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Best Buy’s CinemaNow opens home disc-to-digital program, makes cloud copies of DVDs for a fee – Engadget

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“One interesting development of the UltraViolet program has been Walmart / Vudu’s in-store disc-to-digital program, and now Best Buy is apparently ready to offer similar functionality, but within the comfort of one’s own home. The Best Buy-owned CinemaNow is flashing a Disc to Digital beta page that offers downloads of a player for Windows or Mac PCs that not only allows access to one’s UltraViolet library both online or offline, but also insert any DVD (no word on Blu-ray support yet) and convert it to an SD or HD UltraViolet copy.”

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White Label Live HD Video Streaming and Playlist Broadcasting with Streamago.tv

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Robin Good: Streamago is a live video streaming platform which allows anyone with an HD camcorder or a simple webcam to start video broadcasting directly on the web with the minimum fuss and at zero cost.

 

Streamago works also from smartphones and tablets, and it provides some fine controls to set the quality and resolution of your broadcast, as well as to add your brand name, tagline, or a RSS news ticker on top of your live streaming image.

 

Streamago provides you with unlimited channels you can use, storage of 20GB and SD video encoding quality. Streamago can also stream directly to your Facebook profile page and can record, if you want, each one of your live video streams.

 

Free version available (ad supported).

 

The premium version provides access to higher quality video encoding (up to 1.7Mbps), video scheduling/playlist, white labeling, extra storage and custom support and stats at 39.30eu/month.

 

N.B.: With the scheduling/playlist of the Premium version you can create a 24/7 professional TV schedule by assembling live transmissions, pre-registered videos or uploaded contents.

 

Premium features: http://www.streamago.tv/premium/plans.html

 

App store mobile version: http://itunes.apple.com/it/app/streamago/id433402336?mt=8

 

Try it out now: http://www.streamago.tv/

 

(Thanks to Fabrizio Pucci for bringing it to my attention)

 

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TiVo teases long-awaited HD guide upgrades for fall DVR update – Engadget

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“TiVo VP Margret Schmidt has confirmed the upcoming fall update will bring reworked screens for the To Do List, Season Pass Manager and My Shows (for networked DVRs), and tweeted screenshots. Also of note are a number of Comcast areas recently added to the list of places that support Xfinity VOD via TiVo.”

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ZTE unveils innovative OTT solution supporting low bit rate HD

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ZTE Corporation, a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has announced a full hardware and software solution integrating low bit rate high-definition (HD), Over the Top (OTT) TV, and multi-screen convergence at this year’s Broadband World Forum 2012.

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CEA: 4K becomes Ultra HD | Advanced Television

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“In order to its highlight its superiority over conventional HDTV, the Board of Industry Leaders of US consumer electronics industry trade body the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has voted unanimously to designate the next generation of so-called ’4K’ high-definition display technology for the home – giant-screen TVs with more than eight million pixels of resolution, four times the resolution of today’s high-definition televisions – ‘Ultra High-Definition’ or ‘Ultra HD’, as well as setting out related performance attributes.”

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Slingbox 350 and 500 show up unannounced in Best Buy, flaunt 1080p and built-in WiFi. – Engadget

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“You might say Dave Zatz just had a happy accident. While he was hunting for the as yet unofficial Logitech Harmony Touch in Best Buy, he discovered the Slingbox 350 and 500 — two more living room gadgets that have yet to receive an official introduction. The placeshifting hubs both look to be major improvements over the aging Slingbox Pro HD and Solo, making 1080p streaming available as long as the connection is up to snuff.”

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Sky+ launches 7-day Catch Up TV, 2TB HD DVRs and adds zeebox extras to its iPad app – Engadget

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“Sky+ in the UK has bundled several updates to deliver all at once, including expected ones like zeebox integration into its iPad app and an expanded Catch Up TV lineup, plus a new 2TB Sky+ HD DVR. Viewers will notice the new 7-day Catch Up TV section in their video on-demand section stocked with shows from Sky, ITV Player and Demand 5, with BBC iPlayer arriving this fall and 4oD next year.”

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Fox Tries (Again) on Digital Movie Sales, while UltraViolet Moves (Slowly) Forward

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This week Fox Filmed Entertainment announced a new digital sell-through program for movies. As reported in The New York Times, Fox will soon start selling HD digital film downloads three weeks prior to VOD and disc release, while lowering the price from $20 to $15. This, Fox hopes will stimulate the still small digital sell-through market, with the ultimate objective of doing something about the eight-year industry-wide decline in home video sales.

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