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Jargon Technologies on Dec. 7  announced the launch of JargonTalk, a cross-platform technology designed to simplify the creation of advanced interactive apps for a multitude of de... More

“Second screen” devices appear to be the only screens in a small percentage of American households, judging from a new Nielsen report on the size of the U.S. television audienc... More

It’s easy for Spotify’s paid subscriber base to appreciate the new set of apps for the digital music service. To date users have largely been left to discover new artists, albu... More

Billboard is instituting a minimum pricing threshold on its long-running sales charts, casting a frown upon music retailers’ most aggressive promotion tactics as record labels se... More

While packaged media remains the perfect gift for many holiday shoppers, digital entertainment goods are increasingly working their way onto shoppers’ lists as well. Nearly one ... More

By Larry Jaffee All companies need key performance indicator (KPI) analytics to pinpoint what’s working and what’s not. New MESA member QlikView provides a business intelligen... More

Redbox next week will begin charging $1.20 per day for DVD rentals at most of its 27,800 locations nationwide, following tests of the higher price point this past summer. The 20 p... More

Glenn Britt, chief executive of Time Warner Cable, acknowledges that Netflix streaming and other over-the-top video services “may well be” impacting the market for the company'... More

, a global provider of professional video editing, music creation and optical disc authoring solutions, announced on Monday that it is acquiring NetBlender, a leading developer of ... More

Growth of App and Casual Game Industry Triggers Company Expansion Testing and certification specialist BluFocus announces its formation of an app testing division, to meet the gro... More

The Media & Entertainment Services Alliance, in cooperation with DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, plans to hold a half-day technology summit for leading Blu-ray Disc devel... More

Television marketers are eyeing consumers’ iPads, iPhones, and PCs as the “second screen” of the living room — an opportunity to engage viewers simultaneously on two device... More

Consumer spending on mobile and social games — along with downloadable games and content, pre-owned physical titles, rentals, and game subscription services — outpaced sales of... More

by Terence Keegan There are several obvious distinctions between Amazon’s newly announced Kindle Fire tablet and Apple’s iPad, with price perhaps chief among them (via Bloombe... More

Paramount established a dedicated digital entertainment unit years before DVD sales peaked. Now, amidst tapering physical media markets and consolidation of Hollywood’s home ente... More

Piracy of films prior to their home video release may never be completely eradicated, says Paul Chesney, vice president of international operations for Universal Pictures Internati... More

As major film studios venture further into digital distribution, they are bringing with them best practices from the packaged media business. Yet those best practices continue to e... More

Senior executives from the likes of Electronic Arts, LoveFilm, Sony Pictures, and Warner Home Video are scheduled to provide updates and insights about the delivery and protection ... More

When Netflix announced its intention to split its discs-by mail and streaming video services in the U.S. into separate subscription plans, the company estimated that 3 million of i... More