VUDU is partnering with a number of home automation and control manufacturers, including Control 4, Crestron, Logitech, NetStreams, Philips, Universal Electronics and Universal Remote Control.

In case you hadn’t heard, this year Joost joins CBS in offering live access to March Madness. Though I gave up on Joost shortly after it was released from beta, frequent ZNF commentor Todd has not. And apparently, today’s live streaming tests aren’t going so well (see above). Test details: