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.

Amazon already has a steady flow of streaming video customers, but it may be preparing to offer another service that may give Netflix a lot more competition. Currently, Amazon Prime subscribers can get access to Amazon’s library of streaming video content at no extra cost. In the future, Amazon may create a standalone streaming video more »

Roku is taking its streaming platform one step further by introducing what it’s calling the Streaming Stick. The Streaming Stick is Roku’s solution to the traditional Smart TV. Roku argues that Smart TVs have an update cycle that requires customers to purchase a brand new set far more often than they would like. With the more »

After watching Dish Network’s announcement of the BlockBuster Movie Pass, I can’t help but to partially view it as a missed opportunity. We thought Dish Network would be announcing a full-on Netflix competitor. Blockbuster wasted no time attempting to lure Netflix customers away following the 60% price increase. Given the recent Qwikster announcement, Dish Network had a perfect opportunity to deal a significant blow to Netflix. But now, non-Dish customers such as myself with no interest in satellite service have no reason to leave Netflix.

It was recently revealed that Dish Network is preparing to launch its own streaming video service in October. Though details on the matter are scarce and unofficial, the service is believed to be a Netflix competitor. The streaming service is said to include movies from Starz, which will be exiting from Netflix in February 2012. Dish Network is also one of the three companies currently bidding on Hulu.

Amazon announced that it has made a deal with NBCUniversal that will give it access to part of the Universal Studios movie library. This includes movies such as “Elizabeth,” “Babe” and “Billy Elliott.” The company reached a similar deal with CBS last week that gives it access to 2,000 episodes of older CBS TV series’. more »

In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the district of Massachusetts, Netflix has been sued by the National Association of the Deaf for not having enough of their content closed-captioned enabled. The NAD claims to have brought up the issue before with the company through various letters, blog posts and petitions but to more »

According to a recent report in the NY Post, Netflix is looking to shell out some serious cash in order to bring new television series online. This of course comes with the warning, the details are coming courtesy of a “person familiar with the matter” and as you would expect, Netflix declined to comment. That more »

Since the first launch in July, Hulu Plus has been an invite-only preview, with the service costing users $9.99 a month. Today Hulu Plus has finally launched for everyone, at a somewhat cheaper price per month. For weeks there have been rumors of a $4.99 price point coming for Hulu Plus. Unfortunately that price is more »

RIM has added the BlackBerry Devcon 2010 keynote speech video online, though it is avaialble for streaming only. That said, hit the watch link below to enjoy two plus hours of streaming video featuring goodies such as the introduction of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Watch [BlackBerry Developer Conference]