DMW Daily, October 6, 2008Alviso, Calif. - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined
to hear an appeal lodged by DISH Network operator EchoStar Communications of a
federal appeals court ruling that found the company committed willful patent
infringement against TiVo, meaning EchoStar will now be forced to pay TiVo
approximately $104 million in damages.
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Los Angeles - A federal judge
has ordered a temporary halt to the sales of RealNetworks' new DVD-copying
software, RealDVD, siding with Hollywood movie
studios who asked for an injunction while the court hears its arguments that
the software facilitates copyright infringement, NewTeeVee reported.
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Los Gatos,
Calif. - Online DVD rental
service Netflix on Monday lowered its guidance on the number of subscribers it
expects to count during the third quarter, as well as revenue targets for the
fourth quarter, sending shares of the company down nearly 9%.
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Port Washington, N.Y. - Apple's iPhone 3G was the
top-selling smartphone among U.S. consumers from June-August, commanding 24% market
share, and was second only to Motorola's RAZR in overall mobile phone sales,
according to a report from market research firm NPD Group.
[more..]
Manchester, England - A coalition of over 60 U.K. recording
artists that includes Radiohead, Billy Bragg and Robbie Williams has been
formed with the objective of lobbying for artists' rights in the digital age.
[more..]
New York
- Former Vanity Fair and The New Yorker editor Tina Brown on Monday launched
her new online venture with IAC's Barry Diller, The Daily Beast, which will mix
original journalism and celebrity gossip with content aggregated from around the
Web.
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New York - Oberon Media, a
multi-platform distributor of casual video games, announced on Monday that it
has received a $20 million investment from the Infinity I-China Fund, as part
of an agreement whereby the two will expand the casual game publishing and
distribution business and establish new partnerships in China.
[more..]
San Mateo,
Calif. - BlackArrow, an
independent provider of multiplatform ad management systems for
viewer-controlled video, announced on Monday that is has secured $20 million in
new funding.
[more..] San Jose,
Calif. - Melodis, a developer of
search and sound recognition technology, announced on Monday that it has raised
$7 million in its second round of financing, led by TransLink Capital.
[more..]
New York - Giga Omni Media, the blog publisher whose network
includes GigaOm and NewTeeVee, has raised $4.5 million in a new round of
funding led by Alloy Ventures, according to a blog post from founder Om Malik.
[more..]
New York
- Crisp Wireless, a provider of mobile content distribution services, has
raised $5 million in its second round of financing, led by Meritage Private
Equity Funds, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.
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Los Angeles
- News Corp.'s MySpace claims that its new MySpace Music section has now
streamed more than 1 billion songs since launching on Sept. 24.
[more..]
Washington
- The U.S. Copyright Office is seeking public comment for its rulemaking
proceeding on potential new exemptions to the anti-circumvention provisions of
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
[more..]
Seattle
- Online photography licensing service Getty Images has launched a new online
music licensing service that will offer tracks to producers and advertisers for
use in their productions, Billboard reports.
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New York
- Major label Universal Music Group said on Monday that it has licensed catalog
to Dada Entertainment, the operator of a digital and mobile entertainment
distribution service.
[more..]
Cupertino,
Calif. - Recording artist Ben
Folds has partnered with Apple's iTunes to record and digitally release songs
from performances on his upcoming tour, Billboard reports.
[more..]
Framingham, Mass.
- The second annual E for All Expo, a consumer-oriented video game event,
attracted about 15,000 attendees this past weekend at the Los Angeles Convention
Center, according to event producer IDG World
Expo.
[more..]
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