M+E News Headlines
Amazon’s New Locker Delivery System Now Live in New York (GeekWire)
Amazon.com has activated its new Amazon Locker package delivery system in New York City, expanding a test that first surfaced in its hometown of Seattle. The retailer’s online ch... More
Imax Signs Deal with Kodak to Brighten the Picture for its Biggest Screens (Los Angeles Times)
The system will make high quality digital content available, for the first time, to Imax screens larger than 80 feet like the one at Universal CityWalk, and to dome theaters locate... More
Bids to Buy Citigroup’s EMI Group Are Said to Fall Short of Expectations (The New York Times)
Turmoil in the financial markets has driven away many potential buyers and reduced the number of banks willing to finance bids. And according to several people involved with the au... More
A Studio Chief Pens Revealing First-Person Steve Jobs Remembrance (The Hollywood Reporter)
Fox’s Filmed Entertainment co-chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos writes about friendship, the sometimes tense negotiations with iTunes and the studios, Jobs' surprising e-mail and t... More
Blu-ray Finds a Superhero (Home Media Magazine)
Strong sales of “Thor,” “X-Men: First Class” and “Star Wars: The Complete Saga,” among others, have helped create a renaissance of sorts for Blu-ray Disc and packaged m... More
Netflix-CW Deal: Who Really Wins? (CNBC)
On Thursday, Netflix announced it inked a deal for shows from the CW network. This new content, bolstering the streaming service’s TV library, will draw a key younger demographic... More
NPD: Sept Videogame Industry Retail Sales Down 6% From Year Ago (The Wall Street Journal)
Electronic Arts Inc.’s “Madden NFL 12” was the top-selling game of the month, as analysts had expected, following a delayed release of the popular title. NPD, which didn't im... More
Evan Lamberg to Lead Universal Music Publishing (The New York Times)
The Universal Music Group has named Evan Lamberg the president of its publishing unit in North America, the company announced on Thursday, in the latest in a series of management c... More
Sainsbury’s Pushes into Digital Media with £1m Acquisition (thegrocer.co.uk)
Sainsbury’s customers will soon be able to buy, rent or stream digital media from the supermarket, following its £1m acquisition of online entertainment company Global Media Vau... More
Universal’s ‘Tower Heist’ VOD Fiasco: What Went Wrong? (Los Angeles Times)
Universal Pictures has ended up with egg on its face after the embarrassing collapse of its experiment to make the upcoming Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy comedy “Tower Heist” av... More
NATO Responds To Universal’s Statement Withdrawing Early Home Release (Box Office Magazine) Of ‘Tower Heist’
“NATO recognizes that studios need to find new models and opportunities in the home market, and looks forward to distributors and exhibitors working together for their mutual ben... More
Apple Negotiating Movie Rights for iCloud (Forbes)
Apple’s service may take off a lot faster than UltraViolet if the company is awarded rights from the studios. Most new release movies go up for sale on iTunes on the same day as ... More
NeuStar To Acquire On-Demand Customer Insight Provider TARGUSinfo For $650 Million (TechCrunch)
NeuStar, the company that specializes in providing data insights and intelligence for web, telecommunications, entertainment, advertising and marketing companies, today announced t... More
Zynga, Looking Beyond Facebook, to Launch Its Own Game Platform (Los Angeles Times)
In its first major announcement since declaring in July its intent to go public, the San Francisco company said Tuesday that it plans to launch a site separate from Facebook where ... More
eBay Set to Outline Its Future and It Looks Nothing Like Amazon (All Things Digital)
In essence, eBay is looking to partner with physical retailers to generate more sales online or by driving more foot traffic to their stores. That’s in steep contrast to Amazon, ... More
More Theaters Threaten to Hold Up Universal Movie ‘Tower Heist’ (Los Angeles Times)
On Monday, a number of independent theater chains including Sherman Oaks-based Galaxy Theatres, Regency Theatres in Calabasas and Emagine Theatres of Detroit, vowed not to play the... More
Amazon to Offer Preorders of Digital PC Games (CNET)
Amazon’s entry joins a crowded space that includes EA’s Origin, Steam, direct2drive, GameStop, and many other PC game download providers. However, it is Amazon that has the pop... More
Richard Fisher Joins Related Content Database Board of Directors; Gerard Kunkel Joins Advisory Board (RCDb)
Related Content Database, Inc. (RCDb) announced that media industry innovator Richard Fisher has joined its board of directors. For the past four years, Fisher has served as presid... More
Spotify’s Big Losses in 2010 Are Evidence Freemium Models Need Time to Grow (Billboard)
Spotify’s 2010 financial statements show a company with huge growth and far more expenses than profit. The losses are to be expected - the company is most concerned with changing... More
Roku Introduces the $49.99 Roku LT Streamer, Adds HBO Go to Channel Offerings (TechCrunch)
Back in 2008, the Roku media player was simply a way to watch Netflix streaming video on your TV. Now just a few years later, the service offers over 300 different media channels a... More
