Live streaming of video is also now available in a UK-only embedded format, but live audio - as well as certain other content - may appear in the old pop-up player for the time being.
If the advent of streaming video and direct downloads hadn't already signaled the impending death of video disc sales, add another nail to the DVD distributor's coffin: a technology that lets anyone copy any DVD--and seems to be perfectly legal.
Gaming is the most likely culprit, but a raft of streaming video options could have some of those refined couch potatoes watching Hulu or Netflix instead of playing one more round of Gears of War.
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Other makers of streaming video say Day's success demonstrates that a Web series can match or exceed the quality of broadcast TV and become a legitimate business.
Now consider how this new world of online video streaming will neutralize two of Netflix's core strengths.
Credit the escalating value of sports programming, and the ability to generate revenue from both carriers and advertisers, and the popularity of video streaming, for sports distributors making up half of the top business brands.
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The site currently offers some 50 documentary and short films, along with streaming video of trailers from feature films by Israelis.
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In 2005, Kyncl volunteered to look into the business of streaming video.
The pro gaming network, which had record growth last year thanks to the explosion of streaming video, joins Reddit.com and other sites in the protest.
If you want to get into the world of streaming video on your TV, with minimal cost and hassle, the Roku 3 is a good choice.
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It should also pack enough juice to supply five and a half hours of streaming video, and should be able to withstand a four foot drop, extreme temperatures, excessive dust, and splashing water.
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The Democratic Web site, www.dems2000.com, also features live streaming video of the convention and four 360-degree "be here" cameras, which allow users to control the viewing angles on the podium and the floor.
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By urging the industry to develop common standards for the application of streaming video and audio in wireless internet applications and television set-top boxes, Apple stands to at least hold its ground if the playing field is leveled.
To keep all thumbs up, Netflix will have to keep delivering on its original brand promise: to offer the greatest choice of streaming video entertainment options possible, provided in the easiest, most user-friendly fashion at a price point that leaves the competition in the dust.
The rise of streaming video content hubs like Netflix and Amazon has, to a certain extent, recaptured some users that may have resorted to piracy because in previous years there was no other way to find an instant feed of a movie or show without resorting to piracy.
Subsequent releases of the GoPro App will enable streaming playback of videos and photos from the camera to a smart device, sharing of photo and video content from the camera to social networks, controlling of multiple cameras, and streaming live video from the camera to the web.
When Wei Lin began rhapsodizing about the streaming capabilities of his new video projector, I snapped.
Having agreed to sell his company, Habiger seemed liberated to discuss the future of the streaming video sector.
The rise of video sites and streaming services have made tracking the popularity of a song much more complicated.
It appears that Microsoft is picking up the pace on the addition of video streaming apps for the Xbox 360.
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But the economics of selling enough ads to offset the cost of video streaming in China are daunting, and not only for Baidu.
Japan powers 40% of all streaming video in the country, and delivers cross device connectivity for premium broadcasters looking to monetize content online.
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In total, there were 7.6 million visits across platforms and there were 3.3 million total hours of live streaming video consumed across broadband and mobile apps.
Corman, a producer and director whose influential cult classics like "Deathrace 2000" and "Piranha" earned him an honorary Oscar in 2009, said he's kept his 400-film library off of video streaming sites until now.
The smoothness and clarity of the streaming video, powered by RealNetworks (nasdaq: RNWK - news - people ) software, can't hold a candle to a standard television broadcast, nor a decent Internet video stream on a PC, but it's clear that the technology for streaming video to phones is coming along.
In March the 120-person startup revealed that it had signed an agreement with 56.com, one of China's most popular streaming video sites and, until a few months ago, one of the world's top sources of copyrighted streaming content.
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