ESPN has checked into the game in the Xbox 360 Live Marketplace. As of this morning, the Worldwide Leader was offering five recent college football games for download, all of them pretty good: Auburn vs. LSU, South Florida vs. UConn and some Pac 10 action. The Marketplace promises to upload one or two ESPN/ABC college games a week, within 48 … [Read more...]
Cuban wired for cabler’s fight over P2P blocks
Comcast is getting some unlikely support as it feels the heat over its alleged sabotage of P2P file-sharing activities. "Hang in there, Comcast," writes Mark Cuban. "The last thing I want slowing my internet service down are P2P freeloaders," says free-thinker Cuban -- yes, the media and sports zillionaire who financed Grokster's defense in a … [Read more...]
Suddenly, ‘Quarterlife’ is a network show. Hmm.
After Lonelygirl15 you kind of figured the online video hijacking stratagem had played out, to everyone’s amusement. Did viewers really mind all that much that the bedroom vlogger was an actress, playing out her little dramas in front of the writer and producer? With Lonelygirl15, it was like going to the carnival and finding out the snakeman … [Read more...]
Download update, via speedlinks
A mixed bag of video download-related news this week -- let's cram it in with some speedlinks: Hulu, the new online video site from NBC Universal and News Corp., is operating at least somewhat in the spirit of the web. Its beta search function produces hits on shows from rival networks such as CBS, ABC and A&E. Advertising Age has the Hulu … [Read more...]
Google video talks with ‘Idol’ maker reported
Super-duper secret talks regarding online video are under way between Google and Simon Fuller, the man who brought us the Spice Girls and created the "American Idol" format. At least that's the report from Britain's The Observer, which quotes undercover sources: "It's a big idea on a global scale," the guy close to Fuller said. "It will … [Read more...]
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