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MoviesActivist Investor Icahn Launches Takeover Bid for LionsgateAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 19, 2010 - 6:46am.
 New York - Activist investor Carl Icahn, who recently made a
bid to increase his stake in film studio Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) from 18.9% to 30%, on Friday
expanded his bid to include all outstanding shares he does not already own. The
offer price remains $6 per share in cash for Lionsgate shares that would
increase Icahn's stake to at least 50.1%. Icahn has previously used his wealth
in part to look to acquire large enough stakes in companies, such as Yahoo,
Take-Two and Blockbuster, so as to control board seats, and effect some form of
change at these companies.
MPAA, Bollywood Studios Join Forces to Fight Film PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 19, 2010 - 8:44am.
Mumbai, India - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced this week that it has
partnered with seven Bollywood film studios to address movie piracy in India, the
Associated Press reported.
Viacom, Google Filings Unveiled in $1 Billion Copyright LawsuitAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2010 - 9:13am.
 Los Angeles
- Google (NASD: GOOG) and Viacom (NYSE: VIA) have submitted motions for summary judgment in the $1
billion copyright infringement suit Viacom filed three years ago against YouTube.
Both companies' filings included potentially damaging details on the other's
actions, with YouTube employees accused of uploading copyrighted clips, and
Viacom taking pains to mask its own uploading of clips to the site.
American Film Institute to Shutter Digital Content LabAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2010 - 12:23pm.
Los Angeles
- The American Film Institute (AFI) will shutter its Digital Content Lab, a
workshop where video producers explored interactive television and other
emerging technologies, due to a lack of funding, NewTeeVee reported. AFI will
still produce its upcoming DigiFest in November, and hopes to resurrect the
Digital Content Lab in another form sometime in the future.
Studios, Cable Co.'s Launch $30M Movies on Demand PromotionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2010 - 8:02am.
 Los Angeles - The major Hollywood studios and cable TV providers have partnered
on a $30 million national TV, print and online marketing campaign to promote
movies on demand services. The campaign, entitled "The Video Store Just
Moved In," will include a dedicated website at CableVideoStore.com.
tags: Marketing | VOD | TV | Movies | Sony Pictures | Warner Bros. | Comcast | Universal Pictures | Time Warner Cable | 20th Century Fox | Cox |
Blockbuster Signals Possible Bankruptcy; Shares PlummetAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2010 - 7:31am.
Dallas
- Video rental giant Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) saw its shares plummet over 30% on Wednesday,
after the company disclosed in a regulatory filing that it may have to file for
bankruptcy protections.
Netflix Settles With FTC Over Privacy, Cancels Contest SequelAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 16, 2010 - 10:00am.
 Los Gatos,
Calif. - Online DVD rental
service Netflix (NASD: NFLX) has settled a lawsuit related to the disclosure of customer
data for its Netflix Prize contest for developers, and announced that it will
abandon plans to host a sequel to the contest. The first contest awarded $1
million to developers who were able to improve the accuracy of Netflix's movie
recommendations feature by 10%.
Fandango Pilots Mobile Barcode Advance Movie Ticket SalesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 15, 2010 - 11:55am.
Las Vegas - Fandango, a
provider of online movie showtimes and advance ticket sales, on Monday launched
a new mobile ticket program in eight U.S. markets. The program will
allow moviegoers to purchase tickets from their phones, and present a mobile
barcode to theater ticket-takers to gain entry. Fandango said the program will
first be offered to more than 100 screens in the Reading Cinemas circuit.
Lionsgate Urges Shareholders to Reject Icahn's OfferAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 12, 2010 - 8:14am.
Santa Monica,
Calif. - Canadian film studio
Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF) announced on Friday that its board of directors has urged its
shareholders to reject a bid by activist investor Carl Icahn to increase his
share in the company from 18.9% to 30%.
Blockbuster, NCR Add Online Ordering to DVD KiosksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2010 - 12:06pm.
Duluth, Ga. - Video rental giant Blockbuster's (NYSE: BBI) partner
for DVD rental kiosks, NCR (NYSE: NCR), has launched a new feature that lets customers rent
DVDs online at BlockbusterExpress.com, and pick them up from local kiosks. The
new rent online features lets customers create a favorites list, browse
available titles at their preferred kiosks, and complete the rental of up to
three titles at once.
Cantor Fitzgerald to Launch Film Futures MarketAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2010 - 10:07am.
 New York
- Financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald plans to launch a service next
month that will allow consumers, industry insiders and institutional investors
alike trade on futures based on motion picture box office receipts. The
Domestic Box Office Receipt (DBOR) Movie Futures will see $1 equal to $1
million in box office receipts, and allow trading of futures around six months
before a film's theatrical release.
Facial Animation Firm Image Metrics Raises $8 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2010 - 7:56am.
Santa Monica,
Calif. - Image Metrics, a
provider of facial animation software and services for the entertainment
industry, announced on Thursday that it has raised $8 million in a private
placement of its shares.
Tribeca Film Festival to Offer $45 Virtual PassAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 10, 2010 - 12:18pm.
New York
- The Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, has announced plans
to offer a virtual festival pass that will let cineastes view at least eight of
the features premiering at the fest, as well as participate in Q&A sessions
with filmmakers. The $45 price tag for the Virtual Premium pass compares with a
festival pass that ranges from $250 to $450.
tags: Movies | Tribeca Film Festival |
Sony PlayStation Network Gets HD Films From 6 Major StudiosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 9, 2010 - 12:10pm.
Foster City,
Calif. - Sony Computer
Entertainment America (NYSE: SNE) said on Tuesday that its PlayStation Network online
service for the PlayStation 3 is now the first such service to offer HD movies
from all six major Hollywood movie studios for purchase and rental. Following a
U.S.-only launch, the films from Fox, Disney, Paramount,
Sony Pictures, Universal and Warner Bros. are also expected to soon become
available to PlayStation Network users in the U.K.,
France, Germany and Spain.
tags: Games | Sony | HD | Paramount Pictures | Movies | Sony Pictures | Disney | Warner Bros. | Universal Pictures | 20th Century Fox | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation Network |
Among Oscar Hopefuls, "District 9" Most Popular on BitTorrentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 8, 2010 - 7:39am.
 Los Angeles
- Among Oscar contenders for Best Picture, "District 9" is the
most-popular film on BitTorrent file-sharing networks, having racked up 12.6
million downloads to date, according to a survey of trackers compiled by
TorrentFreak. "Avatar" was second with 11.3 million downloads,
followed by "The Hurt Locker" (7.9 million); "Up" (5.4
million); "Inglorious Basterds" (5.38 million); "Precious"
(4.9 million); "Up in the Air" (4.86 million); "A Serious
Man" (3.8 million); "The Blind Side" (1.85 million); and
"An Education" (683,000 downloads).
tags: P2P | Reports | Movies | BitTorrent | Oscars | Research | Avatar | TorrentFreak | District 9 |
Oscar Buzz: Avatar Dominating Online BuzzAuthored by Ned Sherman on March 7, 2010 - 9:10am.
According to data from Nielsen, more than 25% of film-related online conversations concerning the 82nd Academy Awards focused on buzz around Avatar. While Avatar is the undisputed front runner, The Hurt Locker captured 16% of film-related Oscar buzz during the same period. tags: Movies | Awards | Nielsen | Film | Oscars | Buzz | Social Media | Avatar | Academy Awards | Jeff Bridges | The Hurt Locker |
RealNetworks Drops RealDVD Appeal; Will Pay Studios $4.5MAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 4, 2010 - 9:04am.
 Seattle - RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) announced late Wednesday that it has
dropped its appeal of a federal court ruling that found its DVD-copying RealDVD
software infringed copyrights, and has agreed to pay the movie studios that
sued the company $4.5 million to cover legal fees. Seattle-based RealNetworks,
which first introduced the RealDVD software in September 2008, also agreed to
an injunction against further distribution or support of RealDVD.
CNET: Apple, Studios in Talks on Cloud-based iTunes VideoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2010 - 10:00am.
San Francisco - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has
held talks with Hollywood movie studios on
allowing users to store content purchased from its iTunes Store remotely on
Apple's servers, similar to the cloud-based music plan the company recently
discussed with record labels, CNET News.com reported.
Sony, CBS Team on 3D Consumer Research Facility in VegasAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2010 - 11:22am.
Las Vegas
- Sony (NYSE: SNE) Electronics and CBS (NYSE: CBS) have partnered to establish a new 3D consumer
research center and screening facility. The Sony 3D Experience will be located
within the CBS Television
City research facility within the MGM
Grand casino in Las Vegas.
The facility will showcase both 3D movies, and home televisions, game consoles
and Blu-ray players that support 3D.
Netflix Polls Subscribers on Interest in iPhone StreamingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 2, 2010 - 9:02am.
Los Gatos,
Calif. - Online DVD rental
service Netflix (NASD: NFLX) is polling its subscribers on their interest in seeing a
Netflix application for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone, the Hacking Netflix blog reports.
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