ResearchChipping away at territorial content licensing
The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into the use of restrictive licenses by five major Hollywood studios in their dealings with pay-TV distributors. Read more »
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The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into the use of restrictive licenses by five major Hollywood studios in their dealings with pay-TV distributors. Read more »
Settle in for a tale of retailer exclusives, international editions and the Bittorrenting that ensues when a Blu-ray release goes wrong. Read more »
A new streaming video service called HitBliss lets users earn virtual cash by watching targeted ads. They can then redeem their earnings for new movies and TV episodes. Read more »
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Like the music industry, the movie industry is confronting a future in which revenue comes in smaller chunks but from a greater number of sources. In the case of movies, that… Read more »
The government-licensed operator of cable-based VOD and PPV services in China now has four of Hollywood’s six major studios in its portfolio. Read more »
In the past few years over-the-top (OTT) TV has advanced from being an acronym for tech geeks to the new video frontier. But while anecdotal evidence may make it seem like… Read more »
The adoption of tablets, social media and new interfaces and the changing nature of the TV itself mean the digital living room will continue on its path of rapid change, thanks… Read more »
Showing off everything from Marvel superhero blockbusters to boxing coverage featuring Sugar Ray Leonard to nifty TV Everywhere apps, fledgling pay channel Epix would seem to have the goods to compete… Read more »
Google has reached an agreement with Paramount Pictures to rent studio titles including Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Captain America and Hugo through YouTube and Google Play. With this deal in place,… Read more »