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'Harry Potter' No Magic Wand for UltraViolet

The recently released Blu-ray of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" comes with a code for the UltraViolet digital version, but the experience is so rocky that Warner Bros. has resorted to sending iTunes download codes to mollify unhappy customers.

Guest Post: The 3 Pillars of Monetizing Digital Content Experiences

We live in the age of contextual experiences, where digital content is expected to be available on smartphones, smart TVs, tablets and phablets seamlessly, leading to new and exciting content monetization models. But being innovative and extending content to new touchpoints stretches the limits of your CMS, ecommerce systems and functional requirements of data.

NASA Teams With Foursquare for Space Station Check-in

Washington - NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander Doug Wheelock became the first person to "check in" from space Friday using the mobile social networking...

MTV Geek and Top Cow Productions Blur Reality

MTV Geek and Top Cow Productions are developing a new transmedia project called September Mourning, which will use comics, live music, television and other...

Yahoo Comedy Channel goes live with new shows

Yahoo Inc. today rolled out the next phase of shows from its previously announced slate of original comedies from top talent, a television alternative that also presents an opportunity for advertisers.

Yahoo's latest original programming slate is a man's world

Men are the target audience for Yahoo's latest slate of original shows, which includes manly advice via Morgan Spurlock, Will Arnett, and Jason Bateman; extreme sports with Sal Masekela; and expertly blowing things up.

12 Finalists for 4th Annual Digital Entertainment World (DEW) Startup Competition...

Innovative Startups Focused on Social VR, Music and Video Distribution, Licensing, Personalization, OTT and More Compete for DEW Startup of the Year LOS ANGELES, CA--(January...

Will 'South Park: The Game' Let You Kill Kenny?

Gamers will be able to join Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny as they take on new adventures in "South Park: The Game.," from THQ, South Park Digital Studios – a joint venture of Viacom Media Networks and "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker – and Obsidian Entertainment.

Conan O'Brien Sparks Interest in TV Everywhere

Turner Broadcasting is using the talents of Conan O'Brien and other stars from TNT and TBS to get viewers familiar with TV Everywhere, including what it can do and how to connect with it. The spots don't explain the entire process, however, since that would take longer than 30 seconds and is available only to pay-tv subscribers.

RealNetworks' Unifi Cloud Service Goes Live

Seattle, Wash. — RealNetworks, a provider of Internet media delivery software and services, launched its Unifi cloud media service, the company announced Tuesday. Initially Unifi...