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DVDs Are Dying, and There's Worse News Ahead for Hollywood
7:30AM 2/09/2012
DVDs -- and even their more modern Blu-ray siblings -- are gradually fading to black, as VHS and LaserDisc did before them. Movie studios have seen this coming for some time. Problem is, it's part of a bigger trend they may not be able to overcome.
AT&T Owes TiVo a Lot of Money for Patent Infringement
1:45PM 1/04/2012
Messing with TiVo's patents is a losing proposition for rival distributors of digital video recorders, as AT&T just became the most recent competitor to discover -- to the tune of at least $215 million.
Netflix Gives DVD Watchers a Surprising Gift -- No Strings Attached
11:10AM 12/21/2011
Netflix wants to thank you for your loyalty. The beleaguered video rental giant is offering subscribers to its DVD plans an extra disc this month. No catch, no bait and switch: Just a straight good will gesture after a year of missteps.
TiVo is finally clicking the green"thumbs up" button for its shareholders again. The digital video recorder pioneer ended its fiscal third quarter with 117,000 more subscribers than it started with -- its first gain in four years.
5 Things to Watch This Week: Black Friday, Christmas Movies, ESP Music, Snacking Stocks and TiVo
9:00AM 11/21/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Investing, Campbell Soup Company, Wal-Mart Stores, Market News
The holiday shopping season officially kicks off on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Actually, make that during Thanksgiving for some retailers. Here's a rundown of some of the items that will shape this holiday week.
Google May Be Your Next Cable Television Provider
11:20AM 11/14/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Technology, Media, Google , Apple, AT&T, Comcast, Stocks in the News
If you're fed up with escalating cable bills, fuzzy satellite TV reception, and unresponsive customer service, Google is starting to think inside the box: The world's leading search engine may be ready to launch a broadband television service as early as next year.
3 Stocks that Could Heat Up Thanks to the Netflix Meltdown
9:10AM 11/14/2011
By Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool
Technology, Investing, Netflix, Apple, Stock Picks, Amazon.com
Shares of Netflix are down nearly 50% year to date for a variety of reasons: The loss of its popular Starz content, the price hikes, and the infamous Qwikster debacle. But online video is still a hot market. Here's a closer look at three companies that could profit from Netflix's missteps.
It isn't easy being a cable and Internet service provider these days. Consumers are turning to cheaper options, and they're tired of paying for channels they never watch. Networks are demanding more money. Add in performance issues, it's no surprise cable companies and wireless carriers among the country's most hated companies.
Blockbuster Express Price Hike Hits Home for DVD Renters
12:50PM 11/07/2011
Recession-weary Americans trying to save on home entertainment just took another punch in their DVD slots. Blockbuster Express just became the third major distributor to increase its video prices recently -- doubling the fee to rent its semi-new releases to $2 as of Tuesday.
Satellite Wars: Investors Should Dump DISH and Go DIRECTV
4:45PM 9/12/2011
Everything is right in the universe for DIRECTV, given this weekend's successful kickoff of the new pro football season. DIRECTV subscribers know that there are alternatives out there, but that's not going to sway the couch potatoes, all 30 million of them. Not even rival DISH can eclipse our largest entertainment subscription service.
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