More online video news from across the Web:
> Amazon will debut its first hour-long drama, Bosch, on Feb 13. Release
> Lionsgate has licensed 200 of its films to ad-supported OTT provider Break. Story
> Netflix released its Speed Index for December, showing that Verizon FiOS retained its top position among U.S ISPs. Post
> Vubiquity added interactive media veteran Ross Levinsohn to its board of directors. Release
> Facebook bought video compression startup QuickFire for an undisclosed sum. Story
> The New York Observer listed 10 "online videos that mattered" in 2014. Story
> Netflix is continuing its international original content drive by teaming with Denmark's TV 2 on production of the third season of its series Rita. Release
> Rentrak's latest patent, for a process that detects and corrects TV viewership levels caused by missing set-top box information, was granted on Jan. 6 by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Release
> Twitter buzz about a new TV show has an impact on that show's ratings, a Nielsen study has found. Story
> ESPN's broadcast of the first College Football Championship garnered the sports broadcaster its highest overnight ratings ever. Post
> A "slew of bills" are in the works on Capitol Hill, aimed to prevent the FCC from creating Title II-based net neutrality rules. Story
And finally… Dan Rayburn explains why Microsoft's partnership with Verizon to provide a CDN for its Azure cloud platform is a smart move. Story