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LG bangs out the portable digital TVs

Portable TVs are something that never really made it into the modern age, what with laptops and the like providing the ability to watch video on the move; but I honestly think the sector is missing…


Posted by Jordan Grodecki on December 30th, 2009 :: Filed under Video on Demand

Roku goes HD

Netflix has always been pretty damn cool in my eyes; streaming video content on demand, for a really reasonable price. The fact that with things like the xBox360 and now roku, it is moving back to t…


Posted by Jordan Grodecki on December 21st, 2008 :: Filed under Video on Demand

AppleTV gets updated!

The AppleTV has always been a bit of an odd piece of equipment, it's rarely felt like it has a "place" in everyones home system. However, since Boxee came out for it, I've been awf…


Posted by Jordan Grodecki on November 30th, 2008 :: Filed under Video on Demand

Sony Plans to Stream Movies to Bravia LCD TVs before DVD Release

Sony, product manufacturer and entertainment content juggernaut, announced that they plan to release Hollywood studio releases to their Bravia LCD televisions via digital download.

According to a …


Posted by itsTripple on July 2nd, 2008 :: Filed under Video on Demand

Cox offers HD Movies On DEMAND

Good news if you are a Cox Cable subscriber. They announced high definition (HD) movies in its On DEMAND library; currently 20 movie titles with plans to offer more HD content in the future.

Presentl…


Posted by martino on July 3rd, 2007 :: Filed under Video on Demand

TNT and TBS broaden distribution

TNT and TBS will stream all seven of their original summer series on TNT.tv and TBS.com.

Episodes of The Closer, Heartland, Saving Grace, The Company from TNT and House of Payne, The Bill Engvall Sh…


Posted by martino on June 1st, 2007 :: Filed under Business Trends,Channels,Internet TV,Video on Demand

Exactly what is Prime Time now-a-days?

Advertising Age points out "that [the] three-hour slice of the evening [called prime time] last year attracted $15 billion in TV ad spending."

Back in the day, networks used to refer to th…


Posted by martino on May 15th, 2007 :: Filed under Business Trends,Internet TV,Video on Demand

Let the Sun Shine In

Streaming headlong into the video-on-demand server market, Sun Microsystems introduced a large-capacity system that they claim provides the ability to deliver more than 10 times as many streams as som…


Posted by martino on May 13th, 2007 :: Filed under Video on Demand

Cable "Just Scratching Surface" of VOD

Broadcasting and Cable
The nation's largest cable operators say they are "just scratching the surface" of video-on-demand and promised to offer a cavalcade of new products to allow viewe…


Posted by martino on May 12th, 2007 :: Filed under Video on Demand

Viewers Fast-Forwarding Past Ads? Not Always

I have to ask: who are these people?

I am referring to the Nielsen Research report in the NY Times article today that says "a lot of people with digital video recorders are not fast-forwarding a…


Posted by martino on February 16th, 2007 :: Filed under Video on Demand