BroadbandTV
|
2
Will Telecom Go the Way of Newspapers?
10/21/09 at 12:17 PM by Bernie Arnason
|
|
ZillionTV Looks Beyond Service Provider Partners
9/18/09 at 4:38 PM by Telecompetitor
Personalized Television Service Reinforces Commitment to ISP Partners; Introduces Supplemental Distribution Approach with Direct-to-Consumer Pilot and Embed Strategy
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZillionTV, a first-of-its-kind personalized television service, announced today an expanded distribution strategy that includes a primary focus on continued partnerships with Internet Service Providers as well as pilot trials of a direct-to-consumer offering and a focused effort to embed the ZillionTV™ ...
|
|
|
ZillionTV Announces BroadbandTV
3/4/09 at 11:00 PM by Telecompetitor
SUNNYVALE, CA — (March 4, 2009) — The television landscape is drastically changing as new digital distribution platforms emerge that enable truly personalized television. These personalized television services must offer expansive popular entertainment content, the choice of personalized, targeted advertising and the potential of interactivity with the on-screen content itself — all within an easily accessible, intuitive and affordable offering. ...
|
Wii Brings YouTube to the TV
1/15/09 at 9:00 PM by Telecompetitor  YouTube has announced that the wildly popular Nintendo Wii will offer a TV version of YouTube. YouTube for Television offers a “a dynamic, lean-back, 10-foot television viewing experience through a streamlined interface that enables you to discover, watch and share YouTube videos on any TV screen,” says YouTube on their corporate blog. The announcement joins a flurry of ...
|
Blockbuster Expands Online VOD Capability
1/14/09 at 8:00 AM by Telecompetitor  Blockbuster has seen the enemy, and it’s Netflix (and Amazon and Apple and so on). They are clearly hedging their bets against their cash cow ‘brick and mortar’ movie rental business for the shift to online VOD. They already have launched a streaming VOD product, with both online and set-top-box versions. They are now expanding their online VOD presence with a new partnership with Sonic Solutions. ...
|
Blockbuster Courting Telcos
1/7/09 at 8:58 AM by Telecompetitor Blockbuster is continuing to look for ways to enter the digital age and now is openly courting telcos for content delivery partnerships. Speaking at a Citigroup Media Conference in Phoenix, Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes is quoted by Reuters as saying, "As we move toward video-on-demand and pay-per-view, Blockbuster is well positioned not only to compete on our own, but also to partner with others." He specifically ...
|
|
|
Amazon VOD Joins NetFlix on Roku STB
1/5/09 at 9:54 PM by Telecompetitor
SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Jan. 5, 2009—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it will offer customers the ability to instantly purchase, rent and watch digital movies and TV episodes from its popular video service, Amazon Video On Demand, via the Roku Digital Video Player. Beginning in early 2009, the Roku Player, which currently supports only the Netflix service Read More...
|
2009: BroadbandTV Clarity or More Confusion?
1/5/09 at 12:20 PM by Telecompetitor  It appears as if 2009 may be shaping up as a defining year for broadbandTV – which we define as Internet streaming of video directly to the TV (with or without a STB). There’s been a flurry of activity in the past couple months with, NetFlix, Vudu, and Hulu all getting their fare share of news. Recent interesting news involves Netflix and ...
|
TiVo Bringing YouTube Directly to the Television
3/13/08 at 8:24 AM by Telecompetitor The march to video distribution over the Internet that rivals traditional subscription pay television continues. TiVo announced an agreement with YouTube that will bring YouTube content directly to the television through a TiVo DVR Series 3 set-top-box or better. In addition to viewing YouTube content, YouTube users will also be able to log on to their account through a TiVo box. The YouTube agreement expands TiVo’s ...
|
Hulu Goes Live
3/12/08 at 8:12 AM by Telecompetitor  Hulu, the online video joint effort between NBC and Fox, has exited beta and is now open to the public. Hulu is an ad supported online video play and allows free viewing of over 250 TV series and 100 full-length feature films. Hulu entered beta in October 2007. Hulu claims over 5 million users through its site or through its distribution partners which include AOL, Fancast.com, ...
|
