Phantom Entertainment plans to help widen consumers’ experiences with digital media, by aiding its previously clumsy migration on to our television sets. Enter the Lapboard, Phantom Game Service and new CEO, Greg Koler.

After dropping plans on a game console to compete with Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony, there was a lot of corporate cleaning to do. Though haunted by bad press, unsatisfied investors and lack of released product… it would appear spirits (and stocks) are up for Phantom. At this year’s DigitalLife Expo, Koler demonstrated the Lapboard, touting its flexibility in the Media Center and gaming markets. Nominated for the show’s Innovator Award, the Lapboard might just be a hit this New Year.

Perhaps most interesting, though, is the persistance of the Phantom Game Service. Originally the keystone for the Phantom Console, this online gaming service lives on to compete with the likes of Gametap. There’s no word on expected availability for this service but expect it to be licensed through internet providers rather than coming directly through Phantom.

Make no mistake, the internet IS the future of video distribution. Yet, ‘net video enterprise, Blip.tv feels that content is “meant to be watched sitting on your living room couch with a remote in hand, right on your tv set.” That’s why it’s focusing on creating strong partnerships with companies operating in and outside of the web, to edit and distribute content via both traditional and innovative methods.

Blip.tv just announced a deal with Akimbo, “the first fully functional marriage of TV and the Internet.” Akimbo streams content via a media center PC or its upcoming RCA Player, available in November 2006.