Kickstarter: We Don’t Have Anything Against Celebrity Projects (cc: Zach Braff)

The founders of Kickstarter today rallied behind celebrities who have been criticized for hijacking their open platform to serve a more privileged cause.
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Why Netflix Money May Be Expensive for Viacom

Why watch “SpongeBob” on TV, with commercials, when you can see it whenever you want on the Web, ad-free?
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Time Warner Names Kevin Tsujihara Warner Bros. CEO

A big surprise in Hollywood: Kevin Tsujihara, the head of Warner Bros.’ home-video unit, will become the studio’s next CEO. Parent company Time Warner had been conducting a three-man contest for the spot for some time, but conventional wisdom gave Tsujihara low odds for the job. During his tenure, Tsujihara has been an aggressive proponent of digital initiatives like UltraViolet.

Time Warner Cashes Another Check From the Albanian Army

It was fun for Jeff Bewkes to tease Netflix a couple years ago. But now he’s happy to take Reed Hastings’s money.
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Walmart’s Cloud Movie Service Shapes Up

“Disc to digital” didn’t make much sense last year, but the retailer is making some key improvements.
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Amazon Adds a Couple More Time Warner Streaming Shows You Can’t See on Netflix

Jeff Bezos ponies up for “The Closer” and “Falling Skies.”
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The Redbox Verizon Movie Service Is Almost Ready to Take On Netflix

Just about there: Some streaming, some DVDs, some online rentals. $8 a month.
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$300 Nintendo Wii U Arriving in the U.S. November 18

Nintendo’s next-generation console will make it to store shelves just in time for the holidays.
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The Cloud Is Getting Crowded: Hollywood Lines Up Behind M-Go, Another Digital Storefront

DVD sales are falling off, and consumers aren’t filling the void with digital purchases. Here’s another effort by the studios to fix that.
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Warner Bros. Takes Another Crack at Flixster — And UltraViolet

A movie recommendation service from a movie studio with a clear agenda. But that doesn’t mean it’s not interesting.
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