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Sony creates new digital sector

mattlevin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000

Technology News: Colorworks to offer film restoration, 4K DI -- Sony Corp., already a major player in the visual effects and CG animation biz with Sony Pictures Imageworks, is getting further into the digital post business with a new unit: Sony ColorWorks.

BSkyB dials up iPhone deal

mattlevin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:06:19 +0000

Technology News: Live sport, news available to subscribers -- U.K. paybox BSkyB has joined forces with Apple to launch a new service that from Tuesday enables iPhone users to watch live sports and news via Sky Mobile TV.

Microsoft moves MSN Video under Bing umbrella

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:56:00 +0000

The software maker said on Tuesday it is combining its video search and MSN content under the Bing brand.

A new set of rules for social games

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Playfish's $300 million sale to Electronic Arts seems to spell good news for other makers of social-network games, but this is a fast-growing and messy niche filled with one plot twist after another.

Animated films could impact Oscars

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

AWARDS WATCH: With 10 best picture nomination slots and a slew of potential contenders, animated films like "Up" could shake up this year's Oscar race.

Google to buy AdMob in bid to reach mobile users

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

AdMob is a developer of technology that plops ads into cellphone applications.

Google Inc. took another major step in its quest to ensure that wherever consumers go -- whether to their laptops to search sports scores or videos or to their phones to find a restaurant -- advertisers will be there too.

NCR, MOD launch movie rental kiosks

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Technology News: Companies to test on computer memory cards -- With the home entertainment rental market still strong, two companies will begin testing digital downloads on computer memory cards.

Best Buy prepares for a shift to downloads

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The retailer is aggressively positioning itself to sell Internet-connected televisions, Blu-ray disc players, computers and phones as sales of CDs and DVDs fall.

Walking between rows of DVDs at the Best Buy store in West Hollywood, Brandy Moore admits that she doesn't always buy the shiny discs anymore since she started downloading movies and TV shows from Apple's iTunes Store. There's just one problem: She hasn't figured out how to watch them on her TV.

Paramount offers content to ZillionTV

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Like several of its competitors, Paramount is buying into the idea of ZillionTV, offering up content and taking an equity stake in the young VOD company.

Digital cloud’s dark lining

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:07:27 +0000

Technology News: Fears of Apple entry loom over buy-once plans -- In a bid to get consumers to buy more content, Hollywood in the last year has embraced a buy once, watch anywhere strategy.

Retail sites in DVD price war

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:34:19 +0000

Technology News: Walmart, Target, Amazon battle for supremacy -- Walmart.com, Target.com and Amazon.com are aggressively discounting a number of upcoming fourth-quarter DVD releases, including Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Star Trek and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, to just $10.

Fox making DVDs more interactive

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:59:00 +0000

Fox is hoping to boost the value of some upcoming DVD releases, including "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," by putting a new spin on interactivity.