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Details emerge about Redbox Instant pricing, supported platforms
Details including pricing and supported platforms have emerged about Redbox Instant by Verizon , the companies' joint online streaming venture, according to an article in GigaOM .
FierceCable takes a look at the top 10 connected devices
Connected devices ranging from TVs to gaming consoles, Blu-ray players and assorted other new interfaces are becoming available on what seems like a daily basis, promising to deliver the Internet to the living room. Which ones make FierceCable 's Top 10 list?
Roku CEO: Streaming will be the end of Blu-ray
Blu-ray, having fought a long, hard battle to HD video hardware supremacy, will live only a short life before it peaks, then expires in the next couple years. So is the prediction Roku CEO Anthony Wood.
Netflix shares jump past $300, but content acquisition challenges lie ahead
Netflix's ( Nasdaq: NFLX ) ongoing rise to power seems to have no end as the video rental company's shares lurched beyond $300 in NASDAQ trading. Coming on the heels of its move to expand its business
Irdeto acquires Rovi's BD+ technology to deepen content security offering
Global software security and media technology company Irdeto acquired BD+ technology for Blu-ray from Rovi Corp., allowing it to give Hollywood studios a more robust solution for protecting
Report: Blu-ray players, connected TVs hot for 2010
Internet video device shipments -- specifically connected TVs and Blu-ray players -- are expected to grow nearly 80 percent in 2010, says a report from market research firm IMS Research. Report
Sony picks online deal over DVD for 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'
Sony’s decision to release its animated hit “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” via its Blu-ray players and Internet-enabled Bravia televisions before releasing it on DVD is a
Blu-ray backers look to tap online video cash stream; Hollywood says change is a-comin'
With U.S. DVD purchases continuing to fall off the cliff--movie disc buys were off 13.8 percent in 3Q2009--an increasing number of Blu-ray backers are looking at online video delivery as a needed
Blockbuster to embed on Samsung devices: too little, too late?
Blockbuster announced a partnership to place Blockbuster OnDemand on Samsung broadband-capable HDTVs and Blu-Ray players later this year. It's about time Blockbuster began to line up device
Netflix in no rush to launch streaming-only subs
It's time to calm down a little about Netflix's possible streaming-only subscription service. Reports about Netflix rolling out this option abounded after CEO Reed Hastings said the company's Watch
