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LG to pit subscription streaming video (Netflix) against movie rental streaming video (Cinemanow)

December 30, 2008 in Digital Media Entertainment, Distribution, Innovation & Technology, News & Analysis, Product & Service Reviews, Three Screen Convergence, Uncategorized

LG today said they would be including  CinemaNow and Youtube in their next blu-ray player.  Consumers will now have the option to subscribe monthly to unlimited streaming of movies (Netflix) vs. renting by the movie from CinemaNow. As adoption grows, we can now see if subscription vs. on-demand rentals will win or if the two [...]

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Nintendo Ready to Launch Video on the Wii?

December 26, 2008 in Advertising, Connected TV, Digital Media Entertainment, Distribution, Video Games, Web Video

Reuters is reporting that a video distribution service will be launched on the Wii by Dentsu, a Japanese ad agency, in Japan in 2009.
Video content will be created specifically for the Wii with cartoons being cited as the first example.  There will be a mix of paid and free content.
There are a few interesting points [...]

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