Archive for the 'viacom' Category
South Park creators fill niche left by closing of South Park pirate site, AllSP.com
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello March 25th, 2008 in Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious, Conjecture, Fun with PR, TV, great ideas, viacom.South Park creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have done what no other content creators have been able to do online, until now. They launched a site where fans of South Park can legally watch every episode of the show, so long as they are in the US. International fans will have to [...]
Joost Signs Deal with CBS
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello April 12th, 2007 in BitTorrent, Broadband, Broadband-Wagon, CBS, Entertainment, IPTV, Online TV, deals, hot betas, hot invites, joost, viacom, video.CBS just put out a press release announcing that they have cut a deal with Joost to show “first run and other premium content”. They are slated to launch content through the application in the spring and say that it will come from a bunch of the CBS divisions. The release says that they will [...]
Will Viacom Sue Myspace Over Copyright Infringement
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello April 4th, 2007 in Conjecture, Google, YouTube, copyright, mtv, myspace, viacom.[dailymotion id=aFXOHxp2ZJiE2b7dy]
A couple of weeks ago Viacom decided to sue GooTube for copyright infringement. What would they gain by getting all their content removed form the largest online video site? Nothing. Except the illusion of control and an RIAA like pyrrhic victory over Google, the Internet’s most successful media company.
In the meantime whats not available [...]
Viacom vs YouTube via YouTube
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello March 23rd, 2007 in Google, User Generated Content, YouTube, lawsuits, viacom, video.Its an awesome skit. And even better its on YouTube. Awesomeness, thanks to Scott Mathews! Alas, the clip is no longer available on YouTube!
Here’s one of many, many funny anti-Viacom clips out there.
No more Colbert on GooTube?
1 Comment Published by Siddiq Bello February 2nd, 2007 in Entertainment, Google, Online TV, Technology & Entertainment, User Generated Content, YouTube, copyright, google trends, mtv, viacom, video.The good folks at Viacom have sent our friends at GooTube a cease and desist letter, demanding that the service remove 100,000 video clips of the company’s shows. As of this posting Google has desisted from ceasing.
