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Lionsgate Films to Give Digital Copies on iTunes
It's a case of one studio that gets it, almost. Lionsgate Films is known for punishing action and gross out horror films that appeal to a younger audience. It could be why they've decided to…
Disney and ABC Go All Out for Online Content
The Walt Disney Co. is betting it will make as much as $1 billion from online content this year, boosting their predictions from 2007. CEO Robert Iger indicated this week that Disney has been "fairly…
Microsoft to Support Blu-ray
A story filed today by David Gibbon of Digital Spy alledges MS to support BD. Chief executive of Microsoft Steve Ballmer has confirmed that his firm is looking at ways to back the HD format Blu-ray.…
Pioneer Official Statement on Plasma Manufacturing
Pioneer Corporation has announced that at a meeting of its Board of Directors held today, the Company resolved to restructure its display business and implement measures to enhance corporate values.…
Toshiba Goes Nuclear - Building US Plants
Reuters ran a story this week that Toshiba Corp, primarily known for its consumer electronics, said on Thursday it had launched a new company in the United States, Toshiba American Nuclear Energy…
Jobs Cracks Whip at Adobe - Delays iPhone SDK
At an Apple shareholder’s meeting on Tuesday, Steve Jobs unleashed a stinging jab at longtime ally Adobe. Known for his quirky temperament that can build or crush whole businesses with a few words,…
Microsoft's Xbox 360 Sees First Profits
It's been a long journey, but Microsoft's Xbox 360 has now turned a profit for two straight quarters - that qualifies as more than a blip and means the console-maker has finally become profitable.…
Circuit City Allowing HD DVD Trade-ins?
According to word out on the Internet, first based on a Circuit City employee in Chicago (this is getting way too "whisper-down-the-alley" for us already) and then confirmed by High-Def Digest, the…
MPA Wins China DVD Lawsuit
Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures sued Beijing Jeboo Interactive Science & Technology Co. in Shanghai late last year for supplying…
Are Music Labels Finally Seeing the Light?
I'm not sure where it began, except to say that iTunes is the likely ignition source for labels embracing online downloads and legal file sharing. Lately, it seems that the record studios are finally…