Redbox Blu-ray Rentals

Redbox president Mitch Lowe revealed that the company will probably price rentals of Blu-ray titles at $1.50 a night, or half a dollar more than the usual price to rent DVDs from Redbox kiosks.

CinemaNow to Add 3D Movies

According to today’s Warren Communications News, Best Buy’s CinemaNow video download service will add 3D content as chain makes agreements with movie studios.

Panasonic Launches Skype Video Calling on Select HDTVs

Panasonic has finally activated the Skype video application on all of its 2010 VIERA Cast-enabled TVs (including the VT25, VT20, G25, and G20 Series), enabling easy video calls for consumers.

HbbTV Retail Success in Germany

The sale of hybrid TVs equipped with HbbTV has turned out to be a major retail success in Germany, according to the latest figures from research firm GfK. Speaking at the ANGA Cable conference, Gerhard Schaas, chairman of the German TV-Platform, said that 546,000 connected TV sets have been sold during 2009. The figure represents a market share of around 14% of all TV sets sold in the country during 2009. The actual percentage of new TV sets might be higher, as HbbTV sets only began shipping in October 2009. For 2010, GfK predicts that at least 2 million hybrid TV sets will be sold, a figure set to rise to 4 million in 2011.

Royal Caribbean Ships to Get 3D Movie Theaters

Royal Caribbean is jumping aboard the 3D movie craze, announcing today that it’ll add 3D screens to several ships.

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