Google bought YouTube more than two years ago. Now the bill has arrived. YouTube's upcoming redesign will dump its current navigation scheme using "channels" and instead funnel viewers into more traditional categories such as "Movies," "Shows" (TV) and "Music." Looks like Google thinks amateur content, YouTube's lifeblood to date, isn't … [Read more...]
iTunes Store gets serious about HD
The iTunes Store is open to all for high-definition business, starting with the highly anticipated videos "Quantum of Solace" and "Twilight." iTunes actually started selling high-def titles more than a year ago, but the proposition was too squirrelly for most of us to worry about -- HD movies and TV shows were only available for rental, and then … [Read more...]
Wang’s ‘Princess’ premieres on YouTube
Now showing: Director Wayne Wang's new movie, "The Princess of Nebraska." The opening weekend screenings are exclusively on YouTube, where the youth drama is streaming for free and at full length in the new Screening Room. Wang's decision to put his indie art film up for online viewing is more or less unprecedented for a major director. (Michael … [Read more...]
Moore docu a download: Can’t beat ’em …
Saying he's offering "a gift to my fans," filmmaker Michael Moore confirmed that he's premiering his new documentary via free online downloads. The Sept. 23 release of "Slacker Uprising" is billed as "the first major feature-length movie by a noted director to debut for free on the Internet." Moore, of course, was the unwilling giver of free … [Read more...]
Digital dump on Hollwood: nothing new
The digital Godzilla that splatted the music industry is headed full speed for the movie and TV business. So says a top Lehman Brothers analyst, whose downgrade of the entertainment sector from "neutral" to "negtive" roiled major Hollywood stocks early this week -- even though all of this gloom has long been factored in to media stock … [Read more...]
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