Tim Street, creator of the video podcast French Maid TV, is live-streaming a French Maid TV shoot, via UStream. (Note: the embed has been updated to point to video from the streaming event. ) French Maid TV was an early breakout hit among video podcasts, each episode a 5 – 10 minute “how to” lesson, [...]

Playboy announced today the launch of an online search on YouTube for the best video submissions from potential Playboy models: To commemorate Playboy’s 55th birthday, Playmate editor Holly Madison is making it easy for you to try out for 55th Anniversary Playmate. Just send her your Playmate audition video through YouTube. Through our YouTube page, [...]

Online television just got sexy for advertisers. According to a new report by Experian Research Services, consumers are 44 percent more engaged in advertisements inserted into online television programs than they are with the ads in programs they view on traditional TV. Viewers are paying more attention to what they are watching online and this [...]

The holidays are upon us, and you know what that means; it’s time for the second annual Podcasting News Guide to iCrap. There are a lot of great iPod accessories you can buy. You can get iPod cases, audio recorders, FM transmitters and all sorts of other useful iPod gear to help you make the [...]

New company Bexy Corporation today announced its iMirror Wireless Remote Control Docking Station for iPod that remotely displays content data while it controls and plays music and video connected to entertainment systems. The iMirror is designed to put your iPod at the center if a music and video home entertainment system. With the iMirror’s wireless [...]

Sony has launched a new video sharing site, Crackle,¬†formerly known as Grouper, and unfortunately, still a YouTube wannabe. According to Sony, “Crackle‚Äôs comprehensive approach includes a unique programming and editorial strategy, wide-reaching global distribution platforms and collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, the IMPROV Comedy franchise and other leading media companies.” In other words, Sony is [...]

Viva le difference! While US government support of the arts frequently gets bogged down in controversies over the depiction of sexuality and anything bordering on controversial, the European Union is sexing up YouTube to showcase its support for EU cinema: The European Commission’s Let’s Come Together promotion is intended to highlight the organization’s role in [...]

Is there anything currently hotter than the iPhone? If Hugh Hefner gets his way, it will be the iPhone plus iPlayboy, a collection of downloadable multimedia features. Hef’s multimedia offering includes photos, audio and video, all formatted for the iPhone. “We have always tried to stay ahead of the curve by delivering the fun, sophistication [...]

Tim Street, Creator and Executive Producer of French Maid TV, sends word that the maids are back at work, this time using their unique brand of softcore edutainment to help people understand how to share photos online with “Tubes“, a new service that lets you create “instant personal networks” for sharing things like music and [...]

Warning: This post is not safe for work, violent and just plain wrong. The Bikinirama vlog features the collective work of three German bikinim√§dchen that specialize in wearing bikinis and destroying things. Here, an Apple Powerbook feels the hammer of Tatjana: Maybe it’s just sexist. Maybe, like they claim, it’s a form of social commentary [...]