Amazon Has 99 Cent Streaming TV Show Rentals, Too

By Jeff Baker - 09/02/2010 4:48:42 AM

Today there has been an immense amount of fuss over Apple's recently released Apple TV. Much of this fuss is good as consumers have reacted well to the $99 price point and heavy focus on streaming. One feature in particular that has really got the crowd talking is Apple's introduction of 99 cent TV show ...

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Studios to charge $20-$30 for movie rentals prior to their DVD/Blu-ray release?

By Jeff Baker - 05/25/2010 12:37:36 AM

Currently the only (legal) way to watch movies after they've hit the theater is to wait for them to get released on Blu-ray or DVD. Well, recent reports have surfaced that say Universal, Warner Bros., Paramount, Fox and Disney are gearing up to try a new VOD service that will get movies into the hands ...

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Today’s Big Surprise: Warner, Fox Want Redbox Lawsuit Dismissed

By Steve Anderson - 12/30/2009 1:18:14 AM

Say it with me, everybody: nooooooo! Apparently, the boys out at Warner and Fox don't think that creating an embargo and refusing to sell to one customer and only one customer is doing any damage to anybody. Go figure, huh? The salient from Fox goes like this--the Redbox case against Fox: “...does not allege harm to inter-brand competition, does ...

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Fox to Offer, Live Lookup, Faster Load and iPhone Support in Future Blu-ray

By DaX - 10/01/2009 8:21:50 PM

What will future Blu-ray discs have to offer? Well that’s easy to answer if you’re looking at the question from Fox’s perspective. The company is going to bring some new features to its future Blu-ray titles: Live Lookup, faster load times and even iPhone connectivity support. With Live Lookup you will be always able to connect ...

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Fox, Warner movies won’t appear in Redbox for 30 days after release

By Jeff Baker - 08/14/2009 7:35:02 PM

It was recently made known in an ongoing legal battle between Redbox and various movie studios that both Warner and Fox will not let their movies hit the vending machine rental service until the movie has been on the market for at least 30 days. But that's not all, the policy recently instated by Warner also ...

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