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SubscriptionTurner Slashes GameTap Subscription Price to $9.95, Adds New ContentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2006 - 10:23am.
Atlanta - Turner Broadcasting announced on Wednesday that it has slashed the price of its GameTap broadband games and entertainment service from $15 to $9.95 per month, and also added new channels and shows. The service now offers more than 400 games, as well as a new component called GameTap TV that includes episodes of "Space Ghost Coast to Coast," and channels featuring music videos, animation, and game-themed original programming.
WSJ: Amazon, Labels in Talks on Digital Music Subscription ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 16, 2006 - 8:51am.
Seattle - Online retail giant Amazon.com is in licensing negotiations with the four major record labels, with eyes toward launching its own digital music service, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. On Tuesday, Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman told reporters that the company has been in talks with Amazon. "We certainly have been working closely with Amazon as they work to launch their service," said Bronfman. "They have a very powerful base of CD purchasers and we think that their digital launch, when it comes sort of second half of the year, we hope will be a successful one." Amazon, which claims 55 million customers with active accounts, is said to be looking at a subscription-based service like Napster, The Journal reported. The service would offer subscribers a discounted, Amazon-branded portable music player made by Samsung.
NBA Launches Broadband Version of League Pass TV Subscription ServiceAuthored by dmw on January 23, 2006 - 10:56am.
New York - The National Basketball Association on Monday announced the launch of NBA League Pass Broadband, an online version of the subscription service it offers on digital cable and satellite TV systems. The service will offer live video webcasts of up to 40 NBA regular season games each week, subject to local blackouts. The broadband version will be offered at no extra cost to those who already subscribe to League Pass through DirecTV, DISH Network or their cable TV provider; an online-only subscription, that includes access to the remaining half of the NBA season, will also be offered for $109.
Virgin Digital Launches Red Pass Music Subscription ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2005 - 7:25am.
London - Virgin Group on Monday launched a new version of its digital music subscription service, that gives users unlimited access to its library of 2 million tracks for streaming and downloading for $7.99 per month. The Virgin Digital Red Pass includes access to 60 pre-programmed radio online radio stations, in addition the ability to burn tracks to CD and transfer them to Windows Media portable players, excluding the iPod. Another feature enables subscribers whose subscriptions have lapsed to rejoin and restore access to all of the music from their expired account.
Sirius Q3 Loss Widens, Revenue Triples; 2005 Subscriber Projection RaisedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 1, 2005 - 6:13am.
New York - Sirius Satellite Radio, a provider of subscription radio programming, on Tuesday raised its full-year subscriber estimate, now expecting to count "over" 3 million subscribers by the end of 2005. The company added 359,000 subscribers in the third quarter, and now claims a total 2.2 million subscribers. Sirius reported a loss of $180.5 million for the quarter, larger than the $169.4 million loss recorded in the same period a year ago, and said revenue more than tripled for the quarter, to $66.8 million, from $19.1 million a year ago. Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin told analysts he expects the company will see a "blowout" fourth quarter in the lead-up to the debut of shock jock Howard Stern's new show on Sirius in January. Sirius rival XM Satellite Radio last week said it ended the quarter with 5 million subscribers, and still expects to end the year with more than 6 million subscribers.
CNET: Microsoft Plans Music Subscription ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 10, 2005 - 10:06am.
San Francisco -- Microsoft is planning to introduce a subscription-based digital music service, to compete both with rival Apple's dominant song store and other subscription models from Yahoo and RealNetworks, CNET News.com reported, citing sources familiar with the plans. "We think that the subscription model is very interesting," MSN lead product manager Christine Andrews told News.com. "It is something that we will continue to look into." Microsoft is reportedly asking record labels for the rights to offer prospective subscribers to its service a Microsoft-formatted version of any song they purchase from the iTunes Store, so they can be played on devices other than an iPod. The company is also planning introductory pricing for the subscription service in line with Yahoo's offering; at $6.99 per month, the current pricing of Yahoo's service undercuts competing services from Napster and ReaNetworks, which charge $15 a month.
TiVo Reports Tripling Subscribers in Quarter, Wider Net LossAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2004 - 8:19pm.
San Jose, Calif. -- TiVo, a provider of digital video recorder services, announced that it added 288,000 new subscribers during the second quarter, more than triple the number it added in the same period last year, and said its total installed base has more than doubled in the past twelve months. For the quarter, the company posted a wider net loss ($10.8 million) despite a 49% jump in revenue to $39.8 million. Of the new subscribers added during the quarter, 225,000 were generated from TiVo's relationship with satellite TV firm DirecTV, which now accounts for over one million of TiVo's 1.9 million total subscribers. Analysts have made much of TiVo's continued dependence on DirecTV, given that the company sold its 4% stake in TiVo in June.
Report: Internet Subscription Video Services to Generate $4.6 Billion in 2008Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 23, 2004 - 2:08am.
Scottsdale, Ariz. -- The global value of consumer Internet video subscription services will grow to more than $4.6 billion in 2008, as the market expands beyond its current staples of sports and movies, according to a report from Arizona-based market research firm In-Stat/MDR. The firm pointed to successful sports services from Major League Baseball and MSN, and from BSkyB in the U.K., as well as video-on-demand services from Movielink and CinemaNow. By 2008, In-Stat/MDR predicts, North America and Asia will account for about two-thirds of the worldwide market for online subscription video. Portable media devices are also projected to eventually create new business models for subscription video services.
Cablevision Launches Subscription Games On Demand ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 3, 2004 - 3:26am.
Bethpage, N.Y. -- Cable TV operator Cablevision on Monday launched a subscription-based video game service, available to its one million iO: Interactive Optimum digital cable customers. The seven games initially offered will soon expand to include a suite of casino-style titles, with free demos available for all games and unlimited access for $4.95 per month. The interface for the service was designed by Los Angeles-based Schematic, with games being provided by Visionik, a unit of News Corp.'s NDS.
Atari Launches Games on Demand Monthly Subscription ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 6, 2004 - 7:05am.
New York -- Video game publisher Atari announced on Tuesday the launch of Atari on Demand, a new subscription-based service that will stream its back-catalog game titles to users' PCs. The $14.95 monthly service, powered by technology from Massachusetts-based Exent, will allow Windows users from anywhere in the world to subscribe to the service, which in addition to games will also offer productivity and kids' software. Apple Launches Digital Music Subscription Service, Unveils New iPodsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 28, 2003 - 9:52am.
Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple Computer on Monday launched its iTunes Music Store, the company's anticipated digital music subscription service. The service is available to Mac users as a free download, after which all 200,000 tracks from major labels BMG, EMI, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal and Warner may be purchased a la carte for $0.99 each. Thirty-second previews are available for the songs, which are encoded in Dolby's AAC audio format at 128 kbps and may be burned to an unlimited number of CDs and transferred unlimited times to the iPod, as well as used freely in other Apple applications like iMovie. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple on Monday also introduced a new line of its iPod digital music players. The new designs are slimmer than previous models at .62 inches and weigh 5.6 ounces. A 10GB model costs $299, while a 15GB model sells for $399 and a new 3,500-song capacity, 30GB model is priced at $499.
Yahoo Launches Platinum Audio and Video Subscription ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2003 - 5:08am.
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Yahoo on Monday announced the launch of a new broadband audio and video subscription service, Yahoo Platinum, offering content from CBS, Fox, ABC, The Weather Channel and others for $9.95 per month. The service will compete directly with RealNetworks' RealOne SuperPass, which currently claims 900,000 subscribers. Included in Yahoo Platinum are CBS "Survivor"-related content, Fox "American Idol"-related content, NASCAR content and access to the first-ever Web broadcasts of NCAA basketball tournament games through CBS SportsLine.com. For $16.95, subscribers can gain access to live video of all 56 games from the first and second rounds of the tournament, beginning on Thursday. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Yahoo said it soon plans to add programming from CNBC Dow Jones Business Video, National Geographic and Warren Miller Entertainment to the service, which will offer content in both RealNetworks and Microsoft delivery formats. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030317/170104_1.html
LA Times: Apple to Launch Digital Music Subscription Service for MacAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 4, 2003 - 1:59am.
Los Angeles -- The Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday that Apple is planning to launch a major digital music service using the Advanced Audio Codec (AAC), a higher-fidelity and more secure digital format than the ubiquitous MP3. Although no licensing deals for the service have been announced, four of five major labels are reportedly close to licensing their songs. "This is exactly what the music industry has been waiting for," one person familiar with the negotiations told The Times. "It's hip. It's quick. It's easy. If people on the Internet are actually interested in buying music, not just stealing it, this is the answer." The service would only be available to Mac users -- a paltry 3 percent of the total computer market -- but Apple CEO Steve Jobs has reportedly personally pitched it to label executives. Apple has come under fire for the marketing behind its popular iPod digital music player, which some music industry insiders have said encourages piracy. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-music4mar04,1,7646945.story?co
Report: Sony Music Takes 4% Stake in Rival Subscription Service MusicNetAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2003 - 2:16am.
Los Angeles -- Sony Music has taken a 4 percent stake in MusicNet, a digital music subscription service joint venture that competes with its own Pressplay joint venture with Universal Music Group, sources close to the company told Reuters on Friday. MusicNet is a joint venture between AOL, RealNetworks and record labels Warner Music, BMG and EMI that sells music downloads and lets users stream music to their PCs. Sony Music also licensed its songs to MusicNet in November. The U.S. Department of Justice began an ongoing probe into antitrust issues between MusicNet and Pressplay in 2001. The two ventures were formed through negotiations and licensing agreements between the five major record labels, which control the majority of the world's recorded music. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=internetNews&storyID=2302257
MusicMatch Licenses Maverick Records Catalog for Subscription ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 31, 2003 - 4:17am.
San Diego -- MusicMatch, a provider of digital music player software and operator of music subscription services, announced on Friday that it has licensed Maverick Records' catalog for inclusion in its Artist On Demand interactive streaming radio service. The agreement gives the 115,000 subscribers to San Diego-based MusicMatch's service access to songs from artists including the Deftones, Alanis Morissette and Paul Oakenfold.
Yahoo Launches Premium LAUNCHcast Web Radio Subscription ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 29, 2003 - 4:39am.
Santa Monica, Calif. -- Yahoo on Wednesday announced the launch of a premium version of its LAUNCHcast Internet radio service. LAUNCHcast Plus, available for $3.99 per month or $35.99 per year, offers commercial-free access to 50 pre-programmed niche station streams as well as the ability to create stations based on favorite artists or listen to other subscriber-created stations. The service will also be available for free to SBC Yahoo DSL and Dial customers. Earlier this week, Yahoo announced that it settled pending copyright infringement litigation between its subsidiary Launch and Sony Music, which centered on the broadcast of Sony-owned songs on the LAUNCHcast service. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030129/290110_1.html
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