News "Movies" June 2011 News Archive

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Studios Wants To Ban Newzbin via ISP Filter, Wants To "Murder" Hotfile

Posted by: Sean F

The MPA and its American cousins are locked in legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic, as the industry group wants ISPs to start blocking websites, and also want file host Hotfile to hand over every piece of data the company holds ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

Sony Movies Taken Off Netflix, Due To Contract Dispute

Posted by: Anne N

Sony movies were removed en masse last Friday from Netflix's digital streaming service, thanks to an old agreement that now seems shortsighted due to Netflix's surging popularity ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

MPAA Reveals $400,000 Spend on Q1 Lobbying of Law Enforcement Agencies

Posted by: Sean F

The MPAA's own lobbying disclosure report shows they've been busy in Q1 2011, with lobbying of not only politicians, but direct lobbying of law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and Homeland Security ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 11th June 2011

Posted by: Sean F

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 11th June 2011 ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

TVShack Admin Facing Extradition To US, ICE Tries To Bypass "Unfriendly" UK Law

Posted by: Sean F

23 year old student now faces fight against extradition to the United States to face copyright charges on a website that did not host pirated content ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

Nintendo Wii U Can't Play DVD and Blu-ray Movies

Posted by: Anne N

You won't be able to play any disc based movies on the Wii U due to cost reasons, says Nintendo boss ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 4th June 2011

Posted by: Sean F

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 4th June 2011 ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

Blu-ray Penetration Reaches 15% In US

Posted by: Sean F

Blu-ray penetration in the US has reached 15%, a new NPD report concludes, and Blu-ray is both helping disc formats to remain viable for a longer period, and at the same time, helping digital distribution take off ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 28th May 2011

Posted by: Sean F

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 28th May 2011 ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

New Senate Proposal: Five Years In Jail For Embedding YouTube Videos

Posted by: Sean F

You could go to jail for 5 years if you link to or embed the wrong YouTube video, if a new senate bill is passed ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

Sony Possibly Hacked Again, 1 Million Passwords Accessed, Claims Hackers

Posted by: Sean F

Sony is facing more hacker trouble, after hacking group LulzSec claims they've managed to hack SonyPictures.com and gain access to a million user accounts, including passwords ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 21st May 2011

Posted by: Sean F

Check out the US Blu-ray sales stats for the week ending 21st May 2011 ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

Android's YouTube Video Rentals Doesn't Like Rooted Phones

Posted by: Jason F

Google is preventing those with rooted Android phones from using YouTube's new video rental feature, citing copyright protection concerns ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

U.S. Memorial Day Weekend 3D Ticket Sales Disappointing

Posted by: Anne N

Disappointing 3D ticket sales during the U.S. Memorial Day weekend may back up analyst predictions that the 3D format is on the wane ... Read more ...

Jun

2011

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