Flixtor has voluntarily closed up shop only months after exploding in growth via a fan base of Internet users who legally dubious areas of the web to find pirated movies and other media content. The site’s founders were also behind…
Popcorn Time adds free built-in VPN to anonymize users’ torrenting
The original Popcorn Time project may have been short-lived upon pressure from big media groups, but the idea behind it lived on through a handful of spinoffs. One of them, Time4Popcorn, has been hard at work adding new features, from…
TV Shows Added to Popcorn Time Streaming Service
Legally questionable free-movie service Popcorn Time has now expanded its content offerings to include television shows, and has added an Android app to complement its desktop application. But you won’t find the app in the Google Play Store: Google immediately…
Popcorn Time for Android: Stream Movie Torrents on Your Phone for Free
You remember Popcorn Time, the Netflix for torrents that suffered a self-inflicted death? Well, it never really died. The open source project lives on in the form a forked app version, available for download for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Today,…
Here’s Why The ‘Netflix For Pirated Movies’ Is Probably Illegal
Don’t get too excited about Popcorn Time, a controversial new streaming app the tech industry has called the “Netflix for pirated movies.” While it’s a clever idea and hasn’t been prosecuted yet, the legal outlook isn’t good. Popcorn Time lets users…
Popcorn Time to release Android app to satisfy mobile pirates
Popcorn Time, the Netflix-style streaming service for pirated movies, is moving to mobile with an upcoming app for Android. In its website, the company announced the new app, saying: “Just a few more days for the Android launch!” How many days…
Two Reasons Why Hollywood Can’t Kill ‘The Netflix For Pirated Movies’
It looks like Popcorn Time’s official website has returned. The Windows, Mac, and Linux app that lets you stream pirated movies from the comfort of your own home is back in a website that looks similar to the first version.…
How Popcorn Time could be the Napster of the film industry
The current movie distribution cycle, which heralds the theatrical movie-watching experience above all else, is long overdue for a change. Services like Netflix and Amazon Instant Video don’t get the top movies until well after they’re released in theaters and…
Hollywood Faces Grave Threat From Popcorn Time
Right now in Hollywood, the biggest disruptor is Netflix. With its growing roster of original programs and massive subscriber base, it’s the technology that has most executives staying up late at night trying to figure out where the entertainment business is…
Popcorn Time shuts down, then gets resurrected by YTS (YIFY)
A roller-coaster week for controversial movie application Popcorn Time hit a huge low last evening with the news that the creators of the software were throwing in the towel. Well people, not so fast. The people behind YTS (YIFY) inform…
Popcorn Time makes piracy so easy, you might not realize it’s illegal
After making headlines for a couple days, Popcorn Time’s creators have taken the site down. According to ARS Technica, even though the creators maintain they were within their legal rights, the site stirred up enough noise to convince them to…
Popcorn Time Is So Good at Movie Piracy, It’s Scary
One thing that iTunes, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have proven is that content makers can fight piracy by providing a better, easier service to paying customers. But what happens when piracy fights back with something just as convenient? A new…
Popcorn Time: Open source torrent streaming netflix for pirates
Popcorn Time, a cross-platform and BitTorrent-powered movie streaming app, may very well be Hollywood’s worst nightmare. The software can be best described as a Netflix for pirates, allowing users to stream the latest blockbusters at no cost. TF talks to…
Pirate Bay, YIFY Lead Most Popular Torrent Sites But Watch For Popcorn Time In 2015
What stands out most about the list of most popular torrent sites of 2014 is the service that’s not on it. Movie pirates have come to expect the Pirate Bay, YIFY and Kickass Torrents on the list but the recent…