Market analyst In-Stat is questioning whether dedicated “streaming media player” devices like the Roku player, Boxee Box, and Google TV-equipped Logitech Revue will be around for long. The reason: IP-streamed video is becoming a standard feature of TVs and Blu-ray players. Passing fad? We think not! The... 

Web and other options begin to shake up home viewing. If you gave or got a TV set, game console, Blu-ray player or DVR for the holidays, you might become the kind of person who scares executives who run movie and television production studios, broadcast and cable channels, and cable and satellite systems. Many of these... 

Netflix will become more prominent and easier to use with the arrival of a button this spring on remote controls that connects directly to the company’s widely used video-streaming service. A big, red button with the company name will appear on multiple remote controls for Blu-ray players, TVs, and set-top boxes,... 

[CES 2011] The Smart TV mania is definitively on with the recent launch of a bunch of boxes that turns yourdumb TV into a “smart device”. Iomega is jumping in the band wagon with its own version of the Boxee Box: the Iomega TV. Featuring the Boxee software that streams music and video content from various internet... 

A.C.Ryan, the maker of the Playon! and Mini HD media players announced it’s new Fluxx line.  Here’s the press release: AC Ryan has revolutionised the media player world with its market leading, multi award winning Playon! series of Full HD Media Players and Recorders. The ‘out of the box’ thinking... 

We knew it was Intel’s plan to launch its Sandy Bridge or Core 2011 processors at CES, but leave it to Chipzilla to throw in some total surprises ahead of the show. Yes, you read the headline right — Intel’s planning to launch its very own movie and video service in the first quarter of 2011. Unlike... 

Getting a DVR from your cable company? Then don’t expect Netflix to run on it, even if it’s capable of doing so. TiVo boxes supplied by cable TV provider Suddenlink are stripped of their Netflix functionality,Light Reading reported this week. However, the culprit isn’t the cable company, for once. Suddenlink... 

Cord Cutters is part of an on-going series on the Tech Blog GigaOm.  Recently, they got some of their staff together and asked them about their experiences with “Cutting the Cord”.  The reasons they cut the cord varies. If you are a Cord Cutter, tell us about your experiences below. If you’re... 

TiVo’s Premiere-series DVRs offer access to Netflix’s Watch Instantly streaming service, and the company has announced that Hulu Plus support is coming soon. But if you get your TiVo Premiere from your cable company, you won’t be able to access either service. Rightsholders are using licensing terms... 

Sites like Hulu are great, but they don’t satiate those who have an appetite for live sports and other programming which depend on a timely delivery.  And that probably explains why many have stuck with their overpriced cable bills. But that might soon change thanks to a site called FilmOn.  Head there now and... 

Brings TV to the Web Delivering the Most Compelling and Affordable Solution in the Marketplace – and More Content Than Hulu Seattle (-September 28, 2010-) - ivi TV™ is making it easier than ever for consumers to cut-the-cord and free themselves from the tyranny of paying high cable bills for access to live... 

Every time I hear predictions that over-the-top video delivery will overtake traditional pay-TV, I think, “maybe, but it’s gonna take a while.” After all, most people I know are augmenting their TV subscription packages watching with OTT, but few have cut it out altogether. But my thinking changes altogether...