Digital Media Wire | connecting people & knowledge » 2007 » April » 16 http://www.dmwmedia.com Fri, 17 May 2013 18:13:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Microsoft Debuts Silverlight Rich Media Delivery Plug-in http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/microsoft-debuts-silverlight-rich-media-delivery-plug-in http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/microsoft-debuts-silverlight-rich-media-delivery-plug-in#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Mark Hefflinger Las Vegas – Microsoft on Monday introduced Silverlight, a new plug-in that allows media firms to deliver video, animation and games over the Web. Similar to Adobe's Flash browser plug-in, Microsoft's Silverlight will work with Apple's Safari and Mozilla's Firefox browsers. Media companies that have announced support for Silverlight include Major League Baseball, Netflix, Brightcove, Akamai, Limelight Networks and Pinnacle Systems.

 

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London - Jalipo on Monday announced the launch of its online video distribution network, which will initially offer rights-protected content from providers including BBC World, Bloomberg and Al Jazeera English, Reuters reported. Unlike YouTube, Jalipo will sell access to live and on-demand video clips on a pay-per-minute basis. "We're hoping to create a much more user friendly way to buy video content that means you can now monetize your content online while still maintaining your rights," Jalipo CEO [...].]]> http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/jalipo-launches-video-network-with-bbc-bloomberg-content/feed 1 Samsung, Nokia to Team on Mobile TV Interoperability http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/samsung-nokia-to-team-on-mobile-tv-interoperability http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/samsung-nokia-to-team-on-mobile-tv-interoperability#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Mark Hefflinger Helsinki, Finland – Mobile phone makers Samsung and Nokia announced on Monday that they will collaborate on interoperability among their mobile TV-capable devices, so that network operators can offer multi-vendor mobile TV services. The companies will work to make their mobile TV devices, which use the DVB-H standard, work with the same standards as the Nokia network services system, and the OMA BCAST standard for mobile operators.

 

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http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/ioda-licenses-catalog-to-online-social-music-network-last-fm/feed 0 Azureus Taps YuMe for Targeted Broadband Video Ads on Vuze http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/azureus-taps-yume-for-targeted-broadband-video-ads-on-vuze http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/azureus-taps-yume-for-targeted-broadband-video-ads-on-vuze#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Mark Hefflinger Redwood City, Calif. - YuMe, a broadband video advertising network, announced on Monday a partnership with Azureus, a provider of peer-to-peer file-sharing technology. Under the deal, advertisers will be able to incorporate customized ads within select licensed and self-published content online video content distributed on Vuze, a new download service from Azureus. Advertisers and Azureus will be able to track when and where viewers download their ad-supported content, how often they view it, and how they interact with [...].]]> http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/azureus-taps-yume-for-targeted-broadband-video-ads-on-vuze/feed 0 Buzz Watch: Juha Christensen, Founder and CEO, Sonopia http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/buzz-watch-juha-christensen-founder-and-ceo-sonopia http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/buzz-watch-juha-christensen-founder-and-ceo-sonopia#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Joakim Baage Big cell phone carriers like Verizon and Cingular have so far acted as gatekeepers over what content and branding get to go mobile. Sonopia has created a back door so that anyone can create and start marketing a mobile service in 15 minutes or less. Sonopia’s CEO Juha Christensen explains how this little company plans to democratize cell phone services.

What differentiates Sonopia from other Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) like Amp'd and Virgin Mobile is the company’s interesting business [...].]]> http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/buzz-watch-juha-christensen-founder-and-ceo-sonopia/feed 0 Copyright Judges Reject Webcaster Appeals on New Royalty Rates http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/copyright-judges-reject-webcaster-appeals-on-new-royalty-rates http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/copyright-judges-reject-webcaster-appeals-on-new-royalty-rates#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Mark Hefflinger Washington - The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) on Monday issued a ruling denying motions submitted by various webcasters asking the judges to reconsider new, higher royalty rates for streaming music online.

The CRB said the motions, from groups including National Public Radio and the Digital Media Association (DiMA) — which represents large webcasters like Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft, RealNetworks and Live365 — contained no new evidence and thus were denied on procedural grounds.

The CRB also declined to postpone enactment of [...].]]> http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/copyright-judges-reject-webcaster-appeals-on-new-royalty-rates/feed 0 N.C. State Offers Students Legal Counsel to Challenge RIAA Subpoenas http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/n-c-state-offers-students-legal-counsel-to-challenge-riaa-subpoenas http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/n-c-state-offers-students-legal-counsel-to-challenge-riaa-subpoenas#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Mark Hefflinger Raleigh, N.C. - The director of Student Legal Affairs at North Carolina State University has advised students who received file-sharing pre-litigation settlement letters from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to remain anonymous, and offered to represent students wishing to challenge any subpoenas, Technician Online, the N.C. State student newspaper, reported.

After sending 37 pre-litigation letters to N.C. State students in February, the RIAA last week filed 23 copyright infringement lawsuits against students who refused the pre-litigation settlement [...].]]> http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/n-c-state-offers-students-legal-counsel-to-challenge-riaa-subpoenas/feed 0 Games & Mobile Forum 2007 http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/games-mobile-forum-2007 http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/games-mobile-forum-2007#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Welcome to the official 2007 Games & Mobile Forum Online Group! This private online community was created to enable attendees, sponsors, speakers, and partners to connect before, during, and after the conference.

To learn how to join this group, send email to info@digitalmediawire.com.For Info on Speakers, Agenda, and Registration Visit:www.lagamesconference.com

Group Links:Attendees by UsernameAttendees by Profile ViewSearch Online User Profiles

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Under the agreement, Comcast will also provide non-exclusive content for domestic distribution on NBCU and News Corp's site from Comcast Networks, including E!, Style, G4, Versus and Golf Channel and will become the venture's first non-equity content provider.

In addition, the companies [...].]]> http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/16/news-corp-nbc-and-comcast-sign-strategic-online-content-deal/feed 0