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Hulu Returns to Boxee, Though Not Voluntarily

Written on March 06, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 6 people have commented

Not too long ago, Hulu came to Boxee, making it accessible via Apple TV, and all was right with the world. Then, a terrible thing happened, and NBC went to Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and said “No more!” and it was no more. Hulu support was removed from Boxee.
The only possible reason was NBC’s fear [...]

iTunes 8, Genius, HD Shows, and Welcome Back NBC

Written on September 09, 2008 by Josh Pigford and 8 people have commented

At this morning’s special event, Jobs announced quite a few updates in relation to iTunes and the iTunes store including the newest version of iTunes, Genius, HD shows, and the return of NBC.
iTunes 8
Today Apple has released the next major version of iTunes, available view Software Update or the Apple website. The biggest new feature [...]

NBC Drives the Nail in

Written on May 15, 2008 by Jethro Jones and 8 people have commented

I guess those rumors about NBC and Apple working things out aren’t going that well. Tonight on The Office, instead of Michael browsing the iTunes Store for music to make a mix cd for the new HR girl, Michael was browsing the Amazon MP3 store. Guess there won’t be a happy makeup between Apple and [...]