http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/boxee.finds.hardware.maker/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/boxeebox-render.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Boxee today confirmed talk that it would produce its own hardware. The media center startup now says it has partnered with an unnamed home electronics company to make its own set-top box and that a mockup as well as further details will be shown at an already-planned December 7th event that was to mark the Boxee software entering beta. Most details aren't known, but Boxee stresses that the devic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/boxee.finds.hardware.maker/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/19/vcast.tv.in.san.francisco/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/motokravezn4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon today officially expanded its V CAST Mobile TV network to include key larger California cities. The FLO TV-based digital broadcasts are now available in San Francisco as well as Fresno and Sacramento further south. Channel selection should remain the same and provides a mix of both live and pre-recorded content from both kids' channels like NickToons and more mature content from CBS, Fox... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/19/vcast.tv.in.san.francisco/ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/28/nbc.apple.negotiations/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/zucker.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NBC's CEO Jeff Zucker has shed more light on the network's negotiations with Apple over iTunes content, according to an interview with Kara Swisher at the All Things Digital conference. The relationship between the two companies has been shaky at best, with disagreements over the iTunes pricing policies.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/28/nbc.apple.negotiations/ Thu, 28 May 2009 17:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/13/vudu.ad.backed.media/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/vudu-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VUDU today signaled a partial change in direction with word that it will start offering ad-supported music and video through its service. Once limited to renting as well as selling movies and TV shows, the company is tapping Brightcove to provide ads for a free Sony music video service. It also plans to expand this to include other services but hasn't set out its plans to date, including whether... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/13/vudu.ad.backed.media/ Wed, 13 May 2009 18:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/05/primetime2go.bberry.live/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/primetime2go.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As previewed at CTIA, Quickplay today took its PrimeTime2Go mobile TV live for BlackBerry smartphones. The subscription service gives owners unlimited access to TV shows from multiple networks, including ABC, NBC and SciFi, and relies on a relatively transparent system to provide the videos; chosen episodes are downloaded in the background whenever the phone is on a Wi-Fi connection. Owners can ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/05/primetime2go.bberry.live/ Tue, 05 May 2009 14:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/20/wash.gets.atsc.mobile.tv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/nokian96.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/20/wash.gets.atsc.mobile.tv/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/09/sony.confirms.google.talks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/crackle.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony has confirmed this week's earlier rumors that it is engaged in talks with YouTube on posting full-length movies on the free video service site, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. If the deal goes through, it would see the first major US studio to do so on a large scale, and the full-length films would be offered for viewing for free, likely supported by ad sales in the stream.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/09/sony.confirms.google.talks/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/27/disney.hulu.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/lost.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Multiple sources speaking with paidContent today claim that Disney is in "serious" talks with Hulu to bring TV shows to the web service. The media giant would bring over at least ABC's TV programming, such as Lost, and would potentially involve the Disney Channel and other networks that aren't heavily dependent on cable and satellite TV. In return, Disney would get an equity stake in the primari... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/27/disney.hulu.rumor/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/04/zilliontv.debut/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/zilliontv.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new device and matching service from a startup could offer serious competition in online video to larger rivals like Apple and Netflix. ZillionTV's self-titled service will give users a core networking device, known as the Z-bar, that would have no local video storage of its own and would instead stream movies and TV shows online. Rather than following the similarly network-based Roku's model ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/04/zilliontv.debut/ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/20/comcast.twc.online.tv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/comcast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Two US cable providers are looking to put their TV programming online in a bid to preserve their business, sources have reportedly told the Wall Street Journal. Comcast and Time Warner Cable are believed to have been in ongoing talks with content providers, such as NBC and Viacom, for a deal that would let subscribers to cable TV packages stream "much" of their available shows online on the web. ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/20/comcast.twc.online.tv/ Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:50:00 GMT