Comcast Set For Its Own IPTV Service To Fight AllVid?
Comcast has been named in the recent Xbox TV lineup and some other interesting Internet TV deals. But now, they seem to just be going it alone on their own IPTV service, according to what they stated to the FCC, along with a device that will wireless stream the content in subscriber homes to be ...
What Hollywood's Experiments With Online Streaming Movies Means For The Future
While everyone in the media been debating the many juicy storylines in online streaming services--such as the Netflix price hike and their new content licensing deals, or Hulu's possible sale to Google or other suitors and new ad formats like Ad Swap--and what these stories might mean for the future of premium online video content, ...
DirecTV Nomad Brings DVR Content to Mobile Devices
DirecTV is set to release the DirecTV Nomad "soon", a device that will allow subscribers to push their DVR'd content out to their mobile devices. The Nomad will cost around $150 and not have a subscription fee which is not such a bad deal if you think about it since you'll be able to watch ...
TiVo Premiere Elite Boasts Four Tuners & Completely Dumps Analog
TiVo, pending FCC approval because it's a requirement to have an analog tuner, is ready to push out a four tuner box, that's four simultaneous recordings, sans analog. Because analog is dead. Aren't we all watching some form of digital something or other whether that be OTA (over the air), cable or satellite? How behind ...
Hulu + Zune = Microsoft`s Subcription Streaming Online Video Plan?
I just wrote a piece over at Gamers Daily News talking about how, if Microsoft were to pick up Hulu (and they are listed alongside Google & Yahoo as potential buyers) they could roll it into a new, higher level, higher priced, Xbox LIVE subscription. I also just read something that says MS is looking ...
Netflix Opens Streaming Video Distribution Deal With Open Road Films
Ring-a-ding-ding! Look who was right, sort of... Yeah, that's me, stop looking in the mirror. Netflix just signed a deal with a new production company, Open Road Films. What's that you say? You've read this news already today? Ahh, but you haven't read my almost embarrassing amount of gloating about how I was right. Well, ...
TiVo & Roku Strike New Deals With Streaming Content Providers
There's a lot of speculation about some partnerships between streaming device makers and streaming content providers and all of them are good for the industry. The biggest of which is the speculation that Wal-Mart's Vudu and Roku are working to tie the knot and offer the former's content through the latter's devices.
Video on Demand Hits Facebook for Indie Filmmakers
Flicklaunch, the newest Facebook video-on-demand service, has launched. Sure, they've only got one flick to flick to users now, but they're hoping to hit the market of indie filmmakers who own the rights to their content and can launch it however they please. This might mean brand new avenues of revenues for you and me.
YouTube Channels Netflix With New Online Movie Rentals
After weeks of rumors, anonymous sources, and outright speculation, YouTube has finally gone public with the details of their new movie rental service. Specifically, they've struck deals with NBC/Universal, Sony, & Warner Brothers studios, which leaves several studios that still aren't partners (Fox, Disney, Paramount, etc.)--the company already had deals in place with smaller studios ...
YouTube to Launch Major New Movies-On-Demand Service?
There are rumors swirling that YouTube is about to roll out a new movie streaming service sometime this week. Media outlets such as Engadget and PaidContent are quoting The Wrap, which claims to have insider sources---anonymous, of course---suggesting that the video giant has finally wrapped up deals with all the major Hollywood studios, and could begin ...
DiSH Buys Blockbuster to Compete with Netflix, Best Buy and Amazon?
The premium online video sector is going to heat up as DiSH Network was given the nod in the recent Blockbuster auction and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the deal. DISH’s offer of $320.6 million was selected as the successful bid following an auction conducted earlier this week, ...
2010 IPTV Worldwide Report: 34.6% Growth, 45.4M Subscribers
Broadband Forum put out its 2010 numbers last week along with Point Topic and it looks like it was a pretty strong year all around. A good amount of growth, 34.6% in the year in IPTV subscriptions coupled with further penetration in the broadband adoption area gave the year a rosy look.
Warner Brothers Begins Delivering Movie Rentals via Facebook
Really? Facebook is the solution you came up with to get your film in front of the digital masses? Sure it's a cool use of the social network and it taps into over 500 million potential film viewers. But I would never think of Facebook when I'm looking for a place to rent/buy a film. ...
The Online Video Weekly News Reel - 6 March 2011
February is gone, March is here, winter's ending, spring is near. Well it might not feel like it in parts of the world as there's snow in Milwaukee and it's still below freezing here in the Czech Republic, but temperatures are starting to rise, days are getting longer and soon the birds will sing and ...
Disney Set for Premium Movies With Video-on-Demand
Some time back I talked about Disney's upcoming movie site. Now according to the latest investor conference, they're planning on taking it a step further and are ready to roll on widespread testing. The original site looked like it was aimed at giving you cloud-based streaming of films you had already purchased on DVD. Now ...
