Archive for January 14th, 2009

Akron Insider: Fall sports recap with AD Mack Rhoades (Akron Zips)

AKRON, Ohio – Step inside the UA podcast studios as Akron Insider Andy Harris brings you the latest news from the Zips Athletics Department. Listen now via streaming audio or download to your iPod!

Rhapsody opens channels for streaming music into consumers’ homes (InternetRetailer.com)

Rhapsody, a digital music service from RealNetworks Inc. and MTV Networks, has teamed with Vizio Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Yahoo Inc. to extend streaming music into the home. The move is designed to carry on-demand access to a full range of devices.

Blockbuster looks to break the digital content barrier with Sonic (InternetRetailer.com)

The digital content delivery race between Blockbuster Inc. and Netflix Inc. is once more heating up. Just one week after Netflix and LG Electronics Inc. expanded their alliance to include broadband-enabled high definition TVs embedded with Netflix video streaming software, Blockbuster, No. 35 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide , is announcing its own deal with Sonic Solutions.

CBSC Broadcast of Rice-SMU Available Online (Rice Owls)

• Watch The men's basketball game between Rice and SMU tonight at 7 p.m. CT will be available live and on-demand around the world via Internet video streaming. Current annual subscribers to OwlVision All-Access will receive the broadcast for FREE, while others can access on a pay-per-view basis.

YouTube Now Deletes Copyrighted Audio Tracks From Videos (ReadWriteWeb)

This morning, HireCube 's Aniq Rahman alerted us to a major change on YouTube. A growing number of videos now appear without sound and with a notice that these videos contained "an audio track that has not been authorized by all copyright holders." It looks like YouTube is starting to implement audio fingerprinting software that automatically removes licensed audio tracks. Update: Here is ...

Watch the General Assembly live online (The Hook)

Look out C-SPAN! Your days of cornering the market on broadcasting live legislative action are over! With the start of the new General Assembly session today at noon, live streaming video and audio feeds from the floor of the House of Delegates and the Senate will be available online for the first time at the [...]

Blockbuster deal paves way for video delivery via Internet (USA Today)

Blockbuster Inc. is stamping its brand on CinemaNow's system for delivering movies over the Internet, providing the video rental chain with another avenue for reaching consumers who want to rent and buy movies without traveling to a store.

Blockbuster downloads CinemaNow for video delivery (AP via Yahoo! News)

Blockbuster Inc. is stamping its brand on CinemaNow's system for delivering movies over the Internet, providing the video rental chain with another avenue for reaching consumers who want to rent and buy movies without traveling to a store.

Appliance simplifies video streaming via Internet. (ThomasNet)

Able to capture/encode/stream video via Web interface, Niagara® 2100 incorporates ViewCast SimulStream® technology to simultaneously stream, in multiple resolutions and data rates, in Windows Media format. Compact unit includes front panel display and accepts component, Y/C, and composite video inputs as well as balanced and unbalanced stereo audio inputs. Niagara SCX® streaming media management ...

The best of the “Best of CES” (ZDNet)

The Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up on Sunday, and by now the many Best of CES lists have been posted. Every year there are a few blockbusters that show up on nearly everyone's list. This year the darlings were the Palm Pre and the Sony VAIO P Series, a tiny...