Tag: NBC

NBC introduced a new TV show yesterday, although it made its debut not in the Peacock's schedule, but in DC Comics' iPad app. Confused? The Cape, a new TV show about a cop who is wrongfully accused of a crime and becomes a secret crime fighter, is set to premiere this Sunday on NBC. However, iPad users can already watch its pilot episode by downloading the DC Comics app. You'll be able to watch ...

Google has entered into negotiations with three major TV networks -- ABC, NBC and CBS -- to allow Google TV users to access streaming TV episodes on the network websites. The three networks currently block their full-length episodes from Google TV, and a fourth network, Fox, is reportedly considering blocking Google TV as well. Meanwhile, cable channels, including HBO and Turner Broadcasting, have ...

NBC has relaunched its NBC Direct video download service. Honestly, ever since Hulu launched, I haven't thought much about NBC Direct, which I first covered back in 2007. There aren't any videos available from NBC Direct that you can't find on Hulu, and the clunky DRM and download application make NBC Direct much more difficult to use than the web based player. Still, NBC Direct has two ...

Online video site Hulu emerges from private beta tomorrow. Of course, we'll forgive you if you didn't realize the service was in private beta. The site has given away thousands of invites, and users can easily embed videos on other sites, which has led to a cottage industry of Hulu cloning. Over the past month, Hulu says its videos have been streamed over 5 million times, either from Hulu.com ...

We've been talking about Hulu a lot over the last few months. The online video site is a partnership between NBC and News Corp, and contrary to our expectations, it actually doesn't suck. The videos are high quality, there's not too much advertising, and most importantly, there are a ton of shows, both current and older that you actually might want to watch. Hulu also manages to avoid one of our ...

NBC has launched a video download service. The network first announced its NBC Direct initiative in September, which left us scratching our heads a bit, seeing as the network also recently partnered with News Corp to launch Hulu, a free service for watching TV shows and movies from a web browser. Still, you might not always have an internet connection handy, so a download service isn't a bad ...

Hulu has finally launched. And odds are you don't have access to it yet. The online video distribution service is a joint venture between NBC and News Corp, and as of today, it's open to anyone with an invitation. Hulu execs say for now, that just means a few thousand people. We have to admit, we were a bit dubious when the companies announced they would be launching an online video portal. Why ...

Rumor has it that NBC and FOX are preparing to launch a private beta of their new online video site Hulu Monday. Or maybe Wednesday. TechCrunch reports that they've got a source who says it will definitely be sometime next week. Probably. The timing would make sense. This weekend NBC pulled all of its (legally uploaded) content from YouTube. That move would seem to indicate that the network has a ...

NBC has apparently killed its YouTube channel in a move that could indicate that the new NBC/News Corp venture Hulu will be launching soon. NBC is taking a multi-pronged approach to online video. While you'll be able to watch clips and possibly full length videos on Hulu, the network also plans to launch an ad-supported download service. You can also pay to download NBC content from Amazon ...

Pretty much every TV network and its sister offers up a way to watch popular shows for free online. Just hop on over to a network website and you'll find a way to watch recent episodes of everything from Heroes to Girlfriends. The episodes are typically free, but include advertising. And not an assortment of commercials like you get on broadcast TV. No, we're talking about a single ad which plays ...

Remember the big knock down drag out fight between Apple and NBC? You know, the one that ended with NBC deciding to sell downloads of all its shows through Amazon Unbox instead of iTunes? Yeah, well the upshot of that fight was that NBC and Amazon have struck a deal to let you download the pilot episodes of 4 of their new shows for free. Starting today. A couple of weeks before they premiere on ...

Apple's number one seller has apparently just cancelled its contract to sell digital downloads of their shows via iTunes. NBC Universal was unable to come to an agreement with Apple on pricing, bundling content and more restrictive DRM. This move is yet another grinding moment between Apple and the media companies who are unhappy with Apple for not giving them greater control over the pricing of ...

NBC and News Corp are getting ready to answer an age old question: do people really go to YouTube to watch user-uploaded videos of cats doing stupid things or to watch illegally uploaded snippets of The Colbert Report? The two networks are teaming up to launch a YouTube competitor that will focus primarily on professional content including content from NBC and News Corp shows. Today, the new site ...

It's a fact that NBC doesn't think much of YouTube and is out to build a competing company, will they succeed? Who knows, but one thing for sure is that they are extremely late to the game. Didja.com, the giant cable company weapon will basically begin hosting commercials early next year. Simple fact of it all, NBC is expecting to make tons of cash showing advertisements for large brands that ...

No one has filed a lawsuit against VeohTV yet, but it could just be a matter of time. The service is something of a cross between YouTube and Joost, giving you the ability to surf for online videos without using a web browser. The problem is that many of those videos don't come from Veoh, but from sources like NBC, CBS, and YouTube. That includes full length streaming episodes of shows like 24, ...