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Gravitas Ventures, Variance Films to Partner on 7-8 Films a Year

March 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 11 weeks ago

Gravitas, the large VOD supplier, will release movies day and date with indie distributor Variance Films

  

Comcast Doing a Shoddy Job of Getting Into Netflix's Business

February 24, 2012 By Michael Stroud 13 weeks ago

Comcast actually has the nerve to charge current TV subscribers $5 a month for Streampix if they don't get Comcast's cable-TV-Internet bundle

  

Comcast Launches Streampix, a Subscription VOD Challenge to Netflix

February 21, 2012 By Brent Lang 13 weeks ago

Streampix will only be available to cable subscribers and will boast movies and shows from Sony, Universal and ABC

  

'Bridesmaids' Most Popular VOD Title Ever

February 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 15 weeks ago

Universal's comedy "Bridesmaids" has 4.8 million video on demand rentals in a little more than four months.

  

Halle Berry Shark Thriller to Debut on VOD 3 Weeks Before Theatrical Release

January 20, 2012 By Brent Lang 18 weeks ago

Wrekin Hill and Row 1 Productions acquire U.S. rights to "Dark Tide"

  

VOD Distributor Gravitas Ventures Eyes China With New International Unit (Exclusive)

December 7, 2011 By Brent Lang 24 weeks ago

The company will partner with You on Demand and expects to sign other foreign distribution pacts

  

VOD Rides to the Rescue of Indie Film

November 28, 2011 By Brent Lang 25 weeks ago

From "Margin Call" to "Melancholia," day-and-date VOD releasing is racking millions of dollars in revenue for independent labels

  

Freestyle Releasing Co-Founder Launches Digital Distribution Company

November 2, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 29 weeks ago

Susan Jackson's Freestyle Digital Media will distribute indie films on VOD, pay TV and into specialty markets

  

Lionsgate Tests Early VOD Waters With Taylor Lautner's 'Abduction'

August 10, 2011 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

At $6.99, the action thriller will be substantially cheaper to rent than other premium VOD packages

  

Warner to Offer VOD Movies in China

June 14, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 49 weeks ago

Signaling a major breakthrough for a U.S. studio in the fastest-growing foreign market, Warner will potentially have access to 200 million Chinese cable households

  

Jeff Bewkes: Premium VOD Is Much Ado About Nada

May 11, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Time Warner chief says shorter windows means less piracy, but he doesn't tip his hand about how early releases are selling

  

NATO to Hollywood: Give Us DirecTV's Premium VOD Numbers

May 4, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"What's an experiment without data?" asks NATO president

  

Another Tough Quarter: Say Goodbye to the Traditional Home Entertainment Biz

May 2, 2011 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

The disc sales business is circling the drain faster than ever, as more consumers opt to rent/stream movies through Netflix or Redbox rather than purchase them

  

'Glee' Comes to XFinity: Comcast Signs VOD Deal With ABC and Fox

April 27, 2011 By Dylan Stableford & Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Cable giant now has all of the Big Four networks under VOD contract; and it's still in talks with the movie studios to do premium VOD; meanwhile, satellite rival DirecTV looks at expanding its VOD offerings

  

As VOD Explodes, a Flaw Exposed: You Can't Measure It

April 26, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

There's granular data on the box office, and even DVD sales have rankings, but there's no publicly available data on who -- and how many people -- are watching what on demand

  

YouTube Finally Goes Hollywood With New Movies on Demand Service (Exclusive)

April 25, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

YouTube will imminently launch a movie-on-demand service charging users to stream movies off the world’s largest video sharing site

  

DirecTV Aiming to Launch its Controversial VOD Service Next Week

April 14, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Despite theater owners' objections, the studio-backed Home Premiere service will offer recent theatrical releases for domestic viewing

  

AMC Theaters Threatens Repercussions Over Premium VOD

April 8, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Theater chain gives few specifics but says it wants new economic terms

  

Todd Phillips to Theater Owners: 'I'm on Your Side' About VOD

March 31, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The "Hangover" director threw his verbal support to theater owners during the Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon

  

Sundance Goes VOD One More Time

January 6, 2011 By Dominic Patten 1 year ago

Four international premieres and Gregg Araki’s “Kaboom” to be available to 40 million homes during Jan 20 - 30 festival

  

Over-Rated: 5 Reasons We're Over the Overnights

September 28, 2010 By Hunter Walker 1 year ago

The first Nielsen numbers of the day don't mean so much anymore -- here's why

  

IFC Midnight Lands Fantastic Fest Genre Pics

September 14, 2010 By William Yelles 1 year ago

Deal will screen movies simultaneously at Austin event and VOD

  

Disney to Offer Free Preview of Subscription VOD Service

August 23, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

On-demand offering will be delivered gratis from Sept. 2-6

  

Theatrical Is Not Your Friend -- Close That Window

May 26, 2010 By Mark Lipsky 2 years ago

Take advantage of the new technologies, rather than letting theaters rule your release

  

A Rush to the Graveyard: VOD

May 3, 2010 By Mark Lipsky 2 years ago

Streaming is the future of digital delivery, not video-on-demand

  

Oscilloscope Brings 'The Maid' to DVD, VOD

March 25, 2010 By Lisa Horowitz 2 years ago

Plans June release for Sundance prize winner and Golden Globe nominee

  
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