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Cable alternative Roku snagged a big win last week by inking a deal to deliver Amazon video-on-demand content, a deal that Roku says is the first of many new partnerships it will form with content providers in the next few months. Roku offers a set-top box that delivers some movies and television shows...
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Influential media blogger Jeff Jarvis ’ recently released book “ What Would Google Do? ” suggests that businesses can look to the search giant’s success as an example of how to approach the future. But I think the key question for media companies is, what would Netflix do? SEE IT NOW Netflix has over...
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On soap operas, the sexy leads will often kiss, date, mate, hiss, throw things, break up, make up and kiss again. And that works on a soap. But the whole on-again-off-again thing isn’t quite so cute when it comes to the digital television transition. Many consumers are fed up with the mixed messages...
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The incorporation of Internet access is becoming an important factor behind new high-definition TV set purchases, with nearly three-fourths of people who plan to buy a new television stating they want a browser built into their set, a new survey reported. In the survey, conducted by Internet TV software...
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LG Electronics and Netflix on Monday announced a partnership to provide streaming video content for broadband-enabled high-definition television sets, making LG sets the first to stream Netflix content without a separate external device. The sets were unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show in...
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As it continues to expand its movie rental service to new devices, Netflix inked a deal with LG Electronics to stream Netflix videos on LG’s high-definition television sets, the companies announced today. Under the deal, consumers will be able to watch Netflix titles streamed via the Internet on an LG...
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What’s on the horizon in new media in 2009? Daisy Whitney offers her five predictions for the year ahead in the New Media Minute. Hint: They involve mobile phones, Netflix, the world beyond our borders, George and a newly formed army of cord-cutters.
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Online video sites want to get to know you better. The Sony-owned Webvideo destination Crackle is developing tools to offer personalized video recommendations to site visitors based on their past viewing history. NBC-Fox venture Hulu introduced a similar feature earlier this month. They join video sites...
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Netflix continues to roll onto media platforms in high definition as the movie rental giant makes HD streaming available via TiVo DVRs, the companies announced Monday. Netflix and TiVo subscribers using a TiVo Series3, TiVo HD or TiVo HD XL DVR can access Netflix’s 12,000-title standard-definition streaming...
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Blu-ray Player Sales Triple During Black Friday Week Sales of stand-alone Blu-ray players tripled during the week of Black Friday from the previous week, Video Business reports. Machines dropped below $200 during that week to spur post-Thanksgiving sales. Nearly one in four disc players sold during Black...
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The Xbox 360 isn’t the only media platform to have high-definition streaming from Netflix. Samsung’s BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 and LG Electronics BD300 Blu-ray players will receive firmware updates in order to stream content in high-def. The update for Samsung’s Blu-ray players became available today as...
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I don’t need another box. I am determined to turn all of my existing television paraphernalia into high-octane machines operating at peak performance to deliver maximum entertainment value to me. Microsoft's Xbox 360. Because you know what happens when you become a cord-cutter? When you snip the...
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Netflix took two big steps in the area of high definition this week, officially moving to HD streaming and tying up loose ends with HD DVD. Going live on Wednesday via an upgrade to the Xbox 360, Netflix entered the arena of HD streaming with nearly 300 titles including “Heroes,” “La Vie en Rose” and...
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Circuit City Shuttering 155 Stores Electronics chain Circuit City is planning to close 155 stores across the country, cutting its workforce by 17%, the company said. Citing both the sluggish economy and waning consumer confidence, Circuit City also is slowing new store openings and looking to renegotiate...
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Netflix is making the jump to high definition with the soft launch of streaming HD titles on the Xbox 360. On Nov. 19, Microsoft will roll out the Xbox Experience, an update to the Xbox 360’s control panel that also offers the ability to stream 300 titles in high definition through Netflix. Steve Swasey...