Famed vending machine-style movie rental service Redbox are planning to make a move into the world of online streaming, set to be assisted by telecommunications company Verizon, as the two companies look to pair up in a bid to enter the market. Ready to be launched in the second half of 2012, the deal will [...]
Commercial German TV broadcaster, RTL Deutschland have signed a deal with Disney that gives the company the German TV premieres for movies from Disney/Pixar, DreamWorks and ABC TV shows. The multi-year and exclusive deal comes as rival German network, ProSiebenSat.1 loses the Disney content as it’s deal ends. Content that will come to RTL includes [...]
BT Vision customers will soon be able to delve into the archives of entertainment company and movie studio Miramax, after BT announced a licencing agreement that will see the film-distributor’s hits become part of the telecommunications company’s on-demand package. The carriage deal will make the selected films from Miramax (which could include Pulp Fiction, The English Patient, Kill Bill, and There Will Be [...]
Amazon-owned UK movie streaming and rental service LoveFilm have revealed that they are working alongside LG to create their own-brand video streaming service LoveFilm Instant onto smart TV’s produced by the South Korean company. Lovefilm are currently looking towards ways to continue their regional market dominance amidst the recent expansion of similar American service Netflix, and will hope to better reach customers on [...]
Yesterday saw a swift and care-free announcement in the world of Hollywood, as famed film-maker George Lucas announced that he was retiring from the industry. 65-year-old Lucas, who is most notable for his key roles in producing the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises (for which he would later be the source of controversy as [...]
In a bid to boost flagging DVD sales, Warner Bros are making customers of cheap DVD rental companies such as Redbox and Netflix wait a massive eight weeks before they can rent them out. This means you have a choice to buy the movie from retail stores such as Wal-Mart or Best Buy, or wait [...]
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