Microsoft during the next 12 months will offer Xbox 360 owners direct access to Paramount catalog movies, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon TV programming in the United States, among other content.
Don’t count Mike White, CEO of No. 1 satellite TV operator DirecTV, among the growing bandwagon of industry observers whipped into hyperbole regarding a possible standalone Apple TV launching soon with a separate operating system.
Viacom employs a minimum 21-day embargo on all current-season TV programming earmarked for repurposed distribution on subscription video-on-demand services such as Hulu Plus, the media giant’s CEO told an investor group.
