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Chinese cinemas post text messages on-screen during movies

We've all been there – getting annoyed with stupid people who insist on using their phones while watching a film in a cinema. But now some cinemas in China are actually encouraging such anti-social behaviour. Cinemas in Beijing, Shanghai and other major Chinese cities are experimenting with “bullet screens” on which members of the audience can…

21 August 201412 March 2016 Stuart Mobile phones, Movies, Smartphones, Social Media

Netflix now in 10% of British homes

Streaming film and television service Netflix is now hooked up to more than three million British households. A report in the Daily Telegraph says that the new figure means more than one in 10 households have joined the service, and signals a rise in take-up over the past year. The report says that Netflix is…

11 August 201416 March 2019 Stuart HDTV, Home cinema, IPTV, Movies, Netflix, Online TV, TV

Amazon drops pre-orders for Disney titles

Amazon in the US has halted pre-orders of some Disney movies in what appears to be another contract dispute, according the Wall Street Journal. Copies of films such as Muppets Most Wanted, Maleficent and Captain America: The Winter Soldier were unavailable for order on DVD or Blu-ray on Amazon.com on Sunday, although digital copies were…

11 August 20147 August 2022 Stuart Amazon, Blu-ray, DVD, E-Books, Movies, Online TV

Netflix hits 50m global subscribers as profits double

Streaming video may not have supplanted broadcast TV, DVD or Blu-ray quite yet, but it appears to be well on its way. Online TV and movie streaming service Netflix announced this week that it now had more than 50 million subscribers in more than 40 countries worldwide. Releasing its results for the second quarter of…

22 July 201422 July 2014 Stuart Internet, Movies, Netflix, TV, Uncategorized

Anti-piracy campaign set to kick off in UK

In an effort to fight digital piracy, the movie and music industries have announced a deal with the UK’s leading ISPs to send warning emails to alleged copyright infringers. Called the Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme, the campaign will focus on alerting people to the fact that their activities infringe copyright. Starting next year, up to…

21 July 2014 Stuart Intellectual Property, Internet, Movies, music, Piracy

Netflix founder Reed Hastings joins billionaire club

It seems that, for some, there is still a bit of money to be made on the internet. Forbes has announced that Netflix founder Reed Hastings is the latest business mogul to join the growing ranks of the world's billionaires….

11 June 2014 Stuart Home cinema, Internet, IPTV, Movies, TV

Kickstarter changes its crowdfunding rules

The crowdfunding website Kickstarter has relaxed its rules, making it easier for projects to be accepted. Kickstarter, which launched in 2009, has become the most well-known and successful crowdfunding platform in the world – attracting more than $1bn worth of…

5 June 201414 July 2022 Stuart Crowdfunding, Internet, Movies, Websites

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Category: Movies

Netflix now in 10% of British homes

Amazon drops pre-orders for Disney titles

Netflix hits 50m global subscribers as profits double

Anti-piracy campaign set to kick off in UK

Netflix founder Reed Hastings joins billionaire club

Kickstarter changes its crowdfunding rules

BT brings films to YouView on the same day as the cinema release

Jurassic Park 4 is now Jurassic World, in cinemas summer 2015

Protect the innocent, uphold the law, watch the new Robocop trailer