Movie Downloads, ITV Box, Oh My
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Steve Jobs reveals that iTunes will offer downloadable movies, and provided a sneak peek of a media box that will stream movies, music and TV shows from a nearby computer to the living room TV. Plus:
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Online retailer Amazon.co.uk has announced the launch of a DVD rental service. As an incentive to switch to the Amazon service, the company is offering rental members a ten per cent discount on DVD purchases from the site.
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Appointments via telly Doctors' offices across the country are beginning to offer appointment bookings via TV set-top boxes and mobiles, adding to a list of network services for non-surfers or those not owning a computer.â¦
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Viewers could receive rewards for watching TV as Sky makes its set-top boxes compatible with smartcards.
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The store chain will launch a Web DVD rental service like Netflix -- only cheaper. Also: American troops get access to Napster & hellip;. Microsoft offers XP lite in Asia to recapture business lost to Linux, piracy & hellip;. and more.
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roundup Plus: Opera browsing, as seen on TV...EdgeStream introduces IPTV platform...Dolby, Intel sound off for developers.
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Netflix subscribers who have unlimited DVD rental plans will be able to stream as many movies and television shows as they want online for no additional charge. The step is seen as a response to Apple's expected launch of an online movie rental service.
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Amazon and TiVo agree to beam movies and TV shows directly into the living room, bypassing the need for a computer. By the Associated Press.
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Look ma! No PC! Tivo and Amazon have finally gotten it right. Starting today, TiVo DVR users can download movies from Amazon's Unbox service straight from their television sets - without help from a PC.â¦
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roundup Plus: Toshiba tinkers with Wi-Fi for TV...Music promoter offers concert downloads...WS-I tackles Web services attachments.
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Review Quality telly for your laptop?
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Bigflicks.com has about 1,000 movies, downloadable for $2 to $15.
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After months of rumors and speculation, Amazon on Thursday officially took the wraps off its video download store, dubbed Unbox. The service offers movies, television shows and other videos, which play in Amazon's own software player as well as on portable devices.
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TiVo on Tuesday bolstered its movie and television show download offering with Amazon by adding the ability to order programs directly from the set-top box. Previously, customers had to use their computer to make the purchase on Amazon, which would begin the download process.
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The device lets users save videos downloaded onto a personal computer and move them to a traditional television.
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Google and BSkyB in a video-sharing deal? Oh, the irony.
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Paid music and movie download service launches today.