Read more video on demand stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2820/video-on-demand.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 07:32:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65938/netflix-is-for-blobby-people.htmlJason Farago<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=230923&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331220207' border='0' />Like 10.6 million Americans, Time film critic Richard Corliss has a subscription to Netflix, which sends everything from Bollywood megamusicals to BBC miniseries to his mailbox. "No question," Corliss admits, "Netflix serves a need"—it's super cheap and stocked with titles. But the DVD delivery service has killed off...Mei Michelson prepares to return movies to Netflix from her home in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, Oct. 22, 2007.http://www.newser.com/story/65938/netflix-is-for-blobby-people.htmlMon, 03 Aug 2009 07:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40036/after-beating-back-hd-dvd-blu-ray-hardly-in-clear.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=144701&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401002246' border='0' />Blu-ray might have won the battle against Toshiba’s HD DVD, but it may still be losing the high-definition war as it is forced to compete with other sources of HD content, the Wall Street Journal reports. With cable and satellite TV providers offering more HD channels and video-on-demand services, some...Though Blu-ray is now the movie industry's preferred high-def disc player, offerings from satellite, cable and the web have kept many from buying the players, despite price cuts.http://www.newser.com/story/40036/after-beating-back-hd-dvd-blu-ray-hardly-in-clear.htmlWed, 15 Oct 2008 14:43:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37191/amazons-on-demand-video-good-not-great-mossberg.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=135076&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401003753' border='0' />Amazon’s new Video on Demand service works well, Walter Mossberg writes in the Wall Street Journal , although the selection of titles could be better. The service allows users to individually purchase movies and TV to stream, with most rentals lasting 24 hours. The videos are stored on an Amazon server,...Wall Street Journal tech guru Walter Mossberg finds Amazon's video-on-demand service generally useful, though selection leaves something to be desired, and all bets are off with a slow web connection.http://www.newser.com/story/37191/amazons-on-demand-video-good-not-great-mossberg.htmlThu, 11 Sep 2008 13:44:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21426/directv-to-get-with-times-add-on-demand.htmlJonas Oransky<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=83560&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020523' border='0' />Challenged by cable and phone-company competitors, DirecTV will offer video-on-demand for the first time, a combination of DVR and broadband-connected content with significant limitations. Because the biggest satellite-TV provider doesn’t use terrestrial connections, it’s been long unable to offer instant play options. Its new plan will store some content on...DirecTV sub-contractor Eddie Ortiz installs a DirecTV Ka/Ku satellite antenna dish atop a Redondo Beach, Calif. residence in this Aug. 7, 2007 file photo. TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts is coming up in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009. And while consumers may still be puzzling over whether they need converter boxes for older TVs, there's far less mystery over which business interests could stand to gain from the shift. http://www.newser.com/story/21426/directv-to-get-with-times-add-on-demand.htmlThu, 13 Mar 2008 14:41:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2970/apple-courts-studios-for-rental-rights.htmlDustin Lushing<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=7242&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034730' border='0' />Apple is buttering up top movie studios as it prepares to launch a video-on-demand service to contend with cable and satellite companies. Apple plans to offer each movie as a 30-day rental for $2.99, and it's telling studios the term of lease means they won't take a hit on...http://www.newser.com/story/2970/apple-courts-studios-for-rental-rights.htmlMon, 11 Jun 2007 07:30:37 CDT