Blockbuster in the UK has launched a scheme to turn heads to physical media movie rentals and away from the streamed media offerings of the newly launched Netflix and Lovefilm. Called Exclusives, the range of films on offer have a 3-week window in...

Tesco has unveiled what it is describing as "a ground breaking innovation" and a "first for the industry" by combining a digital copy of a movie with certain DVD and Blu-ray purchases.

And whilst we'd question the legitimacy of its lofty claims,...

It's all change for movie rental over in the US of A, with industry leader Netflix announcing a split in its distribution divisions, with the DVD-only service Qwikster being born out the ashes of a very unpopular new pricing plan.

The seeds...

A review into the UK's copyright laws has been completed, and it proposes several changes that will bring the country more in line with the digital age.

The report presented by Professor Ian Hargreaves was commissioned by the Prime Minister...

It wasn't so long ago that renting a DVD meant traipsing down to Blockbuster only to find that the film you wanted was out of stock. Determined to watch something, you'd hastily choose an alternative, forget to return it on time and then get slapped...

Amazon has acquired the remaining shares in DVD rental and movie streaming service Lovefilm International, effectively giving the online retail giant 100 per cent ownership. And while this is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory...

Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub, who played CTU's finest computer whizz Chloe O'Brian in the hit Fox show 24, was on hand to meet fans of the series during the launch of the 8th season on Blu-ray and DVD.

Specifically, she was there to highlight...

New figures have just come out from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), that show that the number of web-enabled devices in the typical UK household has increased from just one a decade ago to approximately six today.

And although...

DVD rental chain Blockbuster has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US.

The loss-making brand has suffered in recent years at the hands of online rental firms such as Netflix - the US market leader.

While this won't effect...

Kaleidescape has announced two players with Blu-ray capabilities for its media server setup - the M500 and the M300. The M500 allows you to import Blu-rays onto your media server as well as playback, the M300 is simply a playback machine.

The...

The FCC has approved a request by the Motion Picture Association of America that will allow film studios to block analogue video output on certain devices. The move comes after 2 years of lobbying by the MPAA.

Outputs and ports will be blocked...

The developers of x.264, the open source version of the h.264 hi-def video codec used by YouTube and many others, have taken the first step towards building a free Blu-ray creation toolkit. They've been able to make the codec compliant with Blu-ray...

The idea behind pairing a LCD TV with a DVD player seems obvious, but for some reason it’s never caught on beyond the budget brands. And while Toshiba does tend to be most successful at the "value" end of the market, it’s the only major...

Avatar has beaten off previous efforts from Mamma Mia and The Dark Knight to become Play.com’s biggest selling DVD ever.

We brought you news of the box office spectacular Avatar going on pre-order on the 16 March, since then it has...

Avatar, the big 3D hit of 2009, has gone on pre-order meaning you can count down the days before its release and be safe in the knowledge that you'll have a copy winging its way to you.

Available on both DVD and Blu-ray, Avatar will go on...