Tag: Content Providers (IPTV/Cable/Music)

Now here’s an interesting concept I have zero faith in actually succeeding. First off, how big a thumb drive do you think you’d need here, at least 1gb? Then, how confident do you think studios would be with the copy protection on said USB drive. But hey, worth a shot, right?

Now here’s an interesting announcement. When it seems all the studios are keeping Netflix at arm’s length, this FilmDistrict studio is bringing them right in, actually bypassing traditional methods and going with Netflix after theater releases for streaming. Not the greatest movies I’ve heard of, but it’s a start. Under the deal, major motion pictures that traditionally would have been […]

Microsoft has, shall we say, a bit fragmented in its business operations. As the mighty company moves towards integration of its products at what we hope is an increasing pace, news comes that they are trying to add to the livingroom wars by possibly becoming a cable provider of some sort. No real specifics in the article, but we do […]

This may sound silly, but it’s features like this that keep people with their set top boxes and not interested in devices like TiVo or HTPCs. For only $5/mo, you can stream to multiple places in the house using Cox STBs. Sure you could do that with a Media Center PC and some extenders, but there’s so much more of […]

This has been the worst kept secret for a while, as Netflix officially unveils their $7.99 streaming-only plan. Netflix has an awesome collection of pretty good quality streaming shows and movies, and their CEO has confirmed on several occasions that streaming is definitely the way they are looking for the future. What I didn’t see coming was the increase in […]

I have long been a fan of the quality and content that the HD Guru posts and their detailed look at connected appliances are no different. I could replace my HTPC for the most part with Hulu plus and Netflix on my HTPC or even my PS3 for that matter. However, I am not quite ready to cut the cord […]

Interesting news from Hulu. One has to believe that they simply took their $7.99 cue from Netflix–surely if people had the option of Netflix (Movies+TV) for $7.99 or Hulu Plus for $10, Netflix was going to dominate. That being said, I’m never excited to see yet another monthly fee subscription. Think they can both co-exist? I am happy to announce […]

A report like this is great considering the battle the digital fans used to have to make with record companies losing so much money. While Comcast complains about losing 500,000 subscribers, numbers like these have to be encouraging to the television content providers themselves to see that this is a legitimately viable business option…assuming they come up with something better […]

Given what Comcast announced last week, I just can’t be surprised by this at all. Just like then, I’m not entirely convinced that all (or even most) of these are due to Internet content, but more the fact that we’re in a recession, while Cable Companies just keep upping their already outrageous prices. This sounds so familiar to when Record […]