BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech » MGM http://www.bgr.com Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:55:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Apple in talks to stream EPIX films to Apple TV http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/28/apple-in-talks-to-stream-epix-films-to-apple-tv/ http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/28/apple-in-talks-to-stream-epix-films-to-apple-tv/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:12:53 +0000 Dan Graziano http://www.bgr.com/?p=137340 Apple TV to stream EPIX moviesApple is reportedly in talks to stream films owned by EPIX — a joint venture among Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lionsgate — across a variety of devices, including the long-anticipated iTV, according to a report from Reuters. Two people with knowledge of the negotiations told the publication that the talks are in the preliminary stages and no agreement is considered near. The Cupertino-based company is reportedly looking to beef up the content offered through its Apple TV set-top box and upcoming devices. An agreement could prove troublesome, however, due to EPIX’s $200 million agreement with Netflix, which gave the company exclusive streaming rights through September.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Google have come to an agreement to offer 600 movies for rent through YouTube and the Google Play marketplace for users in the U.S. and Canada. “Thanks to MGM, you’ll be able to join in this trend and grab its movies online and on the go,” the company said in a blog post on Monday. “From timeless love stories like West Side Story and Moonstruck, to sci-fi action films like The Terminator and Robocop, to modern classics like Rain Man and Rocky, you can now rediscover MGM’s movie-making magic on Google Play and YouTube.” The Mountain View-based company has rental deals in place with five other major Hollywood studios, including Paramount, Warner Brothers, Disney, Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures. NewsCorp’s 20th Century Fox remains as one of the few studios that has not yet reached an agreement with the Internet giant.

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