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Get Ready for TV 2.0
Streaming television services like Netflix and Hulu Plus are gaining momentum, moving along the adoption curve – working their way through the early majority – still years ahead of technological laggards. Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on StateCollege.com in Tech Talk, a biweekly column by Eric Zimmett. Click here to view the original column. [...]
I Want My Web TV
MTV was like an underground movement led by rebels & rock stars. The same thing is happening now with Web TV and streaming video; Though don’t expect to see a TV campaign pushing for it. At least not yet. More than two years ago I cut cable and moved into the web TV world. What [...]
5 tech predictions for 2012
Tech2point0 and Eric’s Ad Blog introduces its first annual FIVE TECH PREDICTION FOR 2012. 5. Content producers skipping the middle man Eric’s Ad Blog called it on May 8, 2011. In a post titled My predictions for Internet TV and the future of Cable. “I’d watch for more studios and content owners to explore options for skipping [...]
Getting Started with Internet TV
Swapping pay-TV for Internet streaming services like Netflix is the latest trend for tech savvy consumers looking to cut rising cable costs in a tough economy. But for those new to Internet TV with little or no knowledge of the streaming landscape, things might look a little confusing. That’s why most haven’t taken the leap. [...]
On-demand is the next TiVo
TiVo revolutionized the way we watch television, allowing us to record, pause and rewind live TV broadcasts and even skip commercial content. TiVo is second nature to us now; in fact, it’s even become a verb. To the networks and advertisers, it posed a slight challenge to not only prime-time TV — by allowing users [...]
Xbox 360: Microsoft’s entertainment powerhouse
Now six years old, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 is a veteran entertainment powerhouse, combining high-def gaming, hands-free control with Kinect, Internet video from Netflix and Hulu Plus and live streaming video from ESPN. What more can you ask for from an aging console? Well, how about Live TV integration and Skype? “This is only the beginning,” [...]
Internet TV gains support from Comcast, testing IPTV
The dividing lines between Netflix and its cable competitors were blurred even further when Comcast, the largest cable operator, announced it will begin testing an IPTV service, a method of delivering content through the Internet. Comcast announced on May 25 that it will start testing IPTV, an acronym for Internet Protocol Television, at the Massachussetts Institute of [...]
