10 posts and columns on Universal Studios

CTIA Notebook: Mobilized Meets the Muggles at Universal Orlando

in Mobile on March 25, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

It wasn’t all work and no play in Orlando. While there was plenty of news at the show–not to mention AT&T’s pre-show bombshell–Mobilized did manage to make a detour to Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Netflix Adds Another Studio: Sony Agrees to 28-Day DVD "Window"

in Media on October 6, 2010 at 9:35 am PT

More movement from Netflix as it transitions from discs to digital: A distribution deal with Sony that reduces its access to DVDs in exchange for lower fees and more rights to stream movies to your home.

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DVD Kiosk War Heats Up; Redbox Sues 20th Century Fox

in News on August 12, 2009 at 1:41 pm PT

The battle for control of the DVD rental business continues to heat up. Redbox, the Coinstar unit which operates more than 15,000 DVD rental kiosks around the country, today announced that it has filed suit against 20th Century Fox over new proposed distribution terms which would prevent Redbox from renting the studio’s DVDs to consumers until at least 30 days after they are released to the public.

Steve Ballmer: Tenacious B

in News on May 1, 2008 at 10:59 am PT

Goodbye Sister Disc

in News on May 1, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

Hollywood is finally embracing day-and-date film releases. Yesterday, Time Warner (TWX) CEO Jeffrey Bewkes said that Warner Bros. plans to experiment with VOD releases day-and-date with DVD later this year. And now this morning, Apple (AAPL) announced that a number of major and independent movie studios have agreed to make their films available on iTunes [...]

There's a Singing Fat Lady Here to See You, Sir.

in News on February 11, 2008 at 10:13 am PT

Lot of good that $2.7 million HD DVD Super Bowl ad did. This morning, online DVD rental pioneer Netflix, which has stocked both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats since they first came to market in early 2006, said it is dropping HD DVD. Quite a blow to the HD DVD camp–which, after a number of [...]

There’s a Singing Fat Lady Here to See You, Sir.

in News on February 11, 2008 at 10:13 am PT

Lot of good that $2.7 million HD DVD Super Bowl ad did. This morning, online DVD rental pioneer Netflix, which has stocked both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats since they first came to market in early 2006, said it is dropping HD DVD. Quite a blow to the HD DVD camp–which, after a number of [...]

Post Traumatic CES Syndrome

in News on January 10, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Mistah HD DVD–He Dead …

in News on January 10, 2008 at 7:00 am PT

Reports of HD DVD’s death may have been exaggerated, but reports of its fast-declining health have not. Though Paramount Pictures has denied reports that it plans to abandon the next-generation DVD format, news of an escape clause in its HD DVD contract allowing it to release films on Blu-ray has the industry wondering aloud about [...]

Movielink Tapped to Star in Blockbuster Remake of Netflix Business Plan

in News on August 9, 2007 at 5:35 am PT

From top to bottom, Blockbuster is deliberately and willfully infringing on our patented methods. Netflix invented a 100 percent better mousetrap that Blockbuster copied. – Netflix spokesperson Steve Swasey, April 5, 2006 Apparently, Blockbuster isn’t as hopelessly tethered to its VHS rental-business past as you might think. Yesterday, the video-rental retailer acquired studio-owned movie download [...]