missed this from earlier this month but yahoo has opened up connected tv app store for devs. apps for $.99 to $99.99

youve been warned! the apocalypse is on. RT @NewTeeVee: Cord Cutters Are Young, Educated and Employed

According to the WSJ, in just a year the peak viewing hours for shows distributed by Blip.tv have shifted to the prime-time hours of 8-11 p.m from 12-3 p.m. Meanwhile Nielsen found that the number of viewers who watched online video during prime time hours in March increased 14 percent to 62.4 million over the course of a year. Meanwhile, online viewership during the day grew only 1 percent, to 45.4 million. (Via NewTeeVee)

Google and Intel are planning to announce a “smart TV” platform with customer Sony this week as they make a push to create web-connected consumer electonics, according to published reports. (via VentureBeat)

YouTube has quietly begun offering a variety of movies and TV episodes available for rental at youtube.com/store. After experimenting with $5 rentals of Sundance Film Festival movies this January, the site is now offering 48 hour rentals mostly between 99 cents and $3.99. Rental fees are paid through Google Check-out. (via ReadWriteWeb)

The Sony Corporation will announce Thursday that it has signed a deal to bring Major League Baseball’s live streaming service to PlayStation3 video game consoles.

By the end of the week, PlayStation owners will be able to sign up with MLB.TV to watch out-of-market baseball games transmitted over the Internet. It is the latest in a series of digital distribution deals recently announced by sports franchises.

Sony said the baseball deal signified its repositioning of the PlayStation console as a hub for digital entertainment. Peter Dille, the senior vice president for the PlayStation Network at Sony Computer Entertainment America, said in an interview on Wednesday, “This is more than just a game console. This is a device that is redefining how content is being delivered to the living room.” (via NY TImes)