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Amazon Rolls Out CD AutoRip

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 11 January 2013, 12:52 pm

Amazon announced its AutoRip service, which gives customers free MP3 versions of audio CDs they’ve purchase from the company.

Filed under News. Tagged Amazon, AutoRip, CD-DA, Compact Disc (CD), MP3

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Netflix Dominates North American Network Traffic

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 8 November 2012, 3:39 pm

Sandvine announced its latest research suggests that Netflix continues to dominate North American fixed network traffic.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, Market Research, News. Tagged Amazon, BitTorrent, Hulu, Internet, Netflix, Sandvine, YouTube

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Amazon Rolls Out Kindle Fire HD Tablets

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 6 September 2012, 5:19 pm

Amazon.com announced its new family of Kindle Fire HD tablets.

Filed under Consumer Electronics, News. Tagged 4G, Amazon, Android, Bluetooth, Dolby Digital Plus, Gorilla Glass, HDMI, In-plane Switching (IPS), Kindle, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle FreeTime, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Long Term Evolution (LTE), tablet, Whispersync, Wi-Fi

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Amazon Inks Streaming Agreement with EPIX

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 4 September 2012, 10:00 am

Amazon.com announced that it has signed a multi-year streaming licensing agreement in the U.S. with EPIX.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, News. Tagged Amazon, Amazon Instant Video, Amazon Prime, EPIX

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Amazon Expands NBCUniversal Streaming Agreement

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 25 August 2012, 7:00 am

Amazon.com announced that it has expanded its video streaming licensing agreement with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, News. Tagged Amazon, Amazon Instant Video, Amazon Prime, iPad, Kindle Fire, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Roku, Xbox 360

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Amazon Cloud Player Hits Sonos

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 12 August 2012, 7:00 am

Amazon.com announced that its Cloud Player is now available on the Sonos Wireless HiFi System.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, Consumer Electronics, News. Tagged Amazon, Amazon Cloud Player for Android, MP3, Sonos

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Amazon Updates Cloud Player

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 1 August 2012, 10:00 am

Amazon.com announced that it has updated its Cloud Player audio service to include scan and match technology as well as other improvements.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, News. Tagged Amazon, Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, iTunes, Kindle Fire, MP3

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Amazon Preps London Digital Media Development Centre

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 23 July 2012, 2:50 pm

Amazon announced that it will open a new global Digital Media Development Centre in London, England to create interactive digital services for TVs, game consoles, smartphones and PCs.

Filed under Compression and Authoring, News. Tagged Amazon, London, LOVEFiLM, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Smartphone, United Kingdom, Wii, Xbox 360

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LOVEFiLM Inks Streaming Agreement with Fox

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 25 June 2012, 11:00 am

LOVEFiLM announced that it has signed a streaming licensing agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, News. Tagged Amazon, LOVEFiLM, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, United Kingdom

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LOVEFiLM Inks Streaming Agreement with NBCUniversal

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 30 May 2012, 2:00 pm

LOVEFiLM announced that it has signed a video streaming licensing agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, News. Tagged Amazon, LOVEFiLM, NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, Universal Pictures

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Amazon Inks Streaming Agreement with Paramount

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 24 May 2012, 1:00 pm

Amazon.com announced that it has signed a three-year streaming licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, News. Tagged Amazon, Amazon Instant Video, Amazon Prime, Kindle Fire, Paramount Pictures

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Amazon Instant Video Hits PS3

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 4 April 2012, 8:00 am

Amazon.com and Sony Computer Entertainment announced that the Amazon Instant Video app is now available for the PlayStation 3 game console.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, Gaming, News. Tagged Amazon, Amazon Instant Video, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Sony Computer Entertainment America, XrossMediaBar

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Dimensional Optics 3D Glasses Hit the UK

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 7 March 2012, 10:00 am

Dimensional Optics announced that its 3ACTIVE line of 3D glasses are now available in the UK through Amazon.

Filed under Consumer Electronics, News. Tagged 3ACTIVE, 3D, Amazon, Dimensional Optics, Stereoscopic 3D (S3D), United Kingdom

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UltraViolet Soldiers Along

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 22 February 2012, 10:00 am

IHS announced it reckons there are now 800,000 UltraViolet household accounts in the United States.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, News. Tagged Amazon, Blu-ray Disc (BD), Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), Disc to Digital (D2D), DVD, Flixster, IHS Inc., IHS Screen Digest, Netflix, Neustar, Rovi Corporation, Samsung Electronics, UltraViolet, United States, Warner Bros.

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Amazon Inks Streaming Deal with Viacom

Posted by Hugh Bennett on 9 February 2012, 10:00 am

Amazon.com announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Viacom that will allow Amazon Prime members to stream TV shows from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET, CMT and Logo.

Filed under Broadcast, VOD, Streaming and Download, News. Tagged Amazon, Amazon Instant Video, Amazon Prime, Viacom International

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