Netflix and Film Independent launches a movie contest
Netflix and Film Independent are collaborating together to launch a new contest for independent movie makers.
They are going to award the winner $350,000 in cash and production support to make a movie.
Josh Brolin is one of the judges in this contest. The winner would also get [...]

Vizio Connected HDTV gets Netflix content
Netflix has announced that they are now collaborating with Vizio to deliver their media content on their Connected HDTV platform.
This is just one of the latest deals signed by Netflix to widen the availability of their streamed media content.
LG too has just announced a similar deal with Netflix to [...]

Blockbuster launches MediaPoint set top box to compete with Netflix services
Blockbuster has launched their latest set top box named MediaPoint.
Blockbuster MediaPoint is aimed at the recently launched services by rival Netflix.
This device is capable of delivering movies to TVs over the Internet.
Customers would get access to thousands of movies without paying a monthly subscription [...]

Apple iTunes launches: This Week’s Great Movies Under $5
Apple iTunes is now offering great deals on old movies. The movies are being offered for USD 5!
This new offer is being called: This Week’s Great Movies Under $5.
Not many details are available though it looks like the movies would be changed on a weekly basis. [...]

MGM to put full length movies on YouTube!
It’s now confirmed. YouTube would indeed host full length movies. The Google owned service is all set to announced a deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
YouTube would soon make available movies from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer archive.
This is their latest attempt to boost online advertising revenues by providing quality content.
YouTube visitors would now get [...]

TiVo set to add Disney movies
US based DVR service provider TiVo has now added more movies to its catalog. The company is now offering Disney movies through new deals signed with CinemaNow and Jaman.
TiVo is already in collaboration with Amazon and is delivering movies from their Amazon Video on Demand service.
With this they have on [...]

Netflix to charge a dollar more for Blu-Ray discs
US based movie rental service Netflix has announced that they are going to charge a dollar more for movies sent in the high definition Blu-Ray format.
This would be in addition to the regular subscription fees. The company had hinted before that such a charge was unavoidable.
Customers [...]

LG BD300: Netflix and LG to provide streaming services on Blu-Ray players
LG Electronics is collaborating with Netflix to launch a Blu-Ray player that would be able to stream movies directly from Netflix.
The company said that this new player LG BD300 would use a wired broadband connection to showcase streaming movies on the television set.
Depending upon [...]

Apple iTunes in UK now offering movies on rent and sale
Apple has said that they are now letting the users of Apple iTunes in UK to rent and buy movies online.
The company said that the movies would be offered from the same day they are released in the market on DVD.
They are providing movies from [...]

Walt Disney to move to 3D format for movies
US based entertainment industry giant Walt Disney has said that they are soon going to move to 3D format for their animated movies.
Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter said in a statement that all of their movies would be made in this format beginning with “Up” next [...]