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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Epix Goes Wide This April, Netflix Embargo Suddenly Makes Sense

By Steve Anderson - 01/14/2010 2:22:40 AM

Okay, folks, before I kick this one off feel free to file it under the cry of Daffy Duck-style "woo hoo!", because the logic's taking a little jump, but under the circumstances, this is totally plausible. I just got this information about two hours ago, and it took me a while to put it all together.  ...

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Why Epix Might Kill Netflix

By Steve Anderson - 11/20/2009 3:34:06 PM

I don't normally look to the Huffington Post to provide me with meaningful media analysis any more than I look to a rainbow trout to give me meaningful advice about the stock market.  But today they gave me something interesting, and it's something I have to pass on. There's a new premium online / cable channel ...

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Paramount and Kinston to Offer Flash Memory?

By DaX - 11/04/2009 12:26:04 AM

What do you say, are you interested in a bunch of movies on flash memory drives? Paramount and Kinston sure are interesting in launching a couple of titles straight on SD cards and USB drives. The first movie to be launched is Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and it will be available on a 4GB ...

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Blu-Ray Now Top Dog At Paramount

By Steve Anderson - 08/17/2009 6:26:51 PM

Now here's an amazing piece of news, folks--Paramount is changing its priority scale.  Instead of releasing the DVD versions first, they're going to start releasing their Blu-Ray versions for sale as far as EIGHT WEEKS AHEAD. This won't affect rental versions, from what the news says--rather, this is meant to change the way people buy DVDs ...

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