Verismo Helps Pay TV Providers to Cross Borders
Don't like your local cable company? Then why don't you get pay TV straight from Mexico, India or the Middle East? That's the idea behind Verismo, a company that is announcing the launch of a new triple-play platform targeted towards virtual MSOs later today.
Vid Biz: DVD Kiosk Boom, Streaming-Only Netflix, Ivi Struggle
Today on the Net: U.S. consumers really like their Redbox rentals, but they'll also soon be able to try out Netflix without any physical DVD rentals. Also, online TV troublemaker Ivi just submitted another legal filing. 
There is No New Media: It’s All New Consumption
Now television broadcasters are blocking Google TV from getting access to the content broadcasters put online to make sure they don’t lose advertising dollars. But the cat is out of the bag. All information is nothing more than bits on one network
Chatroulette Clone for FaceTime Mac Already Here
FaceTime for Mac only came out yesterday, but you can already get weird with it, Chatroulette style. A new app called Facelette, created by developer Zach Holman in about an hour, lets you chat randomly with strangers, on either your compatible iOS device or your Mac. 
FaceTime for Mac Video Demo
For those without access to a computer that can use FaceTime, or if you just haven't had a chance to test it out, here's a demo by GigaOM's Chris Albrecht. As you can see from the clip, it works pretty much exactly the way it should. 
LifeSize Introduces Modular HD Video Conferencing Bridge
Video conferencing company LifeSize today announced the LifeSize Bridge 2200, an HD video conferencing product. The Austin, Texas-based company (now a division of Logitech) says that because the 16-port product is modular, it should enable businesses u...
“Back to the Mac” Event to Stream Live from Apple
Apple streamed its last event, and it seemed likely that was the start of a trend. Well, trend confirmed, as Italy's Apple PR branch has just released an announcement saying that it will indeed be streaming the event live at Apple.com today at 10 AM PDT. 
FCC Live-Tweets NLCS Matchup for Cablevision Subs
Today, when the Giants faced off against the Phillies in Game 3 of the NLCS, the official Twitter account for the Federal Communciations Commission provided several updates on the game for Cablevision subscribers unable to watch the game because of an ongoing dispute with Fox. SERIOUSLY. 
Majek’s Goldilocks: A Sign of Things to Come
At a time when the world is wondering if Apple will do to the video industry what it did to the music industry, and if the iPad will save print news from online obsolescence, independent startups like Majek Pictures are challenging the status quo for TV. 
Fox Cuts off Hulu: Good and Bad for Cable Subscribers
The fight over how much Cablevision will pay Fox in retransmission fees escalated to a new level this morning as Fox had denied Cablevision's broadband customers access to Hulu and other Fox-affiliated online content. The move shows how online video has grown in importance. 
Why Cable May Let the Google Fox Into the Henhouse
Google's newly announced partnership with DISH will distribute Logitech's Google TV device and allow for limited integration with the satellite TV provider's set-tops. But the real question is whether or not Google can sell such an act to the Comcasts ...
That’s Not a Remote; That’s a Speak ‘n Spell!
Sony's Google TV remote is a good example of the challenge facing any manufacturer looking to integrate its TV platform with Google's devices. The remote sports 90 buttons, and it often requires two hands for things that many people are used to doing o...
