/ Technology

Amazon launches a streaming video test

Amazon’s Video On Demand service lets consumers watch a video immediately, without the hassle of downloading a file to a PC. The movies and TV shows can also be sent directly to high-end Sony Bravia television sets.

Posted 07/18/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

/ Marketing

Phone company Embarq offers online video rental in deal with CinemaNow

Embarq, which provides telephone and Internet service in 18 states, has opened an online video store where its high-speed Internet customers can download movies and TV shows. Embarq charges $1.99 to $3.99 per title, the same as Amazon’s Unbox service.

Posted 02/08/2008Don DavisPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

CinemaNow and Macrovision bringing more video downloads to TV screens

In a move not unlike efforts by Amazon and Netflix, CinemaNow and digital content technology company Macrovision are working together to enable customers to download video from the web to their TVs.

Posted 01/08/2008Don DavisPost a comment

TiVo subscribers can access Amazon Unbox videos with a TV remote

All TiVo subscribers with broadband connections can now browse, rent and purchase video content from Amazon’s Unbox video service on a TV—without a PC.

Posted 07/11/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Technology

Amazon takes a shot at hockey with its Unbox TV-download service

Professional hockey has relatively few fans as major sports go, but they’re known to be fanatical. Starting today, those diehards can download telecasts of National Hockey League games through Amazon.com’s Unbox service.

Posted 04/23/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

Amazon’s Q3 sales rise 24% to $2.31 billion, as net income drops 37%

Net sales at Amazon.com rose 24% year-over-year to $2.31 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, as a continued investment in technology caused net income to drop 36.6% to $19 million, Amazon said.

Posted 10/25/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

Amazon, Netflix tune web-to-TV video

Amazon rolled out in September a system that allows consumers to watch movies and TV shows through their web browsers without downloading files. Netflix is working with partners to bring out devices for streaming video from Netflix.com to TV sets.

Posted 09/30/2008Internet RetailerPost a comment

Now showing: web-downloaded movies on the TV screen

Amazon.com and TiVo subscribers with broadband Internet access can purchase or rent movies and TV programs through Amazon’s Unbox download service and immediately view them on their TV screen. CinemaNow is making it easier to view downloaded movies through an Xbox 360 game console, and Netflix reports more than 5 million viewings of its movie download service while planning a web-to-TV service next year.

Posted 07/31/2007Internet RetailerPost a comment