Exclusive rights deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars to broadcast live events could be at risk after a court ruled yesterday that shows could be recorded and screened “near live” without breaching copyright.
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YouTube, Google Inc’s video website, is streaming 4 billion online videos every day, a 25 percent increase in the past eight months, according to the company. … more

Government restrictions are driving young Chinese to turn off their TV sets and turn on their computers. Advertisers and Western studios are right there with them.
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The boob tube has come a long way.

TV watching is more complex these days as a flood of new Internet content and mobile devices reaches the living room. One of the hottest topics at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show is how to make sense of the entertainment chaos. The old methods — channel surfing and on-screen guides — no longer seem to cut it.
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Lots of folks are waiting for Google, or Apple, or Verizon or someone to offer a Web video subscription service that would rival cable TV.
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A “smart” internet-connected television that has the ability to have its hardware upgraded every year has been unveiled by Samsung.
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Google and Apple are preparing a rematch of the battle they fought for dominance of the smartphone market, but this time the contest between them will be for control of our television sets.
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TV production studio executives have been wary of Internet distribution, fearing it would lead to increased piracy and destroy secondary markets. But video streaming services are becoming a boon.

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Apple Inc. is moving forward with its assault on television, following up on the ambitions of its late co-founder, Steve Jobs.
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BT has outstripped BSkyB in the race for TV and broadband customers, and pledged to raise the stakes in its battle with the satellite broadcaster by accelerating the rollout of a superfast network that will boost its appeal in the multichannel market. … more