November 1st, 2008

DirectTV May Enter Online TV War With "Web On Demand" Service

We’ve received a couple of anonymous tips that DirectTV, a $24 billion satellite TV provider, may be entering the online TV wars with a new site called DirectTV Web On Demand. The site would compete with startups like Hulu, Joost, Fancast, Sling.com, etc.

We don’t know much about the service, or even if it’s real. One of the tipsters says they’ve worked on the project and supplied us with the… → Read More

October 26th, 2008

Sling.com To Launch On November 10

SlingMedia’s ambitious new video portal, Sling.com, is set to launch on November 10, we’ve heard (the original launch date was November 3, but was pushed back for some reason).

The site, which is currently in private beta, brings in videos from Hulu, CBS and other sites, providing a very comprehensive group of TV shows and films. And users can also access their own home cable/satellite via their… → Read More