The financial firms reckoned that, by creating a big company, they could reverse the traditional balance of power in movies.
P2P networks can move large files (like movies) faster than traditional server-based networks, because they harness the unused power of millions of PCs.
The merger also sets a powerful precedent in the ongoing convergence of traditional media - TV, publishing, movies, music - with the Internet.
Broadband services, also known as high-speed internet services, come in two forms, DSL and FiOS, and broadband providers are witnessing greater growth in FiOS because download speeds are up to 5x faster for FiOS than traditional DSL broadband making streaming content, movies and other media easier to view online.
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Consumers can finally watch great movies without the hassles associated with traditional services:-no driving, no mailing, and no monthly fee.
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The business model differs from that of traditional video rental stores that typically let customers pick movies from an available physical library of titles.
Tablet mode avails the Razer Edge with multi-touch capabilities for full Windows 8 applications, movies and music playback, in a traditional tablet form factor.
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Made with a spirit of grassroots entrepreneurship, Nollywood's video-format B movies are vibrant and inventive, fusing traditional voodoo and magic with urban romance stories.
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While a high-speed wireless connection is a nice plus for users of typical mobile phones, it promises to do wonders for widescreen iPhones, which combine the ability to play movies and surf the Web with features found on more traditional mobile phones, like the ability to send text messages.
Part of the problem is that traditional media's message that people should pay for popular movies, TV shows and books doesn't resonate with Web-savvy consumers who are used to getting content from the Internet for free.
The unit, a grab bag of sites on such topics as videogames, girls and movies, is aimed at the young men who have stopped watching traditional television.
The box, which provides a way to get Internet video on traditional televisions, also has a new interface and the ability to sync some movies purchased on iTunes across Apple devices.
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