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WebsitesCNBC Debuts Redesigned Website with Live WebcastsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2006 - 3:14pm.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. - Financial news network CNBC on Monday debuted a new version of its CNBC.com website. New features include streaming live and on-demand videos throughout the site, produced both from a new all-digital studio in New Jersey, and by CNBC bureaus in Singapore, London and other regions. The site will air 3-8 hours of live CNBC programming daily, as well as a live webcast -- "Market in a Minute" -- at the top and bottom of each hour during the business day. A subscription offering will include live, real-time streams of CNBC's U.S., Europe and Asia feeds for $9.95 per month.
Report: One-Third of U.S. Adults Have Visited TV-Related WebsitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 30, 2006 - 2:49pm.
Orlando, Fla. - Broadcasters' and advertisers' efforts to send TV viewers to websites are yielding success, as more than one-third of adults have watched a TV show then engaged in some type of Web activity related to that programming, according to a report from the American Marketing Association.
MTV Networks to Launch 20 Companion Sites for TV ShowsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 28, 2006 - 2:54pm.
New York - Viacom's MTV Networks announced on Tuesday that it plans to launch more than 20 online vertical channels in the first half of 2007 that will cover topics including musical genres and sub-genres, celebrity fashion and style, personal growth and faith and spirituality.
HBO and AOL to Debut New Comedy Website in JanuaryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 16, 2006 - 3:16pm.
Dulles, Va. - HBO said that it will team with AOL to launch a new broadband website focused on comedy. The "This Just In" site will feature extensive video content, as well as blogs, and will replace AOL's current comedy channel when it launches early next year.
Majority of Top U.S. Sites Now Drawing Most Traffic from AbroadAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2006 - 2:13pm.
London - Fourteen of the top 25 U.S. Web properties attract more traffic from people outside the U.S. than from within, according to a new study by comScore Networks.
Among them are the top five Web properties in the U.S. -- Yahoo, Time Warner Network, Microsoft, Google and eBay. Microsoft Debuts Two Zune-related WebsitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2006 - 1:16pm.
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft has launched two websites in connection with the Nov. 14 debut of its $249 Zune digital media player, a 30GB device with built-in Wi-Fi functionality. Zune.net features pictures and descriptions of the player and its accessories, along with various musician and artist profiles. The other site, Zune Arts, is a Flash-based site that features quirky artwork and some downloadable images from an array of artists.
Emmis Integrates iTunes Stores Into Additional Radio Station SitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 2, 2006 - 11:44am.
Indianapolis, Ind. - Radio station owner Emmis Communications said on Friday that it is proceeding with its integration of iTunes Music Stores into its radio station websites.
World Series of Video Games, AOL to Create Co-branded SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 1, 2006 - 1:49pm.
New York - The World Series of Video Games (WSVG) announced on Thursday that it has partnered with AOL to create a co-branded site for the company's tournaments and players.
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Report: Millions Flock to College Basketball Sites For March MadnessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 21, 2006 - 6:18am.
Reston, Va. - College basketball fans flocked to the Internet in droves last week to view scores, brackets and, for the first time, live streaming game broadcasts, according to new statistics released by market research firm comScore Media Metrix. On Thursday, nearly 8 million visitors -- or more than 7 percent of the total U.S. Internet population -- accessed NCAA men's basketball content through the most popular sites, including
Shadows Social Networking Site Offering 5,000 SXSW TagsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2006 - 6:58am.
Austin - Pluck Corporation said on Friday that its Shadows social networking service has generated over 5,000 tagged websites with relevant information on the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. Austin-based Pluck said blogs covering SXSW including SeeYouInThePit.com and AngryRobot.com have incorporated Shadows links and tags, to help users find bands' official sites and MySpace pages.
NY Times: "Brokeback Mountain" Parodied in Online Video MashupsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 3, 2006 - 6:43am.
New York - The New York Times recently reported on the proliferation of online video "mashups" that parody the Oscar-nominated film "Brokeback Mountain," appearing on video-sharing sites including YouTube.com, GorillaMask.net and DailySixer.com. Produced by amateurs or comedy troupes and design shops, the mashups pair the music, themes and slow-motion cuts from the trailer for "Brokeback Mountain" with clips from other films, including "Back to the Future," "The Empire Strikes Back," "Heat," "The Lord of the Rings," "Titanic," "Fight Club" and "Point Break." The combinations are then posted on the video-sharing sites with titles like "Brokeback to the Future," "The Empire Brokes Back" and "Point Brokeback."
Bebo is Top Social Networking Site in the U.K.Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 22, 2006 - 4:53am.
San Francisco - Social networking site Bebo announced on Wednesday that it ranked as the largest such site in the U.K. in December, according to data from Nielsen/NetRatings, outpacing MySpace for the first time in the region with a total of 1.5 million unique visitors. San Francisco-based Bebo was launched in July 2005 and has since attracted more than 22 million registered members. In addition to standard social network features, Bebo recently partnered with Skype to offer free instant messaging, voice and video calling services.
WorldNow to Stream Video for Tribune Services WebsitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 17, 2006 - 2:48am.
New York - WorldNow, a provider of multimedia publishing technology for local media websites, announced on Tuesday that it will provide streaming video products for all of Tribune Interactive's television and newspaper websites. New York-based WorldNow will provide streaming video and ad delivery technology for the websites of Tribune properties including Chicago's WGN-TV, New York Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel and KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.
Clear Channel Radio Station Websites Launch On Demand Music VideosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 9, 2006 - 5:15am.
San Antonio, Texas - Clear Channel Radio, the nation's largest radio station owner, on Monday announced the launch of a beta test of a new music video-on-demand feature on 16 of its radio station websites. The service includes thousands of music videos from artists on 40 labels, including major labels Universal, Warner and EMI. The videos include a "Buy CD" link and "Share Video" feature, which lets users send e-mail links to the videos. The company eventually plans to sell 15-second video ads that will play prior to the videos. Clear Channel stations will be able to customize their video selections, by featuring specific artists and promoting their DJs' favorite picks. The music video-on-demand service will initially launch for stations in cities including Los Angeles (KIIS), New York (WHTZ), Washington, D.C. (WWDC) and Boston (WXKS). Clear Channel plans to add the program to radio station websites across the country.
Reuters Launches Free Video News Feeds for WebsitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 20, 2005 - 7:13am.
London - News agency Reuters has launched a new video news feature that lets any website host a Reuters video news feed with up to 20 stories daily. Usually such content is reserved for Reuters' network of newspaper and broadcast partners. Reuters partnered with video distributor Brightcove on the ad-supported service, which is aimed at increasing the agency's audience. "Video is a key part of our strategy," Stephen Smyth, vice president of the media division at Reuters, told CNET News.com. "What we want to do is offer another approach (to content distribution) and following the trends, we want to take advantage of the growing use of online video."
Akamai to Speed Content on Clear Channel Radio Station WebsitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 1, 2005 - 4:31am.
New York - Clear Channel Radio, which owns or operators more than 1,200 U.S. radio stations, announced on Tuesday that Akamai Technologies will provide content delivery network services, speeding delivery of content from Clear Channel's 1,200 radio station websites to users. Clear Channel said that 400 of the sites are streaming live simulcasts, adding that its online audience now numbers 8 million listeners per month.
Major Publishers Launching Retail Sites to Sell Books Directly to ConsumersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2005 - 9:22am.
Frankfurt - Reuters reported on Thursday on how several large publishers recently have ventured into retail, quietly launching websites to sell their books directly to consumers.
Random House, a unit of Bertelsmann, launched a site earlier this year that offers its entire catalog for sale; Simon & Schuster and Penguin are also now selling online. The publishers were quick to say their sites were not meant to be seen as a threat to established booksellers like Amazon or Barnes & Noble. "We can offer features, services and guidance that might be difficult for another retailer to provide," Penguin Group chairman John Makinson told Reuters. "What we're not going to be is competitors to Amazon or any other retailer in this area." Simon & Schuster spokesman Adam Rothberg added, "It would have been foolish to pass up the opportunity to let visitors to our site buy a book they came to find out about." Report: Nearly 800 Websites Dedicated to Online PlagiarismAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 9, 2005 - 4:23am.
San Jose, Calif. -- With students across the country now logging back on to their school computers this week, Secure Computing said that it has found 780 websites dedicated to online plagiarism -- a 10% increase over a year ago. The firm said that most of the sites describe themselves as "essay banks" and offer digital copies of term papers and essays, some for free and others for a price. The larger plagiarism sites offer tens of thousands of essays on a wide variety of topics, with some even offering to write custom term papers on almost any topic. One site charges $19.95 a page for seven-day delivery, and offers "same day service" at $44.95 a page. According to a 2003 survey of 11,000 high school students, 58% admitted to copying uncredited material from the Internet for school assignments.
Court Says WhenU Can Serve Pop-Up Ads on Competitors' WebsitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2005 - 7:16am.
New York -- A federal appeals court has ruled that Internet adware developer WhenU did not violate companies' trademarks when using them to serve pop-up ads for their competitors. WhenU's software is often bundled with file-sharing programs or other applications, and once installed then monitors Web surfing and overlays its clients' ads when users visit a competitor's site. Contact lens retailer 1-800-Contacts sued WhenU for trademark violations in 2002; when a lower court sided with 1-800-Contacts, WhenU appealed the ruling, which was overturned on Monday by the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals. "A trademark owner is not entitled to control your desktop just because you happen to be visiting its website," said Fred von Lohmann, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which filed an amicus brief on behalf of WhenU in the case. "This decision is good news for consumers who want the freedom to install tools that help them customize their web-surfing."
Agreement Postpones U.S. Porn Site Prosecutions Over Age RecordkeepingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2005 - 8:14am.
San Francisco -- A last-minute agreement between an adult entertainment industry trade group and federal prosecutors, reached Thursday, has delayed plans to prosecute website operators that offer pornographic images of persons for whom they do not possess proof of age. In anticipation of the crackdown, many porn websites had already removed such pictures from their servers. However, the broad language in the previously rarely enforced federal law 18 U.S.C. 2257 could also be interpreted to include sites that host photos of abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison, and explicit personal ad photos on websites like PlanetOut.com and Gay.com -- which blocked out such pictures on their sites yesterday. Adult entertainment trade group the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) reached a deal with the U.S. Justice Dept. that halts any prosecutions against FSC members until Sept. 7; while other sites remain vulnerable, the FSC said it can accept new members that will be protected under the agreement up until 2:00 P.M. Pacific time on Saturday. Sites that host "vintage porn" created prior to July 3, 1995 are not vulnerable to prosecution under the law. A hearing is scheduled for Aug. 8 to hear FSC's free speech arguments, against the government's insistence that strict enforcement of the law is needed to stem the online trade in child pornography.
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