Purists fear that in this quest for offering entertainment to woo crowds, the dividing line between entertainment - read Bollywood- and cricket is becoming precariously thin.
In addition, this September, Microsoft will introduce 2-way TV experiences from renowned entertainment partners Sesame Workshop and National Geographic that will further expand the Xbox platform beyond games, offering entertainment options for everyone in the family.
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By offering either entertainment or coupons, you may have a better chance at building a relationship with your customers.
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Mad Catz distributes its products through most leading retailers offering interactive entertainment products and has offices in North America, Europe and Asia.
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The San Diego features High-definition (HD) video, helping it to support a rich entertainment offering along with 1080p video capture, image stabilization and HDMI out.
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XBox is leading the way in offering a multi-entertainment package, with On Demand TV becoming a larger part of its offering.
Netflix, Skype and Nintendo TV apps all point to offering more variety in entertainment without having to change devices.
The brand is also gifting Acetrax Movie credit to customers who buy a new 2012 Smart TV, offering the ultimate family entertainment this Christmas.
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These could be free or require subscription, for instance, for entertainment companies offering live coverage of events or London's tourist board offering a Victorian experience of the capital.
Offering a range of entertainment services has become a negative differentiator for home electronics: if your device doesn't offer access to the services which a given audience knows and loves then it will count against you because your competitors will.
In an increasingly competitive market for streaming video, Netflix needs House of Cards to be a hit if the service is going to set itself apart from Amazon, Crackle and the many other companies offering easy access to entertainment these days.
Acclaimed for being the first truly integrated handheld entertainment system, the PSP system continues to deliver unparalleled gaming experiences only possible on the PSP platform while offering a wide variety of affordable entertainment options to consumers.
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In the following few years, the company developed into a popular social entertainment platform, offering online games, karaoke, music-concert and educational services to more than 400 million Internet subscribers.
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The addition of these new premium content services addresses an increased customer demand for a further expanded offering of best-in-class entertainment.
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"Because mobility is a top priority of the consumer, we co-developed an offering that provides a terrific wireless, entertainment and communications experience in one spot, " said Jonathan LeCompte, president, Verizon Wireless Georgia-Alabama Region.
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The RadioShack No-Contract Wireless line-up will include some of the hottest smartphones on the market as well as a well-equipped feature phone, offering all the connectivity, productivity and entertainment consumers are looking for in a mobile device.
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And when the superyacht owners come out to play, nearby restaurant and club Waterside House will be offering them the exclusive, high-end entertainment they've come to expect.
Offering instant access to a wealth of digital entertainment, NOOK Video lets customers shop a vast collection of new releases, blockbuster titles, popular television shows, favorite classics and more, available for streaming or download.
Offering instant access to a wealth of digital entertainment, NOOK Video will enable customers to shop a vast collection of new releases, blockbuster titles, popular television series, favorite classics and more, available for streaming or download.
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Entertainment today announced the studio will begin offering its films nationally On Demand to consumers' television sets in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Fallon, 38, regularly incorporates the Web and social media into his act, offering "a more contemporary and varied brand of entertainment, " the Times said.
Crackle is one of the fastest growing entertainment destinations on the Internet today, offering audiences quality programming in a variety of genres, including comedy, action, sci-fi, horror, music and reality.
Interestingly, Katzenberg also saw movie theaters moving into this ecosystem, offering an even bigger aspect of this event-driven entertainment world.
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With built-in Wi-Fi connectivity and flash support, this offering creates a state-of-the-art entertainment center on any television monitor, allowing users to experience their favorite Android apps and the Smart TV experience without shelling out top dollar.
The company has recently significantly expanded its product offering to include a wide variety of consumer-focused digital entertainment products, PC and netbook accessory items, and the ReZap line of battery and portable power solutions.
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As punters revealed a taste for going online, America's big gambling companies, such as MGM Mirage, Harrah's Entertainment and Caesar's Entertainment, were deterred by the legal problems from offering web-based services and cashing in on their well-known brands.
At PAX East 2013 in Boston, Blizzard Entertainment (a division of Activision Blizzard Publishing) is offering gamers the first chance to get hands-on gameplay with the new cross-platform free-to-play (F2P) game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.
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With the likes of Google, Nuance and Vlingo now offering mobile speech-recognition services for phones, and the development of entertainment systems and vehicle communication, such as Ford's Sync platform, Parakeet may be flying into a growing market.
On Disney offering their own video service: He says Disney is the only true global entertainment brand, and so has the ability to be a destination.
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From smartphones and tablets with streaming movies to video game consoles offering TV shows alongside game play, consumers have increasingly become accustomed to their entertainment colliding and intertwining in new and interesting ways.
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