Platform Overload: How Many Content Platforms Can Survive On TVs And Devices?

Dan Rayburn submits: While this isn't the first time that DirecTV (DTV) has promoted that customers can get some movies from them faster as opposed to Netflix (NFLX), over the weekend DirecTV started running a new series of commercials taking aim at Netflix's 28-day window.

Dan Rayburn submits: As the cost of delivering video continues to get cheaper every year and video syndication to devices and platforms continues to grow, it seems more and more people are under the impression that access to premium video content should be free.

Dan Rayburn submits: While there are a lot of video based hardware devices in the market all competing for the living room, today, none of them have the three essential components needed to be declared the winner. To truly have a shot at owning the living room, you need the content consumers want, the software platform to control the content and an install base of devices capable of reaching a large enough audience.

Dan Rayburn submits: Over the past two weeks, the Xbox LIVE dashboard has been featuring a bunch of MSNBC.com video highlights from the Olympics, as well as news headlines.

Wal-Mart announced on Monday that it plans to buy broadband entertainment provider Vudu. The deal would give the world's biggest retailer the ability to sell movies directly through TVs and Blu-ray players over the Internet.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

Wal-Mart said it will buy broadband entertainment provider Vudu, a deal that gives the retailer the ability to sell movies directly through TVs and Blu-ray players over the Internet.

AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will buy broadband entertainment provider Vudu, a deal that gives the world's biggest retailer the ability to sell movies directly through TVs and Blu-ray players over the Internet.

Dan Rayburn submits: On Tuesday morning Apple (AAPL) announced that sales of their $99 Apple TV would hit 1M units this week. While that's a nice round number to reach, it's not meaningful in the bigger picture.