Remember when Friendster was the hot social network, publishers doubted that ebooks would ever sell, and Netflix (s NFLX) thought DVDs in red envelopes was the future? We do — that… Read more »
Hulu should require viewers to have a cable subscription, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes suggested in an investor call following the company’s Q1 2012 earnings report this morning. “We think Hulu… Read more »
Samsung has rolled out a new line of Blu-ray players that support Ultraviolet, thus joining the ranks of entertainment brands that support t… Read more »
Judges this year have shot down two unorthodox tactics used by the entertainment industry to collect money from file-sharers. But that hasn’… Read more »
Through the DECE’s UltraViolet format, Warner Bros. and other studios will begin making movies available for sale this year that can be purchased and watched on a number of different devices… Read more »
The good news: Movie studios recognize that strict DRM on DVDs helps make piracy and illegal downloading an attractive route for consumers s… Read more »
Not anytime soon but major content providers and distributors are hoping variations on the theme will prove successful enough to at least ma… Read more »
Turner Broadcasting: Greg Foster, who joined Turner when the company acquired Southern Direct, has been appointed VP-corporate Development a… Read more »
AOL has quietly entered the user-gen video realm with the soft launch of UnCut Video beta, powered by VideoEgg. Tag line: “See it. Shoot it. Read more »
Th EU opened up a four-month long investigation into Microsoft and Time Warner’s agreement to control ContentGuard, the DRM patent holder. S… Read more »