The past two days have seen speculation that Microsoft's Xbox 360 could have built-in Blu-ray in its future. The new-generation Xbox consoles have an optional add-on HD DVD drive. Most Blu-ray players in consumers' hands are built into PlayStation 3 machines. "It should be consumer choice; and if that's the way they vote, that's something we'll … [Read more...]
NBC, Fox shows to Veoh, MSN
NBC and Fox videos are popping up everywhere, it seems. Veoh just embedded content from Hulu, the NBC Universal-News Corp. video site. Microsoft also did the Hulu, building a snazzy MSN Video Guide with full episodes, not just those worthless 15-minute previews. Veoh and MSN both have CBS as well. So Veoh urges us to "catch the shows you know … [Read more...]
Xbox Marketplace rings up Disney, ABC, MGM
The Xbox Live Marketplace is clearing shelf space for content from the Disney-ABC Television Group and the (sort of ) film studio MGM. Later this month, about 500 hours of content from the ABC and Disney TV networks will surface, a chunk of it in HD. Shows include your basic hot sellers: "Lost," "Hannah Montana," "Desperate Housewives" and … [Read more...]
Netflix combos with LG for vid streams
Netflix continues to stream ahead into VOD, announcing a partnership with electronics maker LG Electronics that'll route movies directly onto TVs. Netflix chieftain Reed Hastings told the New York Times that he envisioned the rental company as a movie channel streaming into various electronic devices: “We want to be integrated on every … [Read more...]
Nothing special: Wal-Mart downloads die
Hate to spoil the rest of your holidays, but Wal-Mart has abandoned its movie download service. The blue-collar retail giant posted a one-sentence notice on its "media downloads" page noting that the service "closed on 12/21/07." Users were advised to delete the page from their favorites. That shouldn't be too hard, considering pretty much no … [Read more...]
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