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Tech Moves: IMDb taps new CEO; Tagboard adds COO; SingleFile gets CFO; and more

— IMDb, the juggernaut of entertainment information, has a new CEO. Nikki Santoro has taken the helm from founder Col… Read More

Amazon dumps ‘Freedive’ name for ‘IMDb TV’ as ad-supported streaming service to triple content

Amazon-owned IMDb gave its free streaming video service six months under the name Freedive before changing channels on Monday and… Read More

Amazon’s IMDb launches Freedive, a free movie and TV streaming service — with ads

IMDb, which has proven over the years to know a thing or two about movies, is getting into the business… Read More

Amazon-owned IMDb to introduce a free, ad-supported streaming service for Fire TV

Amazon-owned IMDb is planning to announce a free, ad-supported streaming service for Fire TV this week. First reported by CNBC… Read More

IMDb’s audience has spoken: Johnny Depp tops list of stars, ‘Band of Brothers’ is best TV show of all time

He owns an island, hangs out with rock stars, and now he tops the list of the most-searched stars in… Read More

Amazon rolling out ‘X-Ray’ on television screens through Fire TV devices

Amazon’s X-Ray feature, delivering movie and television factoids from the company’s IMDb subsidiary, is expanding to television screens through Amazon’s Fire TV… Read More

IMDb updates mobile apps, tops 100 million downloads

Amazon subsidiary IMDb, known for its giant compilation of Hollywood data, refreshed its apps for iOS and Android today, and announced that users on… Read More

Now you can buy movie tickets with Amazon’s IMDb app

Movie database resource giant IMDb, launched in 1990 and acquired by Amazon in 1998, just updated its mobile apps to allow… Read More

Amazon’s IMDb wins verdict against 41-year-old actress who sued for revealing her age

A federal jury in Seattle ruled in favor of Amazon.com’s IMDb yesterday in a case brought by a 41-year-old actress… Read More

Amazon’s ‘X-Ray’ feature expands to TV shows, with help from IMDb

Amazon’s ownership of IMDb, the widely used Internet Movie Database, might have been a head-scratcher or a novelty in years… Read More

Amazon’s IMDb touts 50M mobile app downloads, adds new features to iPad version

IMDb said today that its popular app for movie, TV shows and other entertainment content has been downloaded 50 million… Read More

IMDb turns 404s into LOLs, Reddit users have a field day

Arriving at a 404 error page can be a frustrating and annoying experience for anyone. But the movie database website… Read More

IMDb’s apps launch new features, downloaded more than 40 million times

Film and TV buffs can now enjoy more specialized features with their IMDb apps. The Amazon.com unit is adding new… Read More

This is the 40-year-old actress suing Amazon for revealing her age

The 40-year-old actress who sued Amazon.com’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for revealing her age disclosed her identity in a court… Read More

Amazon scoffs at suit by actress upset over age disclosure

Amazon.com says that the Texas actress who is suing to prevent her age from being displayed in the company’s IMDb… Read More

Texas actress sues Amazon for displaying age in IMDb listing

In the annals of litigation, this has to be one of the stranger cases involving Amazon.com. A Texas actress is… Read More

Amazon’s IMDb targets Android tablets with app update

Will this be one of the showcase apps for Amazon.com’s long-rumored Android tablet? Internet Movie Database, the Amazon.com service better… Read More

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