Logo

Digital

Redbox to Start Carrying Blu-Ray Discs; They’ll Likely be $1.50 Per Night

[UPDATE: We have received the following e-mail from Chris Goodrich of JSH&A Public Relations, on behalf of Redbox: "Following the blog post below about redbox on TVBizwire, I wanted to clarify that the company is currently testing Blu-ray rentals in select…

Is ABC, A Partner in Hulu, Considering a Separate Online Programming Service for Which It Will Charge Subscriptions?

ABC may be considering an online subscription video service, Engadget reported last week. According to the report, "At Engadget HQ, we take great care not to trumpet the claims of a web survey, as it’s always difficult to tell who’s…

AT&T to Offer New Data Plans for iPhone, iPad

Starting Monday, June 7th, 2010, AT&T will be offering new data plans for its iPhone and iPad customers,Apple Insider reports. According to the article, "AT&T announced this week that a new data plan for iPhone owners, dubbed "DataPro," will be…

Watching TV on Your Cell Phone or PDA Poised To Become a Lot More Popular

With free on-the-go television viewing from mobile phone screens popular everywhere except the United States in Europe, things may be about to change, the New York Times reports. Resistance from operators and incompatible standards have hampered mobile-phone TV viewing in…

Two Major Studios Tell Apple They Will Not Revamp Video Libraries to Accomodate the iPad

Two major studios, whose video libraries use Adobe’s Flash technology, have told Apple that they will not revamp their library product to accomodate the iPad, which does not use Flash, according to the New York Post. The two studios are…

Pentagon Report: Space Trash Is Risking $250 Billion Market for TV Signals, Phone Connections

A Pentagon report is warning that space trash is putting at risk the $250 billion market for television signals, phone connections, global-positioning navigation and other signals, reports Bloomberg News.  The services are at risk from potential crashes between satellites and…

Disney Killing One Cable Network, Adding a New One

In a surprise move, the Disney/ABC Television Group announced that it will be shuttering one of its cable networks that’s in 75 million homes, and adding a new one to replace it. Disappearing as of 2012 will be SOAPnet, to…

Apple, Riding the Success of Its i-Products–iPhones, iPods, iPads, iTunes–Is Now Worth More Than Microsoft

What a phenomenal turn-around. Apple, for years makers of cult products such that the company wasn’t even close to the market cap of megagiant Microsoft, is now worth more than Microsoft. In the words of the Seattle Times, "It was the day a…

Influential Senator Wants NBC Universal to Divest Itself of Hulu Stake as Part of Comcast/NBCU Deal

Powerful Senator Herb Kohl (D.-Wis.), who serves as the chair of the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, wants NBC Universal to divest its stake in online video site Hulu as part of conditions to approve its merger with Comcast,B&C reports. The…

Walmart Starts Selling 16GB iPhone 3GS for $97

Walmart will start selling the 16 gigabit iPhone 3GS for $97, Apple Insider reports. According to the article, "Starting Tuesday, the lower capacity iPhone 3GS will cost roughly the same amount as Apple’s 8GB iPhone 3G. Earlier Monday, a new…