Remember all the hustle and bustle there was to get HTML5 off the ground and implement immediately even though there was no standard codec, it lacks tons of functionality and all that? LongTail Video does and they broke down just where it all stands now in a nice, informative way in the LongTail Video State of HTML5 Video . They went through six key factors on how HTML5 Video is doing presently to give the industry an overhead look at how things are progressing and I have to say, in some areas it’s quite grim

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The State Of HTML5 Video – Growing, But Also Kind Of A Mess

Encoding.com just released new numbers pulled from Vid.ly which show that Android is gaining on iOS in terms of video viewing. It’s no surprise as the operating system has been steadily stealing market share quarter after quarter and is available on far more different devices than iOS.

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Android Video Viewing Gaining On iOS Devices

HTML5 is the future of video. Probably.

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Flash Video Isn’t Dead, It Just Pivoted

Not wanting their competitor HBO to steal every last bit of thunder in the streaming business, Showtime is getting into the mix by signing a deal with Roku that will allow access to their content.  The first offerings will be for a few full episodes and promotional content for their shows Shameless and House of Lies .  The content will come to Roku boxes courtesy of Brightcove’s Video Cloud.  It’s becoming an On Demand world, and Showtime doesn’t want to get left behind.  HBO GO, which is also available on Roku, has been a tremendous success. Roku Box Owners Can Now Stream Showtime Content It doesn’t appear that you will need a cable subscription like you do for HBO GO, but the content is also limited to select episodes, behind-the-scenes interviews, highlights, and such.  HBO GO offers pretty much the whole farm, but you can’t blame Showtime for wanting to simply dip their toe in the water to see how it goes first before possibly unleashing full seasons of say, Dexter .  My guess is that’s what you’ll eventually see with Showtime once they can crunch the numbers, and you’ll see a similar Showtime product that rivals HBO GO.

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Showtime Content On Roku, Starting With Shameless & House Of Lies

I’ve been asked this several times today, so I thought it would be worth posting about. If you’re looking for a way to experience the New York City New Years Eve experience, you can do so online through live streaming video. Now you can watch the Times Square ball drop live on your PC, Mac, smart phone, or tablet.

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Watch The Times Square Ball Drop Live Online For New Years Eve

Two weeks after Louis CK offered his downloadable streaming concert , “Live at the Beacon Theater” for $5, the experiment has now crossed the million-dollar mark .  A couple of days ago on CK’s website, he decided to tell everyone that he had made a million and what he was going to do with the money.  He even has a picture of his PayPal account showing the balance.  The questions raised by this successful venture become, “Do people copycat Louis CK in the future?” and “Can others be successful following Louis CK’s model?” Louis CK: Live At The Beacon Theater Hits A Million Bucks What is CK doing with the money?  On his website he says he’s splitting it up into 4 pieces: The first 250k is going to pay back what the special cost to produce and the website to build. The second 250k is going to his staff and the people who work for him.  Christmas Bonus! The third, 280k, is going to charity.  These charities include The Fistula Foundation, The Pablove Foundation, Charity: Water, Kiva, Green Chimneys. The remaining 220k will be his.  I love this explanation: Some of that will pay my rent and will care for my children.

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The Louis CK Online Video Experiment Is Now Worth A Million Dollars

Last month, Chris Atkinson reported that Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR), one of the nation’s largest providers of telecommunications services, was creating TumTiki .  I was getting ready for SES Chicago, so I didn’t get a chance to check out the largest online library of premium TV episodes, movies, local content, professionally-produced clips, and web original series until this past weekend. Hold the phone, Mabel!  (TumTiki was created and is operated by Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR), one of the nation’s largest providers of telecommunications services.) TumTiki features more than 700,000 free TV episodes, movies, original web series, professionally-produced clips, and local programming directly within TumTiki.com , without redirecting to another site; and premium movies and episodes for rental through a partnership with Amazon.com.

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TumTiki Launches TikiGuide’s Video Countdown To Christmas

Unlike, well, pretty much everyone, I have had a WHDI device in my house for much of the year. What is it

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Wireless Home Digital Interface Product Roundup

Boxee is breaking the mold it set for itself and will now begin to include a new Boxee Live TV Tuner according to GigaOm who got an unreleased version of the Boxee 1.5 update which will be released soon. From their article it seems that Live TV is ready to be integrated into the Boxee Box.

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Boxee Getting Into TV Tuning With Boxee Live TV Tuner

Encoding.com announced that they have worked with Roku to make several profiles for video encoding specifically for the Roku service. So now when you’re wondering what settings you need to use to get that video looking crisp and streaming quickly for Roku users, you can just pop over to Encoding.com and use their service.

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Encoding.com Teams With Roku To Make Video Channel Creation Easier