Netflix and TiVo are linking up to stream the video renter's Watch Instantly service to DVRs. Testing will begin immediately. TiVo customers with HD-ready set-top boxes will have the streaming movies service by the end of the year, the New York Times reported. An eligible subscription to Netflix is required. The Watch Instantly service will … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2008
Macs get Netflix streaming movies
Netflix's streaming movie and TV service Watch Instantly has spent the past year irritating the red envelope crowd for not being compatible with Macs or Firefox. Meanwhile, the Mac community founded more reasons to hate Microsoft when its Silverlight media player became the "official" Olympics online media delivery system, leaving Apple users to … [Read more...]
’30 Rock’ debuts a week early on Hulu
Sarah Palin says no one watches "30 Rock," but we know better. The Tina Fey show should emerge from ratings purgatory following the comic's brilliant Palin imitations on "Saturday Night Live." The Fey-Palin clips are hugely popular online, so it turns out NBC made a smart moving sending the season premiere of "30 Rock" to Hulu for streaming a … [Read more...]
Wang’s ‘Princess’ premieres on YouTube
Now showing: Director Wayne Wang's new movie, "The Princess of Nebraska." The opening weekend screenings are exclusively on YouTube, where the youth drama is streaming for free and at full length in the new Screening Room. Wang's decision to put his indie art film up for online viewing is more or less unprecedented for a major director. (Michael … [Read more...]
iTunes adds Fox to high-def lineup
The iTunes store has added Fox network programming to its high-definition fare, meaning Apple's online video service now stocks HD primetime shows from all big four networks. The new Fox shows include "Bones," "House," "Prison Break" and "Sons of Anarchy" (from FX). Apple said more than 1 million HD episodes have been purchased since the … [Read more...]