YouTube and CBS have teamed up to stream full-length versions of off-the-air shows such as "Star Trek" and the original "Beverly Hills 90210." The CBS online video player seems similar to, you guessed it, Hulu's widely admired player. In "Theater" mode, the player streams full-screen (TV ratio) images at about 490 pixels wide. There appears to … [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...]
Fey’s Palin video hits 6 mil on NBC.com
To no one's surprise, that "Saturday Night Live" skit with Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton has logged about 6 million views on NBC.com. (Some, however, were surprised to learn "SNL" was still on the air.) That makes it NBC.com's most-watched clip ever, swamping the previous champ "Dick in a Box" (with a mere 1 million views), the Hollywood … [Read more...]
NBC shows back on iTunes, in HD
NBC shows are back on the iTunes store, ending a drawn-out and unusually messy dispute between NBC Universal and Apple. The deal was announced at Tuesday's unveiling of the new line of iPods. The iTunes 8 upgrade includes TV programs in high definition. Here's the Apple site's plug for the HD TV shows, in a bit of a mash: "Purchase select … [Read more...]
Joost shifts to browser-based video
The P2P video service Joost is abandoning its proprietary desktop system and moving to a browser format, similar to Hulu's. Users still have to play host to a Joost plugin (18 MB or so), but by and large the move is another signal that the Internet's video future will come without download applications that insist on control of your … [Read more...]
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