MyTVpal To Add IMAX Films 
By Sherri - (1) comments April 20, 2007



MyTVpal.com has announced plans to add 16 1080p high-def video on demand movies to its growing roster of flicks and shows.

The IPTV option is billed as the "world’s first instant streaming 1080p PC player and set top box (“STB”) video on demand (“VOD”) service."
Some of the offerings in IMAX format include "Amazing Journeys," "Lost Worlds" and "Africa: The Serengeti."

MyTVpal offers a whole lot of unusual content for free on-demand streaming. It can work in conjunction with the step top box, as well. Television offerings come from all over the globe and the movie collection seems to be building on a steady basis.

The site appears to be coming along rather well. The addition of IMAX sounds like a pretty unusual one, too.

For more information about MyTVPal, visit the site.

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Labels: imax, imax films, iptv, mytvpal, online tv

Video Downloads Coming To The PS3 
By Sherri - (0) comments February 20, 2007



Sony’s Phil Harrison has let the cat out of the bag about Sony’s intention to add movie downloads to the PlayStation Network.

"We made a very conscious decision in putting a hard drive in every machine and a minimum of 20GB, 60GB and who knows in the future, maybe that will rise. You know, that tends to be a trend," Harrison has been quoted as saying. "The decision we made to put a hard drive in every PlayStation 3 was because we saw the long term benefit. The ten year plan of allowing people to download all kinds of digital content to their PlayStation 3 -- not just games but movies, music, HD, standard definition TV, you name it. And that was a significant investment, but it was absolutely the right thing to do."

The news comes as little surprise as Microsoft is already in the field. Its movie and TV download service over Xbox Live Marketplace is a big hit, with gamers fast realizing their Xboxes can be used for a whole lot more than games.

As 1UP aptly points out, Sony is a in great position going into the proposition due to its Sony Music and Sony Pictures divisions. Content should not be an issue for the company.

Hopefully, more news on this will be coming soon. Lots of questions remain, including pricing, content, a launch date and whether or not IPTV will go along with the deal. No matter what, though, this is good news for PS3 owners that bought to make the console a part of a total entertainment package.

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Labels: iptv, movie downloads, playstation 3, ps3, tv downloads