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Danny King

Danny King is a reporter for Video Business.


THE DOWN LOW

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Not-quite-Live From New York

October 5, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Saturday Night Live is now available for early Sunday Morning Streaming.

NBC is making episodes of its longtime sketch-comedy standard bearer available on the Internet right after they air on the network, as the General Electric unit looks to boost viewership.

NBC.com has put this season's first episode on its site and will continue to do the same all season, NBC Universal said in a statement late last week.

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Palm Pre gets Netflix application

September 22, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Add Palm's Pre to the list of mobile devices with applications that let users manage their Netflix queues.

Web site PreCentral.net is offering downloads of the application, called MyQ For Netflix, blog HackingNetflix.com reported late last week.

Since the application was launched early last week, about 7,600 people have downloaded it, according to PreCentral.net.

Applications have always resonated...Read More




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Fun and games at TiVo?

September 9, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

For all of you who thought you could do a better job than ex-NBC TV chief Ben Silverman, TiVo's giving you a chance to prove it -- sort of.

The DVR maker is looking to broaden its online presence by launching a game on its Web site that allows users to forecast how well certain television shows will do, ratings wise, during the fall season.


TiVo's "Build Your Own Network" lets users create a fall "lineup" of shows while also giving them access to features such as reviews, interviews and
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Hand me the remote, er, iPhone

September 1, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Apple's iPhones can now be used as remote controls for Roku set-top boxes. Garage openers may be next.

iPhones and iPod Touch devices can be programmed to use their Wi-Fi features as a way to control Roku boxes that are used to stream movie titles from Netflix and Amazon.com, HackingNetflix.com reported late last week.

The 99-cent application that converts iPhones to clickers is sold by ...Read More




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Netflix cracks Time's top 50

August 31, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Time magazine likes Netflix's Web site. Blockbuster? Eh.

Netflix came in at #21 in Time's list of 50 Best Websites of 2009. The list, as pointed out by blog HackingNetflix, also included Hulu, Amazon.com and, of course, YouTube.

"If you have a DVD player, odds are you already know about Netflix's excellent movies-by-mail servi...Read More






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