Silicon Alley Insider’s Dan Frommer today is challenging Apple to move Apple TV from being a “hobby” to being a real business:
If Steve Jobs wants to make a serious run at owning our living room’s “digital hub,” then Apple TV needs a serious overhaul, ASAP.
Why now? Because even though the industry is still nascent, the [...]

MG Siegler at Parislemon has an interesting take on the current state of movie rentals on the XBox 360, suggesting that it’s not ready for prime time:
Last night I sat down to download The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. I figured it would take 5-10 minutes to get enough information to start playing and then go. [...]

The Ninja drops some mad wisdom about the future of Internet media & throws some new media facts at you along the way.
And some of them are even true!

Blockbuster unveiled a prototype of an in-store kiosk for downloading movies at its annual meeting on Wednesday, part of its plan to transform into more than just a DVD rental chain.
The kiosk prototype, which will begin testing within the next three weeks, was developed by NCR Corp. For the pilot launch, the kiosks will be [...]

Microsoft has announced that it is expanding its video offerings through the Zune Marketplace.
Here’s a list of what’s coming.

Amazon.com is planning to take on Apple’s iTunes Store with a new video-on-demand service, the company has revealed.
Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, speaking at the All Things D Conference, described the service as a “new version of video on demand” that will begin showing videos instantly on personal computers. Videos will be sold on an a [...]

The long tail of cinema is coming soon to Internet television, according to New York Times article.
It looks at Cinetic Media, a company that is working on distributing indie films via the Internet:
John Sloss is one of the top sales agents for independent films. Mr. Sloss, 52, has handled the sale of such diamonds in [...]

The world of Internet video just got a lot more interesting.
The Netflix Player by Roku is the first product that lets you get Netflix movies and TV shows streamed directly to your TV screen. It also costs $100 and offers about 8 times the movie selection of Apple TV.
Best of all, if you’ve already got [...]

Television content available through Apple’s iTunes Store continues to grow.
HBO and Apple today officially announced that programming from HBO is now available for purchase and download via the iTunes Store. Programs include The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Deadwoo, Rome, Flight of the Conchords and The Wire.
“We’re very excited to make these legendary HBO programs [...]

According to a Hollywood Reporter report - Apple’s iTunes store will be getting more movies and getting them sooner.
Apple is expected to announce today that it has struck a deal with a wide array of movie studios to sell new releases at its iTunes Store. The move would come as many bricks & morter options [...]