Sony is developing a plasma screen television set that's intended to tune into streaming video from home networks and the internet as easily as regular TV programs, according to sources familiar with the plans.
Despite continued strong growth, TiVo has been challenged recently by a number of new services that record television programming for on-the-go consumption, while Microsoft has seen slow acceptance for the television-recording capabilities built...
In recent months, the company has signed exclusivity agreements to distribute original short films from JibJab, which created the hit political satire "This Land", and content from NBC's reality show "The Apprentice",
The ITV Local trial is aimed at viewers in the Brighton and Hastings area, and includes local news and weather, local films and music, an entertainment guide, and classified advertising. Viewers will be able to provide and upload their own 'Citizen...
If the analysts and enthusiasts are on target, the iTunes store and client software will soon offer the option of movie downloads, expanding its offerings from music, television shows and music videos to feature films.
As for the movies, notably, Apple launched with just Disney's studios, while rival Amazon.com announced last week its Unbox service will include films from 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal...