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YouTube, NBC not happy with VeohTV

VeohTVNo one has filed a lawsuit against VeohTV yet, but it could just be a matter of time. The service is something of a cross between YouTube and Joost, giving you the ability to surf for online videos without using a web browser.

The problem is that many of those videos don't come from Veoh, but from sources like NBC, CBS, and YouTube. That includes full length streaming episodes of shows like 24, Heroes, and 30 Rock. And Veoh doesn't ask for permission to distribute those videos.

The company's argument is interesting. Since the networks and other sites are streaming these episodes for free, Veoh says all its VeohTV player does is provide a new interface for streaming the content. Any video advertising included by the content owner remains intact.

But NBC and YouTube officials tell the New York Times that they're not too happy with the service. If viewers can access their videos without going to their web sites, they lose out on potential advertising revenue. So either Veoh's going to have to work out licensing agreements with content owners, or we're going to see this battle headed to court. Unless of course Veoh fails to make a dent in the marketplace. Then we doubt anyone will really care. VeohTV is still in private beta.

Filed under: Internet, Video, Windows, Beta

Hands on with VeohTV

VeohTVNow that VeohTV beta's been out for a few days, we've had a chance to take it for a spin (thanks to our friends at NewTeeVee).

Overall, it does a really nice job of presenting a single full-screen interface for finding and watching online video. You can search multiple sites, including YouTube and Daily Motion for videos of your choice. And there are pre-configured channels for tuning into to popular feeds like Rocketboom.

Best of all, VeohTV does something that we've been waiting for. It gives you a single interface for accessing full screen streaming TV episodes from most of the major networks. ABC is nowhere to be seen, but VeohTV prominently features CBS, NBC, Fox, and the CW, as well as a teensy weensy bit of PBS content.

You'll still have to put up with the ads which the network inserts, but that's only really annoying because it means watching the same commercial four or more times in an hour.

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Filed under: Internet, Video

Veoh launches VeohTV

VeohTVWorking on the assumption that the web browser isn't really the right tool for watching videos, Veoh is launching a private beta of VeohTV this week.

Basically VeohTV is a standalone full screen application sort of reminiscent of Joost, in that you can easily navigate and watch videos in full screen. But while Joost has been partnering with companies like Paramount, CBS, and Viacom to provide content, VeohTV will let you watch pretty much any video on the web.

Which sounds great in theory, but have you tried blowing up YouTube videos to full screen? They tend to be pixelated at normal size. When you blow them up, they look awful. Still, if VeohTV can do a good job of displaying video from network television sites from within a single interface, it could become a killer app.

[via Business 2.0]

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