The anime Blade of the Immortal is based on the manga by Hiroaki Samura.
Blade of the Immortal follows Manji, a samurai who is cursed with the inability to die.
To lift the curse, Manji must kill 1,000 evil men.
The Pillars of the Earth is a historical drama television series produced by Starz Network that premiered in July of 2010.
Based on Ken Follett novel of the same name The Pillars of the Earth is set in 12th century England in the period called the Anarchy.
It follows attempts of three man to build a church in Knightsbridge and their personal lives over the period of 40 years. Some of the more notable members of the cast are Ian McShane, Matthew Macfadyen, Rufus Sewell and Donald Sutherland.
The Pillars of the Earth is currently in its first season.
Pit Boss is a reality television series produced by Animal Planet that premiered in January of 2010.
Pit Boss follows the story of Shorty Rossi, former actor and owner of Shorty’s Rescue which specializes in Pit Bull rescue. Shorty and
his three employees rescue, rehab and try to find homes for abandoned Pit Bulls in the Los Angeles area.
Pit Boss is currently in its second season.
Bizarre E.R. is a documentary series produced by BBC Three that premiered in February of 2008.
Narrated by Freema Agyeman Bizarre E.R. presents most astonishing, miraculous and unusual cases that have been encountered by
doctors in various A&E departments in the United Kingdom and tales of astonishing survivals all across the UK. First two seasons were filmed at Norwich University Hospital, while third season was filmed at Northampton General hospital.
Bizarre E.R. aired three seasons.
Through the Wormhole is a science documentary television series produced by Science Channel that premiered in June of 2010.
Created by Geoffrey Sharp and hosted and narrated by Morgan Freeman Through the Wormhole explores such scientific and philosophical questions as black holes, are there aliens in universe and is time travel possible – in short things have puzzled humankind for centuries.
Through the Wormhole is currently in its first season.
Netflix is doing well, very well. And its improved earnings for the year so far are due to increased subscriber numbers and a huge rise in the number of subscribers watching streaming video via ‘Watch Instantly’.
Netflix has been slowly and surely building up its ‘Watch Instantly’ service over the past couple of years. And subscriber numbers have been increasing in line with new features and increased content.
‘Watch Instantly’ is now available on a multitude of devices other than the humble PC. This includes set-top boxes, games consoles, TVs, Blu-ray players, and even the Apple iPad.
Netflix subscribers are responding by watching streaming content more often and for longer.
YouTube and Vevo are seemingly intent on carving out a competitive niche in the music sector. And the partners are not content on music videos, now turning their attention to live streaming with a great series of concerts.
The five artists being featured include Arcade Fire, John Legend, and The Roots, with more possibly being added as time goes by.
YouTube’s core business isn’t live streaming. It’s mostly left that to the likes of Ustream, Livestream, and Justin.tv. However, things are slowly changing.
YouTube has streamed a few events live in the past couple of years. A U2 concert in Pasadena gained 10 million viewers, and political speeches and debates have also proved popular.
The streaming of all 60 matches of the Indian Premier League tournament in the space of 45 days then indicated YouTube was upping its game in this department. And so has proved to the case.
