Tag: Content Providers (IPTV/Cable/Music)

This is actually pretty cool. I got a chance to play around with it a bit ago, and it’s pretty neat to see Fantasy shows, and also, the entire first season of Arrested Development, all for free. It’s ad-sponsored, so don’t be upset when you see a commercial at the beginning/middle of a show. I think it’s actually a step […]

Why did it take a major network *this* long to figure out that they can make money off of people downloading TV shows? Crippling and 1984-esque DRM aside, I really like this idea and I hope it takes off. Star Pulse NBC.com today announced the launch of its new service, "NBC Direct," which will allow users to download and view […]

Engadget HD by the way of the Sattelite Guys have a few more tidbits about Direct TV’s latest HD adds. So far we know of 57 channels that will hit Direct TV but no word on when they will be hitting the air. I seem to recall their being a 100 channels before the end of the year? Hrm, either […]

Is this the real deal or what? ARS Here’s what consumers will get: they will be able to move content across their home networks for viewing on devices that aren’t attached to a set-top box. That will include PCs as well as portable devices, and high-definition and video-on-demand programming will be covered by DTCP-IP.

I am not sure if Last.Fm fits into small webcasters but I am happy to see Internet Broadcasters get a break. Some revenue has to be better then no revenue. Forbes Instead, qualified Webcasters – those earning $1.25 million or less in annual revenue – would have until Sept. 14 to accept SoundExchange’s offer and pay royalty fees of 10 […]

Amazing that this story comes out the same day that Blockbuster announces it’s purchase of Movielink. Well, Blockbuster should now have a clear picture as to what they need to focus on! Ehomeupgrade Just 16% say the selection of videos available online is good, and only 13% say video downloads are sold at a reasonable price. Most tellingly, fewer than […]

Sounds great, doesn’t it? There’s always a catch, isn’t there? The write thinks the same thing I do, but taking down iTunes will be no easy task… news.com.com The effort is likely to be seen as part of the industry’s wider push to increase competition to iTunes and shift leverage away from Apple, which wields enormous influence over prices and […]

Look out Netflix, Blockbuster means business! NY Times The video rental chain Blockbuster said yesterday that it had acquired the Internet movie provider Movielink to offer video downloading services to customers.

It will be interesting to see whether other, smaller start-up channels will take this approach rather than go traditional cable. With the demand for a la carte cable pricing increasing (and cable’s argument that without bundling, smaller channels won’t survive), this might be a viable alternative. USA Today When it debuts Tuesday on the Web, My Damn Channel will become the […]

It looks like ABC has started streaming shows in HD resolution (720p).  I checked out an episode of Lost last night and I was actually pretty impressed with the quality.  Aside from the fact that you can’t do a true full screen I could see this being a very desirable alternative to P2P networks when your HTPC misses a show. […]