More Articles By Scott Kirsner of Variety

• Germans help TiVo’s PC leap
  SEPT. 29 | FROM VARIETY: DVR company comes to the computer More
  
• Hollywood classics ignored online
  AUG. 26 | FROM VARIETY: Digital downloads only catering to newer films More
  
• Starz shutters movie download sites
  AUG. 12 | FROM VARIETY: Vongo, ClickStar struggle against iTunes More
  
• Studios' digital dilemma
  NOV. 7 | FROM VARIETY: When Ed Burns' Purple Violets appears on the virtual shelves of the iTunes Store later this month, it will mark the first direct-to-digital release of a movie on Apple's online marketplace. More
  
• New YouTube tool axes unauthorized video
  OCT. 16 | FROM VARIETY:  After nearly a year of delays, the Google-owned online video powerhouse is launching its Video ID service, through which media companies can "claim" videos that have been uploaded to YouTube without permission. More
  
• Apple keeps iPhone on closed circuit
  JUNE 29 | FROM VARIETY: Gadget hounds who manage to get their hands on Apple's new iPhone will find it easy to load it with video obtained from Apple's iTunes Store. But anyone interested in viewing content from other sources will have to be inventive. More