Looks like it's time to give Netflix another look, even if you don't want to fool with those dorky red envelopes. The mail-rental giant's Watch Instantly feature today went to unlimited video streaming for almost all customers. Unless you're paying $4.99 a month, you're in. Previously there were caps on the number of online viewing hours. (Mac … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2008
iTunes rental card: Disney, Fox, Par, WB
Studios on board for Apple's new iTunes movie rentals are Walt Disney Studios, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., the L.A. Times reported Sunday, citing "people familiar with the plans." The movie industry's hometown paper usually gets this sort of thing right. That list of studios is similar to speculation here and there. … [Read more...]
Linking up with CES video news
CES came and went without much drama beyond the Blu-ray victory, but the tech show's odds and ends always are worth digging through. Dig: Divx scored its first major content distribution deal, with Sony Pictures Television. "We are dedicated to finding legitimate outlets for our content and ... are excited to be working with DivX," said Michael … [Read more...]
Xbox on Blu-ray: Let consumers vote
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...]