PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), today announced the top ten movies-on-demand (VOD) titles based on consumer transaction rate. Movies-on-demand are transactional (pay-per-purchase) films available through cable and telco providers.
Directors Notes (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the third installment of our daily Doc/Fest gems, Super 8 legend Norwood Cheek takes us through the Attack of the 50 Foot Reels filmmaking challenge. . A Buzz Films Production Related Posts Doc/Fest 09 – The International Pitch Doc/Fest 09 – Crossover Summit Doc/Fest 08 Vod03 – Daisy Asquith Doc/Fest 08 Vod02 – Emily James Doc/Fest 08 Vod01 – Lee Kern
CableTechTalk (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Over the last decade, we’ve witnessed an amazing transformation in the video marketplace as the ways in which consumers watch video programming has exploded. Despite the multitude of new options – whether it’s a choice of several different providers or technology like DVRs, VOD, broadband video, mobile video, etc. – the [...]
TechRadar (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A new report into the habits of videogame users has found that a number of Xbox 360 users will be defecting to the PS3 when it comes to buying new games this Christmas. The Christmas rush of gaming titles is set to happen this month with the likes of Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 hitting shelves, and analysts at OTX have found that a good number of those who bought these title's predecessors...
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A new study comparing streaming video services from Amazon and Netflix found that most people surveyed didn't even know they could stream video in the first place. Wait a minute: Didn't a study we reported on yesterday say that 90% of Netflix users were aware of Watch Instantly? The Catalyst Group, which executed the study, told The New York Times that streaming video wasn't even on the study participants...
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The trade press is praising Warner Home Video for its innovative approach to cable releases. Even before launching Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Observe and Report on DVD, Warner deployed them on video-on-demand throughout the Atlanta, Georgia couch potato market. "It's the first test by a major studio in releasing a film on VOD before DVD," notes Videobusiness.com . Plus Warner has been...
Engadget HD (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Filed under: NBC , Cable , Internet , OTA , Satellite , Sports Forget Torino and its quality issues , the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver promises to be a different event, and this time it is coming home shot 100% natively in HD. Watching on TV, viewers can expect a slew of coverage across NBC's networks, plus a continuously updated HD VOD package of the day's highlights, and interactive TV features...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
For a while now, the MPAA and the major movie studios have been asking the FCC for permission to break your TV and DVR by enabling "selectable output control," which would block the recording of certain movies. The MPAA's claim for why they needed this is to add another "window" for releasing movies as video on demand prior to them being released on DVD. But that makes no sense....
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Still use component connections with your cable box? Listen up: the MPAA has again asked the FCC to let studios disable analog connections during certain on-demand movies. The FCC currently bans this, and here's why that's a good thing. Lots of gear that's still kicking around only has an analog connection with a cable box: like TiVos and Slingboxes made before 2004. And what about your TV? You'd...
Eurogamer (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Sony promises healthy rental variety. Sony has told Eurogamer that its PS3 video rental service will stock "hundreds" of films when launched later this month. Although when exactly the service will appear, and how much the movies will cost, the publisher would not say. Studios signed up for the programme so far include big-guns like 20th Century Fox, MGM Studios, Paramount, Lionsgate, Universal,...
NewTeeVee (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
I missed the first episode of the V last night and forgot to DVR it. “No big deal,” I thought, “I’ll catch it on Hulu tomorrow.” Unh-unh. No such luck, my friend. V is not available on either Hulu or ABC.com today. The pilot is, however, available for free on electronic sell-through sites Amazon VOD and [...]
Bits (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
A research group asked people to evaluate two services: Amazon's Video on Demand and Netflix's Watch Instantly.
Media Week (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
LONDON - SeeSaw, the soon-to-launch VoD service based on Project Kangaroo technology, has appointed Channel 4's Matt Rennie as commercial director.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Remember when consoles just did gaming? Those days are long gone granddad, but the Sky Player on Xbox 360 farce shows that the path to general entertainment box is far from smooth. If you own a 360 and live in the UK then you will probably be aware that that the Sky Player launch has been beset with problems. The sheer amount of 360 owners who wanted to watch sports and Sky news – ok, probably...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
A research group asked people to evaluate two services: Amazon's Video on Demand and Netflix's Watch Instantly.
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