Skip the theater: This stop motion Transformers video is better than the real thing
Michael Bay gets a lot of flak for his over-the-top, disturbingly violent take on the Transformers universe, but each subsequent release makes more money than …
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Size will really matter in the future… when it comes to paying for movies
The movie industry is slowly moving to a different business model, Variety reports. DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said during the Entrepreneurial Leadership in the …
The Wolf of Wall Street: Separating fact from fiction
Were things really as crazy as Scorsese made them out to be? Ritholtz Wealth Management financial advisor and “Reformed Broker” Josh Brown recently went on Yahoo …
Video: The best special effects in movies from 1977 to today
We’re just over a month away from the 86th Academy Awards, so it’s about time we all get caught up on the winners from the …
Digital movie sales are on the rise as rentals fall off the charts
When was the last time you bought a DVD or a Blu-ray? If you’re part of the ever-increasing majority of the U.S., it’s probably far …
DVDs and Blu-rays to carry two unskippable government warnings
The FBI Anti-Piracy Warning that is found on all modern DVD and Blu-ray discs is getting an upgrade. The United States government earlier this week …
Real-life 'Avengers' would cost New York $160 billion in damages [video]
Nick Fury and “The Avengers” save the world from imminent doom in Paramount Pictures’ movie of the same name, but in real life, the star-studded …
Apple in talks to stream EPIX films to Apple TV
Apple is reportedly in talks to stream films owned by EPIX — a joint venture among Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lionsgate — across a variety …
New deal brings 600 MGM movies to Android and YouTube
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Google have come to an agreement to offer 600 movies for rent through YouTube and the Google Play marketplace for users in the U.S. and …
Amazon said to be inflating streaming library size [updated]
Online retail giant Amazon is said to be stretching the truth regarding the size of its streaming content library when reporting numbers to the public. …
Netflix paid $1 million for a recommendation algorithm it never used
Netflix in 2006 held an open competition to find the collaborative filtering algorithm that would best predict whether or not a user would like a …
Google and Paramount strike a deal: 500 movies coming soon to YouTube, Google Play
Google on Wednesday announced a new deal with Paramount Pictures that will allow more than 500 movie titles to be rented through YouTube and the …
Comcast deals blow to net neutrality, says own video service is exempt from bandwidth caps
Cable network operator and Internet service provider Comcast reportedly confirmed earlier this week that it would give its own video streaming service a huge advantage …
File-sharing site RapidShare deemed legal by court
RapidShare is widely known as an invaluable tool for the illegal sharing of copyrighted digital material. Much like Megaupload, which was shuttered earlier this year …
Online movie streaming in U.S. to top DVDs for the first time in 2012
Online movie streaming in the United States is expected to top both DVD and Blu-ray use for the first time ever in 2012, according to …
Court orders file-sharing site RapidShare to monitor for copyrighted content [updated]
A court in Germany ruled on Thursday that RapidShare must implement a system that proactively filters user uploads in order to prevent the illegal sharing of copyrighted …
U.S. ISPs become ‘copyright cops’ starting July 12th
Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable and other Internet service providers in the United States will soon launch new programs to police their networks in …
PirateBox offline file-sharing solution puts pirates out of authorities’ reach [video]
The recent ordeal surrounding the now defeated SOPA and PIPA proposals followed by the shuttering of file-sharing giant Megaupload has put online piracy back in …
Apple’s upcoming streaming TV service again tipped by CBS CEO
Apple CEO Steve Jobs approached CBS approximately one year ago in an attempt to secure a content deal for a streaming television service that was …
With Megaupload down for the count, MPAA sets sights on Hotfile
The Motion Picture Association of America this week filed a motion for a summary judgement against file-sharing service Hotfile in a U.S. District Court in Florida, …
Police reportedly plan to raid The Pirate Bay
Swedish authorities have reportedly secured warrants and are planning to raid The Pirate Bay. Unnamed Pirate Bay team members speaking with TorrentFreak claim to have …
Redbox surpasses 2 billion movie and video game rentals
Redbox announced this week that the company crossed the two billion mark for movie and video game rentals. It will celebrate the milestone by offering …
Apple to launch subscription TV service by Christmas, content talks going downhill
Apple has plans to launch a subscription television service by Christmas this year, according to a recent report from the New York Post. The paper …
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom: ‘I’m no piracy king’
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom on Thursday questioned his accusers’ motives while speaking to The Guardian. “I’m no piracy king,” Dotcom told the paper. “I offered online …
Authorities take down another popular file-sharing site, arrest founder for piracy
Authorities in Germany recently executed a raid that resulted in at least two arrests and the takedown of another popular file-sharing service. German-language news site …
Apple may launch revamped iTunes Store, App Store later this year
Apple may be working on an overhaul of its iTunes Store and App Store, according to 9to5Mac. Due to growing competition from music streaming services …
BitTorrent piracy has no impact on U.S. box office sales, study finds
Though box office revenues declined for the second consecutive year in 2011, a new study suggests that there is little if any correlation between United …
Google reportedly prepping free Dropbox competitor
Google is preparing to launch a new cloud storage service that will compete directly with popular start up Dropbox and similar services. The Wall Street …
Megaupload shutdown did nothing to slow piracy, study finds
The recent federal takedown of notorious file-sharing service Megaupload was initially seen as a huge victory for owners of copyrighted music and movies, but new …
Season 1 of Netflix’s first original series ‘Lilyhammer’ is now live
The debut season of Netflix’s first original series “Lilyhammer” is now available on demand to all Netflix “Watch Instantly” subscribers. All eight episodes of the …
