Posts tagged: Vudu

Despite CinemaNow, Best Buy Won’t Pooh-Pooh Vudu

As I’ve noted when discussing the e-reader market, Amazon and Barnes & Noble have an inherent advantage in garnering overall revenue given that they can call upon databases of millions of active book-buyers. When I wrote about the in-store Nook angle that Barnes & Noble was taking, I mentioned how electronics retailers could benefit from this level of integration. Last week, prior to the Google TV announcement, Best Buy announced it will offer its version of Sonic Solutions’ RoxioNow video program under its original CinemaNow brand, which Best Buy has acquired.

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categories Consumer Technology | Ross Rubin, Executive Director, Industry Analysis | datetime May 24, 2010 2:59 pm | comments Comments (0)

Walmart Rings Up Vudu

This week brought news that Walmart has purchased Vudu, a one-time on-demand video device company that transformed its business to servicing connected TVs and Blu-ray players. As the largest seller of packaged home video in the country and one of the largest sellers of consumer electronics, Walmart clearly has an interest in maintaining its position as more video is consumed digitally, but also in establishing ties to the televisions and Blu-ray players that are featuring the Vudu service.

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categories Consumer Technology | Ross Rubin, Executive Director, Industry Analysis | datetime February 24, 2010 10:54 am | comments Comments (0)