Vid-Biz: Fox, Treemo, Cinemax
Fox to Offer Downloadable Movie on DVD; Live Free or Die Hard disc will have a downloadable file option to play on PCs or portable video players with Windows PlaysForSure. (Video Business)
Treemo Gets $2.55 Million; Series A-1 for Seattle company that enables sharing of photos and videos through mobile devices. JK&B led the round. (PE Hub)
Ripe TV gets Cinemax Content; in its first foray into external digital distribution, subscription cable channel offering short-form shows like Sin City Diaries on the broadband network . (The Hollywood Reporter)
Judd Apatow Joins FunnyorDie; because having Will Ferrell isn’t funny enough, director of Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin becomes principal partner in the comedy site. (release)
Number of DVR Households Grows; 20.5 percent of households have one, up from 17.2 percent in May, according to Nielsen. Also, the average U.S. home watches more than eight hours of TV a day. (MediaWeek)
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