In the first quarter of 2012 all eyes were on the screen, both big and small. Apple’s new Retina display pushed video streaming, and broadcast-TV streaming service Aereo’s launch was quickly followed with litigation. These events and more are discussed in a new quarterly report. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
The UltraViolet initiative left the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week with an important new retail channel in Amazon (NSDQ: A… Read more at paidContent »
How bad are things for Hollywood’s UltraViolet initiative right now? So bad that Warner Bros., the studio behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, is giving away coupon codes for the movie to Apple’s iTunes store to placate unhappy customers. Read more »
Through the DECE’s UltraViolet format, Warner Bros. and other studios will begin making movies available for sale this year that can be purchased and watched on a number of different devices. Key to Time Warner’s introduction of these services will be its Flixster social discovery app. Read more »
The DECE has finally completed the backend work needed to roll out services based on its UltraViolet initiative. Now Hollywood needs to spread the word to consumers about what UltraViolet is, how it works and most importantly, why they will want to buy movies again. Read more »
Consumers are becoming less interested in owning content, and are moving to more convenient, on-demand, video solutions. Now, when trying to make home entertainment decisions, consumers are turning to Netflix instead of DVD, Redbox and even pirated copies of films online, according to Google search data. Read more »
Online video rentals are far outpacing the sale of digital movies online, which is bad news for studios hoping that digital distribution might make up for an anemic DVD market. Can the introduction of the DECE’s digital rights locker change consumer behavior? Read more »
DRM has a new name, and that name is “UltraViolet.” The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem today announced the name for its “Buy Once, Play Anywhere” digital content framework, along with a consumer website in which consumers will be able to manage all their content and devices. Read more »
After nearly 18 months, the industry consortium known as the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE for short), has finally taken its first big step to making the idea of “Buy Once, Play Anywhere” a viable concept. The consortium, which first went public in September 2008, announced […] Read more »
DECE Adds Six New Members; Panasonic, Samsung, MOD Systems among those joining the digital copyright consortium, but the group still lacks Apple’s participation. (VentureBeat) ABC.com Has Streamed More Than Half Billion Episodes; Anne Sweeney, co-chair, Disney Media Networks, and president, Disney-ABC Television Group says ABC and […] Read more »
