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AmericaAmerica Online Launches Chinese-Language AOL PortalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2006 - 11:27am.
Dulles, Va. - America Online on Monday launched the first test version of its new Chinese language AOL.com portal, designed for Chinese American and the Chinese speaking community in the U.S. Created in both simplified and traditional Chinese characters, the site includes such features as Web search, blogs and e-mail and news. It also will offer as many as 20 hours of video content and programming at any given time, including movies and episodes of popular TV shows from China. AOL gained access to much of the news, sports and entertainment content through a partnership with ChinaPortal.com.
America Online Forges Broadband Internet PartnershipsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 27, 2006 - 8:08am.
Dulles, Va. - America Online said on Friday that it has forged relationships with several providers of high-speed Internet access -- including BellSouth, Time Warner Cable and Verizon. Through the partnerships, customers in the markets served by these providers will be offered a service coupling AOL's broadband content and security features with a DSL or cable Internet connection for $25.90 - $29.90 a month. AOL said that it plans to launch a nationwide ad campaign encouraging members to upgrade from dial-up to broadband. Over the past few years, AOL has lost several million dial-up subscribers to either broadband providers or less expensive dial-up firms. The companies plan to begin taking orders for the new service starting Monday.
America Online Acquires Video Search Firm TruveoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 10, 2006 - 4:45am.
Dulles, Va. - In another step to beef up its video offerings, America Online said on Tuesday that it has acquired California-based Truveo, the developer of a video search engine, for an undisclosed sum. It marks AOL's fifth acquisition since the beginning of 2005. The company said that it plans to integrate the search engine into its free AOL.com portal. Truveo launched in early 2004 and last fall released its technology, which is designed to continuously scour video content sites and automatically seek out video files and related information. AOL first entered the video search engine arena with its acquisition of Seattle-based Singingfish in late 2003, and launched its own video search tool last June. The companies said that Truveo's corporate headquarters will remain in
America Online Latin America Files for Chapter 11Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 27, 2005 - 7:43am.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -- America Online Latin America, the exclusive provider of AOL services south of the U.S. border, announced on Friday that it has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. Included in the bankruptcy filing are AOL Latin America's subsidiaries AOL Puerto Rico Management Services, America Online Caribbean Basin, and AOL Latin America Management. AOL Latin America's other subsidiaries will continue normal operations, and its subscribers will continue to receive the America Online branded service without interruption, the company said.
Survey: Nearly Half of Americans Aware of Internet Movie DownloadsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 25, 2005 - 4:09am.
New York -- Nearly half of Americans are aware of the ability to download a movie off the Internet, although only 4% have actually done so, according to a survey conducted by New York-based market research firm Ipsos-Insight. The survey found younger Americans have downloaded movies -- mainly off file-sharing networks -- in greater numbers, as 12% of those ages 18 to 24 reported having done so, as did 8% of those ages 12 to 17. "With the music industry struggling in the past few years to define and integrate the role of digital acquisition methods into the existing marketplace, it appears that the motion picture industry is presented with a unique opportunity to learn from the evolution of that category," said Ipsos-Insight vice president Matt Kleinschmit. The survey also revealed that 34% of Americans over 25 "have never heard of downloading full-lengthe movies off the Internet," while 27% of 12-17 year-olds said the same. "It's important to keep in mind that traditional movie watching options such as going to the movies and renting movies still hold the lion's share of movie watching behavior," added Ipsos-Insight senior vice president Lynne Bartos.
Report: 11% of Americans Own an iPod or Other MP3 PlayerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 15, 2005 - 10:33am.
Washington -- Eleven percent of Americans -- or about 22 million adults -- report owning an Apple iPod or other MP3 player, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Not surprisingly, the survey found that those who use the Internet more, those who are younger, and those who make more money are more likely than others to own an MP3 player. One in five Americans under 30 owns an MP3 player, compared to one in seven of those between the ages of 30-48. One in four with household incomes of $75,000 or more reported owning a player, compared with 10% of those earning between $30,000 and $75,000, and 6% of those earning less than $30,000. The study also found that those who use the Internet are four times as likely to own an MP3 player as those who don't.
WSJ: America Online Testing Internet Phone ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2004 - 10:01am.
Dulles, Va. -- Hoping to cash in on a growing trend in telecommunications, America Online is testing a new Internet telephone service, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The service, which is based on Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology -- will allow the company to offer phone service to broadband customers at low prices. The Journal reported that AOL, which has about 23 million Internet customers, is working with Level 3 Communications to test the service. Recently, cable companies have been exploring the possibility of adding VoIP services, which are gaining popularity as more consumers switch to broadband Internet connections. Traditional phone companies, such as AT&T, Verizon and Qwest, also have announced plans to enter the market in an attempt to keep their customer bases in tact.
NY Daily News: Steve Case May Attempt to Buy Back America OnlineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2004 - 3:57am.
Dulles, Va. -- Steve Case, the former chairman of America Online, is reportedly raising $10 billion in an attempt to buy back AOL from parent Time Warner, the New York Daily News reported on Tuesday. "It would be his redemption," one Wall Street source told the Daily News. Case, who headed AOL when it merged with Time Warner in 2000, reportedly explored such a deal last year but was rebuffed because Time Warner wasn't ready to sell. Now that federal investigations into AOL's accounting practices are nearly complete, however, Wall Street insiders believe the time is right. Some analysts say that such a deal would be attractive to Time Warner, which recently chose to drop the "AOL" from its corporate name in an effort to distance itself from the unit's financial concerns. Others, however, believe that the media giant may want to hold onto AOL, now that its business appears to be on the rebound. One industry insider, in fact, said that Time Warner is looking for "far more" than $10 billion for AOL.
Report: 75% of Americans Have Home Internet AccessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2004 - 5:07am.
New York -- Nearly 75%, or 204.3 million Americans now have home Internet access, a 9% increase over the 66% who were online in February 2003, according to data released on Thursday by New York-based Internet audience measurement firm Nielsen/NetRatings. Women represented a higher portion of Web surfers, as 82% of those aged 35-54 are now online, as opposed to 80% of men in the same age group; among those aged 25-34, 77% of women are online while 75.6% of men have home Internet access. "In just a handful of years, online access has managed to gain the type of traction that took other mediums decades to achieve," said Kenneth Cassar, director of strategic analysis for Nielsen//NetRatings.
America Online, Apple Computer Launch Live Video ChatAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2004 - 10:17am.
Cupertino, Calif.. -- Nearly six months after receiving federal approval, America Online on Thursday said that it will begin offering live video chat throughout its instant messaging service. The service is fully compatible to Apple's iChat video conferencing technology, expanding on a 2-year-old instant messaging partnership between the two companies. For the first time, it will allow users to conduct live video instant messaging conversations. Other new features allow users to invite "buddies" to play online games through their IM connection and to link up and manage multiple screen names from the same session. AOL said that its AIM service is used by more than 50 million people each month.
CNET's GameSpot to Provide Video Game Content to America OnlineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 3, 2003 - 6:39am.
Dulles, Va. -- America Online announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with CNET Networks' GameSpot to provide editorial and broadband content to its AOL Games service, which is used by approximately 10 million AOL members monthly. Financial terms of the deal were not provided. San Francisco-based GameSpot will provide AOL Games with game reviews, screenshots, game play movies, hints, cheats and tips, as well as select content from the GameSpot Complete premium service.
America Online Acquires Singingfish Streaming Media Search EngineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2003 - 7:23am.
Dulles, Va. -- America Online on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Seattle-based Singingfish, provider of a search engine for streaming audio and video files. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AOL has incorporated Singingfish's search index into its AOL Search service, allowing users to search "Audio" and "Video." The company also debuted new search features that allow members to perform localized entertainment searches that return results found in their local geographic area. AOL also said it recently introduced a News Search feature, which culls stories from "a variety of trusted news sources," to compete with similar services offered by Google and more recently Microsoft's MSN Newsbot.
SportsLine.com Ends Deal With America OnlineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 9, 2003 - 4:45am.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -- SportsLine.com Inc., the operator of one of the most popular sports websites, said on Wednesday that its site will no longer be promoted by America Online. Florida-based SportsLine.com said the move will allow it to concentrate on growing subscription-based revenue. As part of the announcement, AOL will refund about 1.7 million shares to SportsLine, and the shares will be cancelled. SportsLine will also be relieved from its obligation to pay an additional $1 million in cash or stock to AOL.
America Online Expands Search Deal with GoogleAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 7, 2003 - 5:00am.
Dulles, Va. -- Expanding an ongoing relationship between the two companies, America Online said on Tuesday that it has extended its deal with search engine giant Google. Under the multi-year agreement, AOL users will have increased access to Google's index of billions of documents, helping to expand the service's search capabilities. Among the new features will be enhanced localized searches, which help users find local businesses, services or national chain stores, and "Hot Searches," which present search topics gaining in popularity on the AOL service.
Sega of America Names Hideaki Irie as New PresidentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 1, 2003 - 5:32am.
San Francisco -- Sega of America, the U.S. arm of the Japanese video game developer, announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Hideaki Irie as president and chief operating officer of the company. Former Sega of America president Peter Moore left the company in January, after four years at the helm. Previously, Irie served as president and CEO of game publisher AgeTec for five years, and prior to that was president of video game and peripheral publisher ASCII Entertainment Software.
Phone Operating System Firm Symbian in Partnership With America OnlineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 25, 2003 - 9:55am.
London -- Symbian, a developer of operating system software for smartphones and other portable devices, announced a partnership with America Online where AOL will develop its wireless instant messaging services -- AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ -- as well as its predictive text input software, T9 Text Input, for Symbian OS mobile phones. AOL will also develop content-based services and applications for Symbian OS. "By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, we can more easily and effectively deploy a broad range of media and entertainment content to Symbian licensees who manufacture over 75 per cent of the world's mobile phones sold today," said AOL Mobile vice president and general manager Bill Schwebel. Symbian's operating system is used in phones made by Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. http://www.symbian.com/news/2003/pr030424.html
Sega of America President Resigns, Takes Job at MicrosoftAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 21, 2003 - 6:12am.
Tokyo -- Video game developer Sega of America has announced that Peter Moore, the company's president and chief operating officer, has resigned his position. Sega said that Tetsu Kayama, president and COO of the Tokyo-based parent company, will take over for Moore. Meanwhile, Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it hired Moore as corporate vice president of retail sales and marketing. In the newly created position, Moore will oversee retail business in Microsoft's Home and Entertainment Division, including the Xbox video game console, Xbox and PC games from Microsoft Game Studios, and home software and hardware products sold at retail, in Europe and Japan. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030120/sfm034_1.html
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