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AustraliaAnalysis: Giving Consumers What They Expect is OverratedAuthored by Rohit Bhargava on October 9, 2007 - 6:06am.
Analysis: Australian ABC Television's Digital Strategy is Paying OffAuthored by Sandra Hanchard on September 21, 2007 - 6:39am.
Facebook and LinkedIn: The Line between Social and Professional NetworkingAuthored by Hitwise on August 8, 2007 - 3:33am.
TiVo Taps Seven Media Group for Distribution in AustraliaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 30, 2007 - 4:45pm.
Alviso, Calif. - TiVo has partnered with Australian media firm Seven Media Group to distribute its digital video recorder service in the country beginning next year. Seven Media Group will lead the creation of the digital platform, which will be available for use by other broadcasters and broadband content owners; the company's own broadcasts reach 98% of Australians. Australian Government Allocates $10 Million to Fight PiracyAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 10, 2007 - 12:03pm.
Sydney - The Australian government has set aside about $10 million in the country's federal budget to combat piracy, Variety reported. New Australian VOD Service VOLT Challanges BitTorrent, Current VOD ProvidersAuthored by Hitwise on April 24, 2007 - 10:33am.
tags: Internet | Video | Asia | BitTorrent | Australia | Reeltime | Joost | Volt | Big Pond Movies |
Aussie Court Rules Linking to Pirate MP3 Files Can Be IllegalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 19, 2006 - 12:50pm.
The Future - Unbundled Songs on iTunes or CD-Like Products?Authored by Hitwise on December 14, 2006 - 7:51am.
 The following is a blogpost from Sandra Hanchard at Hitwise: I thought I'd look at online music shopping; whether consumers prefer to purchase unbundled songs or a bundled CD product. A report from Forrester this month, Few iPod Owners Are Big iTunes Buyers looks at the number of iTunes tracks sold per iPod shipped, with the key takeaway that "digital music is a tough market - even for the clear leader" (capitalization removed).
Musicrypt to Expand Secure Industry Service to U.K., EuropeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2006 - 3:17pm.
London - Musicrypt, a provider of a secure, Web-based music delivery system between record labels, radio stations and others in the music industry, announced that it has partnered with London-based Adstream to market its service in the U.K., Europe and Australia. Musicrypt's DMDS service delivered over 5,000 songs from more than 150 labels to U.S. radio stations during the third quarter.
Researchers Develop T-Shirt That Translates Air Guitar Into PC MusicAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2006 - 2:41pm.
 Canberra, Australia - Researchers in Australia have developed a T-shirt with built-in motion sensors that can translate air guitar playing into actual notes played back by a computer, the Associated Press reported.A team from the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization that included researchers in computing, chemistry, electronics, music composition and textile manufacture developed the "wearable instrument shirt." Australia Bans Atari's Video Game Based on "Reservoir Dogs" MovieAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 28, 2006 - 8:22pm.
Sydney, Australia - The Australian government's Office of Film and Literature Classification has banned the sale and import of video game publisher Atari's "Reservoir Dogs" game, which is based on the violent Quentin Tarantino film.
tags: Games | Law | Atari | Movies | Censorship | Violent Games | Bans | Reservoir Dogs | Australia |
bCODE Launches SMS Mobile Movie Ticketing Service in AustraliaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 26, 2006 - 12:40pm.
Sydney, Australia - Mobile ticketing service provider bCODE announced on Monday the launch of its SMS text message-based mobile movie ticket sales service with Manly Cinemas in Australia.
Private Media Group Expands Adult Mobile Content to Australia/N.Z.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 7, 2006 - 12:46pm.
Barcelona - Adult entertainment publisher Private Media Group announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Sydney-based mobile entertainment publisher Nomad NetworX to expand distribution of its content to cell phone customers in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
tags: Mobile | Video | Mobile TV | Adult | Private Media Group | Australia | New Zealand | Nomad NetworX |
Australia Bans Atari's "Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 15, 2006 - 8:59am.
London - Australia has effectively banned Atari's graffiti culture video game "Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure" from release in the country, GamesIndustry.biz reported. The Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) has refused to grant the game a rating, saying that it "promotes the crime of graffiti." The game was previously granted a 15+ rating, but upon further review this rating was rescinded by the OFLC, which says it will not classify games that promote crimes. "The game detail states that all these artists began their careers performing illegal graffiti on public buildings and infrastructure and that some continue with this practice today," the OFLC said.
Sharman Networks Shuts Off Kazaa Downloads in AustraliaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2005 - 9:07am.
Sydney, Australia - Australians are no longer allowed to download the Kazaa file-sharing application from the website of parent company Sharman Networks, the result of the company's efforts to comply with an Australian court order, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. Sharman lost a copyright infringement lawsuit brought in early 2004 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and was ordered to install filters to block 3,000 songs in Australia by Dec. 5. Sharman was unable to agree with the recording industry on suitable filtering technology, and instead blocked Australian users from downloading Kazaa. The company told the Herald it was in compliance because it no longer authorizes Australians to infringe copyright. However, Australian users who had already downloaded Kazaa are unaffected by the blockage -- despite a company request for them not to use the software -- as are the majority of Kazaa users, who reside in the U.S. and elsewhere. "Sharman has thumbed its nose at the court," said ARIA CEO Stephen Peach. "They were given a chance to do the right thing and they've ruined it." Sharman says it is working to implement filtering software from Audible Magic while it awaits an appeal of the copyright judgment, to be heard in February. "We are doing everything in our power to comply with the Court's orders," the company said in a statement. "It is clear [ARIA] are only interested in removing a competitor."
Apple Launches iTunes Store in Australia; Sony BMG Songs AbsentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 25, 2005 - 7:05am.
Sydney - Apple on Tuesday launched its iTunes Music Store in Australia, offering a catalog of one million songs, although notably absent were tracks from major record label Sony BMG. "We are working with Sony and we know their artists would like to be a part of the launch and we hope they will join us," Apple iTunes vice president Eddy Cue told ZDNet Australia. The store is selling songs for about $1.27 and videos for about $2.56. The iTunes store's major competition in Australia will be the BigPond Music service offered by Aussie telco Telstra, which supports downloads to Windows-compatible devices, but not to the iPod.
Australia Bans "Grand Theft Auto" Game Over Hidden Sexual ContentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 1, 2005 - 7:05am.
Sydney -- The Australian government's Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) has withdrawn the 15+ rating it gave to Take-Two Interactive's "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" -- effectively banning the video game in Australia -- after it was revealed that the title shipped with sexually explicit content hidden in the source code. The content can be unlocked from the game's disc by downloading a modification called "Hot Coffee" off of the Internet. "Businesses that sell or hire computer games should remove existing stocks of this game from their shelves immediately," said OFLC director Des Clark. "Parents are strongly advised to exercise caution in allowing children continued access to the game, particularly if they might have access to the 'Hot Coffee' modification." The OFLC has also in the past banned Take-Two's "Grand Theft Auto III" and "Manhunt" titles in Australia, in addition to games from other publishers, including "BMX XXX," "NARC" and "Postal 2".
Australian Record Labels Conducted Surveillance on Kazaa CEOAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 31, 2005 - 6:07am.
Sydney -- The Australian music industry conducted extensive surveillance on Nikki Hemming, CEO of file-sharing software firm Sharman Networks, in the course of its copyright infringement investigation of the company, ZDNet Australia reported on Tuesday. Michael Speck, of Australia's Music Industry Piracy Investigations, told the court currently hearing a copyright infringement case against Sharman that Hemming was tailed on a "continuous basis," and that her residence was monitored for several months in an effort to determine who actually controlled Kazaa. "She personally wasn't a subject, rather the premises associated with her were. Conducting an investigation into a shadowy organization hiding behind a veil of secrecy and surveillance is a normal practice," Speck told ZDNet Australia.
Australia's SkyNetGlobal Acquires U.K.-Based Home Media NetworksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 5, 2005 - 10:06am.
Edinburgh, Scotland -- Home Media Networks, a developer of home media center software under the ShowShifter brand, announced on Thursday that it has been acquired by Australia's SkyNetGlobal, a provider of wireless broadband access and home networking systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Scotland-based Home Media Networks' software lets users play and record TV, and play CDs, DVDs and MP3 files from a single interface for all home entertainment devices; the company said the ShowShifter application now counts over 1 million users. "Combining our software with SkyNetGlobal's home automation hardware takes us another step closer to our original vision for ShowShifter -- a one-stop-shop for all your digital entertainment, wherever you are in the home," said Home Media Networks chief technical officer Colin Tinto.
Australia Bans Sale of Rockstar Games' Violent "Manhunt" Video GameAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 1, 2004 - 3:25am.
Sydney -- Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) this week announced that it has effectively banned developer Rockstar Games' violent video game "Manhunt," after revoking the title's "MA15+" certification that allowed it only to be sold to those over 15 years of age, Australian IT reported. The game, which made headlines in the U.K. when it was associated with the murder of a 14-yeard old by a 17-year old, is now prohibited for sale to anyone in Australia. "Manhunt," in which players must murder characters in increasingly more gruesome manners in order to advance, had been on store shelves in Australia for nearly a year. "In the Classification Review Board's opinion, the game warrants a refusal of classification because it contains elements beyond those set out in the classification guidelines and legislation for a computer game at the MA15+ classification," the OFLC said in a statement. The OFLC said it would publish its reasoning behind the new prohibition within 28 days.
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