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OfferU.K. Broadcaster Channel 4 to Offer ABC TV Shows on VOD, WebsiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 28, 2006 - 8:56am.
London - U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 announced that it has signed a deal with Disney/ABC's Buena Vista International Television that will bring episodes of "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" to both its website and video-on-demand system. Channel 4 will offer two seasons of "Lost" in HD and the second season of "Desperate Housewives" on video-on-demand services from cable TV firm ntl/Telewest. The "Lost" episodes will also be available for 24-hour download via Windows Media Player from Channel 4's website. All episodes will cost 99 pence (about $1.25) each.
MSN Video to Offer Free Live Webcast of New Orleans Jazz FestivalAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 28, 2006 - 8:54am.
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft has announced that its MSN Video unit will provide an exclusive live webcast and on-demand video highlights from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. In addition to performances, MSN will offer artist photos, interviews, feature stories, playlists and other content. Beginning on April 30, MSN Video will webcast performances from artists including Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, Elvis Costello, Keb' Mo' and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. MSN plans to donate all advertising proceeds from the show to New Orleans Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
NBC Universal to Offer Network, Cable Shows on Comcast Video-on-DemandAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2006 - 9:23am.
Philadelphia - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider, announced on Thursday an agreement with NBC Universal, to offer over a dozen of the company's most popular network and cable programs through Comcast's video-on-demand service. NBC primetime programs will become available as early as midnight following their on-air broadcast for 99 cents, while late-night and daytime programs will be available at no additional charge. NBC Universal programs offered on Comcast VOD will include NBC's "Law & Order," "The Office," "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"; USA Network's "Monk"; Sci-Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica"; and Bravo's "Celebrity Poker Showdown". Comcast said that its 21.4 million cable subscribers have viewed more than 2 billion video-on-demand programs since the company launched the service in 2004.
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."
WB Offers Uncut Version of Censored Episode of "The Bedford Diaries" OnlineAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2006 - 9:09am.
Los Angeles - The premiere episode of a new WB series that saw some racy scenes edited from the broadcast will be offered in an uncut streaming version on the WB's website, Reuters reported. The uncensored version of "The Bedford Diaries" includes scenes where two female college students kiss, and one unzips her pants. Series executive producer Julie Martin said the WB decided to cut the scenes, despite their having passed network censors, in light of the FCC's recent affirmation of $3.6 million in fines for indecent broadcasts including the Janet Jackson Super Bowl incident. "Out of an abundance of caution, we decided to make some additional changes to the premiere episode," the WB told Reuters.
Sprint to Offer The Broadway Channel on Mobile TV ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2006 - 8:57am.
Overland Park, Kan. - Sprint said on Thursday that it will soon offer clips of Broadway shows, interviews with actors and directors and other theater content with the addition of The Broadway Channel to its Sprint TV mobile TV service. The Broadway Channel is also distributed in 33,000 Manhattan hotel rooms, and on Yahoo's Broadway site.
Sprint Looks to Offer Mobile Music Subscriptions, Sirius Song DownloadsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2006 - 10:57am.
New York - In a bid to increase demand for its mobile music download services, wireless carrier Sprint Nextel may begin offering mobile music subscriptions, and expand its partnership with Sirius Satellite Radio so that users could download songs they hear on mobile Sirius channels to their phones, Reuters reported. In addition to a possible subscription service, where users would pay a monthly fee for full-track song downloads, instead of the current $2.50 per song, Sprint chief operating officer Len Lauer told Reuters the company wants to offer direct downloads from the 20 Sirius channels it offers subscribers. "We'd like to have the capability later this year that the customer listens to a song and says, 'I want to buy that song,'" Lauer said.
Apple Offering Music Video Bundles, Song/Video Combos on iTunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2006 - 11:47am.
New York - Apple is now offering download bundles featuring multiple music videos from a single artist, as well as combinations of song downloads and music videos, in an effort to increase profit margins at its iTunes Store, Billboard reported. For instance, the company is offering all 21 music videos featured on a Tori Amos DVD, "Fade to Red," in a music video bundle for $24.99. Apple is also selling video bundles from Green Day and the Foo Fighters, and song/video bundles from Nelly and the Pussycat Dolls. "It's a natural fit," Eddie Cue, vice president of applications for Apple, told Billboard. "These are not replacements for people buying individual songs or albums. But they're great for well-established artists with a fan base behind them that wants more product."
Akimbo to Offer MLB, c on Internet VOD ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2006 - 11:18am.
Santa Monica, Calif. - Akimbo, a provider of an Internet-based video-on-demand service, announced on Monday that it has signed new agreements to add programming from Major League Baseball and HDNet to its service. Akimbo will offer an entire season of on-demand baseball for free to new and existing subscribers; the company has also added select high-definition titles from HDNet's library to its service. Akimbo subscribers purchase a TV set-top box which enables delivery of programming over a broadband connection for $9.99 per month.
Comcast Video-on-Demand to Offer Day and Date Premieres From IFCAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2006 - 9:47am.
Philadelphia - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider, announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with independent film distributor IFC Entertainment, to offer movies on its video-on-demand service on the same day that they premiere in theaters. Launching in March, the IFC in Theaters service will debut two independent films each month on Comcast On Demand on the same day as their theatrical release, for a video-on-demand viewing fee of $5.99 per movie. At least 24 films will be released simultaneously in theaters and on demand in 2006, including "CSA: The Confederate States of America," "I Am a Sex Addict," "Three Times," "American Gun," "Russian Dolls" and "Sorry, Haters".
CBS' DaytimeDollars.com Offers Cash Prizes to Soap Opera ViewersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 27, 2006 - 10:18am.
Chicago - CBS on Monday introduced a new on-air and online promotion for its "Guiding Light" and "As The World Turns" soap operas, that will reward viewers with cash prizes through numeric codes announced by characters during the programs. Under the DaytimeDollars.com sweepstakes, users can register online to receive daily e-mails containing their personal code numbers. Then, if their numbers are announced by an actor during a "10-second break-away from the program's scripted action," the viewer wins $500. DaytimeDollars.com is slated to run from March 13 through Sept. 29.
Loudeye to Raise $8.25 Million in Stock OfferingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2006 - 11:08am.
Seattle - Loudeye Technologies, a provider of branded digital music stores and other digital media services, announced this week that it plans to raise $8.25 million through a secondary stock offering. The company will use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes. Seattle-based Loudeye laid off an undisclosed number of staff earlier this month, as part of a plan to cut costs by $2.5 million per quarter. The company also said its shares are in danger of being delisted by the Nasdaq, for failing to maintain the $1 minimum listing requirement for 30 consecutive days.
Verizon to Offer Disney Content Over DSL, IPTVAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2006 - 11:04am.
New York - Verizon announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement to offer programming from Disney's ABC News, Disney Online, ESPN and Movies.com on both its consumer broadband and Internet-based FIOS TV services. The Disney content includes ABC News Now, Disney Connection, ESPN360, Movies.com Max and Soapnetic, in addition to 80 hours a month of free on-demand titles, and a selection of new release movies from Buena Vista Pay Television that will cost $3.95 each.
Report: 34,544 Restaurants, Cafes Now Offer Wi-FiAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 23, 2006 - 2:51am.
San Francisco - Restaurants and cafes represent the fastest-growing segment of Wi-Fi hotspots, according to new data from San Francisco-based JiWire, a provider of public Wi-Fi hotspot information and services. The company said that 34,544 restaurants and cafes currently offer Wi-Fi access, an increase of 18,267 from a year ago. Tokyo has the most restaurants and cafes with Wi-Fi access (1,037), followed by London (578) and Singapore (410). San Francisco has 319, second in the U.S.
EarthLink, DirecTV to Offer Bundled Broadband, Satellite TV ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 21, 2006 - 6:50am.
Atlanta - Internet service provider EarthLink announced that it has partnered with satellite TV operator DirecTV, to offer customers in select markets a bundled package of DirecTV and EarthLink broadband Internet service. The bundled service is expected to launch by the end of the first quarter of 2006, although the companies did not provide pricing or launch market details. DirecTV, which has a similar agreement with broadband provider SBC, currently claims more than 15 million customers.
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.
Dallas Morning News to Offer CD-ROM Video Magazine InsertAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 21, 2006 - 6:21am.
Dallas - The Dallas Morning News announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with iMedia International and United Press Syndicate to launch the industry's first branded interactive video magazine, to be distributed monthly on CD-ROM in the newspaper's Sunday edition. The "Hollywood Previews Entertainment iMagazine" will contain movie and video game trailers, music videos and behind-the-scenes footage and sweepstakes. The first installment will appear in 625,000 copies of the paper's April 30 edition.
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.
Fox to Offer Online Re-Broadcasts of "Reality Remix" TV ShowAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 15, 2006 - 9:25am.
Los Angeles - Fox Reality, the company's all-reality-TV network, announced on Wednesday that it will offer a streaming re-broadcast of its "Reality Remix" daily run-down of reality TV shows. The network said "Reality Remix Online" is the first instance of a streaming version of a daily TV show in its entirety. The online version will become available immediately following the conclusion of each night's on-air broadcast.
XM Satellite Radio to Offer Big East Conference Sports BroadcastsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2006 - 11:19am.
Washington - XM Satellite Radio, a provider of subscription radio programming with 6 million subscribers, said on Monday it signed an agreement with the NCAA's Big East Conference, for the exclusive satellite radio broadcast rights to the Big East men's and women's basketball championships. The deal also includes the rights to select Big East regular season football and basketball games.
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