Joseph Tartakoff
Apr 9, 2010 11:23 AM
Universal Studios and Twentieth Century Fox, which are both trying to protect sales of their DVDs, have now gotten Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) to agree to delay renting their new titles until 28 days after they are first available for purchase in stores. In exchange, both studios are letting Netflix make…
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Tameka Kee
Dec 2, 2009 6:10 PM
Redbox’s latest claim in its lawsuit against Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Home Video is that the two studios are encouraging retailers like Wal-mart to limit the number of DVDs that the kiosk-maker can buy. Redbox initially filed suit against Fox and Warner this summer, for trying to impose new…
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Staci D. Kramer
Aug 18, 2009 7:19 PM
DVD rental biz Redbox took a big hit in its efforts to sue several Universal Studios units over a policy withholding new releases from vending machines for 45 days. After a months-long delay, U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler dismissed two counts in the suit late Monday, in a 13-page ruling…
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Staci D. Kramer
Apr 16, 2008 10:30 AM
Something unusual happened for iTunes users when Juno made its DVD debut this week: the Fox movie was also for sale as an iTunes download for $14.99 as the News Corp (NYSE: NWS) unit tests downloads of new releases. It’s not a wholesale change—Fox told Variety more movies are likely…
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Rafat Ali
Dec 29, 2007 3:14 AM
As was expected when the news of News Corp (NYSE: NWS). and its studio Twentieth Century Fox signing a movie rental deal came out earlier this week, Disney (NYSE: DIS) has also joined in the movie rental offering, which is supposed to be announced at the annual MacWorld conference on…
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Rafat Ali
Dec 26, 2007 8:40 PM
As had been speculated earlier in the month, News Corp (NYSE: NWS). and its studio Twentieth Century Fox have signed a deal with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to allow users to rent the latest Fox DVD releases by downloading a digital copy from Apple’s iTunes platform for a limited time, reports…
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Rafat Ali
Dec 3, 2007 1:08 PM
News Corp and its studio Twentieth Century Fox are close to a deal with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to begin offering new releases and catalog movie titles through iTunes beginning in early 2008, reports Pali analyst Richard Greenfield, in a blog post (reg. req.) He said the two sides are waiting…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Nov 21, 2007 8:20 AM
The good news: Movie studios recognize that strict DRM on DVDs helps make piracy and illegal downloading an attractive route for consumers so various schemes are now being rolled out to let users copy their DVDs onto multiple devices, including PCs and handheld devices. PC World takes a look at…
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