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Roxio CinemaNow Brings Streaming Movies To The Wii (in Japan)
8:30PM Dan Nosowitz | Well, it’s Japan-only for now, but the Wii is finally starting to compete with the PS3 and Xbox 360 in the only category in which it’s in third place: Media centre functionality. CinemaNow, apparently, is the guinea pig of choice. More »
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Blockbuster Consumes CinemaNow, Still Misses the Point
12:20AM John Mahoney | Still desperately playing catch-up, Blockbuster has struck a deal that brings its pay-per-view streaming service to anything that supports CinemaNow, which will now be known as a Blockbuster-branded service. But it’s still no Netflix. More »
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LG Adds YouTube and CinemaNow to Blu-ray Players
1:15AM Mark Wilson | I know what you’ve been thinking, Mr. Home Theatre Enthusiast. “Why can’t I watched low rez Flash clips on my awesome HDTV and Blu-ray player?” Thanks to LG…Now. You. Can.
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TiVo Adds Another VOD Service, Breaks Amazon’s Heart
10:57PM Mark Wilson | While TiVo’s offered Amazon Unbox downloads for some time, apparently TiVo isn’t opposed to playing the field. The company just signed another video on demand partner, Cinemanow, to bring in Disney content. Their library is tiny with only 1,500 titles and we’re not certain whether TiVo will only be accessing their Disney content. But there are two things we really like about this deal. More »
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