Sony strikes deal with SK Telecom

Sony Pictures Television Intl. has struck a deal with Korea's SK Telecom to deliver full-length, video-on-demand movies to mobile phones, believed to be the world's first such deal for Hollywood pics.

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Jaman: Movie download service for world cinema

Download the best international and independent high def movies, share movie reviews on Jaman.com. Check out top new movie releases and download 2 free movies

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EMA forms Digital Council

OCT. 2 | The Entertainment Merchants Assn. (formerly VSDA) has formed a new Digital Council with the goal of helping define and standardize practices in digital entertainment and promoting consumer acceptance of new forms of entertainment delivery.

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Vudu updates software and hardware offerings as it continues to battle Apple TV

In the face of increased pressure from Apple TV, Vudu is adding some distinguishing features to its own Internet VOD box.

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SES Americom Teams With TVN on VOD

ATLANTA -- SES Americom's forthcoming video-on-demand service for Internet Protocol TV providers will be offered in partnership with TVN Entertainment, Bill Squadron, president of the satellite company's IP-Prime business, said on a panel discussion here at TelcoTV.

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How Blu-Ray Won the Fight and Why It Probably Won't Matter

How Blu-Ray Won the Fight and Why It Probably Won t Matter - There are several reason why Blu-ray won the format war, but it might not matter in the long run. Here is why. - Talk Backs at Digital Trends are opinion pieces that hope to spur thought, debate and give insite into the Consumer

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Starz Bulks Up Vongo Slate with Screen Media Ventures Deal

Starz Entertainment increased the content offered through its Vongo subscription online-video service by acquiring multiyear broadband-distribution rights to more than 100 feature films from Delaware-based Screen Media Ventures.

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Examiner: PLDS Licenses Qflix

/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sonic Solutions(R) (Nasdaq: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced that PLDS (Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corp.) has signed a Qflix(TM) technology and IP licensing agreement.

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Splendid inks deal with Prosiebensat1 portal

Agreement encompasses some 200 Splendid productions including "Traffic," "Gangs of New York," "Dr. T. and the Women," and James Franco starrer "James Dean" plus other U.S. action films and Asian titles.

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Clearleap Gets a $9M Jump

Chief executive and co-founder Braxton Jarratt said the product is intended for video content owners and cable, satellite, and IPTV companies. But beyond that, Mr.

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