XBox news roundup from E3:
A price cut and more storage and interface and functionality upgrades.
Netflix-on-360—finally.
Details:

_For now, Netflix will only stream in about-SD resolution.
_As Netflix transitions to HD, Microsoft said it stands to reason that streaming HD to the Xbox should be feasible.
_Netflix will be for Xbox Live Gold members only, so you’ll be paying that [...]

NAPTE (National Association of Television Program Executives)
LATV Festival
July30-Aug1 2008
The Highlands Entertainment Complex
Hollywood, CA 90028
Digital Day
A lot of good stuff.

Nice reference chart at Tubemogul with specs/limits/codec support for all the major video sites.
(HT: NewTeeVee)

Via NewTeeVee:
Roku, the maker of the $99 Netflix streaming set-top box, has told Forbes that it will be updating its software later this year to let the device stream video from other “big name” providers.

Google has released Google Media Server, a PC-only beta, “desktop gadget” for Google desktop that utilizes Universal-Plug-N-Play to stream media from your home PC to a network-connected display.
Google’s first toe-dip into the TV advertising pool?
Download Google Media Server.

Some Tara Jane ONeil I shot this weekend at Terrastock. Wasn’t using a mic so the sound kinda sucks.
Tara Jane ONeil:Terrastock 2008 from Scott Johnson on Vimeo.

Netflix dropped it’s first set-top box, dubbed “The Netflix Player by Roku” (Roku is a CE company founded by ReplayTV’s Anthony Wood). The device is strictly for watching “Instant Viewing” streams from your Netflix account.
The Pros:

Cheap ($100)
802.11g wireless
Firmware upgradeable (to what extent remains to be seen)
HDMI
optical audio (though no surround–the Netflix streams aren’t surround anyway)
Movies [...]

Lot’s o’ YouTube:

YouTube will be available on the upcoming HP MediaSmart Connect digital media receiver.
iPhone 2.0 will add in-browser YouTube support.
TimeTube is a mashup that creates a YouTube timeline visualization.
Make your own custom MTV with this YT/Last.fm mashup.
Playstation3 is rolling out the ability to upload in-game captures directly to YouTube.
The JVC GZ-MS100 camcorder offers one-touch [...]

3G iPhone Rumor Watch:

Nike+ app for iPhone?
A KEYBOARD? Doubtful.

Hulu: showing progress? Beating projections. Interesting:
He also intimated that Hulu was investigating new technology in the HD realm, and a possible transition from the computer screen to the comparatively larger television screen. He declined to provide specifics, saying any expansion ideas are still in the brainstorming phase.
Some [...]

Lo-fi Tron:

Slow-motion macro zit-popping.
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Some action this week.
YouTube wiped some sweat off it’s brow, with a ruling in US District Court denying punitive damages in Viacom’s infringement suit.
Also this week, YT bumped up video quality, killed the YT watermark, and announced an expanded API to begin to position itself as a video distribution and services platform. No word yet [...]

That’s the rumor. Apple+AppleTV can consider it an ass-kicking if it’s true.

Seth Schoen at the EFF has posted the group’s concerns about the forthcoming implementation of DRM for Flash video. But is it really “DRM” in the strictest sense? Some clarifications from Flashcomguru:
…I think the author has missed the point here, or does not understand the purpose of RTMPE, the new encrypted flavor of Adobe’s Real [...]

An excellent precedent, and an interesting business move by CBS, even if you have no interest in the NCAA Tournament. Via Silicon Alley Insider.
The NCAA tournament has been one of CBS’s most successful forays on the web, drawing nearly 1.4 million users last year. And putting the games online is one of those moves that’s [...]