Vudu general manager EdwardLichty joined the company from TiVo just before the box launched and helped shift the strategy, abandoning the box and getting the service embedded into Internet-connected TVs and DVD players.
"Consumers are clamoring for the ability to own digitally-delivered titles in high definition, especially in our HDX format, and we are excited to be the first in the industry to meet this consumer need, " said EdwardLichty, VUDU's EVP of Strategy and Content.