entertainment

Movies offered in Japan through the iTunes Store

Published on: 17th November, 2010

Apple began to offer movies in Japan through the iTunes Store. This expansion gives local customers translated versions of English-language movies such as Toy Story 3 and specific Japanese titles like Ototo, Odoru Daisousasen The Movie 2. Local viewers will get the extended rights that are available in some countries, i.e. the usual thirty days [...]

Google TV blocked by Fox

Published on: 17th November, 2010

Google has recently faced another setback when viewers noticed that Fox had followed SyFy and others in blocking Google TV. Any user trying to watch The Simpsons, Bones and other shows on Fox.com receives an error saying that the content is not compatible with the device. Fox was believed to be uncertain but now seems [...]

Victory for Eminem producers in iTunes royalty case

Published on: 9th September, 2010

FBT Productions, producers of Eminem, have scored an important victory in a case against Universal Music, regarding iTunes royalties. An earlier court decision has been rejected by a court of appeals. The former decision suggested that ringtone and song sales at iTunes should be treated similarly to CD sales, returning only 12 percent in revenue [...]

New Information Device from Sony

Published on: 20th December, 2009

The Federal Communications Commission stated that Sony will launch a device for home entertaiment. Many details about the device are unknown but at least we know that the device is special designed for TVs and it is equipped with a Wi-Fi connection giving you the possibility to connect to Internet throw their HDTVs. The new [...]