Posts Tagged ‘movies’

Redbox Reaches One Billionth Movie Rental Milestone

Those Redbox kiosks you see scattered all over the place are proving immensely popular, as evidenced by Redbox recently serving up its one billionth movie rental. It took six years for Redbox to reach the billion rental milestone. “One billion rentals is an incredible milestone as Redbox has quickly...
September 6th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Movie Studios Sue Advertising Firm Over Links with Movie Pirates

Disney and Warner Bros. have chalked out a new anti-piracy strategy. They seem to believe that merely targeting movie pirates is not enough, especially when their abettors enjoy perfect impunity. To this end, the two colossi have forged a partnership to go after Triton Media, a company the duo says...
August 28th, 2010 | Hardware | Read More

Blu-ray Discs Coming to a Redbox Near You

Everyone’s favorite DVD rental kiosk, Redbox, is about to take a big step into the realm of high definition. The company will soon be rolling out Blu-ray discs to their locations, but it will cost customers a bit more pocket change. Regular DVDs have always gone for $1 per night, but Blu-rays...
July 30th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Warner Bros. Expands Blu-ray Trade Up Program

Warner Bros. on Thursday announced it has expanded its “DVD2Blu” upgrade program. Effective immediately, consumers who spend their hard earned cash building up their DVD collection can begin swapping their movies for Blu-ray versions starting at $4.95 per title. There are nearly 90 Warner...
May 8th, 2010 | Hardware | Read More

YouTube Rentals Fall Flat During Early Beta Period

It appears YouTube’s little experiment with video rentals may not be long for this world, not at the current pace anyway. Google’s online video service continues to put the pieces in place to attract customers, including beefing up its catalog with critically acclaimed hits (3:10 to...
May 4th, 2010 | Software | Read More

Seagate Preloads 500GB FreeAgent Go HDDs with Paramount Flicks

In what’s being described as an “industry first,” Seagate has partnered with Paramount to preload a selection of 500GB FreeAgent Go ultra-portable hard drives with Paramount movies. “Seagate and Paramount Pictures are delivering major motion pictures to consumers in a unique and...
April 12th, 2010 | Hardware | Read More

DivX Overhauls Flagship Video Software Package

DivX on Tuesday announced that the latest version of its DivX Plus software is now available for download. The free software has been completely redesigned with a streamlined interface and supports up to 1080p HD H.264-based video in the MKV file format. “DivX Plus software represents a major...
March 18th, 2010 | Software | Read More