Amazon sealed an agreement that allows customers to view certain movies from Universal Pictures online, creating even more competition with Netflix and, possibly, Hulu.
Amazon Deal with NBC Universal Challenges Netflix and Hulu?
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Streaming video through a game console makes sense because the game systems are so versatile and user friendly. Still, forty-two percent of the Netflix users report watching video stream on their computers.
Wal-Mart Putting Vudu to Work Streaming Movies
Wal-Mart has a nifty 99-cent rental program that offers a daily “movie of the day“for 99 cents on the Vudu platform. There is even a Friday the 99-cent movie of the day rental. The rental is determined by the consumers, who’ll get to vote on Wal-Mart’s Facebook page for the most popular pick among new releases.
ZionEyez Is Developing Glasses That Stream Video To Social Networks
We all have shared a picture or two and maybe a little video on social networks, but far fewer of us have shared live video, although apps like Qik and Ustream make it possible. ZionEyez thinks one of the reasons why people don’t share video is because it is too difficult to record using smartphones or cameras, and therefore is developing a pair of glasses that has an embedded 720p camera.
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Uploading Copyrighted Video to YouTube a Felony?
Hollywood has been contending with uploaded copyrighted content to YouTube or video streaming sites for some time. Even President Obama’s US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IP Czar), Victoria Espinel has been proposing a revamp of intellectual properties.
American Airlines Testing Inflight Streaming Video over WiFi
American Airlines Boeing 737
This service is currently in testing in two Boeing 767-200 planes. The cost of this service is not mentioned in the press release. This service is limited to flights within the continent.
Via ZDNet: American Airlines to offer in-flight streaming to personal devices
Crackle for iPhone & iPad Gives You Free Streaming Movies & TV with Some Commercials
I first learned about Crackle’s free streaming movies and TV service after buying a Roku streaming player for my TV. Crackle’s free video content contains a lot of titles many of you would recognize: Seinfeld, for example, in their TV show lineup and The Da Vinci Code on the movie side. The shows are advertisement supported. But, this seems like a reasonably fair trade for being able to view these shows for free. Crackle does not, however, have the deep bench of content Netflix’s pay service does. Crackle’s website indicates it currently has 255 movies, 105 TV shows, and 58 original content programs. However, that’s still a significant number of shows to sift through on a rainy afternoon or a day with a bad head cold.
Crackle just released a new free iOS app that lets you watch these videos on your iPhone (iPod touch) or ipad.
I tried it on an iPad 2 over a WiFi connection. There were moments when the video stream looked extremely good. However, it seemed to frequently shift to lower quality video with noticeable pixelation. Netflix, on the same WiFi connection, generally provides a more consistent viewing experience. Of course, there is no expectation that the broadband connection I use is itself consistent. So, it may be that the broadband connection was simply subpar while trying out Crackle on the iPad. Further testing (more movie and TV viewing) should help me decide where the problem may lie.
Crackle’s iOS interface seemed intuitive and simple to use. I don’t have any issues that I noticed in tests so far.
Hulu Eyes $500 Million in Revenue in 2011
In the Monday blog, Kilar also said that Hulu grew the number of content partners to Hulu Plus and Hulu to 264 in the first quarter, up from 211 in the year-ago period, with latest additions including brands from Viacom, such as MTV and Comedy Central.
Watch Out Netflix – Amazon About To Launch Video Streaming Service
Rumors about Amazon’s potential Netflix-style video streaming service have been making rounds for the past six months. However, Engadget has now been tipped by someone with screenshots of the alleged service. The screenshot shows options to stream unlimited amount of videos and the service will potentially be bundled with Amazon’s video on demand offering.
Imagine: Your iPhone/Android Could Stream Video To Any TV
I want to walk into a room, start streaming my favorite YouTube video on my iPhone, click a “sync” button and have the video immediately played on the big screen TV in the room. That way, I can share the video with my friends and we don’t have to crowd around a 2 inch screen while a huge LED TV sits idly by. I would also love it if I could open up the stream and people could join, and then we could each queue up a video playlist that accumulates on the big screen. Would you like a feature like that? We explore it in the second entry in our ongoing “Imagine” series.
