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NEWS ABOUT: streaming movies

streaming movies stories: 6 news summaries

 Netflix Comes to PlayStation 3 

Sony console can finally stream like Xbox

Oct 26, 09 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - At long last, PlayStation 3 owners will be able to stream Netflix movies to their TVs, the companies announced today. Xbox users have been able to do the same thing for a year, but an exclusive deal with Microsoft kept the service off the PS3 until now. But PS3 users... More »

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(Newser) - The founder of IMDb said he hopes to someday offer users one-click streaming of the 1.3 million movies and TV shows the site indexes, CNET reports. Significant hurdles remain—particularly obtaining rights from so many different owners—but full streaming is a “major goal” of the company beginning... More »

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film • IMDB • streaming movies • movies • streaming content

Streaming Sites Thwart Studios' Piracy Crackdowns

Industry fears revenue meltdown as watching pirated video online goes mainstream

Feb 5, 09 6:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The rise of video streaming sites has defeated movie studios' toughest anti-piracy efforts, the New York Times reports. Consumers can watch copyrighted material online—often from sites hosted in countries with slack anti-piracy rules—more easily than ever. The industry estimates "digital theft" now accounts for 40% of... More »

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Internet • DVD piracy • copyright • copyright infringement • streaming movies • illegal downloading • streaming video • movie studios

Disney Now
Offering Free
Movies Online

Ad-supported films
a new strategy
for company

Jun 11, 08 3:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney has launched a new internet service streaming full-length movies for free, CNET reports. The company will be offering one movie a week on its website, making it available for a few days after it's shown on ABC's Wonderful World of Disney. This week's offering is Finding Nemo. More »

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Walt Disney Co. • movie on demand • online videos • Disney • streaming movies • streaming content

Amazon to Launch On-Demand Video Streaming

Service to rival Netflix will be up and running within weeks

May 29, 08 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon plans to open the sluices for pay-per-view video streaming within weeks, Reuters reports. The Internet retail giant already rents videos for download via the Web but is enhancing its digital media service to better compete with rivals like Apple and Netflix. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos told a conference yesterday... More »

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online videos • AppleTV • Netflix • Jeff Bezos • streaming movies • streaming content • Amazon.com • Amazon

NetFlix Tries to Pre-Empt Apple

New rental rivals prepare for Internet movie showdown

Jan 13, 08 10:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Netflix and Apple are preparing to go head-to-head in the burgeoning business of delivering movies over the Internet . AP reports Netflix is expanding its fledgling movie streaming service,  Watch Instantly, to give most subscribers unlimited access to 6,000 titles. The move comes just as Apple is about to... More »

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iPhone • iTunes • Apple • iPod • Netflix • streaming movies • LG Electronics • movies

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