Ditch Cable to Watch TV and Movies Online

Lifehacker sums up what's available quite nicely.
http://lifehacker.com/5475091/how-can-i-ditch-cable-and-watch-my-tv-shows-and-movies-online

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OnLive Console Edition Goes on Sale Tomorrow

It hooks up to your TV and Internet connection and allows you to play games without a computer.
http://kotaku.com/5692959/the-future-of-video-games-goes-on-sale-tomorrow

An unboxing.
http://kotaku.com/5694600/unboxing-unlives-streaming-pc-gaming-console

Early adaptors will get a free micro console.  Details here.
http://www.1up.com/news/onlive-founding-members-eligible-free

UPDATE:  The monthly rate starts in January 2011.
http://www.1up.com/news/onlive-introducing-monthly-plan-january

UPDATE #2:  The rumor mills stays OnLive is going to add streaming video to try to compete with NetFlix.
http://www.1up.com/news/report-onlive-introducing-video-streaming

UDPATE #3:  OnLive says it's not competing with NetFlix and the above comments were taken out of context.
http://www.1up.com/news/onlive-no-agenda-compete-with-netflix

UPDATE #4:  OnLive has a patent on cloud gaming.  Lots of implications....
http://www.1up.com/news/onlive-scores-landmark-patent-cloud

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Blizzard About to Sue Korean TV Companies

Blizzard and Korean cable companies are fighting over control of Starcraft match broadcasts and how much is to be paid to show them.
http://kotaku.com/5676092/starcraft-legal-tussle-over-tv-rights-brewing

UPDATE: The PR war starts as Blizzard prepares to sue the Korean e-sports league as well as its former television partners. (Dec. 2010)  Thanks for the tip, Kotaku.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2010/12/133_77381.html

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OnLive On Sale and Via Wifi UPDATED

The OnLive gaming service is planning a sale for the Labor Day weekend.  They also announced a beta for Wi-Fi service but without a date for this to begin.
http://www.1up.com/news/onlive-rolling-game-sale-wifi

UPDATE:  OnLive is shipping its console device in December. For a monthly fee you can play games on your television without a computer.
http://www.1up.com/news/onlive-console-shipping-december-99

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Blizzard Signs a Broadcast Deal

with the Korean broadcast entity GOM tv to show all their game contests.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179547

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