Netflix to start streaming through Xbox
Netflix said today that owners of Microsoft Xbox games consoles starting tomorrow will be able to stream from Netflix’s inventory of digital titles directly to their TVs, making good on an agreement it made with Microsoft four months ago.
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Netflix eyes more video-streaming agreements
Netflix hired former Macrovision Solutions executive Greg Peters to help secure agreements that will broaden the range of electronics components allowing Netflix's titles to be video-streamed directly to TVs.
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Netflix: Forget Web-enabled TVs
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said TV remotes with pointer-like devices are the key to a jump in Web-video streaming through TVs and estimated that such devices might be available to the public as soon as next year.
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Lionsgate Q2 DVD revenue jumps 32%
Lionsgate's fiscal second-quarter home-entertainment revenue jumped 32% on titles such as The Bank Job and The Forbidden Kingdom, but failed to prevent the company from reporting a wider loss than analysts expected.
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Circuit City owes studios more than $35 million
Circuit City, which filed for Chapter 11 protection yesterday, owes movie studios more than $35 million for unpaid DVDs and likely several times that figure to electronics components makers that make DVD players and flat-screen TVs.
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Blockbuster cuts Q3 loss, plans set-top box
Blockbuster in the third quarter continued to turn around its financial fortunes by increasing its focus on videogames, consumer electronics and rental profitability, while making plans to deepen its commitment to digital delivery.
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