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Convergence Has Arrived. It’s the Internet.

Sunday, March 8, 2009 11:27 No Comments

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Over the past 20 years, there’s been much speculation about what the convergence of computers and TV would ultimately look like. Paul Graham says that we now know the answer: computers.
“Convergence” is turning out to essentially be “replacement.” Why did TV lose? Graham identifies four forces: 1. The Internet’s open platform fosters [...]

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TV.Com Attracts More Viewers

Monday, February 16, 2009 10:20 No Comments

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Giving rival Web TV portals a run for their money, TV.com posted a 263% increase in unique viewers in January, according to new data from Nielsen VideoCensus.To boot, during that month, the CBS-owned destination for full-length video recorded a 1,261% increase in streams, and a 4,435% increase in minutes viewed.
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Study: Blu-ray to Get 60 Percent Market Share In 2014

Thursday, February 5, 2009 10:26 No Comments

Washington, D.C. (February 5, 2009) — Research firm SNL Kagan said yesterday that the Blu-ray high-def disc will capture a 60 percent market share of home video sales by 2014.
The company added that the high-def format will take a whopping 74 percent market share by 2017.
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Streaming of Movies Grows Dramatically

Friday, January 30, 2009 10:58 No Comments

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By Peter Iovino, Sony Pictures

21 is a sure bet: Kate Bosworth, Jim Sturgess and Kevin Spacey star in the movie, currently in the top five on Netflix.

We may have less money, but we’re no less impatient.
Flying in the face of the struggling economy, movies-by-mail service Netflix announced Tuesday that [...]

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