Friday, August 20, 2010
With Four Times as Many Films as Netflix, Amazon On-Demand is a Big Hit on the Roku Box
While much of buzz about video streaming has been about Netflix, Amazon has around four times as many videos available -- and provides TV shows the next day and movies the day a DVD is shipped.
While Netflix streaming is a monthly subscription, the Amazon service costs per program/film as rental or purchase.
Amazon has proven quite popular on Roku, the Internet-connected box for television sets, says Roku's Brian Jaquet in this interview with Beet.TV
At home, where we connect via Roku, we found the Amazon on-demand video library for new films appeared close to offerings on Verizon FIOS.
Movies in the Cloud
Jaquet explains that purchased Amazon shows are accessible on multiple Amazon-enabled devices.
Update: More about Web/TV convergence with the launch of Sezmi, Jenna Wortham reports in today's New York Times. Much more today from The Times in a big feature package titled "Sofa Wars."
Andy Plesser
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Brian,
Well said and great interview. I hear that Roku is doing well and I hope for the best for you! I'm definitely a fan.
I'd also like to know how this net neutrality issue is going to affect you guys. I do not see the cable companies sitting back and allowing people to blow out 75% of their cable bill to only purchase high speed Internet to stream video.
In order to compete with you, I know that Comcast is spending millions of dollars on research and development for recommendation engines. With so much content out there, they believe recommendation engines will keep customers. If that does not work, then hopefully they'll just buy Roku...because everyone knows that you never get involved in a land war in Asia (/cable)!
Good seeing you at reunions as well!
Best,
John Doyle
Peachtree Media Advisors, Inc.