Disney may end up being another company that will refuse to sell new movies to cheaper rental services such as Redbox. The L.A. Times reports Disney may Redbox and other to wait 28 days before providing customers with the option of renting its movies.

Telus Canada’s innovative TV service is about to get even more exciting with the launch of two new sub-products, the Optik TV for Xbox 360 and Optik on the go. According to Telus’ Chief Commercial Officer, Joe Natale, these two new products is aimed at continuously transforming the way their customers will enjoy Optik TV. more »

Amazon continues to beef up its Prime Instant Video offers, today adding more than 2,000 titlrs thanks to a new deal with Viacom. The new deal with Viacom brings in TV shows from Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, CMT, and TV Land, among others. That means that Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to more »

Amazon hasn’t necessarily been a true Netflix competitor. Sure its Prime Instant Video service provides similar unlimited streaming content like Netflix, but it’s only available to Amazon Prime subscribers. Amazon will truly become a competitor once it makes Prime Instant Video an option for everyone that isn’t an Amazon Prime subscriber. According to Reuters, Amazon is getting more »

On the same day Verizon and Redbox announced it had formed a partnership to create a new video streaming service, Redbox appeared a second time with another announcement. Redbox has agreed to purchase assets from NCR Corporation. NCR Corporation specializes in operating a range of self-service kiosks including Blockbuster Express. 

If you are looking to check out the 2012 Super Bowl commercials, well then, it looks like YouTube is the place where you need to head. The video site has a special section set-up which is being promoted in conjunction with AdBlitz and NBC Sports. But regardless of who is offering it, the AdBlitz 2012 more »

Verizon was rumored to be planning a Netflix-like streaming video service during December in 2011. Today the company has confirmed those rumors by announcing a joint venture with Coinstar’s Redbox brand. The two companies will work together to create a new online video service while retaining Redbox’s traditional DVD and Blu-ray rental business.

It may be the day after the Super Bowl, however shifting gears just a little bit — it is also February 6th and that means the Netflix original series ‘Lilyhammer’ has come available for streaming. The series will be available using Watch Instantly streaming and includes all eight episodes of Season 1. The episodes all more »

Skype has just released version 5.8 of Skype for Windows, bringing in some nice features particularly full HD video-calling, support for Facebook audio and video calling, and group screen sharing. With the new version of Skype for Windows, you can now make crystal-clear video calls with your loved ones or business contacts. This was made more »

Warner Bros. could not convince Redbox to go along with its plan that delays rentals of its films by 56 days. In addition to that, the deal that required Redbox customers to wait 28 days before renting Warner Bros. films after they are released on DVD has expired. This means Redbox can offer new Warner Bros. movies more »