DirecTV to offer exclusive footage from The Twilight Saga: New Moon

DirecTV will offer a special midnight premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon for pay-per-view on Mar. 20, which includes behind-the-scenes bonus footage not available from cable networks. Bonus featurettes include “The Subtle Details” (behind-the-scenes look at New Moon’s production design), and “Chris Weitz Takes the Helm” (a look at the transition from ‘Twilight’ director Catherine Hardwicke and ‘New Moon’ director Chris Weitz). Full Story

Comcast adds 2010 Oscar nominee films to On Demand HD

Comcast has added several 2010 Academy Award-nominated films to its On Demand selections, which include District 9, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Julie & Julia, A Serious Man and Up. The added titles can be found in the Oscar Films & More library, and are available in HD. Full Story

Comcast adds 24 Seasons 1-7 On Demand

If you missed any past episodes of “24″ during the last seven seasons, Comcast has just added them all to their On Demand library. The episodes are offered in high-definition and will be available through April 7, 2010. You can find them via the On Demand menu under “TV Entertainment” > “Fox” > “24.” (Just make sure you pick the HD versions.) Full Story

Top selling Blu-ray Discs

What are the current top selling Blu-ray Discs? According to Home Media Research, the top selling BD for the week ending Jan. 17 was The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment), followed by The Hangover (Warner) and District 9 (Sony Pictures). In fourth and fifth place positions were Inglourious Basterds (Universal) and Halloween II (Sony Pictures). Full Story

Comcast adds ESPN content On Demand

Comcast added ESPN content to their On Demand menu this week, with plans to include programming from the Winter X Games, college sports, classic boxing and the upcoming FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Also included will be ESPN’s 30 for 30 sports documentary series, which highlights sports history from 1979 to 2009. Full Story

Comcast adds exclusive HD content from ‘The Pacific’

A new miniseries coming to HBO from the producers of “Band of Brothers.”

Executive producers Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, who brought the Band of Brothers miniseries, will be premiering The Pacific miniseries March 14 on HBO. Along with HBO, Comcast is giving its subscribers exclusive On Demand content including a scene from The Pacific, interviews with the producers, and sneak peaks into the making of the series. Comcast is also loading up a Band of Brothers episode every week as a primer for the premiere. Full Story

Cox adds NBC programming in HD On Demand

Cox Communications now offers subscribers NBC programming On Demand, which can be found in the MyPrimetime video-on-demand library. TV shows such as Heroes, The Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Mercy, Community, and Saturday Night Live are now available to subscribers the day after they premiere on NBC. Full Story

Cox improves On Demand interface, adds HD content

Cox Communications has improved their On Demand interface, allowing faster and easier navigation through their content library. They also added FreeZone, more Movies On DEMAND, and additional HD content. Full Story

Taylor Swift goes exclusive with Comcast On Demand HD

Comcast and popular music artist Taylor Swift have come to an agreement to offer her music videos in a dedicated collection On Demand. The exclusive deal will include videos such as You Belong With Me, Fifteen and Love Story, all presented in high-definition (HD). Full Story

Comcast will add Celtics on-demand content

The Boston Herald reports Comcast is adding Celtics content to its video-on-demand (VOD) library which currently includes Red Sox and Bruins content. Celtics programming will include player features, a documentary, press footage and the Celtic’s cheerleaders. Full Story

Cox adds NBC to HD on-demand lineup

Cable network Cox Communications added NBC content to their HD on-demand library, giving subscribers access to shows such as The Office, 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live. The content is part of their MyPrimetime lineup of shows, (found on Channel 1), available in high-definition the day after they premiere. Full Story

Best Buy dips into digital content delivery

The L.A. Times this morning reports that Best Buy will be going the pure digital route, and offer content direct to the consumer with possible music and video-on-demand services.  As the market for DVD’s continues to shrink, it seems the new Blu-ray format doesn’t even seem to be getting a fighting chance amid consumer interest in getting content via broadband rather than through physical discs.  Full Story

Comcast boasts new releases on-demand, same day as DVD

Comcast announced ten blockbuster movies available this month on-demand, day-and-date with the Blu-ray and DVD releases. Some titles available simultaneously with disc releases include The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,  Brüno, and Angels & Demons, and all available in both standard and high-definition quality. Full Story

DirecTV adds HDNet content to on-demand library

DirecTV has added content from Mark Cuban owned networks HDNet and HDNet Movies. Over 20 hours from HDNet, and 25 movies from HDNet Movies are now part of the DirecTV video-on-demand library. Full Story

Hulu may begin charging to view TV on web

Free Video on Demand service via the web (Web-VOD) may take a huge popularity hit should Comcast Corp. move forward in a possible merger of assets that includes NBC-Universal’s Bravo, SyFy (formerly SciFi) and Hulu.com properties.  Full Story

FiOS adds Patriots on-demand content in New England

Verizon’s FiOS TV service has added exclusive New England Patriots programming to its on-demand library. The programming will be available exclusively to its customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island (FiOS is not offered in other New England states). Full Story

Comcast adds HD titles for Hispanic Heritage Month

Cable TV provider Comcast says it will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by adding special programing to its on-demand library. High-definition titles starting Sept. 15 and running through Oct. 15 include HBO Latino’s Epitafios: Season 2, XMen Origins and Hannah Montana: The Movie. Full Story

Verizon to add more high-definition VOD

Verizon has announced plans to add more high-definition on-demand content to add to their 1400 available HD titles available every month. Premium channels HBO and Cinemax will each provide 150 hours of VOD content. Full Story

Cox enhances On Demand service in New England

Cox Communications has improved its interface for Cox customers in the states of Rhode Island and Connecticut, which now allows faster and easier navigation. Enhancements also include more choices to FreeZone, HD titles and more movies On Demand. Full Story

Discovery Channel joins Comcast On Demand Online testing

The Discovery Channel has been added to Comcast’s trial On Demand Online service. Participants in the online testing will be able to get Discovery Channel content beginning this week. Full Story