TiVo is tipped to be among the potential suitors for Hulu, with the DVR company said to be a rival to DirecTV who, in reports late last week, was described as in "very advanced stages" to acquire the on-demand service. The suggestion, from market intelligence firm StreetAccount, described TiVo's recent share price bump as on "follow-through from speculation on a Hulu acquisition", Zatz Not Funny reports.
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Netflix and Amazon ink DreamWorks and Disney content deals
Netflix and Amazon's LOVEFiLM are each getting a burst of new content, its been announced, with DreamWorks and Disney each promising fresh on-demand titles for the cord-cutting favorites. On Netflix, a new deal with DreamWorks will see more than 300 hours of new programming based on existing and upcoming franchises such as Turbo added, while LOVEFiLM will get a mixture of new and classic titles like Dumbo, Ratatouille, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
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Pioneer BDP-160 Blu-ray deck packs WiFi Direct for digital converts
Pioneer has outed its latest Blu-ray deck, the BDP-160, seemingly targeted at those torn between high-res physical media and the convenience of digital downloads. The WiFi-toting player supports not only Full HD Blu-ray playback, but uses WiFi Direct to stream content from a smartphone, tablet, or laptop, including support for YouTube's "Send to TV" function for one-touch big-screen playback.
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Man of Steel opening weekend: Superman sees super ticket sales
Superman reboot Man of Steel broke box office records for a June weekend opening, Warner Bros. has confirmed, taking $125.1m in the US and snatching the record from 2010's Toy Story 3. Second only to Iron Man 3 on the 2003 movie leaderboard, Man of Steel also slammed the last big-screen outing for Superman, taking more than twice as much as 2006's Superman Returns, Inside Movies reports, and has led to even stronger hints from the studio that a Justice League franchise is waiting in the wings.
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DirecTV buying Hulu source claims
DirecTV will buy Hulu in a roughly billion-dollar deal, it's reported, with the acquisition in "very advanced stages" according to insiders familiar with the deal. The streaming provider has entertained interest from Time Warner Cable, Yahoo, and others over the past months, but is likely to settle on DirecTV as the new owner, sources tell PandoDaily, and a contract signed by the end of June.
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Boxee bought out insiders claim as Cloud DVR funding hunt fails
Boxee, the streaming media company that had attempted to recreate itself from an HTPC software specialist to a set-top box provider, has reportedly been acquired. The news, currently at rumor status but tipped to be officially announced sometime next week according to VentureBeat, is apparently the culmination of several months of Boxee searching for a buyer, after attempts to drum up a new round of funding fell flat.
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Netflix user profiles to tame multi-user recommendations this summer
Netflix finally intends to add multiple user accounts to a single subscription, ending the days of your kids' favorite shows skewing your action movie recommendations. The system is expected to launch sometime this summer, Netflix VP of Product Innovation Todd Yellin told Yahoo News, and will split users off into different profiles so as to keep their recommendations more accurate.
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LG Smart TVs get GameNow cloud gaming
LG's latest smart TVs will get "console quality gaming" thanks to a Ubitus GameNow deal, streaming cloud gameplay direct to the sets without the need for standalone hardware. GameNow - which is already available on tablets and smartphones, not to mention on Google TV - will work on LG's LA7900, LA8600, and LA9600 sets, though you'll need a gamepad controller to actually use it.
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Intel TV said yet to secure content despite offering 75% cable premium
Intel is yet to close a single content deal for its upcoming Intel TV service, sources claim, despite reportedly offering media companies as much as a 75-percent premium over what traditional cable firms pay. The combination live and on-demand TV service is expected to launch this year, according to Intel, but insiders familiar with the ongoing content owner negotiations tell Reuters that no programming has actually been settled upon at this stage.
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Apple iRadio gets green light after Sony Music reportedly agrees
Apple has reportedly inked a deal with Sony Music that will bring the label's content to the much-rumored "iRadio" streaming service, insiders claim, paving the way for an official launch at Monday's WWDC 2013 keynote. Sony Music had been a hold-out in discussions, but has now settled on an agreement with Apple, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AllThingsD, giving the Cupertino firm the support of the three key labels.
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Xbox One controller gets deep-dive treatment
Microsoft's design decisions around the Xbox One have already prompted some arguments, with the company coming out fighting to defend the slab-sided console; now, it's the turn of the new Xbox One controller to get detailed. The wireless gamepad was the culmination of 20 research studies spread across the globe, according to Microsoft, with more than 500 people giving their feedback and over 200 prototypes getting worked up.
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Xbox One and Sky deal tipped for subsidized set-top box scheme [Updated]
Microsoft is in negotiations with broadcaster Sky UK to offer a subsidized Xbox One, it's reported, potentially even positioning the console as a new set-top box for the satellite TV service. The deal, which may already have been finalized according to MCV's sources, would see the next-gen console offered at a significant discount, it's claimed, potentially with DVR style recording functionality in the pipeline.
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