Why is Netflix winning the movie rental race? We looked at base plans for both Blockbuster and Netflix — one a brick and mortar movie rental giant with a few thousand stores and kiosks opening nationwide, and the other a movie-by-mail enterprise which has taken the market by storm. First let’s look at what they are offering. Full Story
Hulu suffered a major setback as of yesterday with the announcement that two of its most popular offerings would no longer be available to the service. Though Hulu will still carry links to the shows on the site, Viacom has pulled “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and the off-shoot show “The Colbert Report” from Hulu, and will offer full episodes and excerpts viewable through their Comedy Central website going forward (still free and advertiser supported). Full Story
Retail giant Wal-Mart will now enter the internet movie delivery world currently dominated by Netflix, by purchasing Santa Clara, CA based Vudu within the next couple weeks. With the acquisition, Wal-Mart will now be in direct competition with Netflix who offers movies by mail, internet on PCs, and streaming to your HDTV. Full Story
Comcast announced they now offer 50 Mbps in their Indianapolis, IN market areas under DOCSIS 3.0 (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification). The faster internet speed is part of their Extreme 50 service package, which provides 50 Mbps downstream and 10 Mbps upstream for current cable customers at $99.95 per month. Full Story
Arguably the best shootout in film history, Michael Mann’s Heat looks fantastic in HD and is now available streaming on-demand from Netflix. Al Pacino plays a cop hot on the trail of a bank robber played by Robert De Niro. This film is close to 3 hours and worth every minute of it. (1995, R) Full Story
For the first time Cox Communications will provide all its Winter Olympics coverage, approximately 835 hours of it, in high-definition. Cox says it is also providing the content online and On Demand, at no additional cost to subscribers. For online distribution, the Cox/NBC Universal agreement includes 1,000+ hours of digital content which will be available to customers with at least Expanded Basic service. Full Story
Independent film “Born of Hope” is a 70-minute independent film inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings books. The film pre-dates Lord of the Rings and tells the story of Aragorn’s parents, Arathorn and Gilraen. Dailymotion will broadcast the film in HD starting Dec. 1. Full Story
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