Netflix's Watch Instantly streaming service finally has some A-list titles to go with all that musty catalog stuff and indie fare. The newish content comes via licensing deals with Starz Entertainment, CBS and Disney. New titles available under the Starz (Liberty Media) deal include "No Country for Old Men," "Superbad," "The Orphanage" and … [Read more...]
Fey’s Palin video hits 6 mil on NBC.com
To no one's surprise, that "Saturday Night Live" skit with Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton has logged about 6 million views on NBC.com. (Some, however, were surprised to learn "SNL" was still on the air.) That makes it NBC.com's most-watched clip ever, swamping the previous champ "Dick in a Box" (with a mere 1 million views), the Hollywood … [Read more...]
NBC shows back on iTunes, in HD
NBC shows are back on the iTunes store, ending a drawn-out and unusually messy dispute between NBC Universal and Apple. The deal was announced at Tuesday's unveiling of the new line of iPods. The iTunes 8 upgrade includes TV programs in high definition. Here's the Apple site's plug for the HD TV shows, in a bit of a mash: "Purchase select … [Read more...]
Joost shifts to browser-based video
The P2P video service Joost is abandoning its proprietary desktop system and moving to a browser format, similar to Hulu's. Users still have to play host to a Joost plugin (18 MB or so), but by and large the move is another signal that the Internet's video future will come without download applications that insist on control of your … [Read more...]
Moore docu a download: Can’t beat ’em …
Saying he's offering "a gift to my fans," filmmaker Michael Moore confirmed that he's premiering his new documentary via free online downloads. The Sept. 23 release of "Slacker Uprising" is billed as "the first major feature-length movie by a noted director to debut for free on the Internet." Moore, of course, was the unwilling giver of free … [Read more...]
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