Archive for the 'Movies' Category


20th Century Fox Claim Blu-Ray Is Not Dead

While recent statistics and studies released might suggest that digitally-sold video content is fast replacing physical media, high-profile production company 20th Century Fox have stated their belief otherwise, with their ’executive vice president of global research & technology’ Danny Kaye claiming that if Blu-ray and other forms of physical media are to become ‘phased out‘ by downloadable transactions, it will not be [...]

Sky Anytime+ Arrives For Everyone With Or Without Sky Broadband

After a long wait, Its finally arrived. Sky Anytime+ which lets you watch live and on-demand content is now available to every Sky subscriber, and its not dependent on you having Sky’s own Broadband internet service. Sky Website says – “Sky Anytime+ is our TV on demand service, which brings you a whole world of [...]

Netflix Defend Sky And Offer Fair Competition

Corporations in any form will usually look towards gaining any slender advantage over their rivals that they can get their hands on, wherever it arrives from, but it seems as though Netflix are attempting to oddly buck this trend with their UK regional division, pleading with authorities to stop plans that would force rivals Sky Movies to [...]

LoveFilm Streaming Becomes More Popular Than DVD Service

Lovefilm look set to be heading in the same direction as Netflix when it comes to their most focused product, as the Amazon-owned UK rental service revealed that for the first time in its history, sales of their online streaming services have beaten figures from physical media (DVD, Blu-ray and video games). The results, covering [...]

ISPs, The Entertainment Industry And Customers

Internet piracy is one thing that is constantly in the minds of some industries. Two of the key industries in the battle against piracy are the entertainment industry and internet service providers (ISPs.). The entertainment industry claims that millions of dollars are lost each year to internet piracy through different methods. These methods include illegal [...]

Wal-Mart And Vudu Plan Digital Conversion Service

American retail giant Walmart have announced their plans to launch a new cloud storage-based method of selling movies, by offering customers the chance to convert titles they already own onto a Vudu account (the online streaming company being owned by Walmart), making the movies permanently stored for portable viewing on a range of devices. An arrangement [...]