Tag: blu ray
Q&A: Netflix CPO Neil Hunt on LOVEFiLM, HBO disc deals, DVD subscriber fallout and avoiding the fate of Blockbuster
After a lengthy wait, the Netflix streaming service is now open for business in the UK, offering a robust catalogue of movies and TV shows onto a wide variety of devices, with an intelligent platform and UI that the company…
Tesco add digital movies to your physical DVD and Blu-ray purchases
Tesco are launching a new home entertainment venture today that will see the company offering a digital copy of a movie alongside select DVD and Blu-ray purchases. Claiming it's a "first for the industry" (though we're sure UltraViolet would have…
Amazon Black Friday deals now live in the UK
It may be a relatively clear, demon-free Monday morning, but that hasn't stopped Amazon setting free their annual Black Friday deals. Traditonally a US Thanksgiving tradition, the deals see Amazon cutting the price on plenty of stock for a…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Best Blu-ray movie boxsets
Top of your Christmas list may be a shiny new flatscreen HDTV, PlayStation 3 or laptop, but if you're really going to get the most out of your new toys you're going to have to get some high-definition content…
Star Wars: The Old Republic pricing and release date revealed
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, we started getting our hopes up that EA/Bioware's forthcoming Star Wars MMORPG, The Old Republic, would make it onto our PCs before 2011 drew to a close. Looks like EA…
Star Wars planet Tatooine discoverd by NASA! No, seriously!!
Star Wars has become such an indelible part of popular culture that it's hard to imagine how bat-shit crazy some of George Lucas's ideas were when the movies were first released a long time ago in a galaxy…er…this galaxy actually….
C-3PO sees the Dark Side in 3DTV
The Force is not strong with 3DTVs. That's according to Anthony Daniels, the actor who sits inside the shiny gold C-3PO costume in the Star Wars movies. Speaking at the press conference which revealed that Panasonic would be exclusively…
Why the rioting in London will delay Sony PS3, CD, DVD releases in Europe
The destruction of private property during last night's third bout of rioting in London has forced many businesses to close today, but an unlikely victim could an arm of Sony's distribution division. The Sony DADC (Digital Audio Disc Corporation) plant…
The Force is strong with Stormtrooper costume designer in Star Wars court battle
The might of George Lucas's Star Wars Empire has been felled by designer Andrew Ainsworth in a court room win of galactic proportions. Ainsworth is the brains behind the iconic Stormtrooper costumes that featured throughout Lucas's space saga, and…
Sneek peak at Star Wars Blu-ray in new iOS apps
Somewhere in a galaxy far, far away (Skywalker Ranch, to be precise) the near-mythic Star Wars Blu-rays are having the finishing touches applied before they hit stores on 12th September. Those who have the patience of a wookie however…
