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Studios Make Bigger Push for Digital Sales

Sarah McBride, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 28, 2009 at 8:45 am PT

The Showtime cable-television network has begun selling episodes of its hit series “Weeds” online, weeks ahead of the DVD release. The tactic, by “Weeds” producer Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., is the part of a more aggressive effort Hollywood is taking to boost online sales of digital movies.

YouTube in Talks to Stream Rental Movies

Sarah McBride, Jessica E. Vascellaro and Sam Schechner, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 2, 2009 at 2:01 pm PT

Google Inc.’s YouTube is in discussions with major movie studios about allowing users to stream movies on a rental basis, according to people familiar with the company’s plans, marking one of the video giant’s first moves towards charging for content instead of making it available for free with advertising.