Tag archive: twentieth century fox

After the movie studios botched the initial launch of UltraViolet before the Blu-ray release of Horrible Bosses last month, the collective group of UltraViolet backers has finally enabled the ability to stream and download standard definition movies. With Universal Pictures, Lionsgate Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. all pushing the technology, the studios… Read More

Google's Android is getting a welcomed addition to its media offerings this Fall. Twentieth Century Fox has announced a new service that will bring Fox movie downloads to Android devices. This marks a first for film studios offering content on Android. The service won't exactly allow movies to be downloaded directly to phones. Customers will need to initially buy a physical Blu-ray disc of a Fox movie. Afterward, they will be… Read More

If you listen closely you can almost hear the execs at Twentieth Century Fox rubbing their hands together in the international symbol for “we’re about to make a LOT of money”, followed by an unnecessary, but totally justifiable maniacal laugh. Despite suggestions that James Cameron may be heading to Egypt to film a remake of Cleopatra starring Angelina Jolie, and despite the fact that Cameron is still technically attached to direct the… Read More

Video streaming and rental service Netflix has announced a new agreement with Universal Studios and with Twentieth Century Fox that will see the studios' films available via Netflix 28 days after their initial DVD release, instead of on the same day as retail DVD availability. Under the deals, Netflix will also have a greater selection of movies and television shows from both studios it can make available for instant streaming to… Read More

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has officially thrown its hefty retailing power into the video download business, launching a test version of its video downloading service. Unlike many Wal-Mart offerings, the pricing on Wal-Mart's service isn't significantly lower than other (legal) options out there, but Wal-Mart does have one thing going for it that no one else can boast (especially Apple's iTunes service): it has all six major… Read More

DVD software provider 321 Studios suffered another legal setback Wednesday when a New York judge granted a preliminary injunction barring the company from manufacturing, distributing, or otherwise trafficking in software that allows users to copy DVDs. U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, in case 1:03-cv-08970-RO, sided with Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox Film in ordering 321 Studios to stop distributing products that… Read More

It will be an optional sound system in addition to mandatory Dolby Digital and MPEG Audio (MPEG-1/layer 2). The D-VHS D-Theater platform incorporates a proprietary encryption system to prevent theunauthorized duplication of high value content. The DTS system has been added as an option to the D-Theater platform for HD prerecorded content in the North American market. In January 2002, JVC announced the development of the D-VHS D-Theater platform… Read More

A multi-year deal with Twentieth Century Fox grants THQ Wireless the rights to develop and distribute games based on The Simpsons, which remains one of the most popular TV shows in the world and has recently aired its 300th episode. THQ plans to release the first Simpsons wireless service in the USA in the second half of this year, incorporating a variety of games, graphics and MMS/SMS applications. Closer to home, THQ Wireless has also… Read More