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iTunes Sales Are Huge! But Growth May Be Slowing.
$2.4 billion worth of digital media is a very big deal. But the digital media boom days may be coming to an end.Big Media Loves Promoted Trends, Twitter’s Big-Dollar Digital Billboards
$5.2 million in a month, at $200,000 a day.Voices
From Talkies to Texties
Hollywood is grappling with the storytelling challenges of a world filled with unglamorous smartphones, texting and social media.Please Don’t Tell George Lucas What You Think About Jar Jar Binks
It was fine before the Internet. But now with the Internet, it’s gotten very vicious and very personal. You just say, ‘Why do I need to do this?’
– George Lucas, still wincing from the reaction to the new “Star Wars” movies, in Bloomberg Businessweek’s story on a $4 billion Lucasfilm/Disney deal
Roku 3: Easier Streaming and Remote Headphones
Walt reviews the Roku 3, a new $100 streaming set-top box from Roku.Hollywood Goes Digital — But Not Too Digital. Sony Boss Michael Lynton’s Candid Dive Into Media Interview.
Technology changes everything about media, except for the stuff it doesn’t. A thoughtful chat with the studio boss behind “Skyfall” and “Zero Dark Thirty.”News Byte
No Netflix for Sony, Which Stays With Starz
Sony’s movie studio has renewed a deal to show its first-run films on the Starz pay-TV service; the new pact now keeps the two companies tied up until 2021. Many industry observers thought that Netflix, after signing Disney to a landmark deal in December, would make a run at Sony, as well.Voices
Reappearing on YouTube: Illegal Movie Uploads
Google Inc.’s YouTube has a familiar problem: Plenty of illegally uploaded movies are finding their way onto the website.Voices
Disney Profit Declines
Walt Disney Co.’s fiscal first-quarter earnings slipped 5.6 percent as the entertainment giant recorded lower profits at its studio business.News Byte



