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Netflix gives an aspiring young filmmaker a shot at the big time

After nine months of competition, Netflix has selected Philip G. Flores as the winner of the Netflix FIND Your Voice filmmaking competition. Flores has been awarded a $350,000 package to produce a feature-length film of his script, Touchback.

Posted 09/09/2009Mark BrohanPost a comment

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J.C. Penney launches mini-site for back-to-school shopping season

J.C. Penney has created a mini-site for teenagers as part of its integrated marketing campaign for the back-to-school shopping season. Launched on July 18, the sitelet—jcp.com/getthatlook—is based on the movie “The Breakfast Club.”

Posted 07/31/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

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CinemaNow and Macrovision bringing more video downloads to TV screens

In a move not unlike efforts by Amazon and Netflix, CinemaNow and digital content technology company Macrovision are working together to enable customers to download video from the web to their TVs.

Posted 01/08/2008Don DavisPost a comment

/ Technology

“Scary clowns” and “zombies” help retailers cash in on site search activity

As Halloween approaches, the top site search terms on FrightCatalog.com and MovieGoods.com this month have included “scary optical illusions,” “zombies,” “scary clowns,” and “Halloween.” The sites have used these terms to improve web search rankings.

Posted 10/25/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

Blockbuster busts into movie downloading with Movielink acquisition

Blockbuster has acquired Movielink, a joint venture of five Hollywood studios that has thousands of movies and TV show available for downloading. The deal positions Blockbuster to compete with Netflix in the emerging arena of movie downloading.

Posted 08/09/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

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Blair shareholders approve sale to Appleseed’s Topco for $173.6 million

Blair’s shareholders approved a merger agreement with Appleseed’s Topco Inc. at a special meeting of stockholders yesterday.

Posted 04/25/2007Mark BrohanPost a comment

MovieTickets.com opens a box office in Second Life

MovieTickets.com has opened a virtual movie theater within Second Life which will sell real world movie tickets, provide movie-related content and allow visitors to participate in promotional programs.

Posted 02/27/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment

/ Technology

RealNetworks moves the TV movie model to the web—complete with commercials

RealNetworks announced today that it will stream movies at no cost to consumers. The catch: They will be interrupted by commercials, just like on local and network TV.

Posted 01/22/2007Kurt PetersPost a comment