A group of Hollywood studios, including Disney (s DIS), Twentieth Century Fox (s NWS), Universal (s GE), Warner Bros (s TWX) and others in September 2006 brought a case against Canada-based… Read more »
Vizu Raises $6.75 M in Financing for Online Brand Ad Metrics; funding round was led by iNovia Captial and Greycroft Partners, with participation from Draper Fisher Jurventson and Esther Dyson. (Press… Read more »
Vevo, the premium music video site developed by major labels Universal and Sony (s sne) in conjunction with Google (s goog), said this afternoon that it will launch its service on… Read more »
Vevo, the forthcoming music video site from Universal and Sony Music and powered by YouTube (s GOOG), announced via Twitter this afternoon that it is officially launching on Tues. Dec. 8th… Read more »
Universal Media announced awhile ago that it would be introducing iPhone control into some of its Blu-ray titles, starting with “Fast & Furious,” the Vin Diesel/Paul Walker romp that saw the… Read more »
Third quarter saw the continuing advancement of online video, as research from eMarketer indicated that nearly three-quarters of Internet users, or 47 percent of the U.S. population, say they watch video… Read more »
Though two of its three claims were dismissed by a U.S. District Court judge yesterday, Redbox’s lawsuit against Universal Studios Home Entertainment (s GE) will proceed. In his opinion, Judge Robert… Read more »
Redbox, the company that rents DVDs through kiosks for $1 a day, has had a polarizing effect on the movie industry. Lines are being drawn and sides taken as a battle… Read more »
Univision Wins Case Against Televisa; court ruling prohibits Televisa from webcasting shows that have already been licensed to Univision. (paidContent) The American Film Institute Launches Video Portal; site includes material collected… Read more »
As we’ve been expecting, Disney (s DIS) said today that it will become the fourth equity owner of Hulu and provide its programming to the premium content portal. Disney joins NBC… Read more »