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ArchivesYouTube Strikes Major New Partnership with Warner MusicAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:37pm.
San Mateo, Calif. - YouTube, the popular site that allows people to watch and share original videos, said on Monday that it has signed a major new deal with Warner Music Group. Under the agreement, YouTube will distribute music videos from Warner's roster of artists, as well as behind-the-scenes footage, artist interviews, original programming and other special content. YouTube users also will be able to incorporate music from Warner's catalog into the videos they create and upload onto the site. The two companies will share advertising revenue from both the music videos and user-uploaded content incorporating Warner's audio. Warner's music and other content will launch on the site simultaneously with YouTube's new content identification and royalty reporting system, expected go live by the end of this year.
tags: Music Deals | Video | Advertising | Music | Music Videos | YouTube | Warner Music | Video-Sharing |
Telecom Italia to Buy AOL Germany for $870 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:36pm.
 Dulles, Va. - Continuing to shift AOL away from its traditional Internet access model, parent Time Warner said that it has agreed to sell its AOL Germany unit to Telecom Italia for $870 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in four to six months. AOL Germany has operated as an Internet service provider (ISP) for over 10 years, offering both narrowband and broadband Internet access. As of June, the company had 1.1 million broadband and 1.3 million dial-up subscribers. Dick Parsons, the chairman and CEO of Time Warner, said that the deal "advances AOL's worldwide transition from a business built primarily on providing Internet access to an advertising-supported business model." As part of the deal, AOL will provide co-branded audience services and content on a joint web portal for all of Telecom Italia's residential Internet access subscribers in Germany, and will handle all online advertising sales.
Belgian Court Orders Google to Remove Articles from Google NewsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:34pm.
 Brussels - Google has been ordered by a Belgian court to stop re-publishing articles from French-language newspapers on its Google News site in the country, Reuters reported. The Sept. 5 court ruling also set out a $1.3 million fine if Google did not comply by Monday; Reuters said links and summaries of Belgium's La Derniere Heure and Le Soir were still available from Google in Belgium on Monday. "We are asking for Google to pay and seek our authorization to use our content ... Google sells advertising and makes money on our content," Margaret Boribon, general secretary at Copiepress -- a licensing agency for Belgian publications -- told Reuters. The French newswire service Agence France Press sued Google on similar grounds last year, prompting the search giant to remove news articles from the organization from Google News.
tags: Internet | Law | Online Publishing | Search | Google | Newspapers | Copyright | Portals | News | Belgium |
China Destroys 13 Million Pirated Discs During 100-Day Piracy CrackdownAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:33pm.
Beijing - Chinese government authorities destroyed some 13 million pirated CDs, DVDs and software titles on Saturday as part of a 100-day crackdown on piracy, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Ten ministries and national departments are involved in the campaign, which has also shut down a total of over 8,900 shops and street vendors, 480 publishing companies and 942 illegal websites during ongoing raids that have so far targeted more than 537,000 publication markets, shops, street vendors and distribution companies. In a related story, last week six Hollywood movie studios sued two Chinese retail stores for selling pirated movies, seeking a total of about $247,000 in damages, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Justice Dept. Gets First BitTorrent-Related Piracy ConvictionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:29pm.
Washington - The U.S. Justice Department recently announced its first conviction on criminal copyright infringement charges related to the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing network. Scott R. McCausland, 24, of Erie, Pa. pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and one count of criminal copyright infringement in violation of the Family Entertainment Copyright Act. McCausland admitted to his involvement with Elite Torrents, a BitTorrent tracker site that the Justice Dept. said at its prime claimed 133,000 members and hosted 2 million copies of pirated works. McCausland provided Elite Torrents with its copy of "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" six hours before it premiered in theaters -- a file that was downloaded more than 10,000 times in the following 24 hours. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has scheduled a sentencing hearing for Dec. 12, where McCausland will face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
tags: Video | Law | Tech | P2P | Piracy | Movies | Copyright | BitTorrent | Law Enforcement | File-Sharing | DOJ |
RealNetworks Integrates Rhapsody Music Service with SanDisk MP3 PlayersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:27pm.
Seattle - RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology, on Monday launched Rhapsody DNA, a new technology platform that tightly integrates its digital music service with portable, mobile and in-home devices. In conjunction with the launch, the company announced a partnership with flash memory developer and MP3 player maker SanDisk, to integrate Rhapsody DNA into its Sansa line of MP3 players. Beginning in the fall, SanDisk Sansa e200 players will come pre-loaded with Rhapsody software, as well as nearly 32 hours of music from both major and independent labels. In addition, through Rhapsody the Sansa players will be able to automatically update with new music based on a consumer's personal tastes and historical music preferences. Seattle-based RealNetworks said device maker Sonos has also integrated Rhapsody DNA into its Sonos System Software 2.0. RealNetworks currently claims 1.625 million subscribers for its Rhapsody and other premium music services.
Warner Licenses Tracks for Qtrax Ad-Supported, Free File-Sharing ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:25pm.
New York - Warner Music Group announced on Monday that it has licensed its tracks for streaming and limited downloading on Brilliant Technologies' Qtrax, an ad-supported free file-sharing network. Qtrax has also licensed songs from EMI, BMI and the Association of Independent Music. "The Qtrax service represents an innovative business model, one that offers our artists another way to reach fans using the potential of peer-to-peer technology while ensuring they are fairly compensated for the use of their work, said George White, senior vice president of strategy and product development for WMG. The Qtrax ad-supported file-sharing service -- which will use audio fingerprinting technology from Audible Magic to ensure only licensed tracks are shared -- is scheduled to launch in beta later this year.
AOL in Deal to Provide Video Content to Intel Viiv-based PCsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:23pm.
Dulles, Va. - AOL said on Monday that it partnered with chipmaker Intel to launch the AOL Video service for Intel Viiv-based PCs, allowing AOL's library of movies, TV shows, music videos and other content to stream from Viiv PCs to a television. PCs featuring Intel Viiv technology will also have access to AOL Radio, AOL Pictures and AOL Music Now. Separately, AOL announced the launch of a program that will provide outside developers and video content owners with open access to its video search engine. The move will allow developers to build video search-driven applications that access AOL's index of videos from across the web. Video content owners also will be able to submit feeds to AOL's index.
Online Video Advertising Firm Tremor Network Raises $8.4 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:21pm.
New York - Tremor Network, a developer of rich media and online video advertising technology, announced on Monday that it has raised $8.4 million in its first round of venture capital financing. Masthead Venture Partners and Canaan Partners co-led the investment round. New York-based Tremor Network has developed patent-pending ad insertion technology that places video advertisements within banner ads and video streams, which are used on the sites of 300 publisher partners with a combined 70 million unique monthly visitors. The company will use the funds to accelerate growth of its video advertising network.
Satellite TV Firm EchoStar Names New President, CFOAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:20pm.
Englewood, Colo. - EchoStar Communications, operator of the DISH Network satellite TV service, announced on Monday that it has named Carl Vogel as president, and Bernard L. Han as chief financial officer. Vogel was EchoStar's president from 1994 to 1997, and has also served as president and CEO of Charter Communications. Han was most recently vice president and chief financial officer of Northwest Airlines. "We are very fortunate Carl has assumed this critical leadership role at EchoStar," said CEO Charles Ergen. "His extensive knowledge of the industry in general, and EchoStar in particular, will strengthen our company and allow us to continue delivering high quality programming to our more than 12 million subscribers."
Techbooks to Acquire Whitmont Legal TechnologiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:16pm.
Falls Church, Va. - Techbooks, a provider of digitization and distribution services for publishers, said on Monday that it has signed a deal to acquire Whitmont Legal Technologies, a Los Angeles-based provider of litigation support and e-discovery services to the legal community. Financial terms were not disclosed. Falls Church, Va.-based Techbooks said that the deal will strengthen its content transformation offerings while expanding its presence into the outsourced legal services market. It also will give the company 12 new U.S. offices, as well as several major new corporate and law firm customers. Techbooks said that it will continue to serve Whitmont's customers, while also extending its technology to new markets such as academic, media content and corporate publishing.
tags: Deals | Internet | Law | Online Publishing | Tech | Acquisitions | Publishing | TechBooks | Whitmont |
MTV Networks Unit Launches ParentsConnect.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:13pm.
New York - Viacom's Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group on Monday announced the public beta launch of ParentsConnect.com, an online community for parents. The site will feature content from Nickelodeon's recent GoCityKids website acquisition, and allow users to search for parental advice and activities sorted by children's age, location and personal interests. Parents can create a customized home page and blog that updates with local activities, relevant news and discussion board postings. The company plans to launch ParentsConnect TV, a broadband video companion site features user-created content, in the fourth quarter.
tags: Launches | Internet | Video | TV | MTV | Nickelodeon | Online Communities | Parents | ParentsConnect.com |
Ocean Tomo to Auction Off Movie Piracy Prevention-related PatentsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:12pm.
Chicago - Ocean Tomo Auctions announced on Monday that a portfolio of patents related to technology that prevents movie piracy has been put up for auction by Robelight, LLC. The lot includes patents that "disclose systems and methods for detecting recording equipment, generating an alert if a recording device is detected and disrupting the recording through transmission signals, thereby rendering the recording useless," and pending patent applications that "disclose technology that reads, stores and distributes the signature of the recording device utilized for pirating, therefore allowing insight into the changes and developments of pirating devices." The auction will be held in New York City on Oct. 26.
Amp'd Mobile Claims 50,000 SubscribersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:10pm.
Los Angeles - Amp'd Mobile, a virtual mobile network operator targeting the youth and young professionals markets, announced on Monday that it added nearly 15,000 subscribers last month, and now claims nearly 50,000 subscribers. The company expects to add 20,000 to 25,000 new subscribers in September, and projects that it will count 150,000 by the end of the year. Los Angeles-based Amp'd also expects to deliver a total of more than 1 million video streams and downloads to its subscribers during 2006.
CNET Networks Launches Food Enthusiast Site Chow.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:09pm.
San Francisco - Technology media company CNET Networks said on Monday that it has launched a new interactive food site, Chow.com. The site provides a set of online tools, recipes and shopping designed to let users create at-home team cooking events. The site's centerpiece is an interactive timeline where users enter the start-time and receive a customized plan that moves six people in three teams through the process of creating five recipes.
MyStack Taps VitalStream to Power High School Athlete Video-Sharing SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:07pm.
Irvine, Calif. - VitalStream, a provider of audio and video streaming services, announced on Monday that it will provide its Flash video streaming service to MyStack, a video-sharing site and online social network for high school athletes. A companion to Stack magazine, the site will allow high school athletes to build video profiles to showcase their skills to recruiters worldwide.
tags: Sports | Internet | Video | Tech | Social Networking | VitalStream | Video-Sharing | High School | MyStack |
Groove Mobile to Power Mobile Song Download Service for TMN PortugalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:04pm.
Bedford, Mass. - Groove Mobile, a provider of mobile music services, said on Monday that it has signed an agreement to power a full-track mobile song download service for Portuguese wireless carrier TMN Portugal. Massachusetts-based Groove Mobile's service will offer TMN's 5 million customers licensed tracks from Warner Music, Sony BMG, EMI, V2, DRA, The Orchard and Beggars Group.
MicroOptical Debuts $399 Video Screen Glasses iPod AccessoryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 1:02pm.
Westwood, Mass. - MicroOptical Corporation, a maker of video eyewear accessories for portable electronics, on Monday introduced its myvu for Apple's iPod. The lightweight eyewear feature built-in video screens and headphones, and a battery pack that provides six hours of viewing time. The $399 myvu is scheduled to ship in late fall.
Worldspace Satellite Radio to Broadcast Live from Virgin FestivalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 12:59pm.
Silver Spring, Md. - Worldspace Satellite Radio, an international provider of satellite radio programming, said on Monday that it will broadcast live next weekend from the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Md. The event will feature performances from The Who, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flaming Lips and Scissor Sisters.
tags: Radio | Satellite Radio | Music | Concerts | Satellite | WorldSpace | Festivals | Virgin Music |
Blinkx Adds Freecaster Extreme Sports Videos to Web Video IndexAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 18, 2006 - 12:58pm.
San Francisco - Blinkx, a searchable index of Web video, announced on Monday that it has added extreme sports and music clips from Freecaster to its index. The content includes highlights from extreme sports events, major athlete and musician profiles, and trailers for extreme sports DVDs.
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