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Whew! I was worried there. With Comcast buying NBC, I was afraid that Comcast might turn Hulu into a pay-for-view service Fortunately, that isn’t in the works. When asked directly if there would be a “Hulu premium” — a version of the site where viewers have to pay to watch shows — the response was that’s “not in the cards.” Yea! For more on this part of the Comcast/NBC deal, read this Business Insider story . A recent ComputerWorld story is about how to get the most from your home networking, but where it really stands out is in describing how to make the most from streaming music and video over your home network. Check Home networking: How to avoid traffic jams out. You’ll be glad you did. With Hulu here, and YouTube there, it was only a matter of time before someone tried to create a guide to TV on the Internet. That someone has turned out to be Clicker.com. The site is only in beta now, and you have to apply to get an account on it, but its intentions are huge. CEO Jim Lanzone’s goal is to make Clicker the one-stop, comprehensive Internet video guide. For more on Clicker’s fan read Clicker launches a TV Guide for the Internet CNET is reporting that Roku will be introducing two new media extenders. These are “The step-up Roku HD XR Player ($130) adds faster 802.11n. Wi-Fi and a USB port “for future use.” The step-down model–the Roku SD Player–loses the HD outputs of its siblings; it’ll retail for $80. For more on these new set-top boxes read: Roku introduces two new set-tops, teases additional content channels coming next month Netflix really, really wants to get away from its DVD business and into Internet TV. In its latest move, Netflix has partnered with Song to bring Netflix streaming video to the PS3. Pretty cool! For more on this development, read: Sony PS3 Will Get Netflix Streaming Next Month The low-priced Roku Player is adding more content partners. Now, in addition to Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand and MLB.TV, you’ll be able to watch Revision3, an Internet work from the same people who brought you TechTV. More Web TV series, such as those from Blip.tv are on their way to the Roku box. Want to know more, read Roku: Web TV’s Backdoor to the Living Room? Shane Lother has some worthwhile ideas on how to fix the Apple TV. He says that “What Apple TV needs to be [is] the computer of the living room, which I don’t agree with. But, then he remarks, “The only way for Apple TV to become the one living room device to rule them all is to offer some sort of subscription based payment plan” for video. Now we’re on to something As he notes, Apple already has much better online content than rival Netflix, the real problem is how to affordably get that content to viewers. I like his idea of adapting the Netflix rental model to Apple TV a lot. Of course, what would really help the Apple TV the most would be if Apple would just start marketing the darn device. Ah well one lives in hope. For more on Lother’s thoughts read An Open Letter To Steve Jobs — Fix Apple TV. 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.” |
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