Tag: Content Providers (IPTV/Cable/Music)

So much for that analog hole we enjoyed for so long. Then again, with Cable Card loosening up a bit, this really loses the severity which makes you wonder why studios are even wasting their time on this. Hopefully it never sees the light of day, as it is rather preposterous–just all the more reason to use a cable card […]

Thank goodness! Now mind you, this is less of an issue for me now that i’m Skipping Commercials in Windows7, but it’s still good to see the industry trying to fix one of the most obnoxious and unnecessary problems that has existed for so long! Sportsvideo.org A major component of the RP involves requiring all incoming content, whether programming, commercials, […]

Uh-oh. I doubt this actually surprises anyone given the past 12 months with Hulu and the issues finally leading to their release of Hulu Desktop app. Now that they have lots of people using it, now they can convince those people to fork over some dough. Which isn’t a terrible idea, and might be worth it considering my comcast bill […]

This is just ridiculous. That’s all I’m going to say about that. If this passes, it will be a darned shame. EngadgetHD But it seems to us that Cablevision is going to have a hard time arguing to protect these channels in the clear, when it’s the every same channels you can get for free with an antenna. Add in […]

Depending how you look at this, this is either a good or a bad thing. After last year’s fiasco where they had big announcements followed by even bigger layoffs, you knew something was not working. Hopefully this acquisition will continue development and innovation. I was not a huge fan of the Moxio interface but appreciated what they were trying to […]

God bless news like this. Even if it’s nothing concrete yet, the fact that there are people out there looking out is invaluable. Especially with the technology of cable card which has so much potential yet has been an utter PITA to implement and really hasn’t taken off. I’m not sure what can be done really, but at least someone […]

This is mainly speculation, but intriguing nonetheless and a pretty large leap for technology from such an established company like Sky. We’ll see if it ever hits the light of day, but it’s good to see them trying new things at least. Automated Home The hard disk in the new product is said to be 4 to 5 times the […]

Boy does this sound just awful. Any time a group of corporations are trying to do something that they can’t clearly explain why it’s clearly beneficial to the consumers, is probably not going to. ArsTechnica The Motion Picture Association of America has once again asked the Federal Communications Commission for the right to selectively control output streams to the TV […]