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Kickstarter Means More Than Money to 'God Help the Girl' [with...

"God Help the Girl," a film in development by double Oscar-nominated producer Barry Mendel and Belle and Sebastian's main man Stuart Murdoch, has turned to Kickstarter to help get the movie finished.

DEW Startup Competition Entry Deadline – Jan. 1, 2017

Hey Everyone, To all of you involved in digital entertainment startups, the entry deadline for the 2017 Digital Entertainment World Startup Competition is this...

Wal-Mart's Vudu Market Share Soars

Wal-Mart's Vudu movie service is now the third most popular online movie service, according to a new research report that moves Sony's PlayStation Store...

Hallmark acquires online subscription network SpiritClips

Hallmark Cards Inc.has acquired SpiritClips, an online video service that specializes in the sort of family-friendly movies and other content that would be appropriate for the Hallmark Channel.

NBC News Now on Roku

Roku users will be able to watch content from NBC News via their little connected box following an agreement announced by the MSNBC Digital Network and the pioneering streaming platform.

Oregon newspaper reaches into community with webisodes

The Mail Tribune, a Dow Jones & Co. newspaper, has created "Dan & Dave Do Stuff," a web series that integrates itself into its community in a very literal way.

Transmedia Producers – Conducting Symphonies of Narratives

We hosted the second in a series of exclusive Transmedia workshops last week in Washington D.C. with Starlight Runner’s Jeff Gomez. This time I...

Smart TV Comes with BitTorrent Installed

Digital television manufacturer Vestel previewed its BitTorrent Certified TV, a device both partners describe as the world’s first of its kind. It is demonstrating the prototype at the IFA show in Berlin, which opens today.

YouTube, Google Play now offer MGM movie rentals

MGM has become the fifth major studio to license its content for rental via YouTube and Google Play, giving viewers more options while adding to YouTube’s revenue generating opportunities.

'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.