According to Nielsen, 70% of workers watch online video for fun when they should be working.  Ironically these people are 9% more productive than those that do not.

The rumormill is a flutter today!  The good old Wall Street Journal has announce that Hulu is considering selling itself.  The report says that Hulu was not trying to sell itself but is considering doing so when they got an unsolicited offer.  Who is this from?  Nobody is for certain but everybody tends to think it is from Yahoo.

Hulu would fit with Yahoo as Yahoo has bought other similar sites (think Flickr).  Also this would let Yahoo compete more inline with Google that has Youtube and Youtube Movies.

Who else might want to buy Hulu?  EVERYBODY!

Amazon might want to do so to integrate with Amazon Video.  Netflix might because Hulu is starting to offer original content (also could be a great way to upsell visitors onto Netflix).

You can never count out Microsoft as they don’t have anything in that niche.  Also, since Walmart bought Vudu, you can’t count them out either.

Facebook also doesn’t have any real video offering.  Would Hulu fit?

Nothing creates a stir like the first offer.  Other powerhouses might want Hulu just to block it’s sale to others.

Nothing’s for sure yet, but stay tuned and search Hulu with our Online TV Guide in the mean time..

Blu-Ray discs just got put on notice.  A new and better format is out.  Even better, there is less packaging (almost none) than DVD’s and Blu-rays.

Vudu just released the first widely available “Movie Card”.  Better yet, you can now buy movie cards in all Walmarts!

Some people are asking “How is this better than simply logging into Vudu from your PS3 or computer and buying the movie there?”.  The simple answer is that this allows for “Gifts” and for special store discounts and promotions.

Collectors will love it as it still gives them a “Physical” object to collect and will be better on the environment and lower production costs.

Lastly, a movie card doesn’t stop working just because it got “Scratched” or dirty.

The first movie available is “Battle: Los Angeles” but with a distribution network the size of Walmart you can expect a lot more by the fall shopping season.

Comcast will be the first to have Gigabit cable modem to the home.  (That’s 1,099,511,627,776 ones and zeros per second).

The above video is pretty lengthy but shows off what you can do with TV and Online TV when you get 1Gbps to your TV.  This includes an RF remote (that works form different rooms), a super sweet TV Guide and APPS!

In an effort to battle back against Online TV, Comcast has decided to steal something from the computer world for a change.  What is it stealing?  The answer is SKYPE!

This also means that the Comcast iPad app will be getting skype builtin!

Comcast is beginning trials now so there’s no date given on when you will be able to Skype your friends and family.  Dishcheck talks a lot about “Online TV” but adding Skype to Comcast and Comcast’s apps blurs the line of computers, cable and Online TV.

Someday soon you won’t be able to tell the difference between TV, Cellphones and computers.

Netflix is making a push for even more online movies and shows.  This is most evident in their recent redesign. 

The site now provides more focus on streaming movies with larger images, titles, play buttons, etc…  There are also more rows and more of the rows have lists of movies in them.

We don’t think Netflix will ever stop the mail-order movie business of sending real disks to people, but for those that like instant gratification, this is a move towards web 3.0 and away from cable companies.

Roku is now available from Walmart (link)

This is HUGE for Roku because being in Walmart means that you have the potential of selling SO many more products than you normally would.

The Online TV plot thickens though!  Seeing as how Walmart “OWNS” Vudu, it would naturally make sense for the Roku to offer a “Vudu” channel. Well, that might be in the works.

The above device is just a photoshopped mock up but there’s no way Walmart would let the Roku into its stores unless they were either getting them for a HUGE discount or they plan to “Upsell” everybody who buys one by selling and renting them Vudu movies.

Should Redbox and Netflix worry?

You can win one of 3 free Roku XDS players just by Tweeting or Posting of Facebook.

Post on this Facebook Wall or Tweet @rokuplayer with #dadflick and tell them your favorite dad-inspired move.

Winner will be picked tomorrow!

What is one of the best ways to watch Online TV?  Well, it may be through a device you already have.  That device is the PS3.

77 Million people have the PS3.  It is the only gaming system with a built-in Blu-ray player.  Now, more people use the PS3 to watch Netflix than any other device.

It is ahead of the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Apple TV, Roku, Boxee and other online tv devices.

Unlike other gaming systems, the PS3 was the first to offer online tv via Hulu or Netflix and unlike its competitor XBox, you don’t need to pay extra for it!

And it seems that online movie rental is going to get even easier as PS3 is integrating CinemaNow.  CinemaNow is a company from BestBuy that is just like VUDU.

Vudu is owned my Walmart and CinemaNow is owned by BestBuy.  It seems that Online TV is heating up more and more every second!  The winner will be the one that can offer movie rentals, sales and live TV easily and on multiple devices!

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