TV Everywhere’s Counting Problem

The big-media guys know how to serve up video to you on any device, anywhere you are, anytime you want it. But keeping track of it is another issue.
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Is YouTube’s Ad Pitch Working?

YouTube is trying to convince advertisers to spend big dollars on its upgraded content. They seem receptive.
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Cable Fee Fight Takes Another Turn as Dish Networks Uses iTunes, Netflix and Amazon as Weapons

Wait long enough, or pay enough, and you can see repeats of last night’s “Mad Men” in lots of places. So why pay to see it on cable last night?
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Google Gets Deeper Into the Content Business, by Putting Money Into Machinima

Machinima’s gamer videos are wildly popular on YouTube. Now YouTube’s owner will own a piece of Machinima.
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Discovery Gets a Web Video Arm, Courtesy of Revision3

The cable guys get a Web video studio and network for about $30 million.
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Big Web Video’s Big Star Is … Anthony Zuiker?

First Google, now Yahoo: The guy behind “CSI” is the guy the Web video giants use to pitch TV advertisers.
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Netflix Posts an In-Line Quarter, but Investors Balk (Updated)

The company delivers the Q1 numbers it predicted, and says it could become profitable again ahead of plan. But investors aren’t happy, anyway.
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“Use a Bear, if Possible.” Viral Video Tips From the Dollar Shave Club Dude.

Odds are you can’t make a viral video to launch your start-up. Still, here are some tips that can improve your odds.
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Live, on Tape, Via the Internet: WikiLeaks, the TV Show

Move over, Charlie Rose.
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