Last January, Netflix agreed to delay the rental of new release Warner Bros films by 28 days in exchange for more streaming properties. Now, Fox and Universal have signed similar agreements. What do we get out of the deal? Buffy!
Is there any doubt that the value of purchased music is plummeting? Universal, one of the big four record labels, is planning to cut the prices of almost all of its CDs to between $US6 and $US10.
I’d never heard of Guvera before Gus’ story on Lifehacker yesterday. Launching on March 30, it’s a music download store which offers free MP3s from EMI and Universal music. The catch? You’ll need to look at advertising.
It’s an idea that makes so much sense. Buy a movie, and get a digital copy inside the box for your PC or iPod, so you don’t have to go through the hassle of ripping/torrenting/pirating a copy for when you’re not in front of the TV. But the simple truth is that every movie studio has a different idea of exactly what a digital copy means, despite almost universally using the “digital copy” terminology. So to help, here’s how digital copy is implemented by each of the studios:
Blu-ray’s latest bit of brilliance is the Flipper: a disc that’s plain ol’ DVD on one side, and Blu-ray on the other, like bolting a cassette tape on the back of a CD. Amazing.
There’s a new digital music store in town, and it’s got some serious backing… eBay. But neither Apple or Telstra will be shaking in their boots just yet…
Vevo, the collaboration of Universal Music Group and YouTube, is going to be a site that streams videos from various artists like U2, and is designed to make money. What?
