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To Aspiring Filmmakers: Amazon.com launching Amazon Studios!
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In an interesting development in business models, Amazon announced the launch of Amazon Studios, a new venture whose goal is to enable aspiring filmmakers easier access to making their dreams come true and breaking into Hollywood. (more…)
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The Mobile Content Venture, a group formed from 12 major media companies, announced that by late 2011, they have promised to start upgrading TV stations in the United States, in order for them to deliver Mobile DTV. (more…)
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GameStop launched their initiative to rely more on digital distribution for their revenue generation, calling it the “Store of the Future.” As part of this initiative, they are selling over 2,000 PC downloadable PC games, along with free trials and other content. (more…)
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Apple’s Airplay Brings Co-viewing to Apple TV Users
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Airplay for Apple TV enables the device to implement what media companies are calling “co-viewing”- the ability to seamlessly view content over multiple screens. Through Airplay, a person can view content on their iPad and/or iPhone, and then seamlessly transfer their viewing to their Apple TV, allowing them to continue their viewing experience on a television set (bigger picture). (more…)
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Adobe Air 2.5 Streamlines Apps Across Platforms
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Adobe announced a new platform that will aid in one of the steady trends currently taking place in the media industry– multiplatform content distribution. Titled Air 2.5, the environment enables developers to create apps that are compatible across multiple platforms, including mobile, tablets, computers, and television. (more…)
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In 2011, Yahoo! will be making a major push of its Connected TV widget platform through the selling of apps. Currently, Connected TV is available on multiple television sets by companies such as Sony and LG, however, the apps available have been free. (more…)
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Browser-based Games Have Fast Growing Audience
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Browser-based game creator Bigpoint announced they have officially reached 150 Million registered users to their service. The company works with a variety of devleopers and offers its games for free, making its money off of microtransactions. (more…)
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The impact of digital publications are showing strong signs of taking over hardcover sales in the near future according to the Amazon. Amazon reports that the digital versions of their top 10 books have been outselling their hardcover books 2 to 1. (more…)
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GameStop Making Serious Cash with Digital Initiatives!
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GameStop has expressed its interest and willingness to invest into the digital distribution spectrum instead of ignoring it, and thanks to this stance, the videogame retail chain is looking to generate close to a quarter of a billion dollars by the end of 2010 in digital related sales alone. (more…)
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The Potential Impact of HTML 5
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HTML 5 is the latest version of the HTML website design language and programming. What is so significant about the new iteration is that it enables programmers to integrate elements such as videos and videogames directly into the website without having to use a proprietary language such as Flash in order to view the content. (more…)
