Web video is a big topic. Lots of people have opinions on it because we all watch it - so everyone is an expert!

What I wanted to do on this post is briefly explain 3 problems with web video and TV that we are solving at www.videobee.tv

1. I know where to find the web video I want to watch. Why am I made to find it all over again on the TV?

Have you ever tried to search for a YouTube or iPlayer video on a connected TV, STB or game consul? It's agony. Poor remotes and shaky virtual keyboards make life very difficult. Why can't you find the video on your laptop and just synch it to the TV? The you can look at your list of stuff you want and then simply select.

We solve that. You can find on one device, and then view on another.

2. Its says on my TV that I can watch web video, but its actually just YouTube.

This is coming up more and more. Connected TVs and STB typically do not use the web site of the content provider. They instead access a custom version of the content optimised for their platform. What this means is that you can only access what has been customised. So while you may be able to see YouTube via an app, try going to mpora, cycling.tv, onlinefishing.tv, or any other web content and you get nowhere.

We solve this. The VideoBee TV App displays any web video page as a TV experience.

3. I want to make playlists around topics - not around content sites.

Lots of people like making playlists of content. The problem right now is that you can't really make a list of say 'Best Rugby World Cup Tries' from more than one source. So if your favourite stuff is spread out over YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, iPlayer, etc you can't group it together.

Well, we solve this as well. So now you can manage all of your web video in one place.

The VideoBee service is up at www.videobee.tv. If you want to be a beta tester for the VideoBee TV app then go to www.videobee.tv/beta and sign up

There is a video here to give you a preview: http://vimeo.com/user8668921/review/29597656/6bdf09fbeb

VideoBee TV App Demo from Vidiactive on Vimeo.

Of course I'd love to hear from you if you have an opinion on any of this, or if there is another problem you think needs solving.

You can get me at ben.hookway@vidiactive.com