January 20, 2011
Amazon today said it reached an agreement to acquire the remaining shares in LoveFilm International Limited, a European DVD-by-mail subscription service very similar to Netflix.
“The deal is a winner for the members who love LoveFilm because of its val…
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January 20, 2011
There’s a new firmware revision available for Boxee Box owners that finally adds Vudu support, which Boxee has been promising since late 2010.
“Vudu on the Boxee Box means: access to the largest selection of HD movies on-demand, new releases (same day …
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January 19, 2011
There’s a rather interesting article in The Hollywood Reporter that takes an in depth look at Netflix and the impact its fast growing streaming service is having on the industry. One of the points the article touches on is the feasibility of going afte…
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January 18, 2011
Over at Digital Society they have done a little math based on recent statements from Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. The numbers they looked at tell us how much Netflix spends to get video content in front of your eyeballs. It turns out, th…
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January 17, 2011
Of the docudrama “The Social Network,” Mark Zuckerberg said “It’s interesting what [the film's producers] focused on getting right,” pointing out that “every single shirt and fleece” his character wore in the move is one that he owns. Outside of those …
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January 17, 2011
Just like video killed the radio star, kiosks like Redbox could be spell doom for brick-and-mortar video rental stores. Consider this: for the first time ever, DVD and Blu-ray flicks rented from Redbox and other standalone kiosks claim a larger share o…
Tags: Blu-ray, dvd, Home, kiosk, movies, News Worthy, npd, redbox, video store
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January 4, 2011
There has been some confusion online about Intel Insider. Some people are calling it a ‘DRM’ technology, however it is a content protection technology, a bit like a VPN, that enables top quality movies like ‘Inception’ to…
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January 3, 2011
For those of you who received a Boxee Box for the holidays and were disappointed to find out that both Vudu and Netflix aren’t yet supported, don’t despair, both are coming soon.
“We’re sorry that Vudu and Netflix will not be available on the Boxee Box…
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