• Amazon Studios: If Youtube can do it, so can we

    Amazon is going Hollywood with the  expansion of its Amazon Studios division. The media super power will develop comedy and children’s programming. It is going to be all original content. They are currently accepting proposals if you have a great idea. If they like your idea you will get $55,000 and up to 5% of Amazon’s…

  • Netflix will keep DVD & Streaming together; says “April Fools, wait it’s only October?”

    The Netflix year of bad PR continued today. After the company had announced that it would make its already upset customers go to two websites. One for DVD and one for streaming movies it backtracked today. Netflix won’t be spinning off DVD-by-mail rentals into a new company called Qwikster. This seems to be just a…

  • Microsoft Xbox 360 gets new media content providers; HBO go & more

    Microsoft has struck deals with over 30 content providers on the Xbox 360. The full list of companies that Microsoft has brought together are leaders in the entertainment industry. Here’s a short list of those that stand out right away: Comcast: Only Xfinity On Demand Clear Channel: iHeartRadio will be the only digital radio service…