Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2090 technology Digital Video/TV Technology en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:51:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2090 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetyoutube afp/20090701/usitcompanyinternetyoutube AFP technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:51:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246488569067-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=F4yi_P3YDpiu2Ia3JJuXiQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="YouTube webpage. Video-sharing site YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was doubling the size limit for uploads to its website to allow users to post more high-definition (HD) video.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Video-sharing site YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was doubling the size limit for uploads to its website to allow users to post more high-definition (HD) video.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/tc_afp/usitcompanyinternetyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246488569067-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=F4yi_P3YDpiu2Ia3JJuXiQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="YouTube webpage. Video-sharing site YouTube announced on Wednesday that it was doubling the size limit for uploads to its website to allow users to post more high-definition (HD) video.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_joost_restructuring ap/20090701/us_tec_joost_restructuring AP technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:24:33 GMT AP - Struggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare in 2007 by the same people behind Skype and Kazaa, is restructuring its business after discovering that it can't survive on advertising to fund its operations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090701/bs_nf/67480 nf/20090701/67480 NewsFactor business Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:28:47 GMT NewsFactor - Several years ago, when online video was beginning to really catch on, a startup named Joost was among the hottest new sites. On Tuesday, however, Joost announced it will "reorganize and restructure its business," wind down some operations, and focus on providing "white label online video platforms" to media companies. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090701/tc_pcworld/joostunplugswebtvserviceconcentratesonsellingtech pcworld/20090701/joostunplugswebtvserviceconcentratesonsellingtech PC World technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:50:00 GMT PC World - Web video site Joost is restructuring, abandoning its hopes to be a successful ad-supported Web TV provider. Instead it will sell its video-serving technology to other media companies. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/youtubereadiesredesignamidchorusofcomplaints pcworld/20090630/youtubereadiesredesignamidchorusofcomplaints PC World technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:30:00 GMT PC World - YouTube plans to soon switch all of its members to a redesign of its channel pages that it has been testing for several months, although many people want the Google video-sharing site to give them the option to keep the old layout. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090630/wr_nm/us_joost nm/20090630/us_joost Reuters technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:04:34 GMT Reuters - Joost, an early pioneer in bringing popular TV shows and movies to the Web, is dropping its consumer service, cutting jobs and losing its high-profile chief executive as it struggles to find revenue to survive. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson_online_video ap/20090630/us_michael_jackson_online_video AP entertainment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:19:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson_online_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090627/capt.a5f5884868e744a7befdb95c3166367f.aptopix_philippines_michael_jackson_dancing_inmates_xbm109.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=mqehy7euWXSxbNm3rfKzEg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="An inmate at the island province of Cebu in central Philippines impersonates the late Michael Jackson as he leads in the music icon's 'Thriller' to pay tribute to Jackson Saturday June 27, 2009. More than 1,500 inmates became famous in YouTube with over 23 million hits after they performed Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. The 'King of Pop' died in Los Angeles, CA Thursday. He was 50. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0" /></a>AP - People are clamoring to see Michael Jackson's old videos in the wake of his death — especially "Thriller."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_en_mu/us_michael_jackson_online_video"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090627/capt.a5f5884868e744a7befdb95c3166367f.aptopix_philippines_michael_jackson_dancing_inmates_xbm109.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=mqehy7euWXSxbNm3rfKzEg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="An inmate at the island province of Cebu in central Philippines impersonates the late Michael Jackson as he leads in the music icon's 'Thriller' to pay tribute to Jackson Saturday June 27, 2009. More than 1,500 inmates became famous in YouTube with over 23 million hits after they performed Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. The 'King of Pop' died in Los Angeles, CA Thursday. He was 50. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/tc_afp/usitmediatelevisioncompanyinternetjoost afp/20090630/usitmediatelevisioncompanyinternetjoost AFP technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:19:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/tc_afp/usitmediatelevisioncompanyinternetjoost"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246385934568-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=JHCBqk_TofvcouNKLkmvrQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Joost, an online video portal which has failed to live up to the buzz surrounding its launch, announced a management shakeup and layoffs Tuesday and plans to reinvent itself as a technology provider.(Joost)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Joost, an online video portal which has failed to live up to the buzz surrounding its launch, announced a management shakeup and layoffs Tuesday and plans to reinvent itself as a technology provider.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/tc_afp/usitmediatelevisioncompanyinternetjoost"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246385934568-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=JHCBqk_TofvcouNKLkmvrQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Joost, an online video portal which has failed to live up to the buzz surrounding its launch, announced a management shakeup and layoffs Tuesday and plans to reinvent itself as a technology provider.(Joost)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/ennew_afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksonchina afp/20090630/entertainmentusmusicjacksonchina AFP entertainment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:02:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/ennew_afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksonchina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246371404271-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=jxufri_xWQbmJNqp.WipNg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Young Chinese mourn the death of Michael Jackson in Beijing on June 26, 2009. Chinese music pirates have issued a set of Michael Jackson commemorative DVDs less than a week after his death, with the pop star's "Complete 50 Year Record" on sale in Beijing video shops Tuesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Chinese music pirates have issued a set of Michael Jackson commemorative DVDs less than a week after his death, with the pop star's "Complete 50 Year Record" on sale in Beijing video shops Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090630/ennew_afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksonchina"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246371404271-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=jxufri_xWQbmJNqp.WipNg--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Young Chinese mourn the death of Michael Jackson in Beijing on June 26, 2009. Chinese music pirates have issued a set of Michael Jackson commemorative DVDs less than a week after his death, with the pop star's "Complete 50 Year Record" on sale in Beijing video shops Tuesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/googleyoutubegivecitizenjournalistsnewtools pcworld/20090630/googleyoutubegivecitizenjournalistsnewtools PC World technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:09:00 GMT PC World - Google has a firm grip on the news industry. With Google News, its monstrous news aggregator, and examples such as the recent explosion of citizen journalism covering the conflict in Iran, Google is giving traditional print journalism a run for its money. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/en_nm/us_bonjovi nm/20090629/us_bonjovi Reuters entertainment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:53:02 GMT Reuters - A new version of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" featuring Jon Bon Jovi dueting in Farsi with exiled Iranian singer Andy Madadian, is making the rounds as an online video. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_hi_te/us_supreme_court_cablevision_dvrs ap/20090629/us_supreme_court_cablevision_dvrs AP technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:19:09 GMT AP - Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for viewers to bypass commercials. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/tc_afp/usitmediaindustryinternetgoogleyoutube afp/20090629/usitmediaindustryinternetgoogleyoutube AFP technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:22:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/tc_afp/usitmediaindustryinternetgoogleyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246292536691-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Kwf8.RgCjW.FJoLcRiFCdw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="YouTube opened an online journalism training hub on Monday featuring tips from some of the top names in the business including Bob Woodward of Watergate fame. The YouTube Reporters' Center, located at youtube.com/reporterscenter, hosts a series of short video tutorials on subjects such as investigative journalism, citizen journalism, journalism ethics and how to conduct an interview.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - YouTube opened an online journalism training hub on Monday featuring tips from some of the top names in the business including Bob Woodward of Watergate fame.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/tc_afp/usitmediaindustryinternetgoogleyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246292536691-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Kwf8.RgCjW.FJoLcRiFCdw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="YouTube opened an online journalism training hub on Monday featuring tips from some of the top names in the business including Bob Woodward of Watergate fame. The YouTube Reporters' Center, located at youtube.com/reporterscenter, hosts a series of short video tutorials on subjects such as investigative journalism, citizen journalism, journalism ethics and how to conduct an interview.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/bs_nm/us_cablevision_court_dvr nm/20090629/us_cablevision_court_dvr Reuters business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:12:33 GMT Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it rejected an appeal by film studios and television networks of a ruling allowing a new digital video recorder service by New York cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090629/bs_nf/67420 nf/20090629/67420 NewsFactor business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:51:00 GMT NewsFactor - In a move to compete with Apple's iPhone and iPod, Sony may develop a hybrid cell phone-video game handheld with the PlayStation Portable device at its core. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090629/tc_pcworld/thepiratebaytotakeonyoutubehuluwiththevideobay pcworld/20090629/thepiratebaytotakeonyoutubehuluwiththevideobay PC World technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:02:00 GMT PC World - Watch out, Hollywood -- another threat to your profits appears to be setting sail and headed in your direction. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20090629/tc_zd/241821 zd/20090629/241821 PC Magazine technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:45:27 GMT PC Magazine - The Pirate Bay, the infamous Scandinavian Web site whose founders were found guilty of contributing to copyright infringement earlier this year, have expanded their horizons. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_en_mu/as_michael_jackson_dancing_inmates ap/20090627/as_michael_jackson_dancing_inmates AP entertainment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:40:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_en_mu/as_michael_jackson_dancing_inmates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090627/capt.a5f5884868e744a7befdb95c3166367f.aptopix_philippines_michael_jackson_dancing_inmates_xbm109.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=mqehy7euWXSxbNm3rfKzEg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="An inmate at the island province of Cebu in central Philippines impersonates the late Michael Jackson as he leads in the music icon's 'Thriller' to pay tribute to Jackson Saturday June 27, 2009. More than 1,500 inmates became famous in YouTube with over 23 million hits after they performed Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. The 'King of Pop' died in Los Angeles, CA Thursday. He was 50. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Filipino inmates who shot to global fame with a YouTube video of their "Thriller" dance swayed and stomped again Saturday in a behind-bars tribute to their idol, Michael Jackson.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_en_mu/as_michael_jackson_dancing_inmates"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090627/capt.a5f5884868e744a7befdb95c3166367f.aptopix_philippines_michael_jackson_dancing_inmates_xbm109.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=mqehy7euWXSxbNm3rfKzEg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="An inmate at the island province of Cebu in central Philippines impersonates the late Michael Jackson as he leads in the music icon's 'Thriller' to pay tribute to Jackson Saturday June 27, 2009. More than 1,500 inmates became famous in YouTube with over 23 million hits after they performed Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. The 'King of Pop' died in Los Angeles, CA Thursday. He was 50. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090626/ap_en_mu/us_celebrity_kid_chorus ap/20090626/us_celebrity_kid_chorus AP entertainment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:44:30 GMT AP - There's something different about a group of fifth-graders graduating this week in New York City. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090626/ennew_afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksonphilippinesprisonyoutube afp/20090626/entertainmentusmusicjacksonphilippinesprisonyoutube AFP entertainment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:37:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090626/ennew_afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksonphilippinesprisonyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090627/capt.photo_1246023422852-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=5i0RBKbQUdSQsoPMJPEBlQ--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="Filipino inmates at the Cebu provincial jail perfom a mass dance routine in 2007. Philippine jailbirds who spawned a worldwide Internet hit with their version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video are to recreate their dance in tribute to the dead star, television reported Friday.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Philippine jailbirds who spawned a worldwide Internet hit with their version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video are to recreate their dance in tribute to the dead star, television reported Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090626/ennew_afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksonphilippinesprisonyoutube"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090627/capt.photo_1246023422852-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=5i0RBKbQUdSQsoPMJPEBlQ--" align="left" height="72" width="130" alt="photo" title="Filipino inmates at the Cebu provincial jail perfom a mass dance routine in 2007. Philippine jailbirds who spawned a worldwide Internet hit with their version of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video are to recreate their dance in tribute to the dead star, television reported Friday.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)