'DVD' Pictures + News
“Samsung Electronics Co. is equipping Blu-ray DVD players so they can retrieve movies and TV shows from Netflix Inc.’s Internet streaming service, accelerating Netflix’s push to develop more delivery methods beyond the mail. The deal, to be announced Thursday, could set the stage for Netflix to embed software connecting to its streaming service directly into television sets made by Samsung.” [Link]
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“In a filing with the SEC last week, Playboy revealed that it is planning to dump the production of its bunny-laden soft core DVDs and concentrate on producing content for online viewing instead. ‘We will continue to deliver more of our content digitally, using our assets across multiple distribution platforms and adding more a la carte offerings,’ CEO Christie Hefner (yep, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s daughter) wrote in a memo to employees. ‘Given the declines in the DVD market, we will exit that business in phases over a few months to concentrate on selling that content online.’ ” [Link]
