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YouTube Took 2 Billion Views Away from Sony, Universal, and Others
YouTube Took 2 Billion Views Away from Sony, Universal, and Others
Universal Studios’ films now available on iCloud, Fox still grounded
Back in early March, it became clear that content from Fox and Universal Studios would be held back from being available in the all-encompassing iCloud, presumably due to the HBO release window stranglehold impacting both libraries. Today, however, th...
Apple researching universal remote that customizes UIs intelligently
This is not the first time we have received hints that Apple is working on an innovative universal remote control for controlling TV and video content. In January, we told you that Apple was researching a touchscreen remote with adaptable user interfaces. The invention would essentially allow button layouts stored in the cloud or in [...]
HBO will soon allow iCloud users access to Universal and Fox movies
With the introduction of the new Apple TV, alongside the new iPad’s introduction last week, we learned that iCloud users would now be able access purchased movies (which also extends to digital copies uploaded from DVDs). The feature was previously limited to music and TV shows. At the time, we unfortunately learned content from Comcast’s [...]
Universal and Fox movies blocked from iCloud on new Apple TV?
As we predicted, Apple quickly unveiled a refreshed Apple TV today at its media event in San Francisco before moving onto the new iPad. On top of 1080p video streaming, perhaps one of the biggest features of the device’s upgraded UI is the ability to access purchased movies stored in iCloud— just like with music [...]
Apple researching universal touchscreen remote with adaptable user interface for future TVs
A patent application published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office earlier today reveals Apple is flirting with the idea of a universal touchscreen controller capable of controlling multiple devices including a “television, a video tape player, a video disk player, a stereo, a home control system, or a computer system.” The patent application is titled [...]
Meta: Universal Music Censors News Story About Its Censorship of Megaupload [Censorship]
Universal Music's legal department sure has been busy! Late last week UMG had a song defending Megaupload removed from YouTube on a false copyright claim. Then on Monday, the company had a news report r...
Megaupload Sues Record Label for Censorship (Updated) [File Sharing]
Megaupload says it's suing Universal Music Group. Wait, what? File sharing vector suing copyright holder? Last week, Megaupload went on the offensive against the recording industry with a video uploaded...
Apple’s “iTunes Replay” service, Netflix-killer unlikely anytime soon
Looks like we’re going to have to keep waiting for an Netflix-killer from Apple… Rumors were floating around last week that claimed Apple was on the verge of launching a new “iTunes Replay” service, which would allow users to re-download and/or stream TV shows and movies. Unfortunately, a new report from CNET claims Apple does [...]
