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DownloadNew York Public Library Website Adds Free Movie Download ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 8, 2006 - 6:57am.
New York - The New York Public Library has added the ability for its cardholders to download free movies through its eCollection online service, which is powered by technology from OverDrive and also offers music, audiobooks and e-books. The movies may be downloaded to a PC or laptop, and also transferred to certain portable devices. The online video library includes foreign films like "The Bicycle Thief" and Fellini's "8 1/2", documentaries, children's titles, IMAX films and various live performances of stage productions. Cleveland-based OverDrive said in March it is in negotiations with providers such as A&E Home Video to add content to its library movie download service, which is also available from the website of the Denver Public Library.
Warner to Offer Download of "Harry Potter" Movie Day-and-Date with DVDAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2006 - 9:21am.
Burbank, Calif. - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced on Thursday that it will become the first major studio to offer a downloadable version of a film on the same day as its DVD release, when it offers "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" through partner Free Record Shop in the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking Belgium. Along with "Harry Potter," FreeRecordShop.nl will offer nearly 100 Warner Bros. films as permanent downloads, including "Ocean's Twelve," "The Matrix" trilogy, "Casablanca" and "Doctor Zhivago". The movie download service from Free Record Shop, which operates 185 stores in the Netherlands, will deliver copy-protected films using Microsoft's Windows Media format. "We are excited to be the first studio to deliver secure and legal download-to-own films through the Internet simultaneous with the film's DVD debut," said Warner HEG president Kevin Tsujihara, adding that the service will "combat piracy by providing high quality, affordable and legal downloads."
Hong Kong Broadband Network Launches Free Movie Download SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 29, 2006 - 9:40am.
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited (HKBN), a provider of broadband Internet access in Hong Kong, announced on Tuesday the launch of a free, legal movie promotional download site for all Hong Kong residents. The site is offering five Chinese films -- "Cocktail," "My Wife is 18," "Heat Team," "Tiramisu" and "Shiver" -- with a catch: there is an 18-minute download limit. HKBN said subscribers to its 100 Mbps service will be able to download a 4GB movie in under 7 minutes, while for subscribers to competing, slower services it will likely take over an hour.
Showtime Offers Championship Boxing Match Download on iTunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 10, 2006 - 2:46am.
New York - CBS Corporation's Showtime Networks announced on Friday that it has made its first Showtime Championship Boxing match available for purchase and download from Apple's iTunes Store. The March 4 world title unification bout between IBF/IBO super middleweight champion Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy and WBO champ Joe Calzaghe is now available in its entirety for $1.99.
iLoad-c Enables iPod Nano Downloads Over Mobile Music ServicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2006 - 8:53am.
Campbell, Calif. - Software developer Wingspan on Tuesday introduced its iLoad-c, a device that can download music from a wireless network operator's mobile music download store directly onto an Apple iPod Nano portable player. Campbell, Calif.-based Wingspan said the $199 device will initially be compatible with Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile networks when it ships by mid-summer. The company said it is also looking to enable Wi-Fi capability within the device. Wingspan's other products include iLoad, which copies CDs to an iPod without a computer, and iLoad-v, which records video and music from a cable or satellite TV set-top box directly onto an iPod.
Campus Download Service Ruckus Joins Internet2 ProjectAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2006 - 10:57am.
Herndon, Va. - Ruckus, a provider of digital entertainment services to college campuses, said that it has joined the Michigan-based Internet2 consortium, and will collaborate with other members to develop and test new content distribution and authentication technologies. The company said that its membership also will allow it to provide students at its 208 member universities faster access to its multimedia service, which allows schools to legally access and share a digital library of classroom-related multimedia.
BitTorrent to Offer SXSW Music DownloadsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 21, 2006 - 6:37am.
San Francisco - BitTorrent, a provider of peer-to-peer file sharing services, said on Tuesday that it will be supporting the 20th Annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference and 13th Annual SXSW Film Conference and Festival. SXSW and BitTorrent plan to offer free downloads of music compilations and movie trailers. SXSWeek takes place March 10-19 in Austin, Texas.
Sony to Sell Downloadable "SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs" PacksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 21, 2006 - 6:17am.
Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America announced on Tuesday that it plans to offer downloadable expansion packs for its "SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs" title for PlayStation 2. Beginning in March, players will be able to pay $5.99 to download a pack to a USB storage device, PlayStation 2 internal hard drive, or memory stick for PSP, which may then be added to the PlayStation 2 title. The Map Pack expansions were developed by Zipper Interactive, and produced by Sony's Foster City studio in association with the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command.
NBA to Offer All-Star Game Highlights Downloads for Sony PSPAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 16, 2006 - 8:10am.
Houston - The National Basketball Association (NBA) said on Thursday that it partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment America to offer Sony PSP owners a free download of video highlights from the 2006 NBA All-Star Game. The "NBA All-Star Weekend to Go" package for PSP and other portable media players, in addition to previews such as the "Top 10 All-Star Dunks," will be available for download through NBA.com.
Sprint First Carrier to Sell One Million Cell Phone Song DownloadsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 15, 2006 - 9:43am.
Reston, Va. - Wireless network operator Sprint announced on Wednesday that it has become the first mobile music service in the U.S. to sell one million over-the-air downloads of full-length tracks to its subscribers. The service, which launched in October 2005, offers a catalog of 320,000 songs for $2.50 each -- which includes one copy of the song for the phone and another for the PC. "The popularity of the Sprint Music Store is due largely to its ability to instantly deliver the songs people want when they want them on their Sprint phone, the one device that is likely always with them. This feature along with the easy-to-use storefront appeals to a mass audience in addition to tech-savvy early adopters," said Jeff Hallock, vice president of product marketing for Sprint.
U.K. Broadband Firm ntl to Test BitTorrent Video Download ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 10, 2006 - 3:02am.
London - ntl, the U.K.'s largest cable company with 3.3 million cable TV subscribers and 1.7 million broadband customers, announced on Friday that it has partnered with peer-to-peer file-sharing software distributor BitTorrenet to test an ultra high-speed video download service in the U.K. The companies will work with CacheLogic to further accelerate the delivery of legal, licensed video content such as movies, music videos and TV programs. BitTorrent has long been a popular means of sharing pirated movies and TV shows, but recently the company negotiated with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to remove copyrighted content from its search engine. "As the world's leading P2P application, we are engaging artists and ISPs to build a consumer-friendly ecosystem around our protocol that allows all involved to benefit from P2P," said Ashwin Navin, co-founder and president of BitTorrent. The trial is expected to launch with ntl broadband subscribers in April.
Nintendo to Add In-Store Game Demo Downloads, Voice Chat to DSAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2006 - 3:15am.
Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo of America on Thursday announced plans to offer free games for download, and add voice chat functionality for its DS handheld game device. Next month, Nintendo will offer free downloadable game demos and other content from in-store kiosks at U.S. video game retailers. The company will also enable players of its "Metroid Prime Hunters" game for DS to chat with one another before and after matches on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, the company's free Wi-Fi service that claims 850,000 unique users worldwide.
Guinness: "The Ricky Gervais Show" is World's Most-Downloaded PodcastAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 8, 2006 - 3:50am.
London - Ricky Gervais, creator of the BBC series "The Office," and his team have been awarded the Guinness World Record for creating the world's most-downloaded podcast. The podcasts, which consist of random discussions between Gervais and his friends Karl Pilkington and Stephen Merchant, are downloaded an average of 261,670 times per episode, Guinness said. Gervais said Pilkington and Merchant initially wanted to charge a pound for each podcast, but that he refused. "We've had nearly 3 million downloads so far," he said. "It's difficult doing a show with two people who won't talk to me now."
PlayFirst Launches gameLab's "Plantasia" Downloadable GameAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 31, 2006 - 6:53am.
San Francisco - PlayFirst, a publisher of casual video games, on Tuesday launched "Plantasia," a new downloadable game title from gameLab, developers of "Diner Dash." The game is available free to try for 60 minutes, and for purchase for $19.95.
Warner, Bertelsmann's Arvato Mobile Launch P2P Movie Download ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 30, 2006 - 7:49am.
Burbank, Calif. - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced on Monday that it has partnered with German media conglomerate Bertelsmann's Arvato Mobile unit to launch a German-language movie and TV show download service. In2Movies will utilize a peer-to-peer network to initially deliver more than 80 offerings, including "Batman Begins," "The O.C.," "Friends" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," as well as programming from local distributors and third-party content providers. Launching in March in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland, the service will use a centralized peer-to-peer network to ensure copyright protection and rights management, while a decentralized peer-to-peer network will deliver larger files like movies to users. Arvato Mobile has also partnered with major record labels Sony BMG and EMI to offer songs for download on its secure peer-to-peer network.
Mediaguide, Intent MediaWorks Team on P2P Download ReportingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 24, 2006 - 9:44am.
New York - Mediaguide, a provider of digital fingerprinting technology, and Intent MediaWorks, a distributor of licensed music on peer-to-peer networks, announced on Tuesday that they have partnered to combine tracking and reporting of music from on-air and online radio broadcasts with legal peer-to-peer music downloads. Mediaguide will identify songs uploaded to the Intent system, and block downloads of non-licensed songs. It will also add data on legally downloaded tracks to the reporting it shares with Radiowave Airplay Monitor, which tracks Internet radio.
Gaming PC Maker Alienware Launches PC Game Download StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 23, 2006 - 10:10am.
Miami - Alienware, a manufacturer of high-performance PCs and accessories catering to the gaming market, on Monday announced the launch of a new digital download store on its website, where visitors may purchase and download PC game titles.
Verizon Offers Exclusive Yellowcard Downloads on V Cast ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 19, 2006 - 3:05am.
Bedminster, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that it is offering subscribers to its V Cast Music service the ability to download live songs and performance videos from Yellowcard's upcoming live EP before they are available in stores. Other elements of the Yellowcard promotion include a contest where winners get to meet the band, and a feature where users can make mashups of Yellowcard songs online. The offering is the first of Verizon's "Music Unleashed Concert Series."
Namco Networks Adds Video Game Ringtones to Download StoreAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 17, 2006 - 2:34am.
San Jose, Calif. - Namco Networks, the mobile unit of Japanese video game publisher Namco Bandai, announced on Tuesday that it has added new ringtones from games including "We Love Katamari," "Tekken," "Ace Combat" and "Time Crisis" to its Pac-Man's Arcade Corner ringtone store.
Electronic Arts to Sell Download-Only "Battlefield 2" Add-onsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 12, 2006 - 3:33am.
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts and game developer Digital Illusions on Thursday announced plans to offer two new $9.99 "Booster Packs" for their "Battlefield 2" PC game. The mini expansion packs will both be downloadable exclusively from EA's website, with the first to be released on Feb. 8 and the second following on March 28.
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