The battle between Time Warner Cable and Disney over retransmission fees required to carry ABC and ESPN channels is heating up, with both companies already appealing to the public through websites designed to sway opinion in their favor. But where does online video fit in?
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Consumers can now rent Blu-ray discs at more than 13,000 Redbox kiosks around the country. They'll have to pay a premium to watch their rentals in high-def, however; Blu-ray discs cost $1.50 a pop, as opposed to the $1 per night that Redbox is famous for. 
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Attention all blabbermouths -- on its blog today, YouTube announced that all of its users can now upload video files that are up to 15 minutes long. That's 50 percent longer than the site's previous (and long-running) limit of 10 minutes for non-partner videos.
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Vodpod became the latest online video startup to introduce more social features with the launch of mobile apps on the iPhone and Android mobile platforms. The new apps, which are available now, are designed to give its users a new way to discover mobile videos.
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By adding a wealth of childrens' programming to its instant streaming service, Netflix is focused on the next generation of online video viewers today. In its bid to win younger audiences, the company has added new streaming titles from Nickelodeon, PBS and Disney.
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Online video startup Break Media wants to get ahead of the curve on 3-D. It's now investing heavily in the technology with the launch of a new channel, a slate of new programming, and the creation of 3-D ad units for sponsors.
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Verizon has integrated Clearleap's content management technology into its architecture to deliver cloud-based video with its video-on-demand architecture. Clearleap's technology is being used to streamline production for FiOS 1 VOD content to provide hyper-local content such as news, sports, traffic and weather to its subscribers.
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The UFC is looking to crack down on illegal live streams of its pay-per-view events, subpoenaing live streaming sites Justin.tv and Ustream to get the IP addresses needed to identify and shut down users that have made videos of those events available for free online.
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Vevo and YouTube will be pushing deeper into the live music scene with a five-part concert series that will be streamed live online. Their new "Unstaged" live music series will feature artists like John Legend and interactive features, like the ability to switch camera angles.
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Palo Alto-based live streaming start-up Veetle will broadcast all four soccer matches of the Barclays New York Challenge for free in HD - and it promises content owners that they can do the same, without paying a dime. Veetle's money saving secret is its P2P technlogy.
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