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What The Business Of Video Will Look Like In 2012

Expect big changes in how video is made, shared, and consumed in the coming year.READ»

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Airbnb's Worst Tenant Ever, Apple vs. Samsung, Carbonite IPO, Hulu's Ad Plans, iPhone Maker's Million-Robot Plan

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

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Microsoft Sides With Apple on H.264 Video, Leaving Google in the Cold

Microsoft's just promised to place H.264 video at the core of its web experiences. Why should you care? Because the tech giant is siding with Apple at Google's expense. READ»

Why Magazines Will Be "Watched" (And Cable Won't)

While the encumbrance in video are the television broadcasters, cable companies, and movie studios--collectively they've done a poor job at figuring out how to connect with an audience and create a two way conversation. Magazines, on the other hand, are expanding their connection with readers by embracing video.READ»

Flash Defeats HTML5 in Round One by a Knockout

This video shows an unscientific but intriguing battle between Adobe Flash and HTML5 on mobile devices. For all the talk about HTML5 being the savior of Web video, you might expect it to not get trounced so thoroughly.READ»

Tom Bannister Checks In on Branded Web Video

The showrunner behind "FCU: Fact-Checkers Unit" explains the art of product integration and the power of celebrity.READ»

Illeana Douglas Assembles The Web's Most Beloved Hit Show--No Allen Wrench Required

The creator and star of "Easy to Assemble" talks about the evolution of her groundbreaking Web series and what it’s like to work for Ikea.READ»

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Debunking the Debunking of the Cable Cord Cutters

Traditional TV services shouldn't get complacent just because online video hasn’t demolished its business yet.READ»

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An Authentic Few Minutes With Web Video Pioneer David Prager

The Revision3 cofounder talks about how to get started in Web video, Hulu, and the future of Internet TV.READ»

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Hot Damn! My Damn Channel, the HBO for the Internet, Turns Three

Rob Barnett, founder and CEO, explains how he’s built an artist-friendly network that also plays nicely with brands.READ»

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Lisa Kudrow Heals Boredom With Web Therapy

The actress puts herself on the couch to talk about her successful Web series and its impending leap to TV.READ»

Facebook's Live Web Video Channel May Not Rock Your Socks Off

Facebook's due to launch its official live video streaming service today, and there're no prizes for guessing its name: The Facebook Live channel.READ»

Hulu CEO Is "Not Averse" to an Even Pricier Ad-Free Subscription

Hulu's CEO said in a chat yesterday that he's not averse to looking at ad-free models for his service, above and beyond Hulu Plus--but watching Hulu without ads will come at a price. A steeper price, that is.READ»

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Google Introduces WebM, Web Media Format to Compete with H.264

Today at the I/O conference, Google introduced WebM, a new open-source web media format that's backed by many of the industry's web giants--though not Apple.READ»

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Is H.264 Video Dangerous for Our Future Heritage?

The fuss about Flash on the iPad has now expanded to a serious discussion about Web video standards. Steve Jobs' missive about H.264 even garnered support from Microsoft. But the debate has spun on, and it's getting complicated. ...READ»

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Microsoft Gets Steve Jobs' Back, Decrees H.264 as Its Video Web Standard

What? Microsoft and Apple seeing almost eye-to-eye on something? Yes...it's true and concerns a bit of a hot topic on the Web at the mo: Video standards. After Jobs' Adobe take-down, MS has said it'll only support H.264 video in ...READ»

Adobe Executives Respond to Steve Jobs's Flash-Bashing

Apple's Steve Jobs went on record today with a blog post explaining at length why the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch don't support Adobe Flash. Adobe's execs responded--but their arguments aren't all that convincing. [Correction]READ»