Tag Archives: DVD
Ultraviolet could actually work
Ultraviolet has been working steadily from concept to practice and it has had a number of problems, mostly around usability… something that its main competitor (Apple Fairplay) does not suffer from. Now though, it has reached an important point in its attempt to hit the big time and it is not the signing up of [...]
Paying for Online Content
Research is a wonderful thing, and now it seems that we are more used to the idea of paying for content online than some thought. Research from ecommerce platform and strategic ecommerce consulting firm Elastic Path Software has revealed that a surprisingly large portion of online video viewers (75 per cent) are willing to pay [...]
Woolworths / EUK – An Opportunity for Digital Downloads
As reported across the web, the high street retailer Zavvi (was Virgin Megastores) has suspended CD and DVD sales from its website www.zavvi.co.uk due to the entry into administration of the distributer EUK, owned by Woolworths. This is affecting the other customers of EUK including Tesco, WHSmith, and Morrisons. The entire industry is scrambling to [...]
HDTV Market Penetration in the UK – Commentary
Floating around a variety of homes whilst on a family vacation has revealed that (from a small sample of 6 homes) that each home had a brand spanking new HDTV. There was not a sign of the old CRT. The most interesting thing though is that only one of these homes made use of true [...]