Technicolor announced the signing of a three year contract extension to provide a wide range of SD and HD set-top boxes to DIRECTV.
According to the statement, Technicolor has provided more than 48 million set-top-boxes to DIRECTV. The contract extension will allow the two companies to further develop their collaboration in new areas such as 3D, [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download category.
DIRECTV Extends STB Contract with Technicolor
Sky to Launch 3D Channel in October
Sky announced that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe’s first 3D channel, to millions of Sky homes on Friday 1st October 2010.
According to the statement, the announcement coincided with the filming of a dance routine at St Pancras station, where Bollywood dancers performed in front of 3D cameras as part of a new SkyArts 3D [...]
Cable Moves Forward on 3D Despite Reservations
Heavy Reading Cable Industry Insider announced that competitive pressure from telco TV and satellite video rivals is pushing U.S. cable operators to move forward with deployment of some 3DTV services, despite concerns about the actual size of the market opportunity and questions about which technologies will emerge as the ultimate winners in the 3D sector.
Netflix to Stream Movies and TV Episodes in Canada
Netflix, Inc. announced it will expand into Canada this fall offering unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed instantly to TVs and computers for a monthly fee.
According to the statement, the Canadian launch will mark the first availability of Netflix outside the United States. Canadian Netflix members will be able to instantly watch a broad array [...]
Consumers Interested in Cloud iTunes Music Services
The NPD Group announced that it recently surveyed Apple iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPod Touch users to explore their reactions to various music subscription-model concepts.
According to the statement, NPD’s “iTunes Usage Report” says more than a quarter of respondents expressed strong interest in a free cloud-based music option, and many were willing to pay a [...]
Verizon FiOS TV Launches WealthTV in 3D
Verizon announced that it is offering FiOS TV customers another opportunity to see the latest in 3D programming, with a new video-on-demand offering from WealthTV.
According to the statement, the luxury lifestyle and entertainment network is making an episode of its series on classic cars, “Wealth on Wheels Classic,” available in 3D for Verizon’s FiOS TV [...]
Warner and Netflix Expand Streaming Content Agreement
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and Netflix, Inc. announced an expansion of the companies’ existing streaming content agreement.
According to the statement, the new agreement adds a slate of catalog TV shows available to watch instantly at Netflix and extends the existing license for catalog movies through 2011. Most notably, Netflix has acquired streaming rights (for [...]
YouTube Now Supports 4K Video
YouTube announced that it now supports videos shot in 4K (4096 x 2304).
According to the statement, to view any video in a source resolution greater than 1080p, simply select “Original” in the YouTube video quality pulldown menu. Be aware that an ultra-fast high-speed broadband connection is required as is a 4K compatible display or projector.
PS3 to Offer Hulu Plus in 2010
Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) and Hulu announced that the Hulu Plus preview will begin today on the PlayStation3 (PS3) computer entertainment system in the United States with the consumer release of Hulu Plus available to all PS3 owners set to occur in the coming months.
According to the statement, PS3 is the first and [...]
XStreamHD Signs Distribution Agreement With Lionsgate
XStreamHD announced that it has entered into a long-term Electronic Sell-Thru (EST) and Video-on-Demand (VOD) home entertainment distribution agreement with Lionsgate.
According to the statement, the agreement will enable XStreamHD to offer its customers the ability to digitally purchase or rent, the latest HD releases from Lionsgate, as well as provide access to Lionsgate’s content library [...]
Haier Selects RoxioNow for HDTVs and Blu-ray Players
Sonic Solutions announced that Haier has chosen the RoxioNow platform to provide its customers access to a broad library of Hollywood entertainment.
According to the statement, as part of the agreement, entertainment services powered by the RoxioNow platform will deliver movies and TV shows over the web to a new line of Haier-branded Blu-ray Disc players [...]
RoxioNow Available on Panasonic UniPhier
Sonic Solutions announced the availability of its RoxioNow entertainment platform on the latest System LSI in the UniPhier series from the Panasonic Corporation.
Eutelsat Satellites Beam 3D World Cup to European Cinemas
Eutelsat Communications announced that it has optimised the FIFA World Cup as a commercial platform for 3D viewing in out-of-home venues.
According to the statement, seventeen of the 60 matches played so far in South Africa have been transmitted in 3D across Europe through Eutelsat satellites and shown on 50-foot cinema screens in 19 countries, [...]
Netflix to Stream Relativity Media First Run Movies
Netflix, Inc. and Relativity Media, LLC announced a long term agreement through which major theatrically released films owned by Relativity will be licensed directly and exclusively to Netflix for streaming to its subscribers during the “pay TV window.” Traditionally, these films have flowed through Relativity’s studio releasing partners to output deals with premium TV [...]