Tag Archives: Online Video

HTML5 and Netflix

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Netflix explains in this post how they use HTML5 for their UI frontend and logic HTML5 brings to the table, the freedom to create rich, dynamic and interactive experiences for any platform with a web browser. In fact, we’re also … Continue reading →

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[Chart] Apple Makes HTML5 Video Grow

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Jose Miguel Cansado

With more than 7 million iPads sold in a few months, no one doubts that the iPad has forever changed personal computing. The chart, via the Business Insider once again,  shows the growth of HTML5 video this year, which is … Continue reading →

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Flash Vs. HTML5: Google Will Decide

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Jose Miguel Cansado

The future of Adobe Flash is in the hands of Google. Apple’s reluctance to support Flash on the iPhone and the iPad is putting tremendous pressure on the future of Adobe’s ubiquitous platform, present in 98% of browsers worldwide. The … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate STB!

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Jose Miguel Cansado

I will be in Taiwan in a few days, and I do not plan to leave without one of these boxes. I already posted about it. The newest Asus Eee Box is a great product. Small-form that can be (VESA) … Continue reading →

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Why Is Google Acquiring On2?

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Google has announced the acquisition of On2, the company that owns some of the video compression codecs widely used in online video, but that were recently losing ground in favor of h.264. Why is Google spending $106 million in purchasing … Continue reading →

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Blue-ray Won the Battle but Lost the War

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Jose Miguel Cansado

It is already one year since Sony signed with the four big movie studios and knocked out Toshiba in the war for the high-definition video format. Seagate’s CEO said then “Blue-ray won the battle but lost the war”, referring to … Continue reading →

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Online Movies 2019

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Jose Miguel Cansado

In 2019, while Music downloads are mostly free, people is ready to pay for Movie downloads. The Music industry has changed in the past ten years and artists make their work known by distributing it for free. Their revenues come … Continue reading →

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Online Video Gets the Headlines, IPTV the Revenue

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

An interesting analysis from Telco 2.0 compares the business of YouTube versus Hulu in 2008. The table summarizes the key data used in the analysis: YouTube Hulu No of videos/day 1000+ million 3-4 million Average duration 2.75 min 27.5 min … Continue reading →

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