Crackle offers streaming feature-length movies and television (with a surprising amount of the old cartoon shows like “He-Man” and “Voltron” that children of the ’80s used to watch and love). The streaming website includes clips and trailers for upcoming films, works with independent online distributors, and even produces its own entertainment content.
The CinemaNow library contains approximately 14,000 feature-length films, shorts, concerts, and television programs. CinemaNow allows streaming directly to your computer or Web-enabled TV.
While Netflix is exclusively on the Xbox 360, PlayOn allows Xbox 360 (without a Xbox Live Gold Membership), Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii (currently in beta), HP MediaSmart TV, and Moxi HD DVR users to get Netflix instant on their tv. But PlayOn doesn’t stop there. They also offer Hulu, CBS, YouTube, CNN, ESPN.
Cost | What to Enjoy | Features | Video | News & Updates | Press Releases | Editor’s Assessment Cost: Instant comes free with Subscription What to Enjoy: According to their website, Netflix is the world’s largest online movie rental service, boasting a deep well of over 100,000 titles (both movies and TV shows) available [...]
Established by cable provider, Comcast (and part of their Interactive Media Department), Fancast offers a wide selection of TV show clips, full length episodes, feature length movies, and trailers. While Fancast is offered by Comcast, you don’t need to be a subscriber to enjoy the videos.
On-Demand is Amazon’s 24-hr rental service that works like Netflix Instant: you pay a small fee to watch movies online, on your computer, or on a portable device. You can also synch your rentals and purchases over to TV via TiVo–a similar service is set up for Sony BRAVIA users.
In the years since it’s founding in 2005–and its acquisition in 2006 by Google–YouTube has come a long way from just focusing on user-generated content (think: Star Wars Kid). Many studios and distribution companies now have their own YouTube channel, offering clips and trailers. YouTube also has sections for full length feature films and TV shows.
Cost | What to Enjoy | Features | Video | Sales Info | Press Releases | Editor’s Assessment Cost: Free to download (only runs on Mac and Linux) What to enjoy: Dubbed the Social Media Center, Boxee not only provides access and playback for a wide array of video and music, but also allows users [...]
Missed that episode of Family Guy? Need to catch up on 30 Rock? Hulu to the rescue! In March 2007, NBC Universal and Fox Entertainment entered into a joint venture now known as Hulu. In the three years since, Hulu became one of the top video streaming sites on the Internet. According to a recent report by comScore VideoMetrix, Hulu ranked in fourth place, beating out Viacom and Microsoft streaming sites.
