http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/youtube.may.rent.major.labels.via.t/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/youtubehd-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />YouTube could be forging a deal that would give it paid movie rentals, a leak this evening may have revealed. Google's video streaming site is reportedly in talks with Lionsgate, Sony and Warner to host streaming versions of titles. The WSJ source understands that a rental would typically cost $4 but that pricing would be consistent with other video-on-demand services; the standard price would b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/02/youtube.may.rent.major.labels.via.t/ Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/film.fresh.divx.movies/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/filmfresh.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Young movie store Film Fresh today launched itself as the first US-based movie store to provide downloads from larger studios in DivX form. Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony and Warner have all agreed to include both recent and classic titles on the store and as a result have created one of the first few truly cross-platform movie services. Although the videos are still copy-protected, the choice of Di... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/26/film.fresh.divx.movies/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/08/epix.hd.beta/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/epix.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount today launched an invitation beta for Epix, a hybrid cable and online movie streaming service meant to supplement rather than replace regular pay-per-view TV. Anyone with a cable package that includes the channel will get access to the studios' movies weeks ahead of their regular DVD releases for "free" but will simultaneously have access to streaming, 720p versions o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/08/epix.hd.beta/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/29/movies.at.itunes.uk.can/ <img align='left' src='http://images3.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/hermione.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A select number of movies should soon be available for sale from the UK and Canadian iTunes Stores, writes The Times. The British newspaper cites studio sources, who claim that Apple has signed new agreements with four major studios: Fox, Disney, Warner Bros. and Paramount. Lionsgate and MGM are also expected to join in the deal, but issues appear to remain with Sony and Universal. Crucially, p... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/29/movies.at.itunes.uk.can/ Thu, 29 May 2008 13:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/11/new.apple.tv.speculation/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/appletv-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new version of the Apple TV will help spearhead an Apple video offensive, a new report claims. BusinessWeek writes that it has learned of the new set-top with certainty, although it cannot say what particular features it will bring. Other reports have indicated that users may be able to buy or rent videos directly from the device, which would address one of its long-standing complaints and put... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/11/new.apple.tv.speculation/ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/09/studios.keen.on.itunes/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/hol_080109_hollywoodsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Major Hollywood content providers gave Apple and its iTunes Store a thumbs up during a panel discussion and Q&A session on Monday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas. The Cupertino-based company began offering hit TV shows and more than 2,000 music videos in October of 2005 after experiencing enormous success in the digital music industry. Deals with four Disney-owned studios -- Disney, Pixar, Mira... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/09/studios.keen.on.itunes/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/07/studios.for.itunes.rentals/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/appletv-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is close to scoring deals with most Hollywood studios but may have had to make significant concessions to get a large catalog of titles for an anticipated launch at Macworld San Francisco, sources have told BusinessWeek. While the movie houses have reportedly dropped attempts to protect DVD sales by insisting on month-long delays between physical and digital releases, Apple has had to raise... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/07/studios.for.itunes.rentals/ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/31/fox.disney.itunes.rentals/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/religulous.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />More details of the highly-anticipated iTunes rental service have been leaked, according to Variety. The movie trade magazine cites "studio sources" as saying that Fox and Disney are indeed confirmed as partners, and will make some sort of appearance during the January 14th Macworld keynote by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The two may also be joined by other distributors, such as MGM, Lionsgate and Para... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/31/fox.disney.itunes.rentals/ Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:40:00 GMT