Internet users in the UK say that being able to download DVD-quality films fast is the service they most want from next-generation broadband, according to a survey from Broadbandchoices.co.uk.

“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Being willing is not enough, we must do.” — Leonardo DaVinci

PR/Marketing folks have been busy doing more than playing with social media. Here’s a quick, incomplete and unofficial list of pointers.

When “On the Lot” ended, the winning director was ushered into DreamWorks by Steven Spielberg.  YouTube’s Project Direct can’t offer quite so admirable a prize, but participants will still be able to gain some great exposure.

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) did some more surfing on Google Video and found 300 films readily available to visitors.

If you can’t make it to Bobby D’s showcase event in lower Manhattan, Yahoo can bring some choice parts of it to your web browser.

Last night I had the chance to attend the opening of the Indian Film Festival here in LA, which opened with a film called Provoked featuring Aishwarya Rai and Naveen Andrews. 

Yahoo Video has teamed with the San Francisco Film Society for the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival GreenWorld Contest powered by Yahoo’s Jumpcut. The two will also launch a branded video channel featuring content from the San Francisco Film Society.

Thanks to some help from Google, a couple of men charged with copyright infringement brought in over a million dollars to two websites, with about 80 percent of the money repaid to Google for advertising.

Retail giant Wal-Mart tests the waters of the online video market with the first offering to the site.

Flach Film, a Paris-based film distributor, has filed suit against Google in Paris Commercial court, citing copyright infringement regarding a movie that appeared on Google Video.

“Snakes on a Plane” became the latest film to capitalize on the power of the Internet to build buzz, and it won’t be the last film to do so.

Yahoo! has invited fledgling filmmakers to submit 12-second video advertisements to promote the website’s new look. Grand-prize for best short: two thumbs up, credit for a job well done, and a place among the featured videos.

Creative talent has never had a stage like the one Web 2.0 has given it, and marketers have never had a mine so deep to tap. The trick, as Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) knows, is producing solid and measurable strategy from the nebulous world of social media, software as a service, and viral marketing while utilizing the talent available and begging to be found.

A couple of new services associated with Microsoft’s Windows Live online platform offer competition to Google Video and Yahoo Answers.

Long known as a site for music fans as well as its heavy Internet traffic and social networking, MySpace hopes to draw filmmakers as it has bands to its domain.

The forthcoming South by Southwest music and film conferences will deliver music compilations and movie trailers using BitTorrent’s P2P technology.

Joss Whedon, whose “Firefly” TV series didn’t last a season, convinced a studio to produce a feature-length motion picture based on the series when DVD sales went through the roof.

HDFest and DivX announced they are partnering for a DivX HD Film Festival. The HDFest events in New York and London will use DivX HD technology for all playback at the festival. This festival only screens films made only for the high definition format.

The massive chipmaker will work with the Oscar winner’s production company on releasing films online before their DVD release.

John Hart, a former Hollywood executive, is trying to produce a “blogumentary” film about 59 bloggers who, in his view, represent the blogosphere.

Oscar-winning director will release six films at theaters, on DVD, and through pay-per-view cable and satellite options simultaneously.