SAN FRANCISCO -- The slow-moving struggle to unplug TV viewing from its traditional business model just got more interesting -- and messier. Over the past few years, companies big and small -- from name brands Microsoft and Google to newcomers Roku and Boxee -- have tried to bridge the gap between the Internet and the TV to let viewers watch the shows and movies of their choice on the biggest ...
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For those wanting to get more from a single cable TV connection, the Moxi Mate is worth considering as an add-on to a Moxi DVR, but you'll need a fat wallet and more than a little patience.
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In the online video market, Web-based businesses and software developers are taking at least three different approaches to incorporating social media into their products. One, exemplified by user-generated video sites such as YouTube, relies on the crowd to supply videos. Another, represented by Boxee and TVLoop, relies on the crowd to curate what's available online and help people decide what ...
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Time Warner Cable customers will have access to some new features after the company struck a deal this week with The Walt Disney Co., parent company of ESPN.
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If digital cable and Verizon's FiOS are version 2.0 of pay TV, then Sezmi is version 2.5. It's a step in the right direction, but still a work in progress. Sezmi is a hybrid of over-the-air, cable and online television services, combining more than 50 local stations in Los Angeles and Orange counties with 23 cable networks, hundreds of on-demand movies and TV shows (most of them available on a ...
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Apple's New TV Push Boosts Challenges To Pay-TV Business
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Leading destination for smart video programs unveils paid membership plan to deliver 'the ultimate video viewing experience'
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Leo Laporte arrived Thursday at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. On Friday morning he arrived at the office of KFI AM 640, the radio station that airs his syndicated "The Tech Guy" program. At 3:42 p.m., he was back at the airport, ready to fly home to Petaluma, Calif. I don't stalk Laporte. Not in the traditional sense, anyway. Every time the tech-savvy broadcaster checks into a nearby place using ...
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The new service will initially offer only shows produced by ABC Television Group and Fox Filmed Entertainment. Other studios are reluctant to join in. Apple is taking a bite out of online TV rental prices, in part to try to revive its Apple TV product that never caught on with consumers.
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The new service will initially offer only shows produced by ABC Television Group and Fox Filmed Entertainment. Other studios are reluctant to join in. Apple is taking a bite out of online TV rental prices. The computer maker, which revolutionized the music industry nine years ago with its iPod and online iTunes store, said Wednesday it is revamping its Apple TV set top box to offer TV shows for ...
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