TiVo Search Goes Hi-Def; set-top box rolls out new widescreen search functionality, which includes a graphical content discovery bar. (Zatz Not Funny!) Spout Hooks Up with MeDeploy; partnership will allow independent filmmakers to distribute their films via Spout. (Spout Blog) Video Becoming More Social; services like […] Read more »
Think of 2008 as Act I when it comes to set-top boxes, the prelude of what’s to come. Next year will bring the conflict in Act II, and 2010? Hopefully Act III and a resolution. In 2008, all manner of brand-name and upstart players began vying […] Read more »
With all these newfangled set-top boxes and online video sites, renting a movie has never been more convenient. But what does that mean for physical video stores? Over the last two days, The New York Times has offered two glimpses into the video stores’ future. Blockbuster […] Read more »
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Blockbuster Set-top Box Has Problems; slow-filling screens, password issues, and a DRM message said to hamper this movie rental service. (ZatzNotFunny!) Jokes.com Relaunched; Comedy Central brings back the bite-sized bits of stand-up with more than 5,000 clips from the likes of Demetri Martin, Sarah Silverman and […] Read more »
Warning! This holiday season you will be tempted to purchase one of those set-top boxes that deliver movies directly to your TV set. You will be lured by the idea of having this content on a digital tap, serving it up without ever needing to get […] Read more »
Blockbuster Partners with Microsoft; two companies plan to use the “Live Mesh” software platform to distribute movies to mobile devices. (Dallas Morning News) 5min Launches Syndication Network; VideoSeed will match relevant how-to videos to keywords used on partner sites. (TechCrunch) AMPTP Says It’s Making WGA New […] Read more »
Blockbuster will be expanding its on-demand video rental service beyond its own set-top box and into Blu-Ray players in the first quarter of next year, as the company goes toe-to-toe with Netflix over direct delivery of video content to your TV. Read more »
Netflix is broadening the availability of its HD streams to Samsung and LG Blu-Ray DVD players early next month. Read more »
Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI, BBI.B) is taking Netflix head-on and announced today the availability of its new set-top box that will deliver video content directly to TVs. Read more »
Blockbuster is planning to launch a set-top box to deliver movies on-demand through its Movielink service in times for the holidays. Read more »
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Movie downloads are great…if you want to watch them on your PC, that is. Media extenders and other devices will let you stream content from your PC so you can view it on your TV, but they’re often difficult to install and don’t always work as advertised. Transferring that content […] Read more »
Discovery Creates Nine YouTube Channels; Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet and others to get immediate launches, users encouraged to submit videos to Mythbusters. (TVWeek) GE Bundling NBC Content with New TV Sets; company taking stake in a new venture with Tatung, televisions will provide links to NBC […] Read more »
Movie rental chain Blockbuster has taken a lot of heat this year. Netflix dominates the rent-by-mail space (when its shipping centers aren’t down), and Blockbuster’s bid to buy Circuit City was derided by just about everyone. So what’s the company doing to prep for the digital […] Read more »
Troubled rental chain Blockbuster has withdrawn its bid to buy troubled electronics retailer Circuit City. The company issued a one paragraph release explaining the news yesterday: “Based on market conditions and the completion of our initial due diligence process, we have determined that it is not […] Read more »
CBS Interactive Still Sizing Up Video Acquisition Targets; its head of M&A says the company is looking for professional content, mobile and local plays. (Vator.tv) “Wii Fit Girlfriend” Not Corporate? Viral vid featuring girl exercising in underwear on the game device thought to be created by […] Read more »
In 1999, half a dozen venture capitalists turned me down for financing because the business plan for my company, BlueTie, put me in direct competition with Microsoft. There simply was no point, they said; between its desktop monopoly, ranks of talent and outsized bank account, Microsoft […] Read more »
Circuit City Opens Up to Blockbuster; rental chain and Carl Ichann allowed to conduct due diligence on the company, Ichann may fund buyout. (paidContent) (previous coverage) TV Nets Upfront Ad Sales Forecast to Be Down this Year; poor economy, writers’ strike and lower ratings are forecast […] Read more »
Well, the analysts at Pali Research were almost right. There is an additional “mystery” partner in the Viacom, Parmount, Lionsgate, MGM pay TV endeavour — but that partner is reportedly Blockbuster. According to The Wall Street Journal, the struggling movie rental chain is in talks to […] Read more »
So, Blockbuster’s genius CEO, Jim Keyes, wants to combine his struggling retail giant with Circuit City. WHY? It’s the kind of deal you can only justify if you’re coming off a major spring break bender. Otherwise, I don’t see how two blocks of lead can float. […] Read more »
Ailing video rental chain Blockbuster made a baffling bid to purchase electronics retailer Circuit City for $1 billion. The idea is to create a company that is at the nexus of digital media entertainment and convergence. Seems better positioned to be at the nexus of failure […] Read more »
I use Blockbuster Online, and I love it. Apple TV and downloadable rentals that I can transfer to my iPod sounds even better than getting DVDs in the mail, but I don’t own one. The Blockbuster subscription plan works well for me and is cheaper than […] Read more »
Not to be left behind by the download revolution, video rental company Blockbuster is reportedly working on a set-top box to pipe movies directly to your TV. The move isn’t entirely unexpected — what else was it going to do with Movielink, the movie download service […] Read more »
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