.Microsoft reportedly has been having "in-depth talks" that would bring ESPN sporting events onto the Xbox Live platform. The Walt Disney Co.-Microsoft negotiations could lead to live streams that would be similar to ESPN 360, which offers major and minor events via some high-speed broadband providers, the New York Times reported … [Read more...]
Rogers boots up online vid portal in Canada
Canadian TV web watchers can't access Hulu, but come Monday they'll have their very own online video TV service. Assuming they subscribe to Rogers Communications cable service. "We're no longer in the cable TV business," said Dave Purdy of Rogers video product management, as he unveiled the On Demand Online service. "We're in the video … [Read more...]
Netflix floats streaming HBO video
Netflix wants to know: Would you pay another $10 a month for HBO shows and movies via the streaming video service Watch Instantly? The mail-rental giant asked subscribers about their interest in online versions of current HBO series such as "Big Love" and "Flight of the Concords," as well as oldie goldies "The Sopranos," "Six Feet Under" and … [Read more...]
Hulu takes the fall for ‘Sunny’ blackout
"We screwed up royally," Hulu CEO Jason Kilar has told site users in a major exhibition of transparency. The trouble started when the upscale video site suddenly pulled nearly three seasons of the FX channel hit "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Kilar, pictured, wrote on the blog, "We gave effectively no notice to our users that these … [Read more...]
Netflix nets big movies for streaming
Netflix's Watch Instantly streaming service finally has some A-list titles to go with all that musty catalog stuff and indie fare. The newish content comes via licensing deals with Starz Entertainment, CBS and Disney. New titles available under the Starz (Liberty Media) deal include "No Country for Old Men," "Superbad," "The Orphanage" and … [Read more...]