Movies

Tech companies’ vision of transforming the television set into yet another device that streams content from the Internet may finally be becoming a reality. The NPD Group on Wednesday reported that televisions are now the “primary screen for viewing paid and free video streamed from the Web,” beating out personal computers for the first time. Continue Reading →

Every now and then, audiences will witness something so seismic that it changes the way we watch television. Think of Vietnam, the first time that technology allowed the horror of war to be beamed into homes. Or the slow-motion OJ Simpson car chase, which for hours gripped America and the world. But not those. Because Continue Reading →

Google’s entertainment ecosystem for Android is about to get a big boost thanks to a new deal to bring additional movies and TV shows to the catalog. Google revealed on Thursday that its new partnership with Twentieth Century Fox will bring more than 600 movies and TV shows to Google Play in the U.S. Google Continue Reading →

The New York Times Bits Blog is reporting that Microsoft has hired former CBS executive Nancy Tellem to head up production of “original video content” for the Xbox. It’s not clear what kind of shows would be produced for Xbox, but it’s reasonable to assume that it probably has something to do with games or Continue Reading →

Warner Bros studio is filing a wave of copyright lawsuits across the country against individuals who are using Amazon to sell pirated versions of shows like True Blood and The Wire. While the lawsuit campaign has been underway for several years, the studio has lately become much more aggressive. A review of court records shows Continue Reading →

File this under pointless but awesome. Google has upgraded their already impressive search engine to now figure out Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Yes, the game that surmises any actor can be connected to Kevin Bacon in six movies or less (because Kevin Bacon has been in so many movies and worked with so many people) is now Continue Reading →

According to the New York Times, Fox is about to try another tactic to enhance sales of its movies, by offering downloadable UltraViolet copies for sale a full three weeks ahead of their release on Blu-ray / DVD or for video on-demand rental. The first movie to get the treatment will be Ridley Scott’s Prometheus Continue Reading →

Amazon is holding a press event in Los Angeles on Thursday, in which it’s likely to announce new versions of its Kindle tablets. You know, now that the Kindle Fire is all sold out. There have even been some leaks about what that product will look like, and the fact that it could be ad-supported. Continue Reading →

Amazon’s steady growth in building up its Amazon Prime Instant Video collection continues today with yet another deal with a content provider: this time, EPIX, a newer, premium channel with access to a selection of movies, comedy, music and sports events. Amazon says that the deal means “thousands” of new titles will join its video Continue Reading →

I have Android Jelly Bean on both my GSM Galaxy Nexus and Verizon Galaxy Nexus devices and just noticed an update to Google Search appeared in the Google Play Store. This update adds a few things for Jelly Bean users, in particular more control over your favorite sports teams and movie time support. You can Continue Reading →