Intel and Warner Bros. showcased one vision for the future of entertainment in self-driving vehicles in a tricked-out concept car it unveiled this morning at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The car transports guests on a virtual ride through Gotham City in a 2019 BMW X5 that’s retrofitted with a…

In one of the most surprising of casting announcements of the holiday season, Madison Square Garden Co. said Intel’s Shooting Star drones will join the Radio City Rockettes for the finale of its annual Christmas Spectacular at Radio City. One hundred palm-sized drones will create a light show over the stage, using…

Brand integration on television is growing in importance as Americans shift to on-demand viewing. Turner Broadcasting System and Intel Corporation today announced a major content partnership during the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. As part of it, the two companies will team up with top reality producer Mark B…

The deal positions Verizon to become a player in a new market for pay TV where channels are transmitted over the Internet. Intel had hoped to move in to that emerging platform — it has a lot invested in the set-top boxes its OnCue service would use — but was unable to secure licensing rights for popular services at…

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich made the most of his first appearance as International CES‘ lead keynote speaker — the gee-whiz presentation. Saying that we’re entering “a new era of computing,” he introduced several intriguing devices that he promised will all be available this year. He also brought up DreamWorks Animation…

When many studios license shows to Netflix they stipulate that the content can’t be distributed in the U.S. through a pay TV operator’s set top box — but that should change, TiVo CEO Tom Rogers told analysts today. Netflix “has clearly risen to the level of a must-have” for consumers who want streamed video. And once…

The wheels are in motion for that to happen, Bloomberg reports. Intel wants about $500M for OnCue, its ambitious initiative to offer a cable-like service via the Web. Samsung and Liberty Global have kicked the tires. But Verizon‘s said to be already out talking to broadcast and cable channels about possible carriage…

Intel is reportedly making headway on its plan to offer live and 7-day catch-up viewing over the net to people who buy its set-top streaming device. The chipmaker's planned online pay-TV service was outlined by Intel Media corporate VP Erik Huggers in February, who said "We can bring an incredible television…

The chipmaker will offer live and 7-day catch-up viewing over the net sometime this year to people who buy an Intel streaming device. But this isn’t about receiving cable channels a la carte — or even saving consumers money. “It’s not a value play,” Intel Media corporate VP Erik Huggers said at All Things D’s “D: Dive…

The conventions of mainstream journalism prevent The Wall Street Journal from saying in a report today what it really thinks about Intel’s new effort to compete with cable and satellite companies. The paper says that Intel is developing a full-fledged pay TV service to be distributed over the Internet. But you can…