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The deal will give Samsung a new way to promote its televisions; Spotify, meanwhile, hopes the arrangement offers a new incentive for consumers to pay for its subscription service ... More

As part of Warner's 90th anniversary celebration in 2013, the studio is converting its iconic 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz from 2D to 3D for release on Blu-ray Disc 3D (BD3D), wi... More

What if your iPad could recognize you, not through passwords, retinal scans, or even fingerprints, but a simple touch? Well, that’s exactly what technology being developed by res... More

While social video can be put to use by any average Joe, media companies are taking an increasing interest in either open services like Google+ Hangout, which is drawing buzz to th... More

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has signaled a new direction for the world's largest software company, pointing to hardware and online services as its future, taking a... More

After backing out of plans to compete with Netflix, Blockbuster is all but done. That's not great news for the streaming-video space, and Netflix is in a rough spot. But Blockbust... More

In the next few weeks and months, two important cases will address the "First-Sale Doctrine," the part of copyright law allowing those who have purchased copies of movies, songs an... More

The bigger issue seems to be that Sling got its value proposition backward. It is launching with new devices that out of the box don’t add that much functionality over the previo... More

BBC Worldwide is the latest TV and movie distributor to join the Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) consortium, as it looks to beef up its online content sales...... More

The Verge has obtained photos of Boxee TV, a device that aims to combine over-the-air live TV broadcasts, DVR functionality, and web apps into a single home theater solution. It's... More

Englewood, Colo.-based Starz said Cox Communications is the first cable operator to roll out its new Starz Play and Encore Play online services, in addition to Movieplex and Moviep... More

Cable and satellite TV service subscribers may not be cord-cutting or cord-shaving to any degree, according to one study, yet high levels of channel-surfing and growing use of serv... More

All Nickelodeon programming will be available on Hulu Plus without advertising 21 days after its broadcast air, according to a blog post by  Andy Forssell, SVP of content with Hul... More

Twitter is considering building its own video-hosting technology, according to sources. That means users could upload video directly via the service’s mobile apps, instead of usi... More

The firm said it could be used as a virtual TV control, a way to operate a smartphone while it is in the user's pocket, and to play video games...... More

William Morris Endeavor co-CEO Ari Emanuel told the Abu Dhabi Media Summit on Tuesday that "Silicon Valley and Hollywood are working together pretty well" and that crowdfunding i... More

Shares in the Web video-rental service fell 8 percent to $67. 75 in morning trading after Merrill Lynch/BofA downgraded the stock. Yesterday, Netflix closed up 10 percent after Mor... More

HyperTV, Europe's leading 2nd screen interactive platform, and Civolution, the leading provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetizing content, today ... More

The 'second screen' continues to be a key point of development and demand across the TV value chain.  In a new series of whitepapers drawing from primary qualitative and quantitat... More