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Redbox, Verizon Teaming Up to Launch New Streaming Service
Telecommunications giant Verizon is partnering up with Coinstar's popular Redbox subsidiary to roll out an online streaming video service in the second half of 2012. It will be an "affordable"...
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Redbox Buys Blockbuster Branded DVD Kiosks for a Cool $100 Million
If Paul Revere were around today, he'd have to hop in his Ford Mustang and ride through the streets lined with Blockbuster kiosks yelling, "Redbox is coming! Redbox is coming!" Not that it would...
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Study Finds BitTorrent Does Not Hurt U.S. Box Office Numbers
Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Wellesley College recently got together to answer one simple question: does BitTorrent hurt U.S. box office numbers? According to this study, the answer...
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Hulu Plus Now Available on the Nintendo Wii
Hulu Plus found a new way to be streamed into your living room. Nintendo today announced it has teamed up with the streaming video service so that Wii owners can now subscribe to and access Hulu Plus...
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Netflix Lays Foundation for Future Growth with Open Connect Content Delivery...
As Netflix tells it, the company's streaming subscribers all around the globe are collectively watching a billion hours of movies and TV shows each month. Serving up that amount of content takes some...
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Netflix Customers Charged Past 1 Billion Hours of Streaming Video in June
Netflix is home to the first three seasons of Sons of Anarchy, as well as all eight seasons and 249 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, named after the main character who would go on to star in Matlock...
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Confidential Memo Outlines Significant Changes Headed to Hulu
Several changes to the way Hulu operates could be in store for the streaming video service, according to a leaked internal memo deemed confidential. The three-page document indicates a desire by parent...
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Amazon Inks Expanded Prime Instant Video Deal with NBCUniversal
With Google's recently launched Nexus 7 tablet encroaching on what had been Amazon's territory led by the Kindle Fire, the e-tailer is busy beefing up what it hopes will prove a trump card. You can't...
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Roku Streaming Stick a Stone's Throw Away, Launches in October for $100
Forget about making room on your entertainment center for yet another set-top box, Roku's Streaming Stick packs the same functionality into a package that's no bigger than a typical USB flash drive....
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Disney Acquires Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion, Plans New Star Wars Movie
Die hard fans of the iconic Star Wars franchise are freaking out after learning that George Lucas just sold Lucasfilm to Disney for $4.05 billion, but after suffering through a trio of sequels that...
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Vudu Crashes Android Party with 100,000 Movies and TV Shows
Android users rejoice, Vudu is now available (for certain tablets).At long last, Vudu is finally available for select Android tablets. The new app arrives at Google Play about a year after Vudu...
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CES 2013: Walmart Brings Disc-to-Digital Service to Your Home
Walmart's disc-to-digital in-home service will "convert" your existing movie collection to UltraViolet digital copies starting at $2 a pop.It's not just tablet makers and hardware manufacturers in...
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Redbox Instant Video Headed to Xbox 360
Microsoft scored a console exclusive agreement to keep Redbox Instant off of the PS3 and Wii U.Microsoft's Major Nelson blog has revealed that the "Redbox Instant" video service by Verizon is coming to...
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Acer Launches 3D Projector for Movie Buffs and Gamers
The Acer H6510BD projector offers instant 2D to 3D conversion in HD with no extra software required.Acer on Thursday announced that it's H6510BD projector for displaying 3D movies and games is now...
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Redbox Instant Opens Its Streaming Doors to the Public
Redbox Instant opens to the public with a small catalog and big ambitions.Redbox Instant is now an official player in the streaming game now that it's open to the general public. The movie streaming...
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16 Movies That Predicted Technology Right
Flicks with a pulse on where technology was headedYou can yell, "Beam me up, Scotty!" all you want, the only thing that will happen is you'll elicit a bunch of bemused stares from passersby wondering...
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Director Robert Rodriguez Taps AMD Technology to Power "Machete Kills" Film
AMD goes to HollywoodYou may have seen a trailer for "Machete Kills," an upcoming sequel to "Machete" starring Danny Trejo, Charlie Sheen, Mel Gibson, Sofia Vergara, Michelle Rodriguez, Antonio...
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Netflix and Cable Companies May Find Common Ground
The modern day odd coupleCable companies have been at odds with Netflix and similar services that may be stealing customers away, but all that could change in short order. Apparently Netflix is in...
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Netflix Survey Reveals We're All a Bunch of Binge Watching TV Addicts
You're not the only one who wasted a weekend watching NetflixThe all-you-can consume nature of subscription-based streaming services like Netflix makes it all too easy and convenient to sit back,...
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Netflix Tests $6.99 Standard Definition Single Screen Plan
A money saving plan for bachelorsSome users who sign up for Netflix will see a new $6.99 per month plan that limits streaming to one screen at a time. That's a dollar off the regular subscription fee...
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