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Amazon Posts Original Pilots Online 19 Apr, 2013
Amazon April 19 is offering free streaming access to 14 original pilots, including eight comedies...More>>
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Netflix Streaming Sundance Channel Mystery ‘Top of the Lake’ 17 Apr, 2013
Netflix has quietly begun streaming all episodes of The Sundance Channel’s murder mystery, “Top...More>>
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LoveFilm Instant Inks Streaming Deal With Warner 12 Apr, 2013
Amazon-owned subscription video-on-demand service LoveFilm Instant April 12 said it signed a...More>>
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Vdio Bows Transactional VOD, Sellthrough Movie Site 3 Apr, 2013
A new movie service called “Vdio,” offering transactional video-on-demand and electronic...More>>
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IHS: Global TV Shipments Fell 6% in 2012 1 Apr, 2013
Global TV shipments fell 6.3% in 2012, undermined by declining sales in Japan and softening demand...More>>
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Amazon Launches IMDb Link to TV Shows 27 Mar, 2013
Amazon March 27 unveiled software enabling users of the Kindle Fire HD tablet to find information...More>>
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LoveFilm Adds BBC Children’s Shows 27 Mar, 2013
LoveFilm, Amazon’s U.K. subscription VOD service, is adding more children’s shows from BBC...More>>
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Amazon Prime Instant Video Greenlights Another Original Comedy 27 Mar, 2013
Amazon Studios March 27 said it will add comedy “Betas” to its lineup of 13 pilots already in...More>>
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Amazon Prime Adds ‘Zombieland’ Pilot 25 Mar, 2013
Amazon Studios March 25 announced a serialized comedy pilot based on the Sony Pictures movie...More>>
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Richard Schulze Returns as Best Buy Chairman Emeritus 25 Mar, 2013
Richard Schulze, who founded Best Buy in 1966 when it was called Sound of Music, is rejoining the...More>>
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Fitch: Shortened SVOD Window Will Not Accelerate 'Cord Cutting' 20 Mar, 2013
Recent announcements by CBS Corp. that it licensed past episodes and seasons of primetime series...More>>
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CBS Licenses ‘Good Wife’ to Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus 13 Mar, 2013
CBS Corp. March 13 said it has licensed past seasons of primetime TV series “The Good Wife” to...More>>
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Amazon Greenlights Children’s Series Pilot 6 Mar, 2013
Amazon Studios March 6 said it has approved production of a pilot for an animated children’s...More>>
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Moonves Eyes Shows for Netflix and Cancelation 4 Mar, 2013
CBS Corp. chief executive Les Moonves March 4 told an investor group there are a number of CBS...More>>
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Barnes & Noble Posts Q3 Loss on Lower Nook Sales 28 Feb, 2013
Bookseller Barnes & Noble Feb. 28 reported a third-quarter (Jan. 26) loss of $6 million compared...More>>
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Sony Pictures Boss Says UltraViolet Needs Improvement 27 Feb, 2013
UltraViolet, the studio-backed effort to jumpstart physical and digital sellthrough through a...More>>
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CBS Eyes Creating Original SVOD Shows 26 Feb, 2013
CBS Corp. is considering producing original programming for Netflix and other subscription...More>>
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Amazon Prime Grabs ‘Justified’ Streaming Rights 26 Feb, 2013
Amazon Feb. 26 said it secured exclusive SVOD rights to FX Network’s Kentucky-based Western crime...More>>
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Anthony Bay Departing Amazon Video 18 Feb, 2013
Anthony Bay reportedly is out as head of Amazon’s video division, effective March 1.More>>
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CBS Ups SVOD Stake in Amazon Prime 13 Feb, 2013
CBS Corp. and Amazon Feb. 13 said they have expanded a content licensing agreement to bring classic...More>>
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