Walmart owned, streaming online video provider Vudu has expanded the number of electronics devices that its VOD service is available on. Now with over 300 supported connected devices and a web browser option as well.

A video on demand platform service just like Hulu, which was planned by German TV networks but then stopped could still come to fruition. The judgement is to be appealed against by the two biggest networks.

Amazon want in on subscription tv

Amazon, famous for book sales more than anything else are looking to enter the subscription tv and movie market according to reports. Reported in the Wall Street Journal, the service which would give Amazon customers unlimited streaming of television shows and movies across the internet, is seen as a direct attack on the Netflix and Hulu Plus services.

After seeing the rapid growth of Netflix and Hulu’s new subscription service and Apple preparing to get serious about online streaming, Amazon want in on the emerging online tv market.

Amazon do have an existing video-on-demand service based on a pay-per-view basis. However, the proposed subscription deal will give viewers unlimited access to streaming for a fixed monthly price. It is believed that the service would be available on pc and a range of other devices such as the internet connected tv, smartphones and games consoles.

It is said that Amazon have been in talks with media companies including Time Warner, CBS, NBC and Viacom although results of the talks are still unclear. It is thought that like the Netflix streaming service, the majority of TV shows and movies would be aged, as the tv companies are wary of devaluing their content. The existing pay-per-view Amazon streaming service supplies a variety TV shows and movies for around $1.99 each.

How Amazon would charge for the service is unclear, although reports say they may bundle the service with its existing $79 per year Amazon Prime service, giving an instant large subscriber base. Prime gives members free 2-day shipping on Amazon products.

The deal would be a good fit as Amazon are a massive retailer with a household name. They have existing relationships with many media companies. They have an existing streaming set-up and from the side of the tv and movie companies. They are seriously looking at striking online deals as a way to increase revenue and reduce piracy.

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Sony to rival itunes?

Sony have announced the launch of a new video and music streaming service that will put the company in direct competition with itunes and netflix. Announced on Wednesday at the Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) trade show in Berlin and due for release in the US and Europe this fall, the service called Qriocity will allow streaming movies and tv shows on PlayStation 3, internet enabled tv sets, media players, HDTVs, Blu-ray players, and of course computers.

The service is expected (like itunes and Apple hardware) to be available only on Sony branded hardware and allows users to watch movies on demand in both high definition and standard definition. Qriocity was announced last year, under the name of Sony Online Services. Besides music and movies, it will also be used to distribute games and e-books, according to Sony.

CEO of Sony,Howard Stringer said that Sony Internet TV will revolutionize the television experience and will be the world’s first true Internet service allowing viewers to simultaneously search and access all of their TV channels as well as internet based tv apps from wherever they watch TV, he said.also hinted at IFA at an upcoming TV service based on Google’s Android-based TV platform, plans for which were announced earlier this year.

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