Blockbuster may be way down, but they certainly aren’t out yet. Blockbuster and Samsung just announced a partnership to provide Blockbuster OnDemand service on nearly all new Samsung video devices including new Samsung HDTVs, Blu-ray players and some home theater systems starting this Fall. No details of which specific devices at this point, but it’s … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: YouTube, Upstream Bandwidth, and Channel Bonding It wasn’t long ago that YouTube’s maximum upload size was 10 MB. Then it jumped to 100 MB, followed by 1 GB last fall, followed now by a new 2 GB ceiling. YouTube’s upload file sizes are increasing to … Read more
My very favorite non-HTPC media player reached the 1.0.0 milestone this week and includes some great new features. If you’re looking for a video app that can handle about any file you throw at it and is free, look no further than VLC. Major updates include: AirTunes Streaming Video Scaling in fullscreen Frame-by-Frame support More … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our other blogs: Details on On Demand Online, aka TV Everywhere Comcast and Time Warner held a joint press conference to announce details around the On Demand Online initiative. Specifically, Comcast will begin a trial next month to test out its authentication system and gather feedback on the … Read more
A periodic roundup of relevant news… from our friends at Last100: Hulu really hates the TV, PlayStation 3 blocked Following the Boxee fiasco, the PS3 has become the latest means by which to conveniently watch Hulu content on a television has been blocked. Users who try to visit the site via the PS3’s built-in web … Read more
Just a follow up to my previous post on video on the Android, as has been reported a few places, Qik is now available for the G1. It has a lot of limitations, based on the T-Mobile network and the camera hardware, but it does work, and it opens up some very cool possibilities. The … Read more
Last night, Ben Drawbaugh (EngadgetHD) and I discussed Boxee’s recent news with Randall Bennett of TechVi. MLB’s endorsement of Boxee’s platform goes a long way towards validating their model – premium content providers can get paid using alternative distribution methods, happily coexisting with Internet-exclusive video produced outside of big media channels (like a TechVi or … Read more
Less than a year on the market, the SlingCatcher‘s entrance fee has dropped more than 50% from retail launch pricing of $300 down to a rock bottom $130. I can only assume sales are horrible. Which pains me on personal level. The digital media Swiss Army knife vision of the SlingCatcher was a factor in … Read more