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2010 will be the year that Internet TV really takes off. As proof of this, I point to the latest STB (set-top box) that will deliver Internet video to your TV: Syabas Technology’s Popbox. According to DeviceGuru, a reliable source, for Internet TV device news, the $129 Internet-based, Linux powered A/V streaming set-top box will be [...] Thanks to Hulu and the like, more and more TV shows are available on the Internet. But, now the UK’s Channel 4 is taking bringing network TV to the Internet to another level by bringing most of its program “available on demand, in full and free-of-charge via YouTube in the UK.” Everyone who follows Internet video or Google knows that YouTube loses money. Now, thanks to Multichannel News , we know that Credit Suisse analysts Spencer Wang and Kenneth Sena”estimate that YouTube’s total bandwidth costs in 2009 will be close to $300 million.” Ouch. Maybe, Google really is trying to make a deal with the movie studios [...] Alfred Poor is reporting that “Google is negotiating with Hollywood studios for deals to offer streaming movie rentals on YouTube.” We’re not talking the older films that are already available, we’re talking new movies coming out on YouTube the same day as they appear on DVD. Interesting times ahead! More > |
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