Are you a frequent moviegoer? That’s the term the Motion Picture Association of America gives to someone who sees at least one movie per month in the theater. And the association’s report says that across the board for all age …
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What’s an Oscar Worth at the Box Office?
Is winning a coveted Academy Award a priceless experience? Come on, this is Hollywood. Movie studios don’t tailor their release schedules around Oscar season and pour money into Oscar-bait films just for that warm, fuzzy …
Movie Ticket Prices Hit All-Time High in 2012: Why That’s Probably Good for Moviegoers
Hollywood had a pretty good 2012. Movie attendance rose by around 6%, and theater revenues and average ticket prices both hit all-time highs.
Is Broadband Internet Access a Public Utility?
Should broadband Internet service be treated as a basic utility in the United States, like electricity, water, and traditional telephone service? That’s the question at the heart of an important and provocative new book by Susan …
Lots of Goodies Were Stuffed into the Fiscal Cliff Deal
A host of special interests, from filmmakers to rum distillers, got tax breaks in last week’s fiscal cliff deal.
Reports of the Death of the Movies Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
For quite some time, the assumption has been that year in, year out, fewer and fewer people would bother seeing movies in the theater. Then a funny thing happened in 2012.
2013: Six Tech/Media Stories to Watch
In 2013, most tech consumers will be asking if it’s smart to buy a new computer, smartphone, or tablet device. As the structural shift from desktop to mobile computing races forward, hardware and software manufacturers are …
The Top 5 Tech Biz Stories of 2012
YouTube to Boob Tube: Dane Boedigheimer’s Annoying Orange TV Show Has Kids Hooked
How a guy from Minnesota turned animated scenes of “kitchen carnage” into a hit TV show for boys in three years
Raiders of the Lost Stream: Netflix Fight with Carl Icahn Escalates over ‘Poison Pill’
Internet video giant Netflix announced a defensive maneuver on Monday designed to fend off famed corporate raider Carl Icahn, who has amassed a sizable stake in the company and suggested it should be sold. Netflix’s “poison pill” …
Colorado Shootings Aftermath: What Will Impact Be on ‘Dark Knight Rises’?
The masked gunman who opened fire during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises early Friday morning in Colorado killed at least 12 innocent victims and injured dozens more. The vicious actions were far more brutal than …
Why Disney Is Fighting with Redbox and Netflix Over a Movie No One Wanted to See
“John Carter” was one of the biggest film flops of all time. The special-effects-heavy sci-fi epic set on Mars turned out to be an epic box office failure in the U.S. for Disney, leading to a shakeup of company executives. Even …