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 News on December 5, 2011 at 3:30 am PT
The Time Warner CEO is happy to take Reed Hastings’ money, though.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 11, 2011 at 4:15 pm PT
The videogame industry grew by a minuscule, but welcomed, 1 percent in October, driven by hardcore game launches such as Battlefield 3 and Batman: Arkham City.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 31, 2011 at 3:54 am PT
Another example of why the Web video boom is (currently) a great boon to Big TV: Like CBS and Time Warner earlier this month, Disney sells the same stuff twice.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 11, 2011 at 3:30 am PT
Will the ability to download “Horrible Bosses” onto your iPad make you more likely to buy “Horrible Bosses” on Blu-ray?
Peter Kafka in Media on October 4, 2011 at 8:51 am PT
You can see why Viacom’s studio would be interested in going straight to its consumers. But it’s also easy to see the challenges.
Peter Kafka in Media on September 22, 2011 at 9:33 am PT
One key element of today’s news will take place outside of Facebook’s walls. If it works, it will help the media world establish an important distribution outlet that isn’t controlled by Apple.
Peter Kafka in Social on August 4, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
You can’t say they’re thinking small here: The studio has built a service that lets you and your friends see everything you’ve downloaded, rented or watched.
