Tuesday, October 10, 2006

HD Content for Rent on Web

Instant Media are a company who are pioneering the use of high definition over the internet. They have just released their latest player software IM 1.2 which adds an integrated ecommerce engine so you can buy, rent or subscribe to content from their library.

They use what is called the iHD format which is 720p, 2048kps WMV HD (played via your Windows Media 10 player on WinXP only).

IM quote that their research shows in four years time 139 million people will have the bandwidth to receive IPTV (Internet Protocol TV). IM subscribers total about 600,000 with about 550 channels of content from companies like CBS, NBC and the BBC.


www.im.com

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