Microsoft Xbox Live subscribers could see original Xbox programming as early as the first quarter of 2014. The news came yesterday by way of a Variety Dealmakers Breakfast appearance by Microsoft’s president of entertainment and digital Nancy Tellem. She delivered a few details and a progress report for the company’s original programming initiative first announced […]
If you like to watch TV in the dark, you have probably lost you remote more than a few times and had trouble finding it again. I know it seems like every time the remote slips off the arm of my couch, it ends up as far under the couch as it can go. It’s […]
One of the things that has kept consumers around the word from adopting 3D TVs in force is the fact that you have to wear glasses. Things have improved with several 3D TV makers now offering TVs that work in conjunction with passive glasses rather than active glasses. However, most people don’t want to wear […]
Starz may have started out as a premium cable network that only offered older movies after they were available on the more popular pay channels such as HBO and Showtime. However, Starz is now a network that offers films before other premium pay channels get them and has some cool original series such as Spartacus and others. Starz has announced a new multiyear agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The agreement between the two companies will give Starz exclusive pay television rights to Sony Pictures theatrical releases through 2021. The two companies had an agreement in place previously that would expire in 2016. Starz has been getting movies from Sony Pictures first since 2005. Sony Pictures owns some of the biggest movie studios out there including Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, TriStar, and Screen Gems.
The new agreement covers movie content for all Starz platforms including Encore networks in SD or HD, subscription video-on-demand services, and online streaming services. That means the films will be able to be offered on Starz Play and Encore Play. Encore will be landing some very good movies first during 2013.
Among the movies that will come to Starz and Encore this year are The Amazing Spider-Man, 21 Jump Street, Zero Dark Thirty, The Vow, Men In Black 3, and Resident Evil: Retribution. Starz also has the exclusive rights to Disney theatrical releases including Disney’s newly acquired Lucasfilm titles and movies from Marvel and Pixar through 2017.
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Starz announces multiyear deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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EA has spilled details on the hotly-anticipated Battlefield 4, promising guaranteed access to the beta of the new game to those who pre-order Medal of Honor Warfighter Limited Edition ahead of its October 23 debut. Battlefield 4 isn’t set to arrive until fall 2013, but EA is already hoping to drum up interest – and spur sales of the latest Medal of Honor installment – by restricting early access to those who slap down some cash ahead of time.
Each game occupies different universes, but both use the same underlying Frostbite 2 engine. “Though Battlefield and Medal of Honor Warfighter each offer players a completely unique experience, they are united by their underlying technology base – Frostbite” Frank Gibeau, EA president insists. “These are two of the hottest shooters, coming together to deliver a one-two punch of action, intensity and shooter entertainment.”
The Medal of Honor Warfighter Limited Edition also includes access to the U.S. Navy SEAL sniper and McMillan TAC-300 sniper rifles, though you’ll need to play for about 40hrs in multiplayer mode before you get your hands on them. The game is available for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Medal of Honor Warfighter Limited Edition is priced at $60 and will be released on October 23.
Battlefield 4 beta access promised to Medal of Honor Warfighter buyers is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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