks. Conclusion is that there is no one future of TV or video, but rather
an ecosystem of set-top boxes, high-definition/high production value, mobile, and prosumer content.

Here are four sites that collect and curate videos found on online streaming services like YouTube and Google Video. Similar to a YouTube channel but with stronger brand identity. Many of the documentaries are old, but have found new light when set in context provided by the curator. Some serve as forums for the discussion of the videos as well. In terms of traffic, the best one is "moviesfoundonline" with about 60,000 visitors a month. It aggregates both fiction and nonfiction films.

URLS:

NBC Universal, which created Hulu in partnership with News Corp., decided to
debut the television series' seasons on the video site. Fans of such NBC shows
as Knight Rider, Chuck, and 30 Rock will be able to see their season premieres first on Hulu.

Hulu is an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips at Hulu.com
and other online destination sites — all for free, anytime in the U.S.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10030797-93.html
http://blog.hulu.com/2008/9/2/prison-break

Seesmic is a video micro blogging web application in pre-alpha stage being developed by French entrepreneur, Loic Le Meur, to make video uploading easier for those using webcams. Seesmic made its debut at the Demo tech conference where it was called the "Twitter of video", however conversations will not take place in real time. The service has 20,000 users to date and 70,000 viewers per month.

www.seesmic.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K2bdhh5Phw

Format TV based on a UGC Website where non-professional video-makers can upload clips
that are voted by other users and RAI authors. The best talents are then proposed into the
main Broadcast TV format.

Every month a topic is proposed by the RAI website authors.

Main Website:
http://www.talenti.rai.it/

iPhone Version
http://www.talenti.rai.it/layout_moby.aspx?page=mobile.aspx&menu=2