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Amazon Lowers Prices on Select Blu-ray Discs to 50 Percent Off List
Posted Tue Mar 6, 2007 at 12:21 PM PST byConveniently timed to coincide with this week's dry spell of new high-def disc releases, Amazon has listed nearly four dozen Blu-ray titles at 50% off list price.
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'Superman Returns' Tops Amazon's 2006 High-Def Best Sellers Lists
Posted Tue Dec 26, 2006 at 03:11 AM PST bySeems each day brings a new list this time of year, and today is no exception with news of Amazon's year-end best sellers lists.
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Amazon, Microsoft Team Up to Bring HD DVD to Indie Filmmakers
Posted Sun Jul 2, 2006 at 11:26 AM PDT byAmazon.com and Microsoft are partnering up for a new program that will allow independent filmmakers to produce and release their films on the HD DVD format.
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Amazon to Support All High-Def DVD Formats with New CustomFlix Video-on-Demand Service
Posted Tue Apr 25, 2006 at 12:56 PM PDT byAmazon is throwing its hat into the high-def download arena in a big way, announcing today that its upcoming CustomFlix video-on-demand service will support all HD formats when it launches later this year, reports Home Media Retailing.
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Amazon, Studios in Talks for Burn-to-DVD Movie Downloads Service
Posted Fri Mar 10, 2006 at 09:55 AM PST byOnly days after online retailer IndiePix announced a new pay service that will allow consumers to download independent films and burn them on a DVD, The New York Times reports that Amazon is in advanced negotiations with major studios Warner, Paramount and Universal for a similar, broader, service.
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Amazon's move comes at pivotal time for both the studios and online retailers. Both industries are making a mad dash to entice tech-saavy consumers with instant access to their products, amid a dizzying array of new internet and on-demand services and technologies.
Although the studios have been experimenting with video-on-demand services such as MovieBeam and MovieLink, and making select television shows available for download on Apple's iTunes, none offer the ability for consumers to burn purchases to a DVD disc and then play them on any DVD-compatible device.
If talks between Amazon and the studios are successful, the launch of such a service would send shock waves through the industry. With the online retail giant's huge reach -- and a hybrid approach that would allow consumers the instant satisfaction of a download, coupled with the ability to continue to watch movies on DVD -- Amazon could quickly bring movie downloads to the masses.