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Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 11, 2010
TiVo's long running battle to protect its DVR patent is seeing setbacks on two different fronts.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 10, 2010
Canada's parliament is planning a wide-ranging overhaul of the nation's copyright law. And there's plenty of good news here. The proposed legislation would straightforwardly legalize many practices that consumers take for granted but that have ambiguous legal status in the U.S. However, some are critical of the fact that it also grants protected status to DRM.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 09, 2010
Are 3D and wireless home video distribution both equally important to you? Then you'll be glad to hear that the Wireless Home Digital Interface will support all the 3D formats included in the HDMI 1.4a specifications. The updated spec will be released in the fourth quarter of this year.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 08, 2010
Redbox will start offering Blu-ray rentals in the next few months. And the price, at $1.50 per title, is likely to turn heads.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 07, 2010
TVs sold faster in the first quarter of this year, reports DisplaySearch. And no wonder--prices are plummeting.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 04, 2010
A funny thing happened when the founders of the file sharing service Kazaa confronted music industry executives in court: They became allies. Now the guys who once facilitated illicit downloading are launching a legitimate music service called Rdio.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 03, 2010
Cord cutting is all the rage, with cable subscribers ditching their cable operators in favor of other video providers or even plain old over-the-air TV (newly spruced up following the DTV transition). But some major cable operators are responding by improving their customer service.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 02, 2010
Two major content producers refuse to throw out their Adobe Flash-based video libraries to suit Apple's iPad.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jun 01, 2010
Just bought a new 3DTV, DirecTV subscribers? Then some of you will be glad to hear that an upgrade to your set-top box will bring 3D channels to your satellite feed. Unfortunately this applies only to newer STBs, so other subscribers will need to replace the box altogether to get 3D.
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 28, 2010
Now that the Federal Communications Commission has granted limited use of selectable output control to the entertainment industry, the "window" structure of video releases may be in for radical change. Video providers are more likely to offer hot movie titles via video on demand before disc release. But two clouds lurk on the horizon. The VOD will be very expensive to consumers. And it may antagonize theater owners.

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