[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110324_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Showtime is removing its newest shows from Netflix’s instant watch library. Instead, it will run its own video streaming service where you can find past seasons of current shows, a move that other networks have already started. Netflix will still maintain the right to stream Showtime’s canceled Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110316_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] According to recent research data, Netflix is delivering 61% of all digital video being streamed online. Competitors like Amazon are falling behind due to Netflix’s strategy of saturating the set-top box market. Netflix’s large collection of movies and stranglehold on the market will make it tough to Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110310_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Microsoft announced that its Xbox 360 accessory, the Kinect, has sold 10 million units. The motion-sensing controller set the Guinness World Record for consumer electronics sales in a 60-day period, surpassing Apple’s products. 8 million of the 10 million Kinect’s sold were purchased during last year’s holiday Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110303_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Apple finally announced the iPad 2 at an event where Steve Jobs made his first appearance since taking a medical leave. The new tablet will sport dual-facing cameras, a 33% thinner body than the iPad and dual-core processers make it blazingly fast. You can get your hands Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110224_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix finalized a deal that will allow them to offer streaming content licensed by CBS. Hundreds of millions of dollars bought Netflix the right to stream a large portion of CBS’s older content, like the Twilight Zone and Star Trek series. Netflix now has serves content from Continue Reading →

Online Video Watching Up 45%

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Nielsen reported that online video watching has increased by 45% since last year. There are only 3.1% more people now watching online video, which means that current users are simply consuming more. Netflix is the big winner, cashing in on paid subscriptions. Read the full article at WSJ.com Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110215_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The Internet has 4.3 billion IP addresses available for connected devices, but we’re running out of them sooner than we thought. The current Internet Protocol was created in 1977 and wasn’t built to handle the web’s explosive expansion. Luckily, a new protocol will soon be in place Continue Reading →
[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110121_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google announced that co-founder Larry Page is taking over for Eric Schmidt as the company’s CEO. Schmidt will become the Executive Chairman and focus on business development, especially globally. Google says the move comes as an attempt to streamline decision-making and have a clearer sense of accountability. Continue Reading →
International CES 2011 is in the history books and it was a wonderful show. Over 135,000 attendees, over 20,000 new product announcements, over 1.6 million square feet of exhibit space — it was a non-stop tech festival that truly has no equal anywhere on Earth. Samsung, Sony, Sharp, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Vizio, Joe, Sally, Tom, Continue Reading →
Next on Live Digital: Is the Verizon iPhone finally here? What’s the coolest gadget for 2011? Is Motorola’s Xoom tablet the first real iPad killer? And, how will Netflix compete with all of the new online video services? Plus, I’ll talk with TiVo’s Vice President and General Manager of Content Services, Tara Maitra. I’ll chat Continue Reading →