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Archos Media Club coming to UK
Going up against Apple and Microsoft 7 February 2008 13:07 GMT
Archos is to go up against Apple's Movie Download store in the UK with the launch of a service called the Archos Media Club.

The service, which is currently available in France will offer customers who sign up to the service two films a month from a massive...
Music industry targets Chinese pirates
Legal proceedings launched 6 February 2008 13:47 GMT
The IFPI has stepped up its battle against illegal music downloading.

The organisation, which represents music labels around the globe, today announced that it has started a whole host of legal actions in China.

In a statement, it explains: "China...
Today's big stories on Megawhat TV NEWS
Catch up with the tech news web tv show 1 February 2008 19:20 GMT
Switch on Megawhat TV now for the biggest stories of the day from the world of gadgets and technology.

In the headlines today: Amazon buys Audible; Pirate Bay faces court; moving the goal posts at this year's Super Bowl; the BBC iPlayer shows Six Nations; and...
iTunes Movie Rentals only for new players
Service does not work on 5th gen iPod with video 29 January 2008 8:41 GMT
Following the launch of iTunes Movie Rentals ("movies from all the major studios from $2.99") iPod owners in the States are discovering that this service is only available to those who own one of the very latest Apple devices.

Although Apple did add this caveat...
iPlayer to get Apple TV launch?
Ashley Highfield talks up possible Mac platform solution 17 January 2008 13:31 GMT
The BBC's iPlayer service - that was condemned at launch for only being operational on Windows computers - may soon be available through Apple's recently revamped Apple TV service.

Ashley Highfield, director of Future Media & Technology for the BBC, has expressed...
Blockbuster shares plummet
...as Apple launches iTunes Movie Rentals 16 January 2008 9:12 GMT
The announcement from Apple that it is to offer movie rentals through iTunes has had a devastating effect on shares in rental chain Blockbuster.

Upon Apple's announcement at the start of the Macworld tradeshow in San Francisco, shares in Blockbuster plunged...
Macworld2008: Apple and Fox launch "iTunes Digital Copy"
Buy DVD, get iTunes copy "free" 16 January 2008 5:31 GMT
20th Century Fox and Apple have announced "iTunes Digital Copy" which gives customers who purchase a Fox DVD a digital copy of the movie for iTunes.

Like movies bought from iTunes, an iTunes Digital Copy can be viewed on a PC or Mac, iPod with video, iPhone...
Macworld2008: Apple launches iTunes Movies Rentals
Films from every major Hollywood studio available in the US today 15 January 2008 17:51 GMT
During his keynote speech at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco for the opening of Macworld2008, Steve Jobs revealed that 20 million songs had been sold via iTunes on Christmas day, breaking a new one day record for the already record breaking company.

125...
Apple to allow iTunes users to rent films?
Rumours that rentals and sales to arrive soon 10 January 2008 9:50 GMT
Rumours are circling the web that Apple is soon to offer movie sales and rentals through iTunes.

Bloomberg has published a story in which people close to Apple have said that the company may have already signed distribution deals for Warner Bros and Fox content.
iTunes 7.6 coming Tuesday?
New Fox features out software update 8 January 2008 19:38 GMT
Fox could be about to start shipping DVDs with iPod compatible versions on them for users to transfer onto an iPod as early as next week its been reported on the Internet.

TUAW.com, an Apple blog in the US, has had one of its readers email in pictures of a...
CES 2008: DivX Connected gets Veoh and Vuze content
More chances to watch more stuff 7 January 2008 14:55 GMT
DivX has announced a number of new partners for its Connected platform at CES in Las Vegas while confirming with D-Link that its Connected Player will be heading Stateside soon.

The new partnerships with Vuze and Veoh will mean users of the D-Link offering...
Netflix and LG partner for movie download hardware
Film streaming team up 3 January 2008 10:21 GMT
American DVD rental company Netflix has announced it is developing a set-top box with LG that will stream movies from Netflix's online database.

Netflix, that currently boasts around seven million subscribers in the States, sees this as a solution to extend...
Wal-Mart closes movie service
Shock closure after less than a year live 29 December 2007 10:50 GMT
Wal-Mart has pulled the plug on its movie service in the US with hardly any warning to subscribers.

According to online reports and a statement on the movie subscription service website, the closure happened on 21 December.

Subscribers are now...
Apple and Fox agree iTunes movie rental deal
Rumours sees partnership for 2008 27 December 2007 9:56 GMT
It's being reported that Twentieth Century Fox and Apple are about to announce a new partnership.

The deal between the two companies will apparently see Fox movies available on a rental basis via iTunes.

With the new iTunes offerings, viewers will...
Xbox 360 Marketplace Video Store goes LIVE
Silver and Gold members get movies from today 11 December 2007 11:49 GMT
The Xbox LIVE Marketplace Video Store service has now launched in five new countries - Canada, France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

All Xbox 360 owners connected to the Internet in the included countries can now download to rent both high definition...
iTunes rumoured to be getting Fox movies
Two companies "Actively negotiating" 5 December 2007 1:12 GMT
US iTunes customers could soon be able to download films like the Simpsons and Die Hard 4.0 if rumours about Twentieth Century Fox striking a deal with Apple to offer its movies via iTunes in the US.

According to the Apple rumour site, Appleinsider.com quoting...
HMV and Play.com to launch film download services
Coming-soon services to take control of emerging market 12 November 2007 10:11 GMT
New Media Age is reporting that both HMV and Play.com are planning to launch film download services in the next six months.

HMV is expected to offer a trial service at the start of next year while Play's offering will come in the next few weeks.
NBC denies Apple's iTunes contract claims
Claims Apple just in it for the hardware sales 3 September 2007 2:00 GMT
NBC Universal has said that it is "disappointed in not being able to successfully negotiate a new iTunes agreement with Apple".

In a statement from the company's EVP Communications, Cory Shields, posted on Bloomberg.com, the company refutes claims from Apple...
iTunes loses Heroes as NBC pulls out
Agreement not renewed 31 August 2007 18:41 GMT
NBC, the channel behind Heroes in the US has announced that it will not be renewing its agreement with Apple to sell some of its TV shows via the iTunes store.

The news is likely to come as a blow to the computer company as NBC accounts for 30% of iTunes TV...
UK Apple iTunes gets TV shows
Stacks of content from South Park to Lost 29 August 2007 1:52 GMT
Apple has quietly launched TV shows in the UK iTunes Music store this morning.

The move, which has been promised along with movies for some time now means that UK customers will be able to download more than just Pixar animated shorts and choose from a wide...
TiVo and Amazon Unbox ditch the PC
Now available from your Sofa via your remote control 12 July 2007 14:49 GMT
Amazon has with TiVo ditched the need for PC when it comes to renting movies via its Unbox download service.

TiVo, a kinda Sky Plus for the US has announced that subscribers can now browse, purchase and rent Amazon Unbox movies and television shows directly...
Walt Disney offer HD rentals via Xbox 360
Only available to US customers for now... 12 July 2007 13:52 GMT
Walt Disney has turned to Microsoft to power its HD downloading service in what some have seen as a trial run for Apple's Apple TV application.

Hoping to beat Blockbuster movie rentals and appeal to the lazy gamer, the company has said that it will be offering...
Apple to launch iTunes Movie rental service?
Rumoured to be taking on NetFlix 11 June 2007 11:05 GMT
Apple is about to launch a movie rental service in the US and the UK according to a report by the Financial Times in London this morning.

According to the paper industry insiders have told its Los Angeles reporter Matthew Garrahan, that Apple is in advanced...
Friday Freebie: Download DivX Pro for nowt
Tell your friends 8 June 2007 11:28 GMT
For a limited time a free download of DivX Pro is available.

DivX Pro (normally £12.99) will get you full versions of the DivX Converter and the DivX Pro Codec as well as let you play any DivX video, manage your DivX videos and burn then to disk.
New RealPlayer lets you download YouTube videos
Allows users to download online videos from thousands of websites 1 June 2007 0:31 GMT
RealNetworks has announced a new update to its RealPlayer application that allows users to download online videos from thousands of websites including YouTube similar to the service already offered on keepvid.com.

The new RealPlayer will be available for free...