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  1. Cannes 2012: Warner Does Digital Deal With Australia's Odin's Eye

    Cannes 2012: Warner Does Digital Deal With Australia's Odin's Eye

    7:21 am PDT 5/17/2012
    • Scott Roxborough
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    Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will handle VOD and electronic sell through for Odin's Eye titles in North America. Read More

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    Magnolia Pictures Takes U.S. Rights to 'Roadie'

    Magnolia Pictures Takes U.S. Rights to 'Roadie'

    1:31 pm PDT 10/18/2011
    • Jay A. Fernandez
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    The Michael Cuesta-directed drama stars Ron Eldard and will be released on VOD Dec. 2 and in theaters Jan. 6. Read More

  3. Brett Ratner Not Involved in $59.99 VOD 'Tower Heist' Test

    Brett Ratner Not Involved in $59.99 VOD 'Tower Heist' Test

    6:47 pm PDT 10/5/2011
    • Pamela McClintock
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    Universal and parent company Comcast are making the director's action-comedy available in homes three weeks after it opens in theaters. Read More

  4. Fandor Experimenting With 'Theatrical-Digital' Premiers (Exclusive)

    6:00 am PDT 6/6/2011
    • Paul Bond
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    Website that streams independent, classic and foreign films will offer some titles online the day they hit theaters. Read More

  5. NATO Takes Its Premium VOD Battle International

    NATO Takes Its Premium VOD Battle International

    9:41 am PDT 6/1/2011
    • Pamela McClintock
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    President-CEO John Fithian warns at ShowCanada that the new VOD service could damage the film business in two significant ways. Read More

  6. Chris Nolan, Jon Favreau Join Fight Against Premium VOD (Exclusive)

    Chris Nolan, Jon Favreau Join Fight Against Premium VOD (Exclusive)

    7:00 am PDT 6/1/2011
    • Pamela McClintock
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    The "Inception" and "Iron Man" directors are joined by Quentin Tarantino, M. Night Shyamalan and others in opposing DirecTV's Home Premiere offering, which lets customers watch a movie two months after its theatrical release. Read More

  7. Lars Von Trier's Zentropa Launches VOD Site (Cannes)

    2:06 am PDT 5/11/2011
    • Scott Roxborough
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    Venture launches May 18 and marks the first time an independent production company has set up its own on-demand platform. Read More

  8. Exhibitor Cinemark Speaks out on Premium VOD

    Exhibitor Cinemark Speaks out on Premium VOD

    6:16 am PDT 5/5/2011
    • Georg Szalai
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    CEO Alan Stock says films available in homes less than 90 days after their theatrical launch require his team to reevaluate how to promote and exhibit them, but says he is "confident that there is a viable solution." Read More

  9. Jeff Bewkes: If Premium VOD Hurts Theatrical Business, 'We All Have to Rethink' It

    Jeff Bewkes: If Premium VOD Hurts Theatrical Business, 'We All Have to Rethink' It

    8:47 am PDT 5/4/2011
    • Georg Szalai
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    The Time Warner CEO also says he doesn't see a benefit in spinning off HBO and suggests few Netflix users have discontinued their pay TV subscriptions. Read More

  10. NATO Calls for Release of Premium Video on Demand Data

    NATO Calls for Release of Premium Video on Demand Data

    8:33 am PDT 5/4/2011
    • Pamela McClintock
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    NATO asks studios participating in the early-to-the-home “premium” VOD experiment to release sales figures for the movies that have been offered on the platform. Read More

  11. DirecTV Execs Talk Premium VOD, Streaming Video

    12:57 pm PDT 4/28/2011
    • Georg Szalai
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    "What we've got to do is continue to make ourselves a primary option for customers," says Derek Chang, executive vp, content strategy and development. Read More

  12. Time Warner CEO Extends Olive Branch to Netflix, Theater Operators

    Time Warner CEO Extends Olive Branch to Netflix, Theater Operators

    12:49 pm PDT 4/27/2011
    • Georg Szalai
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    Jeff Bewkes discusses at a Tribeca Fest forum how premium VOD may reduce piracy and how studios must work with all distribution partners, while saying he has "a fondness" for Netflix's subscription TV business model. Read More

  13. Comcast Eyes Premium VOD Releases 6-8 Weeks After Theatrical Launch

    7:16 am PDT 4/27/2011
    • Georg Szalai
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    An executive from the largest U.S. cable operator says the company is still mulling details though, including pricing and when to launch. Read More

  14. DreamWorks Animation Posts Lower Q1 Results

    DreamWorks Animation Posts Lower Q1 Results

    1:13 pm PDT 4/26/2011
    • Georg Szalai
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    CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg says premium VOD is not part of the studio's business plans. Read More

  15. MPAA Head Chris Dodd Plans to Reach out to NATO on Premium VOD

    MPAA Head Chris Dodd Plans to Reach out to NATO on Premium VOD

    8:23 am PDT 4/25/2011
    • Georg Szalai
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    He says his relative inexperience and the need to stay out of business decisions of individual studios have so far kept him quiet on the controversial topic of early-release films. Read More

  16. 23 Directors, Producers Speak Out Against Premium VOD

    23 Directors, Producers Speak Out Against Premium VOD

    8:31 am PDT 4/20/2011
    • Pamela McClintock
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    Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Michael Bay and Kathryn Bigelow are among those who signed letters in support of the National Assn. of Theater Owners, urging studios to scrub the service. Read More

  17. 7 Key Questions Surrounding DirecTV's Premium VOD Service Controversy

    7 Key Questions Surrounding DirecTV's Premium VOD Service Controversy

    7:20 pm PDT 4/19/2011
    • Pamela McClintock
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    The Hollywood Reporter examines what's at stake when the company launches Home Premiere Thursday. Read More

  18. DirecTV Premium VOD Service to Launch Thursday With 'Just Go With It'

    DirecTV Premium VOD Service to Launch Thursday With 'Just Go With It'

    10:23 am PDT 4/19/2011
    • Georg Szalai
    • Pamela McClintock
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    The satellite TV giant will be the first pay TV firm to offer movies about 60 days after their theatrical release for $29.99, with the service being available only to DirecTV HD DVR customers. Read More

  19. Amazon's LoveFilm Gets Disney Streaming Content

    Amazon's LoveFilm Gets Disney Streaming Content

    8:13 am PDT 4/19/2011
    • Georg Szalai
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    The "Netflix of Europe" gets more than 50 library feature films in a deal with Disney’s U.K. and Ireland arm. Read More

  20. Analysts Predict Studios' Premium VOD Plans Will Have Limited Impact

    5:00 am PDT 4/5/2011
    • Georg Szalai
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    "I'm not sure what the incentive is to pay six times what you would pay for a regular VOD title," one analyst says. "It's going to be a marketing problem." Read More

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