MoviePass, an upstart online platform that promised a Netflix-style subscription program for unlimited theatrical movie tickets, July 1 canceled a planned beta test launch during the July 4th weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area.More>>

Netflix June 28 said it signed a streaming deal with Open Road Films — an upstart production company founded by theater operators Regal Entertainment Group and AMC Entertainment, looking to get into content production and circumvent budding premium VOD overtures by major studios.More>>

New report says Starz Entertainment, not Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, quietly pulled the studio's movies from Netflix’s streaming queue.More>>

Netflix May 16 said it signed a multiyear distribution deal with Miramax that will allow its 23 million subscribers to stream hundreds of Miramax titles beginning next month.More>>

DirecTV is considering launching a fee-based Netflix-type streaming service, according to a detailed survey reportedly sent to select subscribers.More>>

While Dish Network seeks a closing date extension on its $320 million acquisition of Blockbuster and a final decision on the fate of more than 1,100 video store leases, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is convinced the satellite TV operator will eventually bow a branded streaming service.More>>

Mobile entertainment company mSpot.com April 15 launched a loyalty program that allows members to rent new release movies at discounted prices on portable devices, including the iPad, iPhone, Android, tablets, connected TVs, PC/Macs and related smartphones.More>>

Warner is starting tests on an app that would allow consumers to buy and store moves and television programs on a cloud-based virtual locker system.More>>

Starz Entertainment beginning April 1 will reportedly delay by 90 days access of original programming and new release movies by Netflix.More>>

Amazon significantly upped video offerings on its Prime Instant Video membership loyalty program with the addition of more than 1,000 new movies and TV programs available for unlimited streaming to the television.More>>