| Downloading movies illegally, can cost you a fortune | | Posted Thursday, March 23, 2006 10:00:00 AM by Rose Martins | Even kids are downloading movies online, but one should take care. Using free download websites and downloading movies for free that should be paid for, can land you in a legal battle that may result in a hefty fine. But not all free downloads are illegal. 
There are plenty movie clips and movie trailer downloads that are free and legal, posted on websites and made available for downloading as part of an advertising campaign. There are also many websites offering free flash movie downloads, some that are educational and interesting, and others that are really slapstick and funny.
Many of the flash movies that are downloaded to a PC, are then circulated via email. Animated series, such as Inuyasha and Anime are a very popular download. Most websites offering downloads, will charge a fee per episode that is downloaded, rather than just one fee for the whole series.
Many of the popular TV shows are now available for downloading, also at a cost per episode. The advantage is that you no longer have to worry about missing an episode. You can always just download it. Many people also prefer to download a movie and pay for it, rather than watch the movie on TV. Why? Because they prefer an uninterrupted version of the movie, with out commercial breaks.
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| | | Justin Timberlake to Host Nickelodeon's Milestone 20th Anniversary ... | | Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 12:51:18 PM by Blog57 Team | | LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Singer/actor/two-time Best Burp Award winner and 2007 Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards nominee Justin Timberlake will host Nickelodeon's 20th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Saturday, March 31 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT), when kids honor their favorites from the worlds of film, music, sports and television in a star-studded live, milestone telecast (tape delayed for West Coast) from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Nickelodeon's no-holds- barred kudos/mess-fest will mark two decades monumentally by breaking the slime barrier. True to tradition, kids will rule and stars will rejoice with them. "We're celebrating Kids' Choice's 20th anniversary in record-breaking Nickelodeon style, which means this will be the biggest, loudest, messiest spectacle in the show's history, and Justin Timberlake is just the superstar to lead the fun," said Marjorie Cohn, Executive Vice President, Development and Original Programming, Nickelodeon and an Executive Producer for the award show.... | |
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| | | Turner Classic puts Oscar in perspective | | Posted Sunday, February 04, 2007 2:51:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | Over the past century, America's relationship with the movies has changed constantly, evolving from daylong events in the movie palaces of old to today's era of digital cameras, three-minute downloads and YouTube-addicted cubicle-dwellers. Yet through it all, there has only been one annual Academy Awards ceremony, and only one statue handed out to a film deemed the year's "best." As Turner Classic Movies (Comcast Channel 26) kicks off its annual "31 Days of Oscar" marathon today – Day 1 an unlikely mix of Woody Allen ("Broadway Danny Rose"), Federico Fellini ("La Dolce Vita") and John Huston ("The African Queen") – Robert Osborne, TCM's prime-time personality, says the awards matter more today than ever. They help casual moviegoers to cut through an more-crowded field of Oscar contenders and unearth the diamonds in the rough.... | |
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| | | Netflix to offer online movie viewing | | Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 2:53:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | Online movie rental service Netflix introduced a new feature Tuesday to allow customers to watch movies and television series on their personal computers and said it will make the new feature available to its subscribers in a phased rollout during the next six months. Netflix (Charts) will continue to offer DVDs by mail to customers for a fixed monthly fee. They will have the additional option of instantly watching about 1,000 movies and television series on their PCs at no additional cost, according to the company's statement. .... | |
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| | | Movie Downloads: A Studio Happy Ending? | | Posted Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:53:28 PM by Blog57 Team | | Entertainment companies now find themselves in uncertain times as they redefine how they sell their goods. Determining the successful business model for Internet distribution is among the entertainment industry's highest priorities. In the second of a two-part article, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services will look at the challenges facing flimed entertainment companies (read part one, on recorded music outfits). In contrast to the progress of the music industry, Hollywood studios have not yet crystallized an Internet strategy. Clearly, it is in their economic interest to develop an online business model for the sale of first-run and library films, to avoid the early experience of the music industry, in which piracy and copyright infringement robbed major players of significant income.... | |
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| | | Studios attempt to widen web of movie distribution | | Posted Saturday, December 30, 2006 2:53:32 PM by Blog57 Team | | From meeting rooms in Beverly Hills to studio lots in Burbank, distribution is the new buzzword for entertainment industry executives. With advertisers deserting television for the internet and sales growth of DVDs slowing, the industry is also grappling with how to reach a generation being brought up on YouTube and iPods. .... | |
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| | | Consumers Prefer Movie Rentals To Downloads By A Wide Margin | | Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:55:21 PM by Blog57 Team | | Watching short clips is the rage on the Web, but when it comes to full-length movies, many consumers would rather stick with cable and satellite TV offerings and video rental stores, a market research firm said. Only 5% of people who watch video on the Internet have rented or bought a digital movie download, ABI Research said Monday. Even when including films taken for free from peer-to-peer sites, movie downloads remain the least-watched genre of online video. Short-form content, on the other hand, is watched by nearly 7 in 10 people who watch online video. "Older users in particular watch primarily news and sports, while younger users are watching more entertainment content, including viral media provided by sites such as YouTube," ABI research director Michael Wolf said in a statement.... | |
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| | | HDTV, HD Movie Downloads Announced For Xbox Live | | Posted Sunday, November 19, 2006 12:52:43 PM by Blog57 Team | | Microsoft has scored agreements with television networks and film studios to deliver standard and high-definition telelvision and motion picture downloads to the Xbox Live Marketplace. The partners in particular include Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, MTV Networks, CBS, and Turner Broadcasting. Digital distribution of TV and film content. While digital distribution of TV progamming and movies over XBL will be limited to the North American market for the time being, Microsoft hopes to forge similiar partnerships in other territories where the Xbox 360 has (or will) officially launched. TV programming can purchased and downloaded to the Xbox 360 hard drive as many times as needed, while motion pictures will be limited to 24 hour rentals. TV/movie XBL Marketplace downloads will not be transferrable to PC for the time being, despite the overall push on Microsoft's part to bridge both its console and MCE-supporting PC platforms.... | |
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| | | Sneak look at Simpsons movie | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 10:53:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | FANS of the world's favourite yellow family can today view the first footage from the long-awaited The Simpsons Movie. While the animated feature-length film will not premiere in cinemas until July next year, NEWS.com.au is hosting a special preview for readers. The movie trailer can be accessed by clicking here. Los Angeles company Gracie Films and Twentieth Century Fox are behind the film debut of the "longest-running comedy series in the history of television". "We couldn't be more thrilled," producer Al Jean said. "Homer Simpson lights up the screen like a young Woody Woodpecker" The Simpsons Movie will be released in theatres worldwide on July 27. The animated film features the voices of series regulars including Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, and Tress MacNeille.... | |
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| | | AOL to offer movie downloads | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 10:53:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | America Online will launch a promotion Wednesday that lets its members download full-feature films through Movielink for 99 cents a title, company representatives said Tuesday. The service to be essentially lets people rent downloaded movies. Once downloaded, viewers have 30 days to watch the film and 24 hours to complete it once viewing begins. Titles offered for download include Hollywood hits such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." AOL is betting on digital media as a way to persuade people to pay an additional $14.95 for its service on top of their existing broadband bill. AOL has pursued a strategy to market its broadband service in hopes of stemming the defection of members out of their dial-up service, which has witnessed heavy losses over the past year. AOL last quarter lost 688,000 dial up customers in the third quarter 2003, most of whom pay $23.90 a month for service.... | |
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| | | 'Vivah' premieres on the Internet | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 6:54:25 PM by Blog57 Team | | "Vivah", starring Shahid Kapur and Amrita Rao, is India's first Indian mainstream movie to premiere on the Internet. "The online premiere of 'Vivah' is predominantly aimed at 25 million global Indians and non-Indians who have an appetite for Indian entertainment but do not have access to original and legal downloads," said Rajjat A. Barjatya, managing director of Rajshri Media Pvt Ltd, at the launch of their site Rajshri.com Thursday. "In 'Vivah' we have shown the sanctity of Indian marriage and commitment. This movie will connect with the global audience," Rajjat said at a press conference here. Three versions of "Vivah" - Hindi, a Hindi version with English subtitles and a Telugu version titled "Parinayam" - were made available on rajshri.com Friday.... | |
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