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Can a Wii and Lionsgate Video Deal Change the Market?
Variety is reporting that Wii is in talks to start a video streaming service, according to an interview with Curt Mavis, persident of digital media for Lionsgate. According to Mr. Mavis The thing that is clearly a force in digital are the game devices. I think ...
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Do We Need a Three Screens Rating System? The Obama Inauguration Ratings
Some articles point out that 10.2 million people watched the inauguration on just two content delivery networks (so the total is probably far more). Others point out that 37.8 million people watched on TV and then go on to say it was fewer than the Reagan inauguration in 1981. But ...
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Hitachi to kill the remote control and game controller?
Hitachi is announced they are working with Canesta’s to create a new 3D controller (press release here). This means you’ll be able to control programs on your TV by simply moving your hands. The the real beauty is the ability for the TV to detect which parts of your body ...
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Vizio Provides the Best Broadband TV Model to Date
Vizio leapfrogs LG’s direct-to-TV Neflix announcement with a full set of direct to TV services. In a release put out today, Vizio announced that later this year consumers will be able to bring an HDTV home, plug in an Internet connection, and without any additional services or boxes, access the ...
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LG and Neftlix Announce the Death of Cable/DVR/Video Game Consoles
Thanks to LG, every box that delivers content to your HDTV will be undergoing an existential crisis. For years, I’ve been talking about a day when you bring home your TV, plug it in to an electrical and broadband outlet, and start getting a range of content and applications ...
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LG to pit subscription streaming video (Netflix) against movie rental streaming video (Cinemanow)
LG today said they would be including CinemaNow and Youtube in their next blu-ray player. Consumers will now have the option to subscribe monthly to unlimited streaming of movies (Netflix) vs. renting by the movie from CinemaNow. As adoption grows, we can now see if subscription vs. on-demand rentals will ...
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Nintendo Ready to Launch Video on the Wii?
Reuters is reporting that a video distribution service will be launched on the Wii by Dentsu, a Japanese ad agency, in Japan in 2009. Video content will be created specifically for the Wii with cartoons being cited as the first example. There will be a mix of paid and ...
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The Recession Proof Video Game Industry
Are video games recession proof? The evidence seems to be piling up the favor of the video industry. It makes sense. People will still want to be entertained and video games are a cost effective way of entertaining even small crowds in the digital living room.
Here are a few ...
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Dominos and Tivo show us the future of e-commerce
Much of commerce rides on impulse purchasing – you see a McDonald’s sign on the road and hungry, spot a shirt while window browsing and must purchase, or buy a video game after playing a demo at Best Buy. The key to impulse buying is making it fast, easy and ...
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Sling.com review: Hulu with a Sling box
I gave the sling.com beta a run today and found a site that, while not differentiated from many other Hulu ride-alongs, has the potential to break out from the pack. I’ll admit, I’m not a Sling box fanatic (I never seem to meet mere users, just fanatics) but more of ...
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Consumers and media shift from Web to mobile applications
The last few years were a flurry of Web 2.0, Web video, Web casual gaming and other Web application topics. At the same time, there was much industry discussion about mobile devices moving beyond voice (and email for businesses) and becoming true portable entertainment and Web devices. While the iPhone ...
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Do We Need a Three Screens Rating System? The Obama Inauguration Ratings
Some articles point out that 10.2 million people watched the inauguration on just two content delivery networks (so the total is probably far more). Others point out that 37.8 million people watched on TV and then go on to say it was fewer than the Reagan inauguration in 1981. But ...
Categories: Member Blogs
Hitachi to kill the remote control and game controller?
Hitachi is announced they are working with Canesta’s to create a new 3D controller (press release here). This means you’ll be able to control programs on your TV by simply moving your hands. The the real beauty is the ability for the TV to detect which parts of your body ...
Categories: Member Blogs
Vizio Provides the Best Broadband TV Model to Date
Vizio leapfrogs LG’s direct-to-TV Neflix announcement with a full set of direct to TV services. In a release put out today, Vizio announced that later this year consumers will be able to bring an HDTV home, plug in an Internet connection, and without any additional services or boxes, access the ...
Categories: Member Blogs
LG and Neftlix Announce the Death of Cable/DVR/Video Game Consoles
Thanks to LG, every box that delivers content to your HDTV will be undergoing an existential crisis. For years, I’ve been talking about a day when you bring home your TV, plug it in to an electrical and broadband outlet, and start getting a range of content and applications ...
Categories: Member Blogs
LG to pit subscription streaming video (Netflix) against movie rental streaming video (Cinemanow)
LG today said they would be including CinemaNow and Youtube in their next blu-ray player. Consumers will now have the option to subscribe monthly to unlimited streaming of movies (Netflix) vs. renting by the movie from CinemaNow. As adoption grows, we can now see if subscription vs. on-demand rentals will ...
Categories: Member Blogs
Nintendo Ready to Launch Video on the Wii?
Reuters is reporting that a video distribution service will be launched on the Wii by Dentsu, a Japanese ad agency, in Japan in 2009. Video content will be created specifically for the Wii with cartoons being cited as the first example. There will be a mix of paid and ...
Categories: Member Blogs
The Recession Proof Video Game Industry
Are video games recession proof? The evidence seems to be piling up the favor of the video industry. It makes sense. People will still want to be entertained and video games are a cost effective way of entertaining even small crowds in the digital living room.
Here are a few ...
Categories: Member Blogs
Dominos and Tivo show us the future of e-commerce
Much of commerce rides on impulse purchasing – you see a McDonald’s sign on the road and hungry, spot a shirt while window browsing and must purchase, or buy a video game after playing a demo at Best Buy. The key to impulse buying is making it fast, easy and ...
Categories: Member Blogs
Sling.com review: Hulu with a Sling box
I gave the sling.com beta a run today and found a site that, while not differentiated from many other Hulu ride-alongs, has the potential to break out from the pack. I’ll admit, I’m not a Sling box fanatic (I never seem to meet mere users, just fanatics) but more of ...
Categories: Member Blogs
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