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Beem Is An Online PVR With Social Network Connections
Remember last year when we told you about Juno interactive, the IPTV company launched by former NineMSN and former Yahoo!7 media kingpins Jimmy Storrier and David Morrison? Well their project Juno has had a name change and gone into a limited Beta for Sydneysiders. Now called Beem, it’s an online DVR for FTA TV with an emphasis on social networking.
Netflix Will Soon Stream ABC TV And Movies: Lost! Scrubs!
Heaps of ABC TV shows and movies will be coming to Netflix soon, thanks to a new deal with Disney. That includes all of Lost, all of Scrubs, the first two High School Musicals and a whole lot more.
Are BigPond Offering Foxtel On Xbox As Unmetered Content?
According to a couple of tipsters and some users on the Whirlpool forums, Foxtel on Xbox is coming up as unmetered content for BigPond users. This is a huge win.
Hulu Plus For Boxee Will Be Announced Later Today
Boxee is definitely getting Hulu Plus – under the condition Boxee removes all links to Hulu’s free streaming service. Boxee’s CEO is expected to confirm it later today, but until then that’s making the new Box look even costlier. [AllThingsD]
Boxee Box Finally Shipping, Will Get Netflix And Hulu Plus Support
As promised, the D-Link Boxee Box is finally shipping in the US! And that’s not all the good news its makers have for us today:
Get Ready To Wait A Lot Longer For New Movies On Netflix
Two More ISPs Offering Unmetered TiVo Downloads
Ahh, download caps. The bain of a legal downloaders life – you want to pay to rent that movie online, but you don’t want to have to pay for it twice. Fortunately, TiVo customers on ispONE and Comcen can now take advantage of the Caspa VOD service without worrying about blowing out their download caps.
Hulu Plus For $US5 A Month Sounds A Lot More Reasonable
Peter Kafka hears Hulu might cutting the price of Hulu Plus in half to just $US5 a month. Smart, given that Hulu Plus isn’t yet offering that much more than regular old free Hulu and for $US9 a month, Netflix is still a better value (you even get one of those funky silver shiny disc things to go with it). [MediaMemo]
