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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google releases WebM video plug-in for IE9]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Google offers an IE9 plug-in to watch WebM-formatted video.(Credit:screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)In an effort to bring its Web video technology to a browser that doesn't support it, Google has released an IE9 plug-in to play WebM video.The move won't bring an end to the industry scuffle over the best way to build video into the Web, but it will mean that allies behind Google's preferred mechanism will be able to reach beyond the three browsers that support WebM today, Google's Chrome, Opera Software's Opera, and Mozilla'sFirefox. Apple'sSafari and Microsoft's brand-new IE9 support the rival H.264 video codec (though IE9 requiresWindows 7 or an updated version of Windows Vista).&quot;They said elephants couldn't ride flying dolphins. They said that one of the world's most popular browsers couldn't play WebM video in HTML5. They were wrong,&quot; Google said on the download page for the plug-in, which at this stage is just a technology preview. The unofficial Google Operating System blog spotted the new software yesterday.The new HTML5 standard under development includes an ability to embed video directly into Web pages, meaning that in theory they can be shown as easily as JPEG graphics. But because of industry disagreements and licensing, the standard doesn't specify which codec should be used to encode and decode the video. Google, along with allies Mozilla and Opera, prefer Google's WebM video, which uses the VP8 video codec and Vorbis audio codec.Microsoft has indicated it's not opposed to including WebM support--indeed, its engineers cooperated with Google on making the plug-in--but that it won't because of intellectual property concerns. MPEG LA, the group that licenses a pool of patents used by H.264, is doing preliminary work that could lead to a patent pool for VP8 as well. That would be a major disappointment for Google, which wants to lower barriers to use of digital video on the Web by offering WebM royalty-free.Also to advance WebM, Google yesterday released a version of VP8 that can be build into hardware for accelerated, power-efficient use of the video technology.Google acquired the VP8 codec through its $123 million acquisition of On2 Technologies last year.Google of course operates one of the biggest Web video sites, a huge asset in its effort to make WebM relevant. The company has begun coding 720p or higher-resolution videos in WebM, and offers instructions on watching WebM-format videos on YouTube. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amazon streaming to launch later this month]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[All signs point to Amazon.com launching a streaming service to compete with Netflix. However, its arrival may already be delayed.Citing unnamed sources, The Los Angeles Times reported that Amazon initially wanted to launch its streaming service in early February. However, due to issues with getting the service up and running and the difficulty it is having acquiring content, the publication's sources say Amazon has pushed the launch back to as early as late February.Reports of Amazon launching a streaming service have been surfacing for quite some time. Back in August, the company was said to be in negotiations with film and television studios to start bringing content to the as-yet announced service. Last month, it announced plans to acquire the remaining shares it didn't own of U.K.-based Netflix equivalent Lovefilm, prompting some to wonder when, not if, Amazon would bring a streaming service to the U.S.The flames were stoked even more late last month when Engadget received some screenshots of what's believed to be the Amazon streaming service running. The screenshots indicate that the service has over 5,000 movies and television shows available, and Amazon Prime customers who pay $79 a year for free two-day shipping will be able to stream content from the service for free.Assuming the screenshots are actually Amazon's streaming service, it's hard to say what shows or films make up the 5,000 pieces of content.The Los Angeles Times' sources say Amazon is having trouble getting major film studios on board. The publication said that as of now, none of the major film studios have signed on to Amazon's service over concerns that such a deal might negatively impact physical disc sales. The studios are also unsure if Amazon will ante up the same cash Netflix has paid for content.That won't help Amazon's chances of competing with Netflix, which has been able to bring all kinds of major studio content to its service. The company's offering has many modern movies, as well as classics, like The Godfather. Moreover, it has been able to bring its streaming service to several different devices, including the Apple TV and a slew of televisions, helping it see its subscriber base grow to over 20 million at the end of 2010.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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