Panasonic Blu-ray Players Stream VUDU

Panasonic Corporation and VUDU announced that Panasonic’s 2010 line of VIERA CAST-enabled Blu-ray Disc (BD) players will offer instant streaming of VUDU’s high definition movie library beginning on November 24, 2010.

Netflix Goes Live on Panasonic VIERA CAST

Panasonic Corporation of North America announced that streaming instantly from Netflix is now available to Netflix members via Panasonic’s 2010 VIERA CAST-enabled VIERA HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc (BD) players.

First Annual TTG Blu-ray Player Award Winners Announced

The Testing Group announced that it assembled a selection of Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, placed each in one of three categories (budget buy, family friendly, feature rich) then evaluated each player for outstanding performance in that category. According to the statement, the units were judged on audio/video quality, compatibility, user interface and added features using …

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Panasonic Activates Twitter on VIERA CAST Plasma HDTVs

Panasonic announced that it has activated Twitter on its VIERA CAST enabled HDTVs. According to the statement, Twitter will also be available on VIERA CAST-enabled Blu-ray Disc (BD) Players at a later date. The addition of Twitter, a real-time global information network, was announced in January 2010 at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Panasonic and Fox Partner on Avatar Blu-ray Launch

Panasonic announced an exclusive agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on a promotion celebrating the release of James Cameron’s Avatar on Blu-ray Disc (BD) and DVD. This offers consumers a $25 rebate with the purchase of a 2010 Panasonic Blu-ray Disc player or entertainment system as well as Avatar on either DVD or Blu-ray …

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