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RCDb Supplies BD-Live For Netflix’s PS3 Service
Netflix is pushing the envelope of Blu-ray’s BD-Live technology with its “instant streaming” disc that brings the company’s online video renting service to PlayStation 3 ow... More
Steam’s ‘Call of Duty’ Exclusive Draws Fire From Digital Game Retailers
Several digital videogame distributors are refusing to sell Activision’s hotly-anticipated “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” this week, in a conflict-of-interest battle with ... More
At Blu-Con: Home Entertainment Gets CNBC Close-Up
CNBC stopped in at the Digital Entertainment Group’s Blu-Con 2.0 conference in Los Angeles to get a read on Blu-ray and the home entertainment industry's prospects for returning ... More
Notes From Blu-Con: Studios Look For Sell-Through To Rebound As Recession Lifts
Executives convening at Blu-Con 2.0 in Los Angeles today are trading insights and observations on the state of the Blu-ray Disc business. Among them: • Studio chiefs expect home... More
Giant Interactive Launches BD-Live Service
Blu-ray and DVD producer Giant Interactive is marketing BD-Connect, a software solution for adding BD-Live interactivity to Blu-ray discs, to North American content owners under an... More
‘Window’ To The Future Of Home Entertainment?
Sell Movie Downloads First, Rent Via Redbox Last, Says Analyst “We understand what a consumer wants” in home entertainment access, writes Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfi... More
Blu-ray Conference To Examine 3D Specs
Integration of 3D into the Blu-ray Disc format is among the technological “coming attractions” that DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group plans to discuss next week at the secon... More
Sony To Offer Netflix Streaming To PS3 Users
Netflix is gaining another digital link to living-room TVs, in a deal with Sony to offer the company’s “Watch Instantly” streaming service via Web-connected PlayStation 3 con... More
Retailers Can Forecast Replenishment Needs With ‘Demand Chain Management’ Software
SilkRoute Global, a provider of retail supply chain solutions, launches a "demand chain management" software/service package for product replenishment forecasting in partnership wi... More
Paramount Renews With Technicolor; Business Impacted By Cost-Cutting
As part of a new multi-year agreement, Thomson's Technicolor unit will continue to provide Paramount Home Entertainment with services such as mastering, replication, packaging, dis... More
Disney Developing ‘Keychest’ For Digital Content Access
Disney reportedly plans to unveil a new technology that would provide consumers with digital access to movies and other video content on their TVs, computers, and portable devices,... More
Shopper Site Offers Keys To A ‘Blu Christmas’
With a greater number of player models available at significantly lower prices than in 2008, Blu-ray seems well positioned for the holiday season. But for Blu-ray boosters to close... More
