PlayOn media server brings Hulu / YouTube to consoles, Netflix coming soon?

August 19th, 2008 by

PlayOn wants to make sure you can get your daily dose of Barackrolls and Airwolf episodes beyond the desktop, while Hulu might not have a slick streaming set-top box of its own, this media server software turns flash video RSS streams into easily browsed folders for your DLNA-compliant hardware. PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and HP MediaSmart HDTVs being at the top of that list (with Nintendo Wii support planned by year-end) owners can grab the beta release of the software and stream low-res episodes of Psych, or any assortment of YouTube video they please. With Netflix support “just down the road” this could provide an end around for PS3 owners looking for streaming love, or Xbox 360 owners without Xbox Live Gold (we know you’re out there.) Bad news is the beta only lasts 60 days and there’s a $30 pricetag waiting at the end of the free lunch highway. Our experience was good, with no stutters in a Psych episode streamed via Wi-Fi to the PS3 (albeit with no choice of HD clips), but we’d wait for confirmation on the whole Netflix bit before dropping any dough.

Gallery: PlayOn Media Server

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Jeff Zucker says iTunes deal only netted NBC Universal $15 million

October 29th, 2007 by

Filed under: Portable Video

Not that it comes as much of surprise given recent developments, but NBC Universal’s Jeff Zucker is clearly still none too pleased about the company’s deal with Apple, as evidenced by his recent comments at a benefit for Syracuse University. According to Variety, Zucker lamented the lack of flexibility on pricing, and the fact that NBC U wasn’t able to get a cut of Apple’s hardware sales, saying that “Apple sold millions of dollars worth of hardware off the back of our content.” He also dropped the bomb that the iTunes deal netted NBC U “just” $15 million in revenue, despite the fact that NBC’s programming accounted for 40% of video sales on iTunes. Not coincidentally, all of this comes on the same day that NBC Universal (and its partners) launched the beta version of Hulu.com, which it hopes will provide some competition to iTunes, not to mention be better for its bottom line.

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