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The Golden Pallet Award, which recognizes excellence in the field of logistics, was presented by internet retailer Amazon to Cinram’s client, Universal Pictures GAS during Amazon... More

A Monday ruling suggests that educational institutions are entitled to stream legally purchased DVDs on campus without the permission of copyright holders. A federal judge dismisse... More

In the wake of the success of “The Lion King 3D,” which has earned $80 million in the U.S. in the last three and a half weeks, Disney has announced theatrical re-releases for f... More

In a move to outflank fierce rival Netflix, Hulu has jumped into the bidding war to exclusively distribute a new batch of Arrested Development episodes, greatly increasing the chan... More

The iPhone 4S is better than the iPhone 4, right? Maybe it’s not as advanced as some had hoped (LTE support is probably the most notable omission), but nor is it a step backward.... More

Citigroup Inc. may receive lower bids than expected for EMI Group Ltd. due to tight credit markets, and may be forced to break up the record label or halt the sale, several people ... More

Best Buy Co. has given up on the increasingly crowded digital music market, selling its struggling Napster online music service to competitor Rhapsody in exchange for a minority st... More

For every dollar kids (ages 2-14) spend on entertainment content, $0.79 goes to physical format content and $0.21 goes towards digital format content. This is a noticeable shift to... More

While patent law has hogged the headlines in the last year, copyright law is making a splash this week with two cases at the Supreme Court and a third in California that could shak... More

Looking at the results of Friday releases so far this year, it’s a strategy — whether due to content quality, collapsing windows or a lower emphasis on brick-and-mortar retail ... More

Apple is holding a “Let’s Talk iPhone” press event at its Cupertino headquarters on Tuesday morning (10 am PT/1 pm ET).  Most analysts expect Apple to introduce a new iPhone... More

Spotify, which launched in America after a few modifications on July 14, saw monthly usage increase over 50 percent following the September 22 Facebook F8 conference, where Spotify... More

[N]ot all apps are as wildly successful as Angry Birds. So just as importantly, when it comes to what kind of apps sell best, publishers would do well to remember to think locally�... More

Here’s the biggest differentiator - where Netflix is now trying to reduce its reliance on plastic, Lovefilm privately acknowledges it must safeguard its DVD model....... More

Amazon won’t be getting any accolades for its new Fire tablet from J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz. Despite widespread enthusiasm for the device on Wall Street, Moskowitz is d... More

The biggest broadcast and cable-television channels are racing to launch tablet apps linked to their broadcasts and used simultaneously with the TV shows. The hope is that viewers ... More

Microsoft, looking to fatten its living-room footprint, is working with Comcast and Verizon Communications to bring TV to the software giant’s Xbox 360 broadband-connected game c... More

Is the cable industry starting to change its mind about the idea of letting consumers decide what channels they want? A recent story from Reuters says cable operators are working o... More

The Kindle Fire’s slogan says it all: “All the content. Ultra-fast web browsing.” That’s the best sort of marketing message: simple, appealing, and true....... More