CNET Video is a San Francisco and New York based network showing original programming catering to the niche market of technology enthusiasts, operated by Red Ventures through their CNET brand. CNET Video originated as the television program production arm of CNET Networks in the United States, producing programs starting in the mid-to-late 1990s. It was CNET Networks' first project. Technology-themed television shows produced by CNET Video also aired on G4 in . CNET Video is a 2012 Technology People's Voice Webby Award Winner.On July 24, 2013, CNET Video launched a new CNET Video+ app for ,and Xbox SmartGlass.
Current programming of CNET Video consists of short-form video shot in-studio or in front of a greenscreen and long-form video productions made of packaged clips or new content. All current productions are distributed as podcasts and most programming is available for download at CNET, on the iTunes Store and on the CNET Video app for platforms such as Roku. A 24-hour CNET channel can be found on Pluto TV channel 684 (this channel was added to the service well before the two became sister properties by the re-merger of Viacom and CBS in late 2019).
Until Summer 2012, CNET Video streamed live programming on its subsite CNET Live, consisting of audio talk shows with video feeds, which also were distributed as podcasts. On March 23, 2012, CNET TV's flagship talk show Buzz Out Loud announced that it and most of CNET Live will be cancelled for more on-demand content (save for The 404 Show, which is still running). [4] [5]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | "'CNET Video"' | Webby Award for Technology People's Voice | Won |
2010 | "'CNET Video"' | Webby Award for Technology People's Voice | Won |
"'CNET Video"' | Webby Award for Technology | Won | |
2009 | "'CNET Video"' | Webby Award for Technology People's Voice | Won |
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