- Movie industry could be hard hit by broadband
piracy.
EUROPEMEDIA-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ US broadband penetration is proving to be lacklustre ? hovering between 10 and 16 per cent, including in areas where cable, DSL or satellite modems are available, according to analysts. The penetration has not surpassed 25 per cent, in part due to the ......
- Movie industry pressurised by
broadband-piracy.
TV MEETS THE WEB-(C)2002 Van Dusseldorp & Partners - http://www.vandusseldorp.com/ US broadband penetration is lacklustre and is hovering between 10 and 16 per cent, including areas where cable, DSL or satellite modems are available, according to analysts. The penetration has not surpassed 25 per cent, in part due to the ......
- What Ops Won’t Say About Adult PPV
Without adult programming, it is possible there would not be a pay-per-view or video-on-demand business in the cable industry today. The movie studios have been increasing their splits for recent theatrical releases to the point where a cable operator, after paying a middleman such as In Demand LLC, might only ......
- Coming Soon to Your Home Theater
HEADNOTE High-speed Internet connections, more powerful computers, and better display options promise to revolutionize the way the public will see films in the future. Perspectives The film industry and the Internet are joining forces. Most folks think of the Internet as a good place to get information about movies. There ......
- Briefs
Movies All The Time Atlanta —Movielink, the Internet download movie service owned by most of the major Hollywood studios, is creating a customized version of its service for BellSouth FastAccess DSL customers. Trailers for hundreds of Movielink movies will appear on BellSouth's home page. Customers can download movies for between ......
- Studio-Owned Movielink Starts Uploading Its Fare
Movielink — the Web-based movie download service owned by five major Hollywood studios — made its official debut last week. At launch, the service offered 200 titles from partners Paramount Pictures Corp., Warner Bros., Universal Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. at prices ranging from $1.99 to $4.99. Consumers ......
- VOD Takes to the Airwaves
Over-the-air broadcasters officially entered the VOD business last week with the launch of Disney's MovieBeam service, which uses analog spectrum to deliver movies from major Hollywood studios to 160-GB set-top boxes equipped with a small antenna. The service was rolled out in Jacksonville, Fla.; Salt Lake City; and Spokane, Wash....