Just two weeks after Seattle startup Ivi lost an important chance to propel its case forward, another startup with deeper pockets is moving ahead with its plans to transform the TV industry as we know it. Aereo, the Barry Diller-backed startup, just won an important decision in the federal court of appeals. In a 2… Read More…
Ivi, a Seattle startup that was attempting to shake up the media industry by rebroadcasting TV programming over the Internet, was delivered a serious setback today when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear its case. A federal judge ordered the company to curtail its live, streaming TV service in 2011, a service which allowed customers… Read More…
Many of us already watch television in 3D. But for those who are stuck in a 2D world, a new Seattle startup called 3D Digital wants to help. The company, led by former Microsoftie Raif Khassanov and entrepreneur Eugene Gershman, is working on a method for people to watch 3D programming on 2D screens. Still in the… Read More…
The content licensing agreements just keep on rolling in for Amazon, as the Seattle online giant just announced another exclusive subscription deal today with CBS. Amazon will become the exclusive provider for Under the Dome, an upcoming series based on Stephen King’s 2009 novel. The show will debut on CBS on June 24 and episodes will be replayed… Read More…
How do you watch TV? Well, if you are like a growing contingent of Americans, you likely have a smartphone, tablet or laptop by your side as you breeze through episodes of Parenthood or The Daily Show. (The only show I routinely watch without my laptop or smartphone by my side is The Good Wife). According… Read More…
As a Bravo junkie, I’ll give any show a shot. And now that Andy Cohen and Co. have moved their exploitation machine into Silicon Valley, it’s time to watch what the kids in northern Cali are up to. Yesterday, we dropped into the Seattle offices of Cheezburger. Today we meet the malcontents of “Start-Ups: Silicon… Read More…
Apple is moving forward with plans for its own television set, according to a Wall Street Journal report today, citing unnamed people familiar with discussions between Apple executives and big media companies. Steve Jobs hinted at this at when he told biographer Walter Isaacson that he had “finally cracked it” and come up with a… Read More…
A Microsoft television ad that debuted Sunday night is the beginning of a new campaign that aims to connect and boost the company’s major retail products — Windows, Office, Xbox and Windows Phone — in the minds of consumers. It’s one of the largest campaigns in Microsoft’s history, a global initiative running in 35 countries… Read More…
Farewell, Qwikster, we never got a chance to know you. And maybe that’s a good thing. That’s no doubt the sentiment among many Netflix subscribers this morning after the company abruptly reversed its plan to spin off its DVD-by-mail service into a new site. The change would have required many Netflix users to maintain two… Read More…
A few months back, Microsoft revealed plans to debut a new TV service through Xbox Live, with news, sports and local channels. Comcast and Verizon Communications are among the providers that will funnel content through the new service, according to a Bloomberg News report last week. Official details have been scarce up to this point,… Read More…
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