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NCR and Blockbuster launch a web site that lets customers rent DVDs online Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:29PMNCR Corp., which has a licensing agreement with Blockbuster Inc. to install and operate Blockbuster Inc.’s Blockbuster Express kiosks, has launched a web site BlockbusterExpress.com that allows customers to rent DVDs online and pick up the DVDs from a selected kiosk.
Disney Reaches Pay-TV Film Deals With Starz, Showtime (Update1) Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:18PMMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- Walt Disney Co. reached agreements with Liberty Media Corp. ’s Starz Entertainment and CBS Corp.’s Showtime to show feature films on pay television.
New BLOCKBUSTER Express Web Site Lets Customers Rent DVDs Online and Pick up at Select Kiosk Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:00AMDULUTH, Ga.----NCR has just made renting a DVD from BLOCKBUSTER Express™-branded kiosks faster and easier, now allowing customers to rent DVDs online for $1 per night at blockbusterexpress.com.
Community Calendar Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:58AMThe Proviso Herald welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as for columns including Business Briefs, Campus s, Community Briefs, School Digest and smakers. Items must be received a minimum of 10 days prior to publication; earlier is better. E-mail to oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (708) 383-3678; or mail to Pioneer Press, 1010 Lake St., Suite 104, Oak Park ...
Poor ratings signal end of ' Bonnie Hunt Show' Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:46AMNot enough viewers for series to continue. 'Spencer's Mountain' preceded ' The Waltons '
Information Packaging Celebrates 25 years of Business Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:01AMInformation Packaging Corporation celebrates 25 years in business on March 11, 2010 thanks to the loyalty of many long-term customers and employees who have contributed to the success of the company.
Quebecor Inc. Reports Consolidated Results for Financial Year and Fourth Quarter 2009 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:40AMMONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Quebecor Inc. (TSX:QBR.A)(TSX:QBR.B) ("Quebecor") today reported its annual and fourth quarter consolidated financial results for 2009. Quebecor consolidates the financial results of its Quebecor Media Inc. ("Quebecor Media") subsidiary, in which it holds a 54.7% interest. /
Quebecor Inc. Reports Consolidated Results for Financial Year and Fourth Quarter 2009 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:30AMMONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Quebecor Inc. (TSX: QBR.A - News )(TSX: QBR.B - News ) ("Quebecor") today reported its annual and fourth quarter consolidated financial results for 2009. Quebecor consolidates the financial results of its Quebecor Media Inc. ("Quebecor Media") subsidiary, in which it holds a 54.7% interest. 2009 highlights - Quebecor records revenues of $3.78 billion ...
Enjoy a frugal 'family night in' without sacrificing the fun Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:06AM(ARA) - It is no secret that more and more families are making tough decisions when it comes to their entertainment options due to the rising costs of "going out." But this doesn't mean that there is no fun to be had.
New routers let companies exploit 3G cellular data networks Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:06PMSixnet is introducing hardware to help corporate customers exploit the growing throughput, reach and reliability of expanding 3G cellular data networks.
Right Stuf Announces "Ninja Nonsense" DVD Collection Coming June 1, 2010 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:00PMRight Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment has announced that Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu DVD Collection will be released on... [read more]
Priceline Negotiator Toons Up for Seth MacFarlane's "Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy" Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:45PMMedia Rights Capital has announced a partnership between priceline.com and Seth MacFarlane's web animation series... [read more]
'2012' Tops Weekly BLOCKBUSTER(R) Hit List of 'Top 10 Renting DVDs' Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:39PMTopping the BLOCKBUSTERÂ® Hit List of "Top 10 Renting DVD Titles" for the week ending March 7 is "2012." Â Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following the prophecy stated by the ancient Mayan calendar, which says that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. Â The film stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Danny ...
New routers let companies exploit 3G cellular data networks Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:53PMMachine to machine (M2M) communications via 3G cellular data links is expanding in the enterprise. Sixnet offers a battery of new products to make it simple and cost-effective to network kiosks, remote offices, point-of-sale equipment and digital signage.
Priceline and Media Rights Capital Announce Second 'Negotiation' With Seth MacFarlane's 'Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy' Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:00AMMedia Rights Capital , the independent film, television and digital studio, today announced its second partnership with priceline.com and Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, a collection of shorts featuring animated characters created by Seth MacFarlane, exclusively for the Web. Â The famous "Priceline Negotiator" character will be featured in four new animated intros of the shorts ...
Area filmmaker’s DVD going nationwide Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:22PMJason Schaver is an average guy living in Albany, Ill., who maybe on the verge of becoming a movie mogul.
DEI Worldwide Hires Veteran Marketing Exec Chad Alger as Vice President of Strategy for Chicago Office Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:00AMLOS ANGELES & CHICAGO----DEI Worldwide, a leading social media marketing agency, today announced that veteran marketing executive Chad Alger has joined the company as Vice President of Strategy for the Chicago office.
Gadgets4Nowt.co.uk Helps Gamers Grab Free Xbox 360 Consoles Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:12AMOnline free gadgets website Gadgets4Nowt.co.uk is helping gamers across the world get their hands on the latest games consoles, including a free xbox 360 , simply by completing a range of free and low-cost trial offers and referring others to do the same.
Goshen inspections would target vacant properties Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:32AMGOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — Vacant properties would have to be habitable under a proposal to toughen interior home inspections in Goshen.
Blockbuster's New Late Fees Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:35PMNo more late fees is no more.
'Law Abiding Citizen' Tops Weekly Blockbuster(R) Hit List of 'Top 10 Renting DVDs' for the Second Week in a Row Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:00PMTopping the BLOCKBUSTERÂ® Hit List of "Top 10 Renting DVD Titles" for the week ending Feb. 28 - for the second week in a row - is "Law Abiding Citizen." Â Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 thriller film directed by F.
Blockbuster Brings Back Late Fees Calls Them Something Else Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:45PMBlockbuster, which gave up nearly 17 percent of its annual revenue when it did away with late fees in 2004, has brought them back again in a new form. As of Monday the...
First legal portal for Arabic video aims to tackle online piracy Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:44AMEgypt’s Shofha.com offers users an alternative to Apple giant iTunes.
Police log: Woman reports attempted home invasion Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:43PMA woman on Jenni Lane said three guys tried to break into her home and tossed a sign at her door.
5 Dates to Circle in March Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:02AMIt's going to be a telltale month if you know what to look for.
Today in Most Innovative Companies Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 7:24PMDaily new of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Apple, Cisco, GE, and Netflix Apple : Ever-on-display David Blaine recently called Steve Jobs a true magician , explaining that he is "the ultimate showman who keeps the audience excited the whole way leading up to the reveal." And it looks like Blaine's comments might've gone to the Apple honcho's head, as the company is currently ...
Time for Apple to get serious about video Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:28PMNetflix is cruising. The cable guys are catching on. Wal-Mart just rumbled in.
Microsoft vs. the Zombie Hordes Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:26PMMicrosoft did battle with millions of zombies in an attempt to decapitate a botnet known as "Waledac." It used a combined technological/legal assault and managed to quickly snuff out the spam-spewing ...
Microsoft vs. the Zombie Hordes Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:04PMMicrosoft did its best Woody Harrelson impression this week and set out to bag some zombies. The zombies we're talking about here are PCs infected with malware. The bad guys spread the malware around and then remotely control victims' computers as part of a botnet that can do stuff like send out spam email or carry out DDoS attacks.
DVD review: Katalin Varga Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:40AMArtificial Eye, rental and retail An oddly haunting piece, Katalin Varga is both a revenge film and a road movie, though the form of transport here is a horse-drawn cart. This gives it a stately tempo in which fate is a major player and the unusual soundtrack of ethereal, foreboding music mixed with wildlife sounds is a large factor in its uniqueness. It's set in Transylvania, but the writer ...
Gomp/arts Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:03PMWhy the Disney v Odeon battle matters
Blockbuster shares tumble as 4Q shows woes Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 11:26AM(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Blockbuster Inc. tumbled Thursday as analysts said the company may need to undergo a significant restructuring this year as competition from Netflix Inc. and DVD vending machines erode revenue, making it difficult for the company to pay its debts.
Ahead of the Bell: Blockbuster woes continue Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:09AMShares of Blockbuster Inc. tumbled Thursday as analysts said the company may need to undergo a significant restructuring this year as competition from Netflix Inc. and DVD vending machines erode revenue, making it difficult for the company to pay its debts.... Netflix - Blockbuster - DVD - Vending machine - Business
Ahead of the Bell: Blockbuster woes continue Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:07AMShares of Blockbuster Inc. tumbled Thursday as analysts said the company may need to undergo a significant restructuring this year as competition from Netflix Inc. and DVD vending machines erode revenue, making it difficult...
Walmart Jumps Into Streaming Video With Vudu Purchase Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 11:24PMThe New York Times is reporting that Walmart has agreed to buy Vudu, a streaming movie rental service. Despite its status as one of the biggest DVD and Blu-ray retailers in the country, Walmart has yet to make any moves into online video--until now. And Walmart has the ability to shake up the field more than any other retailer. Vudu is a well-regarded streaming video service; they started out ...
Walmart Jumps Into Online Movie Rentals, Buys Vudu Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 7:55PMWalmart is set to challenge Netflix for the title of king of online video rentals, with its upcoming purchase of video-streaming site Vudu.
Wal-Mart buys movie-streaming firm Vudu Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 7:38PMSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Monday afternoon that it has struck a deal to buy Vudu Inc., which provides online movie-streaming services, for an undisclosed sum. ...
Wal-Mart to buy online film service Vudu Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 6:19PMWal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, is poised to buy Vudu, the online film rental service, in a move that will bring the US discount chain directly into the film distribution business.
Wal-Mart buys movie-streaming firm Vudu Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 5:25PMThe No. 1 retailer strikes a deal to buy Vudu, which provides online-streaming services, for an undisclosed sum.
Israeli Startup AnyClip Seeks to Attract IMDb Viewers (Update1) Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 5:15PM“The company is the iTunes and Gracenote Inc. for video,” said Erel Margalit , managing partner of Jerusalem Venture Partners, the lead investor in AnyClip that has seen 15 of its companies either go public or be acquired, including the $4.82 billion sale of Chromatis to Lucent Technologies in 2000.
The business behind the show Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:11AMAfter the coffee. Before figuring out who is in the lead for Miramax. It's the Kardashians' world, we just have to endure it. There's reality television and then there's the Kardashians.
Israeli Startup AnyClip Seeks to Attract Amazon’s IMDb Viewers Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 1:03AM“The company is the iTunes and Gracenote Inc. for video,” said Erel Margalit , managing partner of Jerusalem Venture Partners, the lead investor in AnyClip that has seen 15 of its companies either go public or be acquired, including the $4.82 billion sale of Chromatis to Lucent Technologies in 2000.
Baftas 2010: Winners in full Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 12:56AMHere are the winners of the Orange British Academy Film Awards:
Bafta winners 2010: the big winners Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 6:56PMWinners of the Orange British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards 2010
Netflix down: No clarity yet on Netflix outage! Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 11:23PMGuess all you millions of cyber natives worldwide, who had pretty much grown habituated to partake of popular online movie rental service, Netflix, are already aware of the inexplicable lag or suspension of service suddenly. On the evidence of the latest reports, it would appear that millions of cyber natives have reportedly been experiencing a snag [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Netflix ...
#4 Google - Most Innovative Companies 2010 Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 10:25AMEven before the recent launch of its Facebook-like application Buzz, Google was yet again generating plenty of buzz in multiple areas with new products. Once upon a time, it was all about Web search. No more. Google introduced its first device, the Nexus One phone, a new collaborative tool called Wave, and a new music service. Meanwhile, YouTube struck deals with studios and networks to add ...
#3 Apple - Most Innovative Companies 2010 Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 9:24AMIt's hard to fathom that Apple opened its App Store less than two years, and it already offers more than 140,000 apps, consumers have downloaded around 3 billion apps, and it generates an estimated $1 billion a year. All that should only grow with the much-anticipated release of the iPad. Meanwhile, Apple's acquisition of music-streaming company Lala and its interest in streaming TV shows ...
'Dynamite,' 'Good Hair' and 'Citizen' arrive for home viewing Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 10:41PMAn exploitation satire (“Black Dynamite”), an insightful documentary (“Good Hair”), and a revenge thriller (“Law Abiding Citizen”) are among the new arrivals for this third weekend in February. The top DVD/Blu-ray Disc rental and sales offerings are:Best Renters1. “Law Abiding Citizen” (Unrated and R); Grade: B-; with Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler in a hit thriller about a heartbroken man ...
Warner Bros., Redbox ink DVD deal Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 6:40PMWarner Bros. and Redbox reached a deal Tuesday stipulating that Redbox won't stock its dollar-rental kiosks with Warners titles for the first four weeks after their initial release.
Consumers Lose as Redbox Delays New Releases 28 Days for Warner Bros. Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 4:36PMWe’ve written a lot about the biggest battle raging in Hollywood today: Redbox vs. the Studios. Today, Redbox is following Netflix’s lead , announcing that it has entered into an agreement with Warner Bros. that will, among other things, put a 28-day window in effect for new releases. Battle of Home Video Although box office sales are bigger than ever, studios have been watching the once booming ...