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Winbox Technologies and CinemaNow Partner to Provide Premium VoD Services (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:00:55 GMT

... now chose to integrate premium Video-Demand services from one of the international leaders in the VOD content business when they use our platform for their own connected TV or set-top box products,” Christof Winker, CEO of Winbox Technologies, explains. “Establishing Winbox as our first partner in Europe is a great step forward in our strategy towards expanding our services to consumers and retailers...

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a benefit, 'Cro-Mags (jam)', a NYC VOD show, Sick of It All, Biohazard & other NY Hardcore-related news (Brooklyn Vegan)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:38:00 GMT

... Chainsaw on Nov 16th at Irving Plaza. Who is Nassau Chainsaw , you ask? NC is Tim Williams ( VOD ), Sal Lococo ( Sworn Enemy ), and Mike D( Car Bomb ), VOD 's Dead in NY DVD is due on November 11th on Koch. Tickets go on sale 8/30 at noon . VOD 's last reunion show was at the Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale . This will be their first NYC show in a while. As we mentioned a couple weeks ago , the original...

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Winbox Technologies and CinemaNow Partner to Provide Premium VoD Services (Business Wire)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT

BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Winbox Technologies, the leading provider of OEM technology solutions for Windows Embedded based TV-centric consumer electronics, today announced that U.S. based

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Kangaroo Says Cartel Concerns 'Misconceived', Targets 11 Percent Of UK VOD Market (paidContent:UK)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:40:21 GMT

BBC Worldwide, ITV (LSE: ITV) and Channel 4 have rejected concerns their Kangaroo VOD JV would allow them to operate an online video cartel. In a submission to the Competition Commission's inquiry - dated July 25 but published today with significant censorship - the JV trio said: "This concern centres on the argument that the parties have strong market positions in respect of rights over UK...

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How To Rent A Video From Video on Demand With U-verse (3Screens)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:46:00 GMT

Renting a video from U-verse saves you a trip to the video store - and back.Here's all you do: Press VIDEO ON DEMAND on your AT&T U-verse Remote Use the down arrow to select from the list that appears and...

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Alltel upgrades Charlotte-area wireless service (The Charlotte Business Journal)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:01:26 GMT

Alltel Wireless will upgrade its wireless broadband network with the launch of new technology in Charlotte and several surrounding communities. (VZ) (VOD)

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'Buffy' Returns to Life Online (Advertising Age - MediaWorks)

mlakin@adage.com (Max Lakin) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:33:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Warner Bros. Television Group officially launched TheWB.com, an ad-supported, video-on-demand online network, to the public on Wednesday. The site will feature full episodes of defunct series that gained cult status over the last decade, including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Gilmore Girls," "Roswell" and "Veronica Mars."

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Where's Amazon's Video Streaming Service? Coming In Time For Christmas (AMZN) (Silicon Alley Insider)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:17:16 GMT

In May, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos got us excited when he said he'd be launching a new streaming video-on-demand service in "the next several weeks." Turns out he really meant "several" -- it's been almost three months and the service is still in closed, private beta testing. We hear the beta is coming along and that the company could be aiming to launch sometime in Q4. Technically, that's...

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Analyst: Blu-ray Barks Back at Satellites over 1080p (Product News)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:20:31 GMT

According to Strategy Analytics, the Blu-ray Disc Association’s not thrilled with Dish Network and DirecTV’s invoking Blu-ray’s name when talking about 1080p VOD.

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What's going on at URTV (BlogAsheville)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:44:00 GMT

I'm just writing to let Asheville know about two developments coming to cable channel 20, also known as URTV: streaming, and video on demand. The streaming, which should be really soon now, will essentially put the channel up on the internet, accessible all over the world. The project I'm much more excited about will take a little bit longer, but I'm confident it will happen soon. Video...

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New MHSAA channel launches Sept. 3 on Comcast (Detroit Free Press)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:14:28 GMT

The Michigan High School Athletic Association is starting a cable TV channel. Comcast will carry the MHSAA Network on its digital cable service and keep an archive of material on its video on demand service. The network will be launched Sept. 3.

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VOD on the cheap (sliabh.net)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:59:32 GMT

I missed the Channel 4 documentary on the “The Genius of Charles Darwin” which was presented by Richard Dawkins. But it turns out it doesn’t matter. It is available for download (legally) in a few places. So I am busy watching it on my PC via You Tube, one 10 minute block per day. Personally I think [...]

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Blu-ray vs. 1080p VOD? No contest, says analyst (Engadget HD)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:14:00 GMT

Filed under: Blu-ray , Fiber , Satellite Not that long ago, 1080p Hollywood movies were the domain of Blu-ray, but with Numericable jumping on the full HD VOD bandwagon, followed in short order by DISH Network and DirecTV, it's neighborhood is looking a little crowded. Luckily Strategy Analytics has an $899 report on why Blu-ray is safe -- at least for now -- from from competing with service providers,...

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NEWS: iPlayer fans get longer to watch their fav shows (Pocket-lint)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:09:07 GMT

"Series stacking" introduced from 13 September There was a complete rehaul in June - combining radio and TV content all on one page - then earlier this month, the BBC updated its iPlayer VoD service to offer better video and audio quality. ... Read iPlayer fans get longer to watch their fav shows on Pocket-lint now

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On a Mission to Make Web TV Pay (Red Orbit )

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:00:32 GMT

By Donnelly, Alison Broadcasters face a struggle to rival the BBC's iPlayer, but also to profit from their VoD offerings. By Alison Donnelly The success of the BBC's much-lauded iPlayer service has catapulted the phrase 'video-on-demand' (VoD) into the vernacular.

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Amazon Video on Demand for BRAVIA Internet Video Link open for business? (Engadget HD)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:43:00 GMT

Filed under: Media streamers , Sony Amazon's latest video delivery service is apparently live for Sony Bravia Internet Video Link -equipped customers. A reader reports that after a rather low key system message and reboot the Amazon Video on Demand logo added itself to his streaming options, joining YouTube and other providers available since the $299 add-on launched back...

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Blu-ray' HDTV: BD fight back (MaldivianDigital® :: Forum)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:21:11 GMT

Echostar's DISH Network claimed earlier this month that its full HD MPEG4 VOD service, launched on August 1, supplied video that was the same as Blu-ray quality to subscribers. Wait a minute,...

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Publicis' Tobaccowala: Mass Media Is Far From Dead (But It's Not Growing Either) (Paidcontent)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:08:28 GMT

Despite the rise of video-on-demand and targeted advertising, mass media is still a viable form and will likely remain so. But within mass media, only TV will continue to stand tall as radio and newspapers decline, says Rishad Tobaccowala, chief innovation officer at Publicis Groupe Media and CEO of Denuo, its new media consultancy. In a long interview with TVNewsday , Tobaccowala contends...

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VOD Could Sound Death Knell For Hundreds Of Multichannel TV Services (paidContent:UK)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:28:23 GMT

[By Mark Sweney] The rise of video-on-demand viewing in the UK could replace the need for up to 200 small TV channels, it was claimed on Saturday on a panel at the Edinburgh International Television Festival . Nigel Walley, managing director of consultancy Decipher, said that the rise of video-on-demand, forecast to grow to 40 percent of all TV viewing in five years, could...

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Avail Media: Avail Media Commercially Launches 20 Linear Affiliates, Setting New Industry Milestone (Market Wire)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

RESTON, VA (MARKET WIRE) Avail Media, the only customer service-focused aggregator and provider of both linear and video on demand (VOD) MPEG-4 IPTV content, today set a new industry milestone with the announcement of 20 linear IPTV affiliates commercially launched in 14 states. Today's announcement solidifies Avail Media's leadership position in the U.S. market for linear IPTV deployments...

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