video Downloads
”Wal-Mart Kills Video Download Store Before Christmas, No One Notices
Honestly, if we hadn't been tipped to this, we probably would've been none the wiser—same as pretty much everybody else on the planet apparently—but it looks like Wal-Mart's video download store caught pneumonia and died on Dec. 21.
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rumoroo
Apple Pushing Networks to Cut iTunes TV Prices to 99 Cents a Show
Apparently, Apple's feeling pretty
bandwagons
Sony Planning Video Download Services, Company-Wide DRM
Days after announcing the imminent death of its Connect service, the WSJ reports that Sony's planning to leverage the PS3, PSP and their Bravia line to jump into the video download market. In fact, Connect was probably killed in order to concentrate on the IP video market—and the article implies that the move was just the tip of the corporate restructuring iceberg in the name of IP video. More »
mergers and acquisitions dept.
Blockbuster/Netflix Blood Rivalry Gets Bloodier: Blockbuster Buys Movielink
Blockbuster's acquisition of Movielink makes it a bit late to the IP VOD party, but we get the feeling the goal isn't so much to break new ground as it is to plant their feet more firmly in their showdown-to-the-death with Netflix. More »
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