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ArchivesChinese Mobile Firm Hurray to Produce Albums for "Super Girl" FinalistAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 6:21am.
Beijing - Hurray Holding Co., a Chinese wireless entertainment distributor, announced on Wednesday that it has signed a multi-year agreement to produce albums from Liangying Zhang, the third-place finalist from "Super Girl," Chinese TV's version of "American Idol." Beijing-based Hurray and Huayi Brothers Music Co., a Chinese artist development and music production firm, will partner on the production of both Zhang's debut record and future albums.
U.S. Asks WTO for Review of China's Anti-Piracy EffortsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 6:20am.
Washington - The Bush Administration has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a special review of government efforts to stem piracy of music, movies, software and other products in China, deemed by the U.S. as a haven for piracy, the Associated Press reported. "If China believes that it is doing enough to protect intellectual property, then it should view this process as a chance to prove its case," said U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman. "Our goal is to get detailed information that will help pinpoint exactly where the enforcement system is breaking down so we can decide the appropriate next step." AP reports that U.S. business interests have been lobbying for the government to make a formal complaint against China over piracy, which could eventually lead to economic sanctions against China.
Microsoft Joins Yahoo-Internet Archive Digital Library ProjectAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 6:17am.
San Francisco - Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its MSN Search will join the Open Content Alliance (OCA), a non-profit effort to create a massive digital archive of the world's books. With the launch of MSN Book Search, Microsoft joins Yahoo in supporting the OCA, whose digital library project has partnered with the Internet Archive to scan public domain works, and those for which it has received express permission from authors and publishers. A similar program from Google, which has drawn copyright infringement lawsuits from both authors and publishers, takes brief snippets of works from all books without first seeking permissions. Microsoft will pay to digitize 150,000 titles, while Yahoo has said it will pay for digitization of 18,000 works, Danielle Tiedt, general manager of search content acquisition at MSN, told CNET News.com. Microsoft said its MSN Book Search service will launch in beta sometime next year.
Report: Broadband Users to Buy $4.5 Billion in Digital Music in 2010Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 6:15am.
Boston - Broadband households in Europe and North America will spend over a billion dollars on a la carte digital songs and digital music subscription services this year, with sales expected to reach $4.5 billion by 2010, according to a report from Boston-based market research firm Strategy Analytics. In 2010, digital music will represent 16% of total music sales, up from less than 2% in 2004. While Apple currently dominates the market with its a la carte song download service, iTunes, Strategy Analytics predicts that by 2010 over 60% of online music revenues will be derived from subscription-based services with a fixed monthly fee. "Telcos, cable operators and other broadband service providers will encourage adoption of subscription-based services, which produce steadier revenue streams and are more likely to deter customer churn," said Strategy Analytics senior analyst Martin Olausson. "Subscription-based services will also be better positioned to maintain price points over time by adding portability and other advanced features."
Google Video to Host American Television Archive InterviewsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:31am.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google announced on Wednesday a joint effort with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, to make its archive of interviews with TV actors, writers, producers and directors available on Google Video. "The Foundation's Archive of American Television is probably the most diverse, complete and fascinating resource of its kind. The stories are told through the eyes of the creative geniuses -- in front of and behind the cameras -- who shaped and continue to shape television into the most powerful medium in the world," said Television Academy Foundation chairman Steve Mosko. As of today, the first 75 of the Foundation's 284 films are available from Google Video, including interviews with TV industry personalities Alan Alda, Michael J. Fox, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner and Ted Turner.
Soldius Introduces Solar-Powered iPod ChargerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:30am.
Portsmouth, N.H. - Soldius, a developer of portable solar-powered chargers for consumer electronics devices, on Wednesday introduced its Soldius1 Universal Solar Charger for the Apple iPod. The company will offer Soldius1 models, priced at between $89 and $109, that use solar power to charge the iPod and over 250 mobile phone models. Soldius says that its solar charger can fully charge an iPod or cell phone in direct sunlight in 3-4 hours.
Video Compression Firm DivX Raises $17 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:27am.
San Diego - DivX, a developer of video compression technology, announced on Wednesday that it has received a $17 million investment from Insight Venture Partners. San Diego-based DivX, creators of the DivX codec and video format, licenses the technology to content providers, consumer electronics firms and software companies. The company's DivX codec is now installed on a number of DVD players and other video devices, including PCs. The latest version can squeeze an entire high-definition movie, or nearly eight regular full-length movies, onto a standard DVD disc.
Online DVD Trading Network Peerflix Raises $8 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:25am.
Menlo Park, Calif. - Peerflix, an online service that facilitates the trading of DVDs among its members, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $8 million in its second round of venture capital financing. Battery Ventures led the investment round, which also included follow-on investments from 3i and BV Capital. Launched in September, Menlo Park, Calif.-based Peerflix says its members are now offering over 100,000 DVDs for trade on its network, which charges members 99 cents for each DVD they trade directly with another member through the U.S. mail. The company will use the funds to develop new product offerings, scale its infrastructure and expand service to more North American customers.
Local Online Classifieds Provider LiveDeal.com Lands $4.85 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:23am.
Santa Clara, Calif. - LiveDeal.com, a provider of free local online classifieds, said that it has secured $4.85 million in its second round of funding, led by Canadian media company Torstar. Draper Richards and individual investors from eBay, Hewlett-Packard and the real estate industry also participated. The company said that it plans to use the funds to expand its local online classifieds platform, both domestically and internationally. Separately, LiveDeal.com also announced the formation of a new joint venture with Torstar to launch a free online classifieds site in Canada later this year. The company called the deal the first step in its international expansion strategy.
White House Requests The Onion Stop Using Presidential Seal on WebsiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:20am.
Washington - The New York Times reports that the associate counsel to President Bush has written to the satirical news publisher, The Onion, requesting the removal of the presidential seal from its website. Grant M. Dixton, associate counsel to the president, wrote to The Onion on Sept. 28, stipulating that the seal "is not to be used in connection with commercial ventures or products in any way that suggests presidential support or endorsement." The Onion, which publishes a parody of President Bush's weekly radio address on its website, responded through attorney Rochelle H. Klaskin, saying "It is inconceivable that anyone would think that, by using the seal, The Onion intends to 'convey... sponsorship or approval' by the president." When asked how the White House became aware of the seal's use, White House spokesman Trent Duffy told The Times, "Despite the seriousness of the Bush White House, more than one Bush staffer reads The Onion and enjoys it thoroughly."
GM to Raise XM Radio-Equipped Car Shipments to 1.55 Million in 2006Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:18am.
Detroit - General Motors announced on Wednesday that it plans to ship 1.55 million vehicles with factory-installed XM Satellite Radio receivers in 2006. The company added that for model-year 2006, nearly 90% of GM's models will offer factory-installed XM as either standard equipment or as an option. GM shipped 1.4 million XM-equipped vehicles in 2005 and 1.17 million in 2004.
Comcast to Add 250 Movies per Month to VOD ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:16am.
Philadelphia - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider, announced on Wednesday that it will provide 250 additional video-on-demand titles each month, for a total of 800 movies offered to its digital subscribers per month. The company said its subscribers viewed 7.2 million free video-on-demand titles in September, and have already ordered 6.5 million free movies in the first half of October.
Digital Music Firm Snocap Names Former EA Exec as CEOAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:15am.
San Francisco - Snocap, the digital music licensing and copyright management firm founded by Napster creator Shawn Fanning, announced on Wednesday that it has named Rusty Reuff as CEO. Reuff was most recently executive vice president for human resources at game developer Electronic Arts. San Francisco-based Snocap, which is building a digital repository of licensed songs for use in legal peer-to-peer services, will see its technology put to use for the first time with the launch of the Mashboxx file-sharing network, scheduled yet this fall.
Cox Radio Signs Net Radio Sales for Radio Site National SalesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:12am.
Mystic, Conn. - Net Radio Sales, a provider of advertising sales across a network of hundreds of Internet radio sites, announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Cox Radio, to represent its network of online stations to national advertisers. Cox Radio owns or operates 79 radio stations in 18 U.S. markets. "Net Radio Sales will augment our established and highly successful local Internet sales initiative," said Cox Radio Interactive vice president Gregg Lindahl. "Their emphasis on exact data for audience measurement of streaming radio is key to building credibility with national advertisers for this rapidly growing audience platform."
Comedy Central Launches MotherLoad Broadband SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:10am.
New York - Viacom's Comedy Central cable TV network has launched a new broadband site, MotherLoad, that will offer both original video content and clips from shows like "The Daily Show," "Strangers with Candy" and "TV Funhouse." Original content developed for the new site includes "I Love The Thirties," "Odd Todd" and "Meet The Creeps." Comedy Central said MotherLoad will initially offer some 450 3-minute video clips, with 50-80 new clips to be added each week.
Fuse, MySpace Partner on Amateur Music Video PromotionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:08am.
New York - Cable TV provider Cablevision's Fuse music television channel announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with interactive marketing agency Deep Focus and social networking site MySpace.com on a music video promotion for unsigned artists. The contest is seeking submissions of unsigned artists' music videos, which will then be voted on by MySpace users, with the winner receiving extensive airplay and promotion on both Fuse and MySpace.
XM Satellite Radio Signs NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson to Host ShowAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:05am.
Washington - XM Satellite Radio announced on Wednesday that it has signed NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson to host a weekly show on the latest happenings on the NASCAR circuit, music, and other personal interests. The show will debut in February 2006 on XM's NASCAR Radio channel.
AOL to Add New RSS Feeds to Video Search ToolAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:03am.
Dulles, Va. - America Online said on Wednesday that it will add new RSS feeds from a half dozen partners to its video search engine. The new partners include Blastro.com, EVTV1.com, Forbes.com, GameTrailers.com, PC World and Time4 Media, with content ranging from news to music to video games. RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is an XML format used by companies to more easily share web content. Video RSS feeds will be included in AOL's new video search engine, which is available through the AOL.com portal, AOL Search ands the AOL service.
P2P Service PassAlong to Distribute CD Baby ArtistsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 5:00am.
Franklin, Tenn. - PassAlong Networks, a provider of peer-to-peer digital music distribution technology for businesses, announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with CD Baby, an online distributor of CDs by independent musicians, to make the CD Baby catalog available from digital music stores powered by PassAlong Networks. The agreement adds 650,000 tracks from over 65,000 independent artists to PassAlong, which also offers tracks from Warner, Sony BMG, Universal, EMI, The Orchard and IODA.
VOD Provider B2Digital Names J. Michael Heil as CEOAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 26, 2005 - 4:56am.
Mesa, Ariz. - B2Digital, a provider of video-on-demand, pay-per-view and other digital services to the hospitality industry, announced on Wednesday that it has named J. Michael Heil as its new CEO. Prior to joining Mesa, Ariz.-based B2Digital, Heil was CEO of regional broadband provider Corridor Communication.
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