MySpace Close To Acquiring iMeemSource: TechCrunch
MySpace is in late stage negotiations to acquire music streaming service iMeem, we've confirmed from multiple sources. MySpace is on a bit of an acquisition spree – they acquired iLike, another music service, three months ago.
Netflix coming to major mystery deviceSource: electronista.com
During a Thursday third quarter earnings report, Netflix has revealed increased revenues thanks to a 22 percent increase of streaming video use, and this from a smaller subscriber base.
iPhones Will Have Netflix One Day, But Games Consoles Come FirstSource: Fast Company
Netflix's CEO just confirmed one long-hoped-for rumor: Netflix will be on the iPhone. It just won't be coming soon. Before the company tackles the tricky business of 3G broadband streaming, it's aiming to get on the other screens in your life.
Spawn Labs HD-720 enables streaming of console gamesSource: Joystiq
At the TechCrunch 50 conference, a company called Spawn Labs has revealed its HD-720 box, a device that allows users to stream games from their PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, or Gamecube anywhere in the world, at 30 frames per second in resolutions up to 720p.

Finetune (http://www.finetune.com) used to be my favorite music streaming site. I used Pandora and Last.fm, but what I liked about Finetune was the ability to create actual playlists.
YouTube Video Streams Top 1 Billion/DaySource: TechCrunch
We've been hearing for some time (starting with an ex-Youtube employee) that the number of video streams per day reported by Comscore, Nielsen and other metrics services way under-report on Youtube's total video streams.

Got an email today from Wilco. You know, cuz we're like friends and stuff. Or I signed up to get notifications every time they light up a cigarette or put out a new album or go on tour or what have you.
Anyhoodle,
Live Streaming Coming to iPhone? Apple Submits New Spec to IETF - NYTimes.comSource: The New York Times
Is a future version of iTunes going to support streaming music and video from our PCs to our iPhones and iPods, or will we be streaming directly from an Apple server instead? Either way, having that option could free up our disk space considerably on our devices - perhaps so ther …
What Disney-Hulu Means for Apple - BusinessWeekSource: Business Week
And the more popular Hulu becomes, the less compelling Apple's strategy of renting and selling video content online is, says Gartner (IT) analyst Michael McGuire. "Over time, perhaps the direct-payment model goes away," he says.
I strongly disagree.
MLB Gets New MediaSource: adamparnes.com
Major League Baseball understands how their fans want to be able to watch and access their content. They understand their fans want to watch their favorite teams where and when they want to.
Make way for Spotify: a big digital jukebox in the etherSource: Telegraph
I have seen the future of the music business. And it is right under my nose. It is a little computer application called Spotify. It pops up on my screen as a sleek box. You can install it in seconds. It is easy to use.
Why Web radio faces another crisisSource: CNET.com
There is still a chance the two sides can come to terms. Talks are ongoing. But as it stands, time is quickly running out and nothing has occurred to indicate a breakthrough is near, according to sources on both sides.
The Future of Netflix is All About StreamingSource: HotHardware
In an interview with Bloomberg.com, Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings, is siding firmly with the latter camp and it would even appear that Netflix is gearing up to move all of its eggs from the mail-distribution basket to the online streaming basket.
Could a $3 iPhone App Change the Way Music is Delivered?Source: PC World
In an interview with Wired , Dederer said the PUSA app is a trial run for a much bigger business model that would allow bands to preview albums directly with fans and then give them the opportunity to pre-purchase the album at the iTunes store.
Miro 2.0 Gets Streaming Support, New LookSource: Lifehacker
Miro, the open-source player that's like a TiVo for internet video, has hit its 2.0 release, boosting the play-anything tool's performance and adding some neat features, like streaming video from Hulu and other sites.
The recession: bad for cable...good for the InternetSource: TV Squad
One of the things being eliminated from families' budgets during this belt tightening is their cable or satellite hookup. With costs that can total over $100 a month, families are just not ready to dump that kind of cash on something they feel doesn't have any value.
Watch a live video, share your PC with CNNSource: Windows Secrets
Many people who watched live streaming video of the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama on Jan. 20 may not realize that their PC was used to send the video to other PCs, too.
Streaming video cannibalizing DVD rentals, says NetflixSource: Ars Technica
Netflix says that DVD rentals are down for subscribers who make use of the company's online streaming service. Though it doesn't hurt Netflix's bottom line, the trend certainly spells bad news for physical media, including Blu-ray.
Online Viewership Soars for InaugurationSource: tvweek.com
With far fewer glitches than I expected, the CNN + Facebook streaming site was one of the best live online viewing experiences I've had.By 3:30 EST on Jan.