Disney's $500 million purchase of YouTube video producer Maker Studios is a sign that the entertainment industry's content and technology startups are coming of age and proving to be as valuable to Hollywood as app makers ...
Business
Mar 25, 2014
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When media studies student Liu Zhiqi settles down to watch a movie or TV drama at the home of the San Francisco family she lodges with, she misses the convenience of downloading content for free like in China.
Internet
Jan 14, 2014
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Kid-safe tablets and smartphones are hitting the market, giving parents more control over how the mobile devices are used.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 8, 2014
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U.S. home video spending rose nearly 1 percent to $18.2 billion in 2013, the second straight year of growth as higher spending on video streaming subscriptions and digital purchases offset the decline in DVDs.
Business
Jan 7, 2014
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Hollywood studios have won a copyright case against Hotfile Corp. after a Florida judge ordered the file-hosting website to pay $80 million in damages.
Internet
Dec 3, 2013
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When it comes to learning about the evils of Internet piracy, Hollywood studios and the major music labels want kids to start young.
Other
Nov 11, 2013
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(AP)—Premium pay TV channel Starz has renewed its agreement to carry movies from Sony Pictures through films hitting theaters in 2021. The deal comes two months after Netflix snatched future Disney movies from Starz, and ...
Business
Feb 11, 2013
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Hollywood's friendship with Facebook is showing signs of strain. The entertainment industry was among the first to embrace the Silicon Valley phenomenon. Studio executives thought the giant social network held great promise ...
Business
Jan 9, 2013
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In a bid to jumpstart its fledgling online entertainment system, Hollywood studios are resorting to a time-honored tactic: giving stuff away.
Business
Jan 8, 2013
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Dutch MPs have voted not to ban illegal Internet downloads of copyrighted films, music and software, preferring to levy a tax on smartphones and computers.
Internet
Dec 21, 2012
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