Zeus
08-07-2008, 05:26 PM
Vudu was once primed to be the king of the digital revolution, a set-top box that streams premium content to your TV had over 5000 movies from all major studios except Sony. But now with the Live movie service and PSN movie service, they have been forced to the dark side - PORN! They have just reached an agreement with AVN media network to stream pornographic films on the Vudu although we doubt Sony/MS will ever follow suit.
Now the company faces competition from many of the big guns in the digital entertainment industry. Not only has Apple significantly improved the Apple TV over the past year, Sony, Microsoft and a new player, Roku thanks to the help of Netflix’s content, have all come out to play. By “play” I mean battle to the death to control your living room.
All of Vudu’s competitors now have deals with the major movie studios. If content is king, Vudu is one of many kings. So what to do? Find new content. And it looks like Vudu may have done just that by going to an industry that none of its main competitors are likely to touch: Porn.
That’s right, the films that few people fess up to watching despite the industry pulling in billions of dollars every year are coming to Vudu. The company has reached a deal with the AVN Media Network, an adult content company, to stream pornographic films on the Vudu, according to PC World.
News Source: <A href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/07/can-hi-def-porn-save-vudu/#slide_4" target="_blank">Venturebeat</a>
Now the company faces competition from many of the big guns in the digital entertainment industry. Not only has Apple significantly improved the Apple TV over the past year, Sony, Microsoft and a new player, Roku thanks to the help of Netflix’s content, have all come out to play. By “play” I mean battle to the death to control your living room.
All of Vudu’s competitors now have deals with the major movie studios. If content is king, Vudu is one of many kings. So what to do? Find new content. And it looks like Vudu may have done just that by going to an industry that none of its main competitors are likely to touch: Porn.
That’s right, the films that few people fess up to watching despite the industry pulling in billions of dollars every year are coming to Vudu. The company has reached a deal with the AVN Media Network, an adult content company, to stream pornographic films on the Vudu, according to PC World.
News Source: <A href="http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/07/can-hi-def-porn-save-vudu/#slide_4" target="_blank">Venturebeat</a>