Wasn't too long ago that Apple and NBC Universal went to the mattresses over flexible pricing for TV episode downloads. NBC wanted it; Steve Jobs didn't. NBC Uni walked. The iTunes Store policy of one-price-fits-all is toast, however, thanks to the clout of HBO's powerhouse series such as "Sex and the City," "The Wire" and "The … [Read more...]
iTunes Store gets fresh movie downloads
iTunes made a much-needed upgrade to its movie download business with today's news that major Hollywood films will be available on Apple's retail site day-and-date with their DVD releases. The movie downloads on the iTunes Store are flowing from Disney, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, … [Read more...]
‘Gossip Girl’: Lame ban on online video
The CW's astoundingly regressive move to pull "Gossip Girl" off the Internet probably wasn't much help in its "season premiere." Nielsen ratings show that the drama about Manhattan preppies pulled in 2.4 million viewers (1.3 rating/4 share) in its post-strike return to original episodes in a new time slot. That means "Gossip Girl" was up … [Read more...]
CBS Labs breaks out the high-def
CBS.com just joined the online HD party, streaming some low-grade, high-definition video. You can't find the content on the CBS home page, only on the labs.cbs.com site, where it was unearthed by someone at TechCrunch. The player is your basic basic. The images look quite good, with no buffering issues whatsoever on a cable modem. Some clips … [Read more...]
‘South Park’ video streaming all its junk
"South Park" dwellers don't have to go dumpster diving for streaming videos as of right now. southparkstudios.com has launched with full-length episodes and clips from the cranky ani show's 12 seasons. "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said of their new home: "We got really sick of having to download our own show illegally all … [Read more...]
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