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Netflix movie streaming comes to Xbox LiveJuly 14, 2008Microsoft and Netflix have announced that they will be bringing Netflix's movie streaming service to Xbox 360 users in the USA. The service offers users access to 10,000 titles, principally post-first-run...
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Sky and Sony launch online video portalJuly 14, 2008UK pay TV operator BSkyB and Sony have launched Go!View a paid online video service for the Sony's Playstation Portable (PSP) games system. The joint venture provides a mixture of sport highlights, TV and...
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French kiosk data updated for 2007; methodology refinedJuly 13, 2008Kiosk data updated to 2007 and methodology revised to reflect new data sources and sector evolutionDVD sales through news kiosks up 1% in value in 2007, +10% in volume, compared with mainstream declines of...Subscribers Only
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NEW country added to basic metricsJuly 13, 2008Tables relating to the broadband market in Latvia have been added to the Broadband Media Intelligence service. Data is now available for incumbent operators, access technologies and individual...
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Orange launches mobile social networking portalJuly 13, 2008France Telecom's Orange has launched a mobile social networking portal enabling access to several features of some of the most popular social networking sites including MySpace, Facebook and Bebo among others....
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BD players cheaper in ChinaJuly 10, 2008CE manufacturing giant Pioneer has reduced the price of its BDC-SO2BKZ Blu-ray Disc (BD) player in China to RMB 999 ($145). At launch the Pioneer player was priced at RMB 2,000 ($300) less than half the price...Subscribers Only
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Blu-ray take-up at risk from upscaling DVDsJuly 10, 2008As Hollywood starts to ramp up its campaign to promote the benefits of Blu-ray Disc (BD) over DVD in time for Christmas 2008, industry insiders are becoming increasingly concerned that the hi-def format may be...Subscribers Only
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Cinram and Universal sign distribution agreementJuly 10, 2008Optical disc replicator Cinram has signed a long-term deal with Universal Pictures International, under which it will fulfil the majority of the latter's DVD replication and distribution requirements in...Subscribers Only
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Disney and Sony to make BD Live standardJuly 10, 2008Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is to add BD Live elements to all forthcoming Disney-branded Blu-ray Disc (BD) releases, including all Pixar and Walt Disney Studios theatrical and catalogue titles. The...Subscribers Only
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Italian indies pact bodes well for rentalJuly 10, 2008Italian cinema and film company Filmauro has entered into a strategic partnership with video distributor Medusa Video, a subsidiary of Berlusconi-owned Mediaset, under which Medusa will handle video...Subscribers Only
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Less from Warner and more from LionsgateJuly 10, 2008Warner Bros. will release half as many films theatrically in 2009 as it did in 2006, as a result of moves to improve revenue and cash flow growth at Time Warner's studio arm and so improve return on capital....Subscribers Only
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Pioneer develops multi-layer mass-storage BD discJuly 10, 2008Japanese consumer electronics manufacturing giant Pioneer has developed a 16-layer read-only Blu-ray compatible optical disc with a capacity of 400 GB—claimed to be a world first. The new optical disc...Subscribers Only
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Ward Anderson opens first all-digital Irish multiplexJuly 10, 2008Omniplex Cinemas chain of Irish cinema group Ward Anderson, has opened the first all-digital multiplex in the country. The newly constructed Wexford Omniplex has eight screens with a total seating capacity of...Subscribers Only
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DVD rental down in FranceJuly 09, 2008DVD rental shipments in France fell by 25% in 2007, from 1.6m in 2006 to 1.2m, according to final year-end figures from local video association SEVN. Distributor revenues from DVD rental fell further - down...Subscribers Only
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Poland gets first quad-play cableJuly 08, 2008Polish cable operator Aster Group has added mobile telephony services to its triple-play offer creating Poland's first quad-play company. Aster is making use of Orange's (PTK Centertel) mobile network...Subscribers Only
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EA enters brain training arenaJuly 07, 2008Electronic Arts' Casual Entertainment division is to release educational card game Brain Quest for Nintendo DS, exclusively for the US market, in September. Two separate versions are to be launched, one aimed...Subscribers Only
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Opera coming to cinemas in 3DJuly 07, 2008Opera, already the most popular type of alternative content programming in UK cinemas, will now be recorded stereoscopically for theatrical projection later this year (2008). The UK's Royal Opera House will...
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PlayStation 3 commits further, but slighter, lossesJuly 07, 2008Sony's latest SEC report revealed that the PS3 is responsible for continued losses to the company, but that its negative impact is narrowing. The 20-F filing reported that the console represents a loss of...Subscribers Only
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Retail chains make further room for gamingJuly 07, 2008Doubtless spurred by the convincing year-on-year increase in overall software sales, reinforced by the thriving performance of premium titles such as Wii Fit and Grand Theft Auto IV, a wave of initiatives has...Subscribers Only
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Rock Band and Guitar Hero increase musical sharesJuly 07, 2008Developer Harmonix has confirmed that its peripheral-led rhythm-action title Rock Band has surpassed 15m paid downloads of music tracks. Previously, it had announced 10m paid downloads at the beginning of May...Subscribers Only
