Tag: movies
The Plot Thickens: Netflix Users Angered By Latest Digital Twist
by Danny King on Jan.19, 2011, under Towing
Netflix angered customers this week by removing the option to order DVDs via videostreaming consoles and mobile devices. The news that it was eliminating the “Add to DVD Queue” button in order to focus more on streaming videos has drawn thousands of comments, many critical of the company.
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The Plot Thickens: Netflix Users Angered By Latest Digital Twist originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Netflix, Blockbuster, Retail
Intel’s Plan to Stream High-Def Movies to PCs — and Stymie Pirates
by Dawn Kawamoto on Jan.03, 2011, under Towing
Aiming to ease a major concern among Hollywood studios, Intel is set to introduce new chips that will have antipiracy measures built in. This will allow the streaming of top-quality 1080p movie images to PCs, something pretty much not possible up to now.
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Intel’s Plan to Stream High-Def Movies to PCs — and Stymie Pirates originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:50:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Intel, McAfee
Sears Launches Movie Downloading Service
by Danny King on Dec.28, 2010, under Towing
Sears Holdings has become the latest retailer to launch an online movie-download service. The owner of Sears and Kmart is using the same delivery platform as Best Buy, Sonic Solutions’s RoxioNow. Will Sears’s new service deliver anything more than a “me too”?
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Sears Launches Movie Downloading Service originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:30:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Netflix, Sears Holdings, Amazon.com, Best Buy
3-D Honeymoon’s Over: Box-Office Sales Fall in the Fourth Quarter
by Danny King on Dec.28, 2010, under Towing
At least one analyst is predicting that fourth-quarter box-office sales are set to fall 12% as most 3-D movies have failed to attract big audiences this year. Even worse: The trend extends beyond movie theaters to the living room.
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3-D Honeymoon’s Over: Box-Office Sales Fall in the Fourth Quarter originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:30:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Media
Disney Chases Grown-Up Consumer with ‘Tron’ Merchandise
by Hugh Collins on Dec.10, 2010, under Towing
Walt Disney Co. (DIS) is pitching merchandise for its new “Tron” movie to grown-ups who may remember the original.
Hopefully, they’ll be in the mood to open their wallets.
Instead of cheap toys or video games aimed at children, Disney is offering merchandise including $2,600 necklace and $795 spiked sandals, Bloomberg News reported.
The company hopes that the unconventional merchandise will help…
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Disney Chases Grown-Up Consumer with ‘Tron’ Merchandise originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:46:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Walt Disney
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