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Streaming Movie Rentals On YouTube | Studios Discuss Netflix, Amazon, iTunes Rival

YouTube’s business model is currently based entirely on advertising revenue. But what if the site started offering streaming movie rentals for...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Film Fresh To Sell Sony, Warner Bros., Paramount & Lionsgate Movies in Hollywood DivX Deal

Hollywood has been very slow in cottoning on to the fact that how people consume media is changing rapidly. Thus making...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

IPod Digital Video Camera Rumors | Apple iPhone 3GS Inspires Megapixel MP3 Player

Including a video camera in the new iPhone 3GS was an inspired move by Apple, and one which has increased the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Amazon and Apple Start Online HD Video War

We’re slowly but surely moving towards a high-definition future. Both Apple and Amazon now look to be offering HD downloads, with...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Roku Becomes All Encompassing Video Player | $99 Set-Top Box Moves Beyond Netflix

How would you fancy a sub-$100 set-top box that plays all manner of Web video on your home television? That is...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

LG BD300 Blu-ray Player – With Netflix Streaming Included | Digital Download Future

The set-top-box market is slowly but surely building. Every company seems keen on getting a device out there and in to...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

VUDU ’99 For 99′ Movies On Demand | First Porn Films, Now Bargain Bucket Offerings

Can you tell the difference between what all of the different makes of set-top-box are offering? Me neither, which makes any...
Dave Parrack
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Blu-ray & Streaming Video Hybrid Player | Neflix Adds LG To Xbox, Roku Partnerships

Netflix has added another content partner to its increasing roster, and this one combines digital downloads with Blu-ray movies. Good news...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Primetime TV On The Web | New Research Suggests 20% Of Episodes Viewed Online

We all know that Web video is increasing at a mammoth rate month on month. But new research suggests that not...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

MPAA Legal Movie Download Site a Wasted Effort | DRM & Over-Pricing Needs to Be Addressed

The MPAA has had a slight change of focus and now wants to educate instead of irritate with a central website...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

Blockbuster Movielink Almost Live | Movie Downloads On Your PC Compete With Netflix

Blockbuster, the company once synonymous with movie rentals, has been strangely absent from the digital download business. It’s been left to...
Dave Parrack
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Amazon Video On Demand Launches | Online Retailer Streaming Movies & Television Shows

The video-on-demand sector has just got a little more crowded, and this time, it’s due to a big player entering the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

Netflix On Xbox 360 | Microsoft Announces Free Online Movie Service At E3 In Los Angeles

There’s a small event going on right now in Los Angeles called the E3 Media and Business Summit, which is the...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

NBC Wants To Be Back On Apple iTunes – But Wants Measures On Piracy & Pricing First

Last September saw Apple and NBC acrimoniously split over their joint deal to distribute NBC programmes through iTunes. At the time,...
Dave Parrack
1 min read

After Hulu Has Launched – How Many People Are Actually Switching Over To Web TV?

Hulu eventually launched on Wednesday to an almost equal amount of hype and cynicism. While some people, such as former CEO of...
Cyndy Aleo-Carreira
2 min read

How To Connect A Projector To Your PC Or Laptop To Watch High Definition Online Video

Internet television is growing at a phenomenal rate, with services such as Joost, Hulu and Stage6 all providing more reasons than...
Dave Parrack
2 min read

NBC Universal One Of Many Broadband Video Companies At CES 2008 – Missing From iTunes

This past week has seen the annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) happening in Las Vegas.  At this trade show, most of...
Alex Curtis
2 min read

SyncTV Rolls Out Subscription Plan With Unlimited Television Episode Downloads

The big problem with online video and television programming isn’t now a lack of availability or choice, but more about the...
Michael Garrett
2 min read

YouTube To Go High Definition | New Player and High Quality Video Streams On Way

How to describe YouTube in a short, succinct paragraph while truly getting across to the readers how successful a site it...
Paul Glazowski
3 min read

Fancast – Revisiting The Service In Light Of Hulu | Now Comes With Full TV Episodes

Hulu was launched as a private beta earlier this week, and immediately provoked a ream of blog space dedicated to it. ...
Michael Garrett
1 min read

Free Video Downloads Via NBC Direct | Will This New Venture Stop Hulu Before It Begins?

NBC Universal clearly can’t wait until the luanch of Hulu (its joint venture with News Corp.) to offer full episodes of...
Michael Garrett
1 min read

Apple iTunes Movie Rental Service & Cheaper TV Shows in the Pipeline?

A slip up by Apple in the latest version of iTunes indicates a movie rental service on the horizon. Mac developer...
Tanya
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Amazon Deal Means Tough Times For NBC On The Web | How Long Until They Beg Apple?

Who came off better and worse in the recent Apple NBC iTunes debacle? The Internet is buzzing with opinions and viewpoints...
Paul Glazowski
3 min read

TiVo HD | TiVo Launches $300 HDTV DVR – $500 Cheaper Than Series3

In an attempt to boost demand for its high definition service, TiVo has today debuted a trimmed-down , less pricey version...
Andrew Macarthy
1 min read

Amazon Rumored to Acquire Netflix And Merge Video Download Services

The latest company acquisition rumor to hit the internet, according to Businessweek, is the potential purchase of Netflix by Amazon. As...
Kevin Groppe
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Joost on Set Top Boxes? – SlingBox? Apple TV? AT&T Homezone? TiVo? Who?

Looking at the Joost interface it will be obvious to many that this is something that you could imagine on your...
Chris Tew
3 min read

End of Pirated TV? Japan to Let Anyone Post TV Shows Online

Here is something that TV companies like Viacom are going to love: The Japanese government is apparently considering allowing anyone and...
Chris Tew
1 min read

Are Paid Internet Video Downloads Doomed?

Forrester Research recently came out with a bold claim that paid internet video downloads have no future. The report claims that...
Chris Tew
1 min read

News Bytes of the week

Top Stories on Web TV Wire: How Microsoft could lose its stronghold within 10 years YouTube has announced video ads for...
Chris Tew
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CBS gives the finger to YouTube

CBS has decided to really take the bull by the horns and bring a lot of its content onto the internet...
Chris Tew
3 min read