Here’s a quick way to learn about the small, black second-gen Apple TV introduced by CEO Steve Jobs at the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) 09.01.10 event: »  How much does it cost? The device is $99, nearly a 67 percent cut from the original $299 price for the first Apple TV…

And here it is ... the pocket-rocket version of Apple TV with $4.99 first-run movies and $0.99 TV shows. The main content events: as expected, ABC (NYSE: DIS), Fox and Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX). And, as expected, it’s a heck of a lot cheaper: a much more competitive $99, down from…

The invite to Wednesday’s Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) event shows a guitar, which usually suggests music, but that hasn’t stopped the buzz about video. The current Apple TV is too expensive at $269 and too limited in the kinds of content it delivers. With that in mind, expectations include a cheaper,…

Video service Roku cut prices by 23 to 30 percent across its WiFi set tops today, taking its most expensive device below $100 in the hopes of being perceived as the best value heading into the fall sales season. An e-mail describing the move referred to competitive products “both current…

YouTube will be broadcasting all Major League Baseball games on its site in Japan next year, in what the company is calling “the largest partnership for premium sports content” in its history.

Independent television producers have vowed to block making BBC iPlayer accessible to UK license payers whilst abroad, just hours after BBC director-general Mark Thompson announced the intention. “This has not been agreed with the BBC and we will resist this,” John McVay, CEO of the sector’s trade group Pact, told…

When YouTube launched a US TV section in April 2009, with shows from CBS (NYSE: CBS), it came along with a Movies section, with flicks from MGM and Lionsgate. In the same way, the video site is now adding a UK movies section to the UK TV section it opened…

There’s a comfortable routine with an Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) announcement. A week before the press conference, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company sends out invitations to the press. Reporters then work furiously to scour the internet to find a reasonably priced flight given the short notice. Next, the speculating begins as to…

It’s kind of anti-climactic at this point, but Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) has extended its rental service to Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, four months after making its debut on the iPad. Still, it is notable, given Apple’s intentions to drop its TV subscription plans for the moment and to concentrate…

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Former US Weekly editor Janice Min is spicing up The Hollywood Reporter—but is the venerable trade mag getting too gossipy? [The Wrap] »  Ad prices for Conan O’Brien’s new TV talk show on Turner are pretty close to what a…

LoveFilm, which is often regarded as the “Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) of the Europe,” has struck a major deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios that gives its streaming rental service access to hundreds of classic movies and new home video releases. The deal comes as LoveFilm is trying to be seen as more…

No, we don’t have subscription numbers but we do have a little more insight into the differences between Hulu Plus and basic Hulu. Research firm One Touch Intelligence counted all the shows on Hulu and Hulu Plus during one week in August, providing a snapshot of the TV programming on…

You can guarantee that Apple’s media event next week at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco will cover a lot more than antennas but exactly what, no one knows for sure. This afternoon Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) sent out invitations to the media for an event on Sept. 1. Other…

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has dropped its TV subscription plans—for now—but the company may be closing in on deals to offer 99-cent video rentals from at least one broadcast network and possibly two in time for an anticipated September re-launch of Apple TV. To succeed, the new version, being referred to…

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) is launching a video portal, DishOnline.com, as part of its own “TV Everywhere” push. [NYT] »  TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) is promising advertisers new measurements that combines traditional TV and online viewing audiences. Think TiVo’s service is…

The idea that online video watching would be complementary to regular TV viewing has fallen by the wayside lately, as viewers seem to be watching more web videos at longer lengths. Even through the depths of the current recession, online video advertising was still growing at double digits. But it’s…

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) TV (or perhaps Apple’s iTV) may just revolutionize TV consumption by truly connecting the computer, mobile and the set top box once and for all, predicts the founder of Digg. [Kevin Rose] »  In order to get…

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) may be looking to buy CafeMom for $100 million. [AllThingsD] »  Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV was heralded with great excitement this summer on the part of early adopters, but TV partners remain cool to the idea. [WSJ]…

A few new deals see would-be VOD aggregators march forward at a similar pace… Sony (NYSE: SNE) is adding VOD from seven TV channels to the TV section of its PlayStation 3 console…