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ArchivesSecond Online Gambling Executive Arrested by U.S. AuthoritiesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 2:17pm.
 New York - U.S. authorities have arrested an executive from another overseas online gambling company, this time targeting the chairman of U.K.-based Sportingbet, Peter Dicks, Reuters reported. Dicks was arrested in New York on Thursday and charged with using a computer to gamble, as part of an investigation by authorities in Louisiana.
FTC Fines Social Network Xanga $1 Million for Underage User AccountsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 2:16pm.
 Washington - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this week that social networking site Xanga.com will pay the largest civil penalty levied thus far -- $1 million -- for allegedly violating the Children's Online Privacy Act. The company is alleged to have allowed some 1.7 million accounts over the past five years to be created by persons whose stated age was younger than 13.
tags: Internet | Law | Online Publishing | Social Networking | FTC | Children | Fines | UGC | Xanga | COPA |
Facebook Alters New Social Network Features After Member OutcryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 2:14pm.
Palo Alto, Calif. - Facebook, the second-largest online social network with 9.5 million members, made alterations to new features on the service late Thursday, after more than 600,000 members complained via online petitions. On Tuesday, Facebook introduced a feature called "News Feed" that automatically notified all of a member's friends each time new pictures were added, blog comments posted -- even when a user's relationship status changed.
Yahoo to Webcast Live NFL Games Outside North AmericaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 2:11pm.
Santa Monica, Calif. - Yahoo announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with the National Football League (NFL) for the rights to stream every NFL game live outside of North America.
Met to Beam Operas to Movie Theaters, Internet, Satellite RadioAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 2:08pm.
 New York - New York's Metropolitan Opera this week announced plans to broadcast live performances to movie theaters and stream them over the Internet and satellite radio services. Six Met performances from the upcoming season will be beamed live in high-definition audio and video to movie theaters in the U.S. (National CineMedia), Canada (Cineplex Entertainment) and Europe (Odeon/UCI).
Red Sox's Curt Schilling, Todd McFarlane Launch Game StudioAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 2:04pm.
 Maynard, Mass. - Curt Schilling, the Boston Red Sox pitcher, on Friday announced he has founded a new multiplayer game development studio with Todd McFarlane, the comic book writer and creator of the "Spawn" franchise, and fantasy writer R.A. Salvatore. The new company, called Green Monster Games, is now in pre-production on its first title and is currently looking for employees at its Maynard, Massachusetts offices.
Fox Websites to Offer Sneak Preview of New Season of "The Simpsons"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 1:59pm.
Los Angeles - Fox Interactive Media announced on Friday that it will offer a promotional preview of the first episode of the new season of Fox's animated series "The Simpsons" on its family of websites. The first seven minutes of the premiere episode, in addition to behind-the-scenes footage on the making of the show, will be offered on Fox websites including MySpace, Fox.com and IGN TV.
Freewebs Gets Backing From Novak Biddle, Columbia CapitalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 1:55pm.
Silver Spring, Md. - Freewebs, an advertising-supported company that allows users to build their own websites, has completed its first round of venture capital, with backing from Novak Biddle Venture Partners and Columbia Capital. VentureWire reported that the company raised $11 million in the round.
tags: Deals | VC | Advertising | Online Publishing | Tech | Freewebs | Novak Biddle | Columbia Capital |
Nokia to Launch Mobile TV Service in VietnamAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 1:53pm.
Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced on Friday a partnership with the Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC) to launch DVB-H commercial mobile TV services in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by the end of the year. The deal marks the first commercial launch of Nokia's mobile TV service in the Asia Pacific region.
Telecom Italia Taps EXPWAY for Mobile TV Program GuideAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 1:48pm.
Paris - EXPWAY, a provider of electronic program guides and other software for mobile broadcast and broadband networks, announced on Friday that Telecom Italia has deployed its FastESG electronic program guide for mobile TV.
ROO to Power Online TV Service for U.K. Tabloid The SunAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 1:45pm.
New York - ROO, a provider of Internet video broadcast technology, announced on Friday that it has partnered with U.K. tabloid newspaper The Sun to launch a new online TV service. TheSun.co.uk will offer Sun content such as "Dear Deirdre" columns repurposed with video, and entertainment and news video.
Two Early Priority Video-on-Demand Patents to Sell at AuctionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 1:42pm.
Chicago - Ocean Tomo Auctions announced on Friday that two early priority video-on-demand patents have been consigned to be sold at its Ocean Tomo Fall 2006 Intellectual Property Auction, to be held on Oct. 26 in New York City. The two patents (4,890,320 and 4,995,078) "disclose systems and methods where a central location holds a collection of preferred programs which are available for transmission to a private television upon user request.
EZTakes Adds Mac OS X Support for Movie Download ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 1:39pm.
Easthampton, Mass. - EZTakes, an Internet movie download service, announced on Friday that it has released a version of its service for Apple's Mac OS X operating system. The EZTakes Download Manager will allow Mac users to purchase and download movies from the company's library of nearly 1,000 titles, and also burn them to DVDs that play in most DVD players.
Wired News: Algorithm Changes at Digg Anger Heavy UsersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2006 - 1:35pm.
San Francisco - Wired News on Friday reported on recent changes made to the algorithms that determine which news stories are most popular on the news aggregation site Digg.com. The changes were made to help prevent fraud or abuse by groups of users who team together to game the site. Digg's highest-ranking user has abandoned the community in protest.
Buzz Watch: Google Current TV and NYT PopcastAuthored by Jay Baage on September 8, 2006 - 9:06am.
 There is a lot of experimentation going on about what content works and what doesn’t work on new media platforms. Unfortunately, it seems like the majority of content does not work. But when it works, it works exceedingly well. Here are two good examples: Google Current TV, basically a short web TV news program based on what people are searching on, and NYT Popcast, a weekly audio guide to new music by the pop critics and writers from the New York Times.
Career Moves: September 8, 2006Authored by dmw on September 8, 2006 - 7:44am.
Starz Animation, a division of Starz Media, has announced the appointment of Kent Rice as its
CEO. Rice was previously Executive Adviser to Starz Entertainment.
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