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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Ever since American Airlines introduced the frequent flier award program in early 1980s, miles were usually collected everywhere and then spent on upgrading class of service or free flights. Not anymore.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Once upon a time if you wanted to make a movie you needed a lot of money and a lot of connections. If you wanted to get that movie distributed and marketed that was much harder still.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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In the movie classic, The Birds, the skies of Bodega Bay were blackened by angry birds. Today, Rovio said Angry Birds will be coming at you through your TV in the form of video games, animated features and even T-shirts.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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CBS and Netflix have joined forces to provide streaming TV shows to subscribers. Netflix gets more content, CBS gets a new revenue source, and everyone is happy. That is everyone except competitors Hulu and Amazon.
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BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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A note to Paul Allen, a Silicon Alley billionaire, Microsoft's co-founder and the owner of the Octopus megayacht and three losing professional sports teams: Nine years is way too long a wait to file suit to protect your patents.
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BLOGS
ANALYSIS
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Depressed economy, job insecurity, smartphones, Microsoft dropping the ball, pricey solid-state storage, Antennagate, iPad. All of this is so 2010 as we're set for a remarkable industry growth in 2011 and here's what you should expect.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Hulu just waved bye-bye to its plans for an initial public offering (IPO). The News Corp-Disney-NBC-backed video startup seeks more capital, but drumming up new financing is going to be a challenge.
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DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
NEWS
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SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Its first excursion outside the US has taken Netflix into Canada. However, Canadians can only get streaming video over the internet, no snail mail deliveries. Netflix promises a better catalog to sweeten the deal.
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SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Friday, a 9th Circuit Federal Appeals Court agreed with the computer software industry to stop sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements.
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SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Never a dull moment in the video industry, be it movies or games. With the advent of such services as Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster hit rough times and is filing bankruptcy, Best Buy is scrambling for a sales gimmick.
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