Warner Bros.OnLive Lands Major Funding to Launch Game ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 30, 2009 - 9:22am.
San Francisco
- OnLive, the developer of a Web platform that delivers instant video games on
demand, said on Wednesday that it has landed a major new round of funding,
which the company calls "by far" its largest to date.
tags: Games | Deals | VC | Warner Bros. | Autodesk | Lauder Partners | Maverick Capital | OnLive | AT&T Media Holdings |
Netflix to Offer Free Stream of "The Wizard of Oz"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2009 - 10:26am.
Los Gatos,
Calif. - Online DVD rental
service Netflix (NASD: NFLX) announced on Tuesday that it will offer a free, online
screening of "The Wizard of Oz" on Saturday, Oct. 3, as part of a
promotion with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to celebrate to 70th anniversary
of its release this year. While anyone can view the stream, the film will also
be available in HD to Netflix subscribers on supported Internet-connected TVs,
set-tops and other devices.
WSJ: YouTube in Talks with Studios on Web Movie RentalsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 2, 2009 - 11:11am.
San Bruno,
Calif. - YouTube, the popular
online video site owned by Google (NASD: GOOG), is in talks with movie studios Lionsgate,
Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) about the possibility of streaming movies that site
visitors could view for a fee, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Studios License DivX, Film Fresh for Download-to-Own MoviesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 26, 2009 - 1:19pm.
San Diego - DivX (NASD: DIVX), a developer
of video compression technology, announced on Wednesday that Hollywood movie
studios Lionsgate, Paramount,
Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. have licensed their films for distribution and
download-to-own in the DivX format via Film Fresh's distribution service. The
downloaded films may then be burned to DVD, or ported via USB for viewing on a television,
or streamed over a home network to DivX-enabled devices, made by firms including
LG, Philips and Toshiba.
DVD Rental Kiosk Firm Redbox Sues Warner Home VideoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 19, 2009 - 9:16am.
Oakbrook Terrace,
Ill. - Redbox, a unit of Coinstar (NASD: CSTR)
that operates over 17,000 $1-per-night DVD rental kiosks, has filed suit
against Warner Home Video (NYSE: TWX), alleging the studio is degrading consumers' rights
by limiting distribution of its DVDs to Redbox until 28 days after they go on
sale. Last week, Redbox filed a similar suit against News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) 20th Century
Fox, and yesterday, a federal court dismissed two motions in Redbox's lawsuit
against Universal (NYSE: GE).
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Movies | DVD | Warner Bros. | Kiosks | Copyright | Universal Pictures | News Corp. | 20%% | Redbox |
Redbox Antitrust Lawsuit Against Universal to ProceedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 18, 2009 - 9:08am.
Oakbrook Terrace,
Ill. - Redbox, a unit of Coinstar (NASD: CSTR)
that operates a network of DVD rental kiosks, said on Tuesday that a federal
court has allowed its antitrust lawsuit against Universal Studios Home
Entertainment (NYSE: GE) to proceed, denying the studio's motion to dismiss. "The
Federal Court's decision marks an important step forward in our effort to
protect consumers' right to convenient, affordable access to new release DVDs
at redbox locations nationwide," said Redbox president Mitch Lowe.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Movies | DVD | Warner Bros. | Kiosks | News Corp. | Universal Studios | 20%% | Redbox |
Warner’s $33M Bid for Midway Games Close To Being ApprovedAuthored by Jay Baage on July 2, 2009 - 7:41am.
Court Orders Video Site Zattoo to Stop Inserting Ads in MoviesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 21, 2009 - 10:30am.
Berlin
- Film studios Universal (NYSE: GE) and Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) have won a preliminary injunction
from a German court against Zattoo, a Switzerland-based video portal that was
inserting its own ads into streams of movies that air on free German TV channels,
Variety reported.
"Terminator Salvation" Machinima Series, Video Game ReleasedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 19, 2009 - 1:17pm.
Burbank,
Calif. - "Terminator
Salvation" producers the Halcyon Company and Warner Premiere on Tuesday
announced the release of "Terminator Salvation: The Machinima
Series," a six-part series that uses computer animation generated by the
game based on the movie to tell an original story based on the franchise. Written by Andy Shapiro and directed by Tor Helmstein, the series "reveals
the genesis of Blair William's involvement with John Connor's resistance unit
two and a half years before the movie begins." The "Terminator
Salvation" video game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC also shipped
to retailers today. The movie opens in theaters on Thursday.
Report: Warner Bros. May Bid for Midway GamesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 27, 2009 - 7:16am.
New York
- Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. is preparing a possible bid for bankrupt video
game publisher Midway Games (NYSE: MWY), MCV reported, citing "reliable trade
sources."
Warner Bros. Digitizing Older Films for Web, DVD on DemandAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 23, 2009 - 10:51am.
Los Angeles
- Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. movie studio on Monday announced plans to begin
selling digitized copies of 150 older titles on DVD and as digital downloads.
Fan-Generated Movie Subtitle Sites Targeted by StudiosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2009 - 11:34am.
Los Angeles - Several
websites in Israel and France that
provided user-created subtitle translations for movies and TV shows have been
shut down recently, after legal threats from movie studios and other copyright
industry concerns, TorrentFreak reported.
Analysis: Do the Studios Still Have Game?Authored by Paul Sweeting on January 22, 2009 - 6:49am.
Report: Warner Bros. to Lay Off 800; 10% of StaffAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 21, 2009 - 10:26am.
Los Angeles - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. studio is laying off nearly 800 of its employees, or 10% of its total staff, according to an internal memo posted by Deadline Hollywood Daily. MOD to Offer Warner, Paramount Video via Download KiosksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 8, 2009 - 2:07pm.
Las Vegas - MOD Systems, a provider of digital media download kiosks to retailers, said on Thursday that it has signed agreements to distribute digital video content from Warner Brothers and Paramount Digital Entertainment via downloads to SD flash memory cards in retail stores. MOD already offers nearly 4,000 titles from studios including Anchor Bay and Image Entertainment, in addition to nearly 4 million music tracks for download from its kiosks. "The Dark Knight" Breaks Blu-ray Sales RecordAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 17, 2008 - 1:07pm.
Burbank, Calif. - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. said on Wednesday that its "The Dark Knight" sold a record 1.7 million units on Blu-ray in one week, and is set to become the best-selling 2008 title overall this week. The company said combined Blu-ray and DVD sales worldwide during the first week totaled 13.5 million. Warner Bros. added that so far, the digital copy of the film included on Blu-ray and Special Edition DVD has been activated nearly 300,000 times by consumers. Citing Piracy, Warner Bros. Exiting Korean DVD MarketAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 12, 2008 - 1:10pm.
Los Angeles - Citing rampant piracy Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) is withdrawing from the DVD market in South Korea, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company plans to shutter its DVD operations there, and instead assign licensing and distribution rights to a local company. Warner Bros. recently launched a video-on-demand service in the region that is seeking to stem piracy by offering films before their official DVD release dates. Warner Bros. to Offer New Release Films Digitally in ChinaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2008 - 1:26pm.
London - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. announced on Wednesday that it will be the first Hollywood studio to make its new release movies available digitally in China through video-on-demand services. The first distribution deal is with Union Voole Technology's Voole.com, which will rent movies like "I Am Legend," "Speed Racer" and "Fool's Good" for between 59 cents and $1.02 per title. CEA Inducts 12 into Consumer Electronics Hall of FameAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 23, 2008 - 9:45am.
Las Vegas - Martin Cooper and Donald Linder, developers of the world's first cell phone, were among 12 prominent industry leaders who have been inducted into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced. Warner Bros. Pre-DVD VOD in Korea Aimed at Curbing PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 3, 2008 - 10:36am.
Los Angeles - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. Digital Distribution unit plans to try to curb piracy of its films in South Korea by making them available on video-on-demand systems two weeks before they are released on DVD in the country, Variety reports. "According to the Korean Film Council, more than 47% of people surveyed said they had downloaded movies from the Internet at least once," Harrison Lee, managing director of Warner Home Video Korea, told Variety. |
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