Video on Demand isn’t just here to stay, it’s changing the way that movie studios make deals, according to industry experts taking part in a panel called “Digital by Design” at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Oh, and expect movies on Twitter shortly as well.
John Sloss, entertainment lawyer and founder of Cinetic Media, told the …
Chances are, you’re paying for both cable and Netflix but recent data suggests that more people are doing the latter than the former. Per the Hollywood Reporter, Netflix’s paid subscriber base should surpass 23 million, besting the 22.8 million of leading cable provider Comcast. Sirius XM’s also up there with 20 million subscribers loyal …
DishOnline, Dish Network’s subscriber-only streaming video service, may not have the success or scale of Netflix’s Watch Instantly, but it does have something that the VoD giant doesn’t: Exclusive HBO and Cinemax programming.
Dish’s online service will add 1,800 titles from the premium cable networks in a deal announced today giving …
Netflix may have ignored advice to start selling movies in the past – perhaps because of a rumored agreement with WalMart that prohibits such a move – but that doesn’t mean the company won’t push you in the direction of others who’ll sell you the goods.
The Hacking Netflix blog noticed that a small “Buy Now” link appears on Netflix’s …
Time to put your squabbles aside. Netflix posted online that they may start offering options where it would be possible for you to watch “Mad Men” while your better half gleeks out next to you in bed.
Currently, Netflix streaming-only accounts can only get one stream at any point in time. In the future, that may change with some …
If you tend to “accidentally” break copyright with YouTube videos, beware: If you keep it up, you’ll end up in YouTube Copyright School.
The new oddly-similar-to-anyone-who’s-been-to-traffic-school rule comes as a result of YouTube re-examining its approach to copyright infringement, according to the site’s official blog:
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It took long enough, but Kinect support for Netflix is finally with us–you can download it now, and I’m typing this up from my living room where it’s been running the past few hours.
I haven’t plugged the Kinect sensor into my Xbox 360 for months (sorry, not a fan of motion-tracking tech that tends to lag and misinterpret me half …
What an exciting, monumental day for not one, not two, but THREE industries! Porn, the 3D industry, and movie theaters all won big as “what is being billed as the world’s first 3D porn film” was screened in theaters all over Hong Kong today. Maybe it’s the first publicly screened 3D porn film, but don’t forget about 2010’s 3D blockbuster …
Remember how underwhelmed (or confused) you were when Apple first announced Apple TV (formerly iTV) way back in, oh, 2006? If this latest batch of Apple rumors holds true, and Apple really is entering the HDTV market, we can expect shiny new (aluminum bodied?) flatscreens in consumer living rooms by the end of 2011.
“If.” Apple …
Anyone might’ve guessed that the rise of the iPad and other tablet devices would change the way people use computers, but would as many consider it a television-killer? A new survey carried out by Google’s AdMob team suggests that may be the case.
After talking to over 1,400 tablet users, the team established that 68% spend at least …
Here’s some surprising good news for video aggregator YouTube: More Internet users watch music videos for free on YouTube than download music either through official sources like iTunes or even illegally. That discovery comes from Nielsen, who polled more than 25,000 users about their online music habits towards the end of last …
Just as Sony’s settling its lawsuit with PS3 root-key hacker George Hotz, developer Jaimes Laird says he’s managed to crack the private keys for Apple’s AirPlay wireless streaming protocol.
Laird’s girlfriend moved and was having issues getting her music to stream properly, so he popped open her Airport Express, “dumped the …
