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• Is Best Buy Finally Getting Serious about CinemaNow?

  CinemaNow could easily be considered the hot potato of OTT. Starting as a standalone company running a movie streaming service, then acquired by Sonic in 2008 who eventually separated the platform – renamed to RoxioNow – from the service - CinemaNow. That CinemaNow brand name was acquired by Best Buy in May 2010, while RoxioNow was picked up by Rovi as part of the Sonic acquisition. And if you are confused by that brief history, just give it a couple weeks - we’ll see if the name changes yet again. ... Posted Aug 19 2011, 02:23 PM by Andy Tarczon with | with no comments Filed under: OTT, Andy Tarczon, Best Buy, Vudu, CinemaNow, Rovi

• An Opinion on ‘The Minionator’

  Thursday evening I had the dual chance to both test out Best Buy’s Movie Mode app at a screening of ‘Despicable Me’ and be a hero to my six-year-old who could see this highly anticipated movie before any of his friends. ... Posted Jul 09 2010, 11:02 AM by Andy Tarczon with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: mobile applications, Andy Tarczon, Best Buy, Movie Mode, audience interactivity

• Google TV Unites Web and TV in One Experience

  This morning, at Google I/O in San Francisco, Google announced a comprehensive push to bring the Internet to TV, an effort dubbed "Google TV." Working with initial partners Intel, Sony, and Logitech, Google is assembling an open ecosystem to deliver web content and applications directly to the TV. As well, rather than ignore traditional TV content, the effort seeks to integrate the Internet and TV into a single seamless experience.... Posted May 20 2010, 03:38 PM by Colin Dixon with | with no comments Filed under: Blu-ray, Colin Dixon, Intel, Best Buy, Cellphone remote, Cable TV, Google TV, Google I/O

• New RewardZone Perks Hint of the Digital Battle Ahead

  Best Buy recently added some new perks to their RewardZone Premier Silver program squarely focused on the digital media space. This includes free Napster streaming and download service and a free monthly video rental through CinemaNow. These changes signify that retailers are rapidly evolving to become more than just hardware sales channels as they look to digital media services as a strong growth opportunity. Will this be their only move into the digital battlefield or is much more about to unfold? ... Posted May 07 2010, 09:42 AM by Andy Tarczon with | with no comments Filed under: Andy Tarczon, retailers, CE, walmart, Best Buy, Vudu, CinemaNow, OTT delivery

• Netflix Making Blu-ray Players into Internet Set Top Boxes?

  To date, the most successful Over-the-Top (OTT) video play has been the game console. With internet connectivity, video rendering, and established commerce capabilities, they have been the no-brainer platform to establish streaming to the television. Take for example Netflix on Xbox - within 12 weeks of release, more than one million consoles had downloaded and registered the software. So it was with great enthusiasm that the recent Sony PS3 and Netflix deal was received. However, while game consoles have been an easy pathway to the television (and will continue to be), this deal hints at a new wave of connectivity just now emerging ….... Posted Nov 10 2009, 08:40 PM by Andy Tarczon with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Over-The-Top, Blu-ray, set-top boxes, Netflix, Herve Utheza, Andy Tarczon, game consoles, Best Buy, Internet-to-TV delivery

• Blu-Ray's Key to OTT Growth

  Blu-ray's Key to OTT Growth Colin Dixon, Senior Partner, Advisory October 30 , 2009 One of the big conclusions of TDG’s upcoming report on the CE devices delivering Internet video to TV is the importance of Blu-ray Players. Until now one of... Posted Oct 30 2009, 03:02 PM by Colin Dixon with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: DVD, Internet video, Blu-ray, CE devices, Colin Dixon, Best Buy, Internet-to-TV delivery

• Retailers and Over-the-Top Video Services: Missed Opportunity?

  In the fight for video service supremacy – a battleground where TV shows and movies are available on-demand; in which an open broadband connection is a more powerful conduit than a cable TV connection; where new technologies are commoditizing the ability to deliver content; and where virtually any device connected to the TV can become the set-top box (if not the TV itself) – the very definition of a “service provider” is being altered.... Posted Jan 22 2009, 12:42 AM by Andy Tarczon with | with no comments Filed under: OTT, Andy Tarczon, service providers, retailers, bestbuy, walmart, wal-mart, Circuit City, Best Buy