Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: box office, Cablevision, digital media, Disney, DRM, EA, ESA, ESRB, Hollywood, Hulu, industry, megaupload, News Corp., publishing, simcity, television, Time Magazine, Time Warner, upfronts, Viacom
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: advertising, Apple, audiences, Blockbuster, digital music, Disney, Hollywood, independent film, internet, iTunes, MGM, mobile technology, Nintendo, piracy, porn, Samsung, Sony, Sundance, television, Twitter, video games, video on demand, Warner Bros., Xbox
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, Apple, box office, children, China, cloud services, digital media, Disney, Dreamworks, DVDs, e-readers, gaming, Hollywood, internet, iTunes, music, Nintendo, Redbox, social media, streaming, television, UltraViolet, Wal-mart, Xbox
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Academy Awards, advertising, apps, Blockbuster, digital music, Disney, distribution, Facebook, Google, magazines, MPAA, MySpace, Netflix, newspapers, piracy, Redbox, social media, streaming, tax credits, television, YouTube
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For many, the announcement of the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney for over four billion dollars may have come as a shock.
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Tags: Disney, franchise, George Lucas, media industries, Star Wars
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Academy Awards, Amazon, Apple, Disney, e-books, gaming, internet, internet radio, iPad, Iranian cinema, mobile technology, movie theaters, music, Netflix, Pandora, Redbox, Sony, streaming, technology, television, UltraViolet, Universal Music Group, Verizon, video on demand
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The new "Mickey Check" logo for "Disney-approved" licensed food and beverage products is merely a new take on an old (and problematic) approach.
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Tags: advertising, branding, children, Disney, Food Culture, Industry Self-Regulation
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, books, box office, censorship, digital music, Disney, distribution, DVD, Facebook, gaming, Google, Hollywood, internet, Kickstarter, Liosgate, MGM, Netflix, piracy, television, video on demand
Posted in Columns, What Are You Missing? | 1 Comment »
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Academy Awards, Amazon, digital media, Disney, DMCA, DVDs, e-readers, gaming, Hollywood, independent, independent film, internet, mobile gaming, music, Sony, stardom, television, video on demand, Warner Bros., YouTube
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Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Amazon, books, China, cloud services, comic books, digital media, Disney, DVD, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, independent film, magazines, Miramax, mobile media, MP3, music, Netflix, Pandora, piracy, radio, social media, Spotify, streaming, television, Twitter, video games, YouTube
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Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Tags: Apple, BitTorrent, censorship, China, Comcast, digital music, Disney, Facebook, Google, independent film, internet, iPad, music, Netflix, oscars, streaming, Sundance, television, video games
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After an extensive pre-release campaign, and whole lot of hype, Tron: Legacy opened to a rather disappointing weekend, only generating $44 million at the box office.
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Tags: cell animation, CGI, Disney, franchising, nostalgia, Pixar, Tron, Tron: Legacy
Posted in Current Events, Film, Industry | 7 Comments »
Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Disney’s announcement that it will be replacing cable channel Soapnet with a new preschool channel has generated serious concerns for U.S. soap viewers.
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Tags: Disney, DVRs, ratings, soap opera, SOAPnet
Posted in Current Events, Industry, TV | Comments Off on Losing SOAPnet