4oD on the Roku
Hurrah – 4oD (4 on Demand) is now available on the Roku in the UK! It looks like this is breaking news as there’s no mention of it on either Roku‘s or Channel 4‘s websites and I only happened to…
Redbox Instant coming to PS4
We are only a week away from the next big gaming console launch — Sony is set to debut its PlayStation 4 on November 15, inching ahead of Xbox One by a week. Both consoles have their pros and cons,…
Blockbusted! Blockbuster Closes US Stores, Online DVD Rentals
Down the street from where I lived we had a “Doorstep Video” (they used to deliver videos to your doorstep). I remember the day that Blockbuster acquired that local video store. It took me 2 years before I finally got…
Roku Surpasses Apple TV as Most-Used Streaming Set Top Box
According to a new report from Parks Associates, Roku has taken the lead as the most popular streaming video device in the US. Further, Parks Associates also showed the number of U.S. broadband households with streaming media device has doubled since…
Hulu Flip-Flopped. Video Service No Longer for Sale Again.
I am starting to wonder if I should even read stories of Hulu being for sale… The conglomeration of owners that is known as Hulu has once again backed out of the for sale market. The group – consisting of…
Finally Mobile Streaming Becomes Truly Practical
I remember driving around back in the early 1980’s dreaming of what it might be like if I could listen to what I wanted when I wanted to. Back in those days, in many areas of the country, there was…
StreamVu Producer Station Review
Over the past several weeks I have been testing the StreamVu Producer Station from StreamVuTV, as you all well know I stream multiple times a week to services like Ustream, Livestream and my own personal Flash Media server that is…