Peter Kafka in Media on February 22 at 7:39 am PT
Comcast won’t sell you its new Web video service unless you’re a Comcast cable subscriber. But it could change that overnight.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 6 at 6:22 am PT
Here’s the Netflix-style video service that Verizon wouldn’t talk about a couple months ago — a joint venture with Redbox, which has an uneasy relationship with a lot of big media companies.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 6 at 5:08 pm PT
Warner Bros. wants to keep its DVDs out of the hands of renters for an extra month. Blockbuster and Redbox don’t want to play along.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 5 at 2:21 pm PT
Want to watch a new movie just out on DVD from Warner Brothers? You’re going to have to buy it, or wait even longer to get it from Netflix or other disc renters.
Kara Swisher in Media on December 26, 2011 at 8:52 am PT
Should Hollywood blame turkeys like “New Year’s Eve,” or all those beeping, buzzing digital devices?
Liz Gannes in Social on December 5, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
Two and a half months after Facebook promised that a huge revision of its self-expression and sharing tools were coming soon, users and developers are still waiting.
Peter Kafka in Media on September 23, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
Everyone has seen this coming since April, when Dish bought Blockbuster out of bankruptcy. Now there’s a press conference scheduled for this afternoon.
News Byte
Peter Kafka in Media on April 6, 2011 at 4:45 am PT
Dish Network has purchased bankrupt Blockbuster Inc. for $320 million. Dish says it will to continue operate the video rental chain, and plans to use Blockbuster’s 1,700 locations to help market its satellite TV service. Dish beat out other bidders including Carl Ichan; the
Wall Street Journal has a detailed blow-by-blow of the bankruptcy auction which began Tuesday morning and stretched into Wednesday.
Voices
Mike Spector, Reporter, The Wall Street journal in News on April 1, 2011 at 8:42 am PT
Dish Network Corp., the satellite-television company controlled by Charlie Ergen, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn have each submitted bids for Blockbuster Inc. ahead of a bankruptcy court auction next week, said people familiar with the matter.
