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Disney Touts Record July Video Streams

September 09, 2008

The Walt Disney Co.'s Web site, Disney.com, posted a record 186.7 million video streams in July, topping the previous record of 182.7 million streams set in July 2007, according to data compiled from comScore Video Metrix.



TuneCore.com to Offer iTunes Movie Distribution

September 09, 2008

Starting Nov. 18 TuneCore will offer iTunes digital distribution services for production companies, independent filmmakers and record labels to distribute and sell movies and live concerts, with no back-end fees.



Comcast Partners with Thumbplay for Mobile Access

September 09, 2008

Broadband service Comcast.net has partnered with Thumbplay to deliver music, ringtones, videos and games to the mobile phone.



Report: Baby Boomers Watch Online Video, Buy DVD

September 09, 2008

Once considered primarily the domain of teens and young adults, online video and social networking sites have become a target for baby boomer Web users (ages 44 to 61), according to a new report.



Blinkx.com Grows Traffic

September 09, 2008

Video search Web site blinkx.com said it is the fastest growing destination in the United States and among the fastest in the United Kingdom, according to third party sources.



Co. to Bow New DVD Copying Technology

September 08, 2008

RealNetworks, the company best known for bringing streaming video to the Internet back in 1997, has developed a new technology for legally copying commercial DVDs to your PC and storing them for later viewing.



MySpace, TheWB.com Host 'Sorority Forever'

September 08, 2008

MySpace and the recently launched TheWB.com announced the original series 'Sorority Forever' will debut on both Web sites beginning Sept. 8, with a new episode available for 24 hours every day at 9 a.m. PST.



Report: One-Fifth of Web-Ready Americans Watch TV Online

September 08, 2008

The results of a joint TNS and The Conference Board report looking at the habits of roughly 10,000 households shows one-fifth of all Internet-using American households are watching TV broadcasts online.



Amazon Bows VOD, TV Link

September 04, 2008

Amazon.com Sept. 3 expanded the periphery of its Unbox download service by launching Amazon Video on Demand.



Comcast Bows Fancast Store, Pricing

September 04, 2008

Cable operator Comcast Communications has turned on the light to its Fancast Store, a PC-based movie and TV-show download and streaming site mirrored after Apple's ubiquitous iTunes Store.






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