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HungryFlix.com is being offered for sale on Site Point. The web startup is looking to be acquired by a firm with more marketing resources to help grow the site into the premiere spot for indie filmmakers.

http://marketplace.sitepoint.com/auctions/33726

HungryFlix provides movie and music downloads for iPod, iPhone, PSP, Apple TV or computer. We are a distributor of independent media including feature films, short films, how-to video, music videos, sports, documentary, TV Shows and music.

HungryFlix provides a revenue share to content owners providing a way for indie media artists to earn income.

Site is custom CMS including Amazon S3 integration for large media storage and transfer.

HungryFlix iPhone application is included, with link from Apple.com domain.

Also included are all social network identities (myspace, facebook, twitter).
HungryFlix has growing traffic and excellent rankings in Google.

Labels: hungryflix, video downloads, web 2.0, web video

Last month, video site Revver.com was sold in a fire salee. LiveUniverse, an online entertainment company led by MySpace founder Brad Greenspan purchased the online video sharing site for a reported $3.5 million. Revver had previously received $12.5 million in funding from such investors as cable giant Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) CMCSA and venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Bessemer Venture Partners.

Another video startup, Stage6.com, shut down operations last month. Stage6, owned by digital media pioneer DivX DIVX, pulled the plug even though its viewership had been rising since November. It had 10.7 million views in January. DivX has stated that they did not have the resources to run the site and that copyright issues were a growing concern. LiveUniverse is reported to be making an offer for Stage6.

The recent consolidations and closings leave a still crowded field of online video sites with Veoh.com, Break.com, Metacafe, HungryFlix, and many others battling for page views and visitors.

Labels: hungryflix, movie downloads, online video, video distribution

HungryFlix.com is releasing system improvements today that will greatly enhance the site's ability to handle larger file sizes and scalability to more users.

These improvements have led the site to increase their maximum file size from 500MB to 1GB. Content providers have always been able to store as many files as they wish but with the file size doubled, the door is open to more HD content.

"We are seeing growth on both sides of the HD equation" said HungryFlix CEO Brian Andrews. "Prosumer HD equipment is now in the hands of more filmmakers and producers. These people are shooting in HD and want to present their content in the best possible resolution. Likewise, we are seeing growth in the home media server market with game consoles, slingbox and Apple TV. So we now have both providers and consumers look for HD quality."

HungryFlix.com's goal is to provide consumers and providers with the most choice available anywhere. Users can purchase DRM-free content and move it from one device to another without restrictions.

Labels: apple tv, hungryflix, indie film, ipod movies, movie downloads

HungryFlix.com, one of the web's leading indie film sites, is proud to announce the beta release of "On Set", a new social networking site for indie filmmakers, video producers and film fans.

On Set allows users to create connections with other users, share videos and photos, create blogs and forums. Users can share their knowledge and passion for filmmaking and help educate new filmmakers on the art of making movies.

On Set is available now and membership is free. Users can create an account today. Visit On Set - Indie Film Social Network now.

Labels: filmmaking, hungryflix, independent film, indie film, indie movies

HungryFlix.com is proud to announce the launch of On Set, a new social
networking site dedicated to indie filmmakers.

Users can connect with other filmmakers, producers and fans by
creating blogs, forums and sharing photos.

The new resource adds great new features to HungryFlix's popular indie
film site.

On Set is in live beta at http://my.hungryflix.com

Labels: filmmaking, hungryflix, indie film, social networking, web 2.0

The HungryFlix Movie Trailers iPhone app has been listed in Apple's iPhone Web App Directory. You can find the link here HungryFlix iPhone Movies.

Users can use the app to view great indie film trailers directly on their iPhone. WiFi connection is recommended.

We are extremely proud to be listed in Apple's iPhone application list.

Labels: apple, hungryflix, iphone, movies

The San Francisco Chronicle writes about how iTunes and Web sites are fueling new interest in short films. It focuses on Tiffany Shlain ('The Tribe'), Jon Bloom ('Overnight Sensation'), and Jesus Beltran ('The Grass Grows Green'), among others. From Joe Garofoli's piece:

Creators of short films (40 minutes or less) have finally found an audience through such online sites as iTunes, Revver.com and San Francisco's Frameline Films and Caachi.com, which specializes in distributing independent films. And those sites are even starting to bring a revenue trickle to older shorts that audiences are unearthing online.

Shorts haven't had this kind of exposure since before 1950, when pre-TV-owning audiences saw shorts on the same bill with features and newsreels at the local movie theater. Now, when Oscar viewers hear about a handful of really cool-sounding short films that screen at one the world's 5,000 film festivals, they can actually see them.

"We are at the beginning of a transitional moment" in the short-film industry, said David Straus, CEO and co-founder of Withoutabox.com, an 8-year-old Los Angeles outfit that has helped 150,000 independent filmmakers market their films using the Internet. "It's not just that people can download them and see films online, it's that filmmakers are learning what they can do to reach out to audiences themselves."

Labels: hungryflix, independent film, indie film, iTunes, short films

Apple TV Source, a great blog that covers all things Apple TV, has posted a review of video download stores that offer and alternative to iTunes for Apple TV owners.

The site takes a look at HungryFlix.com, which offers Apple TV movie downloads from independent filmmakers. Apple TV Source says that with some improvements HungryFlix can become, "a powerhouse for independent filmmakers."

Labels: apple tv, filmmaking, hungryflix, independent, indie film, iTunes, movie downloads

HungryFlix.com is the internet's premiere distribtor of independent content specifically formatted for portable devices such as the iPod, PSP and now the new iPhone. We are now running an Apple TV sweepstakes. Just create an account for your chance to win!

We are actively searching for great content from all genres of film and music. We accept short films, features, music video, how-to video and more. All content is DRM-free MPEG4 files that can be played back on a number of devices.

HungryFlix provides all marketing, storage and bandwidth and payment processing. As a content provider, you set the price for your downloads and you earn 60% of the profits from sales of your works.

Here is your chance to join the online distribution revolution. Imagine your film playing on thousands of iPhones across the US!

Visit HungryFlix.com today. Join, Upload and Sell!

Labels: hungryflix, ipod, ipod movies, ipod touch, ipod videos, psp, psp movies, video download

As Old Media gears up for the start of the fall TV season, we seem to be getting weekly updates on who is and who is not playing nice with Apple's powerful iTunes distribution model.

NBC fought for tiered pricing, Apple held firm, and NBC walked in favor of pushing shows as free streams and as downloads via Amazon Unbox and the yet-to-be-seen Hulu.com.

FOX and CBS seem to be happy with Apple and iTunes. These networks view iTunes as more of a promotional avenue and not for pure revenue.

The iPod/iTunes backlash is growing and it will be interesting to see what the Next Big Thing will be.

All of this is well and good for the big guys and their major studio titles. But as we continue to look at great independent content being produced and distributed online we hope that sites like HungryFlix.com continue to grow.

HungryFlix provides iPod movies free from DRM restrictions. We hope to continue to help indie producers get their works seen.

Labels: download, hungryflix, ipod, iTunes, video, video distribution

Apple Inc. today announced a full refresh to most of the iPod line. There is a new iPod nano that supports video playback, a new UI with Cover Flow and a bigger brighter screen. The iPod classic now sports 80gb or 160gb--yep, 160gb--of storage. And last but not least, the iPod touch--basically an iPhone minus the phone.

New iPod owners can get some great video content for these devices by downloading movies for iPod from HungryFlix.com.

We are extremely excited by these new devices and look forward to providing great entertainment for these hot new iPods.

Labels: hungryflix, ipod, ipod nano, ipod touch, itunes wifi, video download, video ipod

The number of downloads from legal music and video services in Japan has fallen for the first time, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).

A total of 111.6 million downloads were made during the second quarter of this year, down from 114.3 million in the first quarter of the year, the RIAJ said. The figures are derived from data supplied to the RIAJ by its 42 member companies.

Root causes for the drop were not yet determined. Even with the small decrease in volume, revenue managed a slight increase.

US-based startups like HungryFlix.com offer movie and music downloads and continue to see growth. It will be interesting to see if this negative trend moves to the US.

Labels: digital download, download, hungryflix, iTunes, movie downloads, music downloads

NewTeeVee.com has been following the recent announcements from both NBC and Apple regarding the availability, or lack thereof, of NBC's fall 2007 lineup on iTunes.

Long story short---looks like NBC shows will no longer be on the popular download service.

So, for all you out there looking for great content, hop on over to http://www.hungryflix.com for movie downloads.

Labels: digital download, hungryflix, iTunes, tv

HungryFlix.com is holding our first contest, an Apple TV giveaway. Just regsiter for an account between July 20 - Sep 30, 2007 and you will be entered for a chance to win.

HungryFlix is the home of indie movie downloads for iPhone, iPod, PSP and Apple TV.

We are extremely excited about Apple TV and the opportunities it will open up for independent filmmakers and producers.

Stop by, create an account and download some great indie films today.

For contest rules please click here.

Labels: apple tv, contest, free, giveaway, hungryflix, iphone, movie downloads, movies, win, youtube

We've been working hard to fix issues with the web site in order to make everything work well under the iPhone's Safari. Good news is that progress has been made. You can now view MPEG4 trailers right on your iPhone!

So for all you movie fans on the go, you can now view free trailers right on your iPhone. Move over YouTube--HungryFlix is coming.

We are thrilled with this development. To see some examples visit:

The Prisoner:
http://www.hungryflix.com/view_media_movie.php?mid=550

Wages of Sin:
http://www.hungryflix.com/view_media_movie.php?mid=488

The trailer window will appear with a small blue "Play" button in the lower right corner. Click that to activate the iPhone's built-in QuickTime player.

Labels: digital video, hungryflix, iphone, movies, trailers, video, youtube

Unless you've been living in a cave, under a rock, or on the Dark Side of the Moon you know that on Friday June 29th Apple's new iPhone finally hit store shelves. Thousands of Apple and mobile phone fans waited in hundreds of lines for hours just for the privledge of dropping $499-$599 on the shiny new mobile phone/internet device/widescreen iPod. Analysts and tech geeks hailed the iPhone's arrival as a momentus event in the cell phone industry. I'm here to tell you that history will show the iPhone's release as one of the single biggest events in the history of independent filmmaking.

Hun? What, exactly, does the iPhone--a mobile phone/internet device/widescren iPod--have to do with indie filmmaking? Well, a lot. The movie download market must prepare for a great new phase as we look forward to more and more great devices capable of playing our content.

For independent content to survive and thrive, it must move to new delivery devices like Apple TV, iPod and now the iPhone. Support for these new devices will lead to growth in the audience for indie content. Many "mainstream" consumers will not view indie films at screenings, festivals or DVD. The films are too hard to find, often barried in video rental store shelves or playing in small art house theaters. This has been the case for the past few decades. Once every five years there is a breakout hit--a Clerks or Blair Witch--that gives the indie community something to rally around. The independent movie press declare, "We've arrived. This is the 'Year of the Indie'". Just as quickly as these hits arise, the excitement dies down and the great content made in the aftermath gets lost in the shuffle.

Now, for what may truely be the first time, consumers will have in their hands a great portable media device. You may argue that the iPod with video or the PSP have existed for a few years. But, these are devices that most people do not *have* to carry at all times. These are "luxury" devices that we carry when we want to. Cell phones are vastly different. Most Americans now carry their cell phone at all times--to the gym, on the bus, walking through the mall, at the ball game. We always have our phones with us. Now that Apple has delivered "the best iPod ever built" (Apple's words) and snuck it inside a phone, we now have a captive audience that will always have viewing capability.

This is, or has the potential to be, huge. Just look no farther than the iPhone's home screen. Right there on that gorgious 3.5" screen is a direct link to everyone's favorite dancing-cats-meet-dancing-teenagers clip sharing site, YouTube. Think about that. Apple put YouTube directly on the home screen of their revolutionary new device. Now, this could be entirely motivated by a new advertisting or search revenue deal Apple has struck with Google. But even if it is, the fact that YouTube is on the home screen of the iPhone can not be ignored.

Apple believes in mobile entertainment. They created the iPod so that we all could enjoy all our music at any time or place. Now, we are closer than ever to that dream for video. The iPhone's 3.5" screen has a resolution higher than many computer monitors. It displays MPEG4 H.264 video beautifully--better than any portable device ever has. These quality features combined with the simple fact that people will actually have the device with them, lead to great market opportunities.

Of course, the iPhone is, for now, a niche device. It's high price tag mean that it won't be found in the hands of many teens or college students in the near future. But just as with all technology, the price will drop over time. The iPhone will also force other handset makers and cell providers to design better devices. Devices that compete with the iPhone. When this happens, consumers win.

HungryFlix.com is ready to help independent producers, filmmakers and musicians in this new distribution world. We believe that this new class of mobile devices will open the doors to great indie content. It is time to get onboard. There are hundreds of thousands of movie and music fans out there with new devices that are hungry for great content. Feed Your Portable!

Labels: hungryflix, iphone, ipod, iTunes, movie downloads, movies, online video, video download, youtube

According to a study from market research firm NPD Group, Apple Inc.’s iTunes Store has 9.8 percent of overall retail music sales, making it the third largest music retailer in the United States. Amazon.com and Target captured 6.7 percent and 6.6 percent of the market, respectively.

Apple's iTunes trails only Wal-Mart with 15.8% and Best Buy, which as 13.8%.

This is continued good news for the downloadable media market. Consumers have chosen convience, ease of use and quality provided by iTunes.

While the music download market grows in maturity, the movie downloads market continued steady growth through 2007 with sites like HungryFlix.com leading the way.

Labels: download, hungryflix, iTunes, music, music downloads, youtube

HungryFlix.com, the leading online distributor of premium independent content for the iPod, PSP and Apple TV today announced that it's content will support the Apple iPhone.

All HungryFlix.com content is MPEG4 format and will play out-of-the-box on the Apple iPhone. This will provide users of the new device with a wealth of great content to enjoy while on the road.

HungryFlix.com CEO Brian Andrews said, "We are thrilled to provide mobile video for the iPhone. We feel that this new device is going to be groundbreaking for the mobile video world. The high resolution screen and tight intergration with iTunes will set the iPhone far ahead of other video capabile mobile phones."

Labels: digital video, hungryflix, iphone, iTunes, online distribution, video download

HungryFlix.com has been listed in MovieMaker magazine's "The Future of Moviemaking 2007" issue. We are thrilled to be listed in the "Digitally-Enhanced Distribution" piece written by Mark Bosko.

Thanks to MovieMaker magazine!

Labels: digital download, hungryflix, online distribution, video download

Looking for great indie films? Visit HungryFlix.com today for great indie movie downloads for your iPod, PSP and Apple TV.

All movies are free of DRM and downloads start at just $0.99.

www.hungryflix.com

Labels: digital download, DRM, hungryflix, movie downloads

Apple has released iTunes 7.2, with iTunes Plus, now offering higher bitrate, DRM-free tracks from EMI. The release comes a few months after the big announcement that Apple and EMI would partner to bring open, non-copyprotected music to the masses.

iTunes Plus allows users to upgrade existing purchases to the new format where available. It also asks users if they wish to always purchase the DRM-free version of songs when available.

As we've said before, this is a great development for consumers. The ability to download high quality AAC files with no DRM makes us very happy.

If you are looking for DRM-free movie downloads please check out http://www.hungryflix.com.

Labels: DRM, EMI, hungryflix, iTunes, iTunes plus

Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced at the Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference that the Apple TV will soon be upgraded with a 160GB version and with support for downloading clips from YouTube.

The more open support of a-non iTunes video source is great news for Apple TV owners. It is also interesting to note that third party developers have already hacked Apple TV with a YouTube plugin.

This could lead to future deals with other providers of movie downloads such as HungryFlix.com.

Labels: apple tv, hungryflix, iTunes, youtube

NewTeeVee's Om Malik is reporting that YouTube is going to pay their top users. While the plans are not crystal clear, it seems that YouTube will be sharing some portion of AdSense revenue with their current top producers.

The company will launch a program that puts the creators of some of the more popular YouTube channels — including Lonelygirl15, LisaNova, HappySlip, renetto, Smosh, and valsartdiary — on the same playing field as large media partners like CBS.

Time will tell in how effective this program is...it is interesting that YouTube has limited the inital rollout to just "star" users. HungryFlix.com has run with a revenue sharing model from Day One of launch in 2005.

Labels: hungryflix, revenue sharing, video, youtube

HungryFlix.com has announced that its online distribution platform is now open to film festivals looking to add digital downloading to their offerings.

HungryFlix.com will provide all hosting, bandwidth and payment processing for the film festival. The site’s standard profit sharing model in which profits will be split between the content provider and the online distributor will apply.

Andrews added, “By using our platform for online distribution, any film festival—even a small local festival—can now be international. This can be a great additional marketing source for the festival and more importantly, the filmmakers. It truly is a win-win scenario.”

Film festival organizers can contact HungryFlix.com for more information at info@hungryflix.com

http://www.hungryflix.com

Labels: digital download, film festival, hungryflix, indie film, online distribution

Jackson West has posted a nice summary of HungryFlix.com and our support for independent filmmakers. Mr. West writes for NewTeeVee, a great blog covering online video digital distribution.

We apprieciate the mention, which you can read here HungryFlix Delivers for Indies

Labels: hungryflix, indie film, newteevee, online video

The HungryFlix Mac OS X Dashboard Widget
Want to track the most recent uploads to HungryFlix? Our Mac OS X Dashboard Widget will show you. The HungryFlix widget is a simple RSS reader that will return the five most recent uploads. For each item, you'll see the title and description. A direct link to the movie details page is also provided.



Download Our Mac OS X Widget!

Labels: dashboard, hungryflix, mac os, upload, widget

Wages of Sin, a B-movie martial arts flick, is the world's first independent film delivered to Apple TV. In a special promotion, TimeCode Mechanics is offering this feature length movie download for just $1.99 at HungryFlix.com. But, this special pricing is only for the 24 hours of fun we call Friday The 13th!!!

The future of online distribution for independent films is here!

Stop by HungryFlix and check out all the great downloads from TimeCode Mechanics:
Wages of Sin for Apple TV

Wages of Sin Fight Choreography for Apple TV
TimeCode's Producer Page

Labels: apple tv, digital download, hungryflix, movie downloads, wages of sin

Microsoft Corp. today announced the launch of Windows Live™ Messenger on Xbox 360™, connecting friends across Xbox 360 consoles, Microsoft® Windows®-based PCs and Windows Mobile®-powered devices.

With this update to Xbox 360, friends and families can easily connect and chat directly from their television using Windows Live Messenger, a network of more than 20 billion relationships and more than 260 million active accounts.

More importantly to Xbox users looking to add more great entertainment content to their consoles, Microsoft also announced that the update will added H.264 video support: Up to 10 Mbps peak, Baseline, Main, and High profiles with 2 channel AAC LC and MPEG-4 Part 2 video support: Up to 5 Mbps peak, Simple Profile with 2 channel AAC LC.

This is great news for us, as HungryFlix provides DRM free movie downloads in both MPEG4 and H.264 formats. We will welcome the ability to deliver our content to the Xbox 360.

Labels: h.264, hungryflix, mpeg4, online distribution, online video, xbox, xbox 360

Our message is starting to spread across the web, with Apple sites taking the lead in reporting that movie downloads for Apple TV are now available on http://www.hungryflix.com.

MacDailyNews has this post.

And iPodNN/MacNN had this post on "Wages of Sin" on HungryFlix.com.

We appriecate these news mentions and look forward to more.

Labels: apple tv, hungryflix, ipod, mac, online distribution

Our goal to revive the hungryflix podcast has been met, kinda, sorta. We hope to bring you interviews with filmmakers and media experts in addition to trailers from films available on the site.

Check it out at hungryflix podcast.

You can also subscribe via iTunes

Labels: hungryflix, iTunes, online distribution, podcast

OK, well, it is here the beginning of the beginning. Today in London, EMI and Apple have announced that they will begin to offer DRM-free music and music videos. Music files will be high quality 256kbps AAC files and will sell for $1.29 US. There will also be a $0.30 upgrade for users who have already purchased lower bitrate versions of the same songs.

iTunes will be the first online distributor to offer the new DRM-free songs, starting in May.

Many analysts and reports believe that DRM-free files which will play on any music player will hurt iPod sales. Users will have more choice and may choose to purchase a lower cost MP3 player or one that offers more features than current iPods. When asked if DRM-free downloads will have an impact on iPod sales Apple CEO Steve Jobs replied, "I don't see a link, because you have always been able to buy music from elsewhere (CD's) and put it on your iPod. We're going to keep working to do the best job at what we do, and we are going to hope that consumers agree."

This is excellent news for consumers, music and movie fans, and for the future of digital content. HungryFlix.com has been offering movie downloads with no DRM for years now and we really belive that DRM is not a solution. It is rewarding to now see the major studios and Apple agreeing with us.

Labels: apple, digital download, DRM, hungryflix, iTunes, online distribution

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Labels: digital download, hungryflix, movie downloads, online distribution, online video

Well, you know we here at http://www.hungryflix.com are very exicited about the Apple TV and similar devices. Here is a quick little clip showing the Apple TV in action with one of the great films available at hungryflix.com.

Video of Apple TV in action

Labels: apple tv, hungryflix, iTunes, movie downloads, online distribution, quicktime

The guys over at the Mac Filmmaking Podcast were kind enough to interview HungryFlix.com's Brian Andrews for their March 10, 2007 podcast.

Topics included background on how HungryFlix works, what makes HungryFlix different from other video sites, and how filmmakers and video producers can get paid for their work. We had a great discussion.

You can subscribe to Mac Filmmaking via iTunes.

And be sure to vote at Podcast alley.

Labels: hungryflix, indie film, iTunes, mac filmmaking, online distribution, online video, podcast, short films

When mega retailer Wal-Mart enters a market, most existing competitors fear for their life. This may not be the case with online distribution and movie downloads claims CinemaNow CEO Curt Marvis.

ContentAgenda.com is reporting that Wal-Mart's entry into movie downloads may actually help because it bring more studio support for online distribution. Wal-Mart pushes 40% of all DVD sales, this has kept the studios from attempting anything online that would annoy Wal-Mart.

Marvis predicts that "by 2010 downloading of movie and video content will be as commonplace as downloading of music is in today's world. It will happen that fast."

We are already seeing some movie downloads with the limited success of CinemaNow, Amazon Unbox, HungryFlix.com, iTunes, Vongo and MovieLink.

What separates the movie downloads at HungryFlix.com is the premium independent content that can not be found at other sites.

Labels: amazon unbox, hungryflix, indie film, iTunes, movie downloads, online distribution, online video

Who needs iTunes? The rise of the ‘indie friendly’ video download store by ZDNet's Steve O'Hear -- Adams Media Research predicts that by 2011, the online video market will be worth $5.8 billion, and bucking today's trend, the majority of that revenue will be generated through selling downloads not ad-supported content. It's perhaps no surprise then, to see a number of paid-for download services pop up over the last 18 months...

Labels: download, hungryflix, independent, indie film, ipod, iTunes, online video, video distribution, video download

There are so many talented indie filmmakers out there...everyone trying to get noticed, get their big break. Well, in the meantime, why not get your film out there to as many people as possible? Hop over to HungryFlix and upload your movie. You set your own price, and you'll earn 60% on your sales.

Labels: hungryflix, indie film, short films, video distribution, web