While other broadcasters consider the benefits of online streaming, ABC and Disney have licensed even more of its material to Netflix for instant streaming. As part of a new agreement between Disney/ABC and Netflix, every episode of Lost and Ugly Betty will be added to Netflix Instant, as well as additional episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, …
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CBS Boss To Google TV: Pay Up
CBS isn’t saying no to Google TV – It’s just saying “Tell us how much you’re offering” before making a decision. Or, at least, that’s the message to take away from CBS CEO Les Moonves’ speech at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference yesterday, where he described Google TV as “very interesting,” before adding “I’m not sure …
Stream Movies on Your TV Same Day They’re in Theaters, If You Can Afford It
If the idea of turning your home theater into the real deal – with movies available for streaming on the same day as their theatrical release – sounds like a dream to you, then I have some good news: A new start-up called Prima Cinema wants to make your dream come true… as long as you can afford the $20,000 delivery system and $500 for …
Audiences Just Can’t Quit Network TV, Say Survey and CBS Exec
It’s not just ESPN that discounts the threat of audiences abandoning television for the internet; in fact, CBS’ research chief David Poltrack is even going so far as to say that he thinks that television isn’t getting full recognition of the audiences it continues to draw in. Talking at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference, …
Hulu Preps First Ongoing Web Series
Hulu isn’t just looking to branch out into new territories, it’s also looking to branch out into new endeavors – Like producing original content. The online video on demand company co-owned by ABC, NBC Universal and Fox parent News Corp. is developing a site-exclusive web series, a roundup of pop-cultural news and events of the last 24
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Diamond Readies Digital Comic Distribution Service
Bowing to both popular demand and the inevitable push towards the future, Diamond Comic Distributors are apparently developing a digital distribution service for comics – but it’s one that will, somewhat counter-intuitively, require customers to go to their local stores to pick up their purchases. Bleeding Cool has the scoop that …
Is Amazon Looking to Get into the Streaming Business?
Is Amazon planning on taking on Netflix? The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that the online giant is developing its own version of Netflix’s streaming video-on-demand service, with a plan to augment the existing Amazon Prime program by adding the ability for subscribers to stream movie and television.
If true, Amazon would …
Hulu Preparing To Launch International Service?
America is no longer big enough for Hulu. Having successfully launched Hulu Plus, the paid-subscription model for the streaming video-on-demand service, the company – co-owned by NBC Universal, Fox parent company News Corp. and The Walt Disney Co. – wants to expand internationally.
Talking to the Wall Street Journal, chief executive …
Global BBC iPlayer To Be Paid, iPad-Only Service
More details are emerging about the international launch of BBC iPlayer, the video-on-demand service that will stream content not only from the BBC, but also other British broadcasters and television producers, and it’s… not exactly what people were expecting. BBC.com managing director Luke Bradley-Jones has announced that iPlayer …
Is Comcast Extorting Netflix Instant Streaming?
It sounds like a badly stereotyped case of extortion, but if Level 3 Communications is to be believed, Comcast may be quietly blackmailing Netflix in order to ensure that its customers get their Netflix Instant videos without any… shall we say… problems. Level 3, which announced a multiyear partnership with Netflix to assist on …
App of the Week: TiVo for iPad
TiVo owners will soon have another excuse to keep their iPads close at hand while watching TV. Due out in the very near future, TiVo’s free iPad app lets you view air times for upcoming shows and set recordings remotely. You can also manage your current recording settings, change channels, and post witty musings to Facebook and Twitter. …
Microsoft Looking to Undercut Cable Companies with Xbox TV?
Well here’s a new one. Microsoft is apparently in negotiations “with TV networks to create a new subscription-based TV service on its Xbox gaming console,” according to Reuters. This information comes from sources who “asked not to be identified,” so take it all with a grain of salt.
From what it sounds like, this offering would be …
