Online Video
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Online Video is any Video distributed and/or shared over the internet. There are 4 main classifications of online video:
- Streamed - a stream is established "on-demand" between the media server and the user, for each individual requesting user
- Downloaded - video downloaded from a P2P, Torrent or other file-sharing program, or even through a browser from a site that also streams video
- Multicast - a live stream is sent out to a specific group of users
- Broadcast - a live stream is made available online for any user to pick up or "tune into" just like a TV signal
Contents
Specifications
- Google dev docs -- Advanced SEO - Get videos on Google with schema markup: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/video
- Google dev docs -- Advanced SEO - Schema.org VideoObject: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/video#video-object
SeekToAction
- Google dev docs -- Advanced SEO - SeekToAction: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/data-types/video#seek
Hosting Providers
- Vidly: http://vid.ly (real-time video transcoding/hosting service by Encoding.com)
- Bits On The Run: http://bitsontherun.com (by Long Tail)
- Akamai: http://akamai.com
- Brightcove: http://brightcove.com
- Vzaar: http://vzaar.com | Vzaar API[2]
- Encoding.com: http://www.encoding.com/ (enterprise video encoding/conversion solution) | vid.ly (SMB multi-format video delivery solution)
- Amazon Cloudfront: http://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/[3][4][5][6]
MAJOR Existing Players
Some significant and well-established players exist in this market, including[8]:
YouTube
YouTube is the world's leading online video destination. It was reported that traffic to YouTube and its video streaming servers comprised over 10% of global internet in 2007[9][10], but there have been disputes on the reliability of the study.[11][12]
- YouTube | Company Summary
- For more, see section: YouTube
Netflix
Netflix started out as a mail-in DVD rental service/club that operated on a monthly-subscription basis, limiting the number of discs a member could simultaneously check out (to 3, then 5). Later, it announced an online video streaming service and finally revised its company mission and business model to focus on this new online video streaming service as their core market offering, slowly phasing out the DVD subscription/rental business.
- NetFlix | Company Summary
- For more, see section: Netflix
Hulu
Hulu is an online video network developed by a third-party Chinese development team in partnership with CBS, .
Crackle
Crackle is a re-branding of the former "Grouper" online video portal (which was acquired by Sony in 2006), and is currently used to publish "made-for-web" content, archived TV series' no longer in television syndication and films from the Sony Entertainment (TV) & Sony Pictures (Movies) archives and associated labels/vaults owned by Sony.
Shomi
Cable television giants Shaw (parent company of Global News) and Rogers are launching a new video streaming service, aiming to take on Netflix.
- Shomi: http://shomi.com/
Facebook Watch
- Facebook Watch: https://m.facebook.com/watch/
- Facebook Launches International Video Product to Rival Google: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-29/facebook-to-make-international-content-deals-for-watch-product
Dailymotion
Dailymotion is a popular Online Video sharing site, based in France.
- DailyMotion | Company Summary
- Play Dailymotion example: http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/forum/Setup-Problems/14930/Play-dailymotion-exampler
- France Tel to invest up to 50 million euro in Dailymotion (REPORT): http://ca.news.yahoo.com/france-tel-invest-50-million-euro-dailymotion-report-184311574.html
Vimeo
Veoh
MetaCafe
Mega Storage
Mega Storage is an easy place to dump video on the internet and as a result it quickly became one of the most popular online video sharing websites. It is a company started by the same people as MegaVideo & MegaUpload, and was based in Hong Kong, China before their legal issues, now in an undisclosed location (likely Pacific Islands with lenient copyright laws).
- Mega Storage: https://mega.nz/sync (MegaUploads next generation)
- wikipedia: Megaupload
- wikipedia: Megavideo
- MegaVideo | Company Summary (defunct, as a result of US FBI/FDA inquiry & shutdown)
- Megavideo Downloader: http://www.phpclasses.org/package/5164-PHP-Get-download-URL-of-video-files-of-megavideo-com.html
- Download MegaVideo API: http://einchi.com/2008/07/21/download-megavideo/
- Trying to Stream from YouTube, MegaVideo and others: http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?thread=5484
- MegaVideo Downloader 1.0: Free Download: http://webscripts.softpedia.com/scriptDownload/MegaVideo-Downloader-Download-44698.html
- I have hacked the new megavideo player source code: http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/forum/Modules/14119/I-have-hacked-the-new-megavideo-player-source-code
- All Megavideo Cases Here: http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/forum/Setup-Problems/11962/All-Megavideo-Cases-Here#msg80869
- Pgo4ent.com: http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/forum/Setup-Problems/10967/Playlist-with-megavideo#msg80872
- Watch Mega Video Without Time Restriction: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/44261
- MegaVideo Proxy: http://www.moviesforfree.tv/megavideo/
- DOJ, FBI, entertainment industry sites attacked after piracy arrests: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57362279-245/doj-fbi-entertainment-industry-sites-attacked-after-piracy-arrests/
- MegaUpload file sharing site shut down for piracy by Feds: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/01/file-sharing-megaupload-shut-down-for-piracy-by-feds.html
- The Mega empire - Details of the MegaUpload indictment: http://gigaom.com/2012/01/19/megaupload-indictment/
- Internet Wars - Anonymous Attacks DOJ After Feds Shut Down Megaupload: http://www.infowars.com/internet-wars-anonymous-attacks-doj-after-feds-shut-down-megaupload/
- Anonymous Goes on Megaupload Revenge Spree - DoJ, RIAA, MPAA, and Universal Music All Offline: http://gizmodo.com/5877679/anonymous-kills-department-of-justice-site-in-megaupload-revenge-strike
- Internet mogul Kim Dotcom denies internet piracy in New Zealand court: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/23/kim-dotcom-denies-internet-piracy?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487
- The model, the yacht, the fat bloke … Kim Dotcom understands the internet: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/27/kim-dotcom-model-yacht-fat-bloke (lame article but good photo)
Revver
- Revver | Company Summary (defunct, due to bankruptcy)
Nico Nico Douga
Japan's leading Online Video service.
- Nico Nico Douga: http://www.nicovideo.jp/[18][19]
iPlayer
MINOR Existing Players
- WatchMojo: http://www.watchmojo.com/
Full Known TV-sites List
North America
- Clicker.TV: http://clicker.com | TV-optimized site
- OV Guide: http://www.ovguide.com
- QuickSilverScreen: http://quicksilverscreen.com/videos?c=2
- PrimeTime Rewind TV: http://www.primetimerewind.tv/
- Watch TV Sitcoms: http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com
Europe
- Surf The Channel: http://surfthechannel.com
- Watch X Online: http://watchxonline.com/
- Ninja Video: http://www.ninjavideo.net
- TVshack: http://www.tvshack.net/ (seized)
Asia
- MY SOJU - Watch Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese Drama and Movie online!: http://www.mysoju.com/
- AniVide - Anime videos: http://www.anivide.com/index.html?list=anime
- Movie Bank - 動画倉庫: http://moviebank.choitoippuku.com/index.htm
- NikoNiko Douga: http://www.nicovideo.jp/
- CrunchyRoll (ANIME): http://www.crunchyroll.com/
- TV Links: http://tv-links.cc/
- KeyHole TV: http://www.v2p.jp/video/
- MakToob: http://video.maktoob.com/ (leading Arabic video portal)
Niche Sites
- Watch The Simpsons Online: http://wtso.net
- Watch FamilyGuy Online: http://watchfamilyguyonline.org/
- AllSP: http://allsp.com
- Scrubs: http://watchscrubsonline.ca/
- Watch PrisonBreak Online: http://watchprisonbreakonline.tv/
- Watch Greys Anatomy Episodes: http://www.watchgreysanatomyepisodes.com/
- Watch 24 Online "Free": http://www.watch-24-online-free.com
- Watch *NEW* Transformers Animated: http://watchtransformersanimated.com/
- Watch *NEW* TMNT Animated (US ONLY): http://www.4kidstv.com/tmnt
- TMNT (original): http://tv-links.cc/tv/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-.htm
- Spongebob Squarepants: http://www.spongebobkids.blogspot.com
Seinfeld
- Watch TV Sitcoms - Seinfeld: http://www.watchtvsitcoms.com/seinfeld.php
- Watch Seinfeld Free: http://www.watchseinfeldfree.com/
- Watch Seinfeld Online: http://watchseinfeldonline.com/
- WatchOn (requires users to fill out an online survey): http://watch0n.com/show_Seinfeld_8383/season_1/episode_the-seinfeld-chronicles_8383/
- SideReel page for Seinfeld: http://www.sidereel.com/Seinfeld
Tools
- Video DownloadHelper (FF plugin): http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/
- VID-DL: http://www.vid-dl.net/
- KeepVid: http://keepvid.com/
- SaveVid: http://www.savevid.com/
- SaveVideo.ME: http://www.savevideo.me/
- YouTube to MP3: http://www.youtube-mp3.org/
- Online UniConverter: https://www.media.io/video-editor.html
Resources
- Open Source Video and Multimedia software: http://webscripts.softpedia.com/cat/Multimedia/Video-list-378-1-0-0.html
- TubePress - A WordPress plugin for YouTube and Vimeo video galleries: http://tubepress.org/
- Tinyvid -- OGG Video-sharing site: http://tinyvid.tv
- YouTube_DL -- YouTube (and various video sites) Video Extractor: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/tree/master/youtube_dl/extractor
- Big list of sample videos for testers: https://standaloneinstaller.com/blog/big-list-of-sample-videos-for-testers-124.html
Tutorials
- Resize Flash (video) via JS: http://bytes.com/topic/javascript/answers/529812-resize-flash-via-js
- Resize video embed code in PHP: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4064855/resize-embed-code-php
- Resize YouTube Embed Video: http://sandeepverma.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/resize-youtube-embed-video/
- What is MPEG DASH?: http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/What-Is-.../What-is-MPEG-DASH-79041.aspx
- How To Watch Every Second of the Olympics via Proxy (Updated): http://gizmodo.com/5928992/how-to-watch-every-second-of-the-olympics
- How to Download Videos from Nico Nico Douga: http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=42506
- Using Open Source Tools to Stress Test Video Streaming at Scale: https://info.blazemeter.com/thank-you-webcast-using-open-source-tools-to-stress-test-video-streaming-at-scale
External Links
- wikipedia: Online Video
- wikipedia: Online video platform
- wikipedia: Comparison of video services
- wikipedia: Webisode
- All-U-C: http://alluc.org (discontinued 2018)[25][26]
- February 2012 Video Rankings - Yahoo Topples Vevo: http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/News/Online-Video-News/February-Video-Rankings-Yahoo-Topples-Vevo-81479.aspx
- Top Ten Video Sharing Websites (2006): http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=100934
- Is Professional Content the Future of Online Video?: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1006935
- Nielsen -- Online Video Continues to Gain Momentum: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/nielsen.php
- Online Video -- Why We Advertisers Have It All Wrong: http://adage.com/digitalnext/article?article_id=136359
- WatchMojo Hits Milestone -- 50 Million Streamed Videos: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/watchmojo_hits_milestone_50_million_streamed_video.php
- Break.com Pays $400 for Videos: http://www.digitalalchemy.tv/2006/11/breakcom-pays-400-for-videos.html
- How to -- Gain More Online Video Views: http://www.penn-olson.com/2009/08/03/how-to-gain-more-video-views/
- As leading Chinese video sites Tudou and Youku battle on, more reasons emerge for 56.com’s downtime: http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/06/24/as-leading-chinese-video-sites-tudou-and-youku-battle-on-more-reasons-emerge-for-56coms-downtime/
- Online Video Industry Report -- Brands & Agencies Catch the Wave: http://vzaar.com/blog/2009/11/online-video-industry-report-brands-agencies-catch-the-wave
- FunnyOrDie -- Proof That Comedy Is Regional: http://digital-lifestyles.info/2007/04/23/funnyordie-proof-that-comedy-is-regional/
- Vimeo Sued Over Lip Dubs: http://newteevee.com/2009/12/15/vimeo-sued-over-lip-dubs/
- Vimeo Sweetens the Pot for Its Plus Members With Higher Resolution Sharing and Greater Viewing Options: http://iac.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1755
- TV Meets the Web: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9702b.html
- WebTV Usability Review: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9702a.html
- Megavideo Says YOU Should Dump YouTube: http://www.reelseo.com/megavideo-video-sharing/
- The Basics of Web Video File Formats and Video Containers: http://www.reelseo.com/basics-web-video-file-formats-video-containers/
- Speculating on Reasons for Online Video’s Unprecedented Surge in 2009 : http://www.reelseo.com/online-video-unprecedented-surge-2009/
- Changes in How Video Will Get to Online Viewers: http://www.reelseo.com/longform-video-content-masses/
- 11 Predictions for the Online Video Industry in 2010: http://www.reelseo.com/2010-predictions/
- Online Video Marketing Basics: Part 1 – The Case For Online Video & Why You Should Get Involved: http://www.reelseo.com/case-online-video/
- Online Video Finally Works: Now It's Time To Make It Better: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=124044
- Daily Online Video Consumption Spikes 56%: http://www.marketingcharts.com/interactive/daily-online-video-consumption-spikes-56-701/
- Why Did Online Video Consumption Spike in 2009?: http://www.videonuze.com/blogs/?2010-02-24/Why-Did-Online-Video-Consumption-Spike-in-2009-/&id=2446
- Google Sites Surpasses 10 Billion Video Views in August: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2009/9/Google_Sites_Surpasses_10_Billion_Video_Views_in_August
- Blip.TV Raises $10 Million for More Web Video You (Probably) Won’t See on Hulu: http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100519/blip-tv-raises-10-million-for-more-web-video-you-probably-wont-see-on-hulu/
- Improving Online Video Creative Use And Monetization: http://www.reelseo.com/improving-online-video-creative-monetization/
- Online Video Advertising Turning Into A Feeding Frenzy?: http://www.reelseo.com/online-video-advertising-frenzy/
- W3C WebTV -- Adaptive Streaming & Content Protection: : http://www.longtailvideo.com/support/blog/18059/w3c-webtv-adaptive-streaming-content-protection?utm_campaign=Social-Media-Links&utm_medium=Web&utm_source=Twitter&utm_content=Blog-Post
- 10 Reasons Why Blip.tv is Better Than Youtube for Uploading & Sharing Videos on the Web: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/12/10-reasons-why-bliptv-is-better-than.html
- January 2010 U.S. Online Video Rankings -- Average YouTube Viewer Watched More than 93 Videos in January, up 50 Percent vs. Year Ago: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2010/3/comScore_Releases_January_2010_U.S._Online_Video_Rankings
- February 2011 U.S. Online Video Rankings: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2011/3/comScore_Releases_February_2011_U.S._Online_Video_Rankings
- Supreme Court to hear online video broadcasting case: http://business.financialpost.com/2011/03/24/supreme-court-of-canada-to-hear-online-video-broadcasting-case/
- Brief History of Online Video: http://web.archive.org/web/20081204015305/http://www.reelpopblog.com/2006/09/a_brief_history.html
- 120+ sites to watch TV and movies online: http://www.instantfundas.com/2008/01/120-sites-to-watch-tv-and-movies-online.html
- Video Toolbox - 150+ Online Video Tools and Resources: http://mashable.com/2007/06/27/video-toolbox/
- The Best Online Streaming Movie Sites on the ‘Net: http://filesharefreak.com/2008/02/25/the-best-online-streaming-movie-sites-on-the-net/
- List of Video Sharing Websites: http://www.reelseo.com/list-video-sharing-websites/
- Online Video In Asia - China, Japan and Korea Poised To Push Online Video Development: http://www.reelseo.com/asia-video/
- Chinese video websites in court as industry grows: http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/chinese-video-websites-in-court-as-industry-grows
- Student who ran file sharing site TVShack could face extradition to US: http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/jun/17/student-file-sharing-tvshack-extradition
- TVShack student Richard O'Dwyer can be extradited to US, court rules: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/01/13/tvshack-student-richard-o-dwyer-can-be-extradited-to-us-to-face-copyright-infringement-allegations-court-rules-115875-23697882/
- Youth shaping future of online TV, movies, music: http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/business/technology/youth-shaping-future-of-online-tv-movies-music/article_72f0534b-ee55-564c-b95a-b90e1732427c.html
- NBA League Pass - The Future of Online Sports Video: http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/NBA-League-Pass-The-Future-of-Online-Sports-Video-81536.aspx
- Facebook Trumps Yahoo as Second Most-Popular Video Site: http://mashable.com/2012/08/19/facebook-second-video/
TV watchers multitasking, viewing more online: http://www.japantoday.com/smartphone/view/lifestyle/tv-watchers-multitasking-viewing-more-online-global-poll
- Canada's web-only TV shows at a turning point: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/08/05/arts-web-only-tv-series.html
- As Verizon eyes streaming TV market, AOL.com redesigns to focus on mobile and video: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/2/8704195/aol-dot-com-redesign-mobile-video-verizon
- Snapchat Reaches 6 Billion Daily Videos Views, Tripling From 2 Billion In May: http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/09/snapchat-reaches-6-billion-daily-videos-views-tripling-from-2-billion-in-may/
- LinkedIn rolls out native video sharing: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/08/22/linkedin-rolls-out-native-video-sharing
- 2018 Is The Year Autoplay Video With Sound Dies: http://adage.com/article/digital/autoplay-video-killed-early-2018/311624/
- Video To Make Up 82% Of IP Traffic By 2022: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/328558/video-to-make-up-82-of-ip-traffic-by-2022.html
- Why Is Autoplay Video Still a Thing?: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ezv8q4/why-is-autoplay-video-still-a-thing
- Is Amazon Planning YouTube Competitor?: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/336045/is-amazon-planning-youtube-competitor.html
- Mozilla Testing Picture-in-Picture for videos in Firefox 69 Beta and Developer Edition: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/07/testing-picture-in-picture-for-videos-in-firefox-69/
- Streaming Services' Content Costs Grow, Challenging Profitability: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/343146/streaming-services-content-costs-grow-challengin.html
- Fox, Amazon Team On Cloud-Based Video Distribution Platform: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/344238/fox-amazon-team-on-cloud-based-video-distribution.html
- Myers Report -- Special Study on COVID-19's Impact on Streaming Services: http://www.mediavillage.com/article/special-study-on-covid-19s-impact-on-streaming-services/
- What is Instagram TV (IGTV), and How Do You Use It?: https://www.howtogeek.com/692733/what-is-instagram-tv-igtv-and-how-do-you-use-it/
References
- ↑ Google's New Way To Optimize Videos For Search: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/365208/googles-new-way-to-optimize-videos-for-search.html
- ↑ vzaar's RESTful API is designed to enable publishers to add: 1. Remote video Upload and encoding, 2. Content Delivery Network, 3. Video storage and hosting, 4. Video management (Editing, Deleting etc): http://api.vzaar.com/features
- ↑ Amazon Cloudfront docs: http://aws.amazon.com/documentation/cloudfront/
- ↑ Cloudy With A 100% Chance Of Amazon Streaming Video: http://www.reelseo.com/amazon-cloudfront-streaming/
- ↑ How To Use Amazon S3, Cloudfront and S3 Fox for Video: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Use-Amazon-S3,-Cloudfront-and-S3-Fox-for-Video&id=5655262
- ↑ Is Amazon's S3 the cheapest streaming video hosting out there?: http://www.learningapi.com/blog/archives/000123.html
- ↑ wikipedia: List of video hosting websites
- ↑ The Top 5 Video Streaming Websites: http://www.techsupportalert.com/top-5-video-streaming-websites.htm
- ↑ HTTP Traffic Overtakes P2P, Courtesy of YouTube: http://torrentfreak.com/http-traffic-overtakes-p2p-courtesy-of-youtube/
- ↑ That’s a lot of videos -- YouTube now responsible for 17% of home Internet traffic: http://gigaom.com/2013/05/14/thats-a-lot-of-videos-youtube-now-responsible-for-17-of-home-internet-traffic/
- ↑ YouTube Does NOT Equal 10% Of All Traffic On The Internet: http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2007/07/youtube-does-no.html
- ↑ Netflix Now The Largest Single Source of Internet Traffic In North America: http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/17/netflix-largest-internet-traffic/
- ↑ Rogers, Shaw launch ‘shomi’ video streaming service: http://globalnews.ca/news/1527031/rogers-shaw-launch-shomi-video-streaming-service/
- ↑ Facebook Has Big Ambitions For Watch: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/336942/facebook-has-big-ambitions-for-watch.html
- ↑ As the Video Wars Mount, a New Way for Creators to Get Paid: http://www.wired.com/2015/06/vimeo/
- ↑ Vimeo pivots business from media to tech: https://www.axios.com/vimeo-pivots-business-model-from-media-to-tech-1536090779-1c425d8e-7f04-4511-9daa-b0c1f713c128.html
- ↑ IAC/InterActive To Spin Off Vimeo As Streaming Skyrockets: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/358958/iacinteractive-to-spin-off-vimeo-as-streaming-sky.html
- ↑ wikipedia: Niconico
- ↑ wikipedia: Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga
- ↑ wikipedia: BBC iPlayer
- ↑ Twitter - BBC iPlayer: http://twitter.com/bbciplayer
- ↑ Facebook - BBC iPlayer: http://www.facebook.com/bbciplayer
- ↑ BBC iPlayer aims to be 'number one' online TV service, Lord Hall says: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38579168
- ↑ BBC admits iPlayer has lost streaming fight with Netflix : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/apr/25/bbc-admits-iplayer-has-lost-streaming-fight-with-netflix
- ↑ wikipedia: Alluc
- ↑ Best 11 Sites Like Alluc Movie & TV streaming online: https://acethinker.com/web-videos/alluc-similar-sites.html
See Also
Mobile Video | Mobile TV | OTT | IPTV | TV | Streaming | YouTube | Netflix | BCmoney | Virtual Currency
