UltraViolet is Hollywood’s first real effort at breaking the Apple stranglehold. The idea is that by implementing a digital rights locker, the studios involved will enable viewers to purchase a piece… Read more »
The DECE has finally completed the backend work needed to roll out services based on its UltraViolet initiative. Now Hollywood needs to spread the word to consumers about what UltraViolet is,… Read more »
Roku has confirmed that it’s struck a retail partnership to sell its broadband set-top boxes in Walmart stores. But the deal comes without the help of Netgear, whom Roku had partnered… Read more »
In the three years since launch, Roku has sold more than a million units, relying on online sales and word-of-mouth to drive interest in its products. But now it has a… Read more »
Today on the Net: Lionsgate releases a slew of DVDs exclusively at Best Buy weeks before they’re available for sale anywhere else, Disney launches ABC On Demand services in Europe and… Read more »
Not content to simply ride on Google TV’s coattails, Best Buy announced this morning that it is working with TiVo to integrate the DVR maker’s software into its Insignia brand TVs,… Read more »
Widevine revealed its biggest customer to date this morning — Netflix (s NFLX) — saying it’s been using its DRM for distribution across multiple consumer electronics devices. And the DRM provider… Read more »
An internal memo may show that the relationship between Best Buy (s BBY) and TiVo (s TIVO) is growing stronger than ever before, and could signal the first signs of a… Read more »
For years, people have gone to Wal-Mart (s WMT) and Best Buy (s BBY) to buy DVDs and Blu-ray discs of their favorite movies, but pretty soon those brick-and-mortar stores will… Read more »
As predicted, HDTV sales led demand among consumer electronics from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, with retailers both online and off seeing huge interest from consumers (like me) looking to replace… Read more »