Netflix streaming
Netflix isn't dragging its feet as it sets up its
on demand streaming service on the PlayStation 3. After announcing the feature
last week, Netflix has started sending out discs that let PS3 owners with Netflix subscriptions partake in the streaming.
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that's comcastic
Mike writes us to say
Comcast's
On Demand service in Chicago is suffering from dropsies reminiscent of Bears receivers. He says a CSR admitted as much when he called to complain. He writes:
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movies
One of the hotter indie flicks of the summer, Steven Soderbergh's
The Girlfriend Experience, debuted on Amazon's rental service this week, way before the movie opens in theaters May 22. At $9.99 for a three-day rental, the movie is also cheaper to rent than it will be to see at many theaters.
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porn
Consumerist Forums reader "1gunit" discovered free porn while channel surfing on his new HDTV. It began when a strange program appeared that started to automatically fast forward itself through what was some presumably boring dialogue. When the program began to play at normal speed, "1gunit" realized he was watching someone else's "On Demand" porn. How did this happen? His letter, inside...
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exciting new products
Comcast has issued a press release claiming that they're helping to solve crimes with something called "Police Blotter On Demand" a trial program launched in the Philadelphia area.
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directv
John Kerry has released a letter from FCC chairman Kevin Martin announcing an investigation into a proposed deal that would give DirecTV exclusive rights to broadcast "
Extra Innings," a package which currently allows out-of-market baseball fans to watch their home team via cable or satellite. DirecTV has the exclusive rights to a similar package, "NFL Sunday Ticket." That deal is not being investigated, sadly.
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pets
Apparently, in some areas of the US you can view short videos of local pets who are in need of homes via
Comcast on Demand.
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