Archive for April, 2007
“Google Inc. will sell and select some of the ads shown to EchoStar Communications Corp.’s 13.1 million satellite TV subscribers, marking the online search leader’s latest effort to extend its marketing muscle beyond the Internet. Under the partnership announced Tuesday, Google hopes to prove the automated formula running its booming online advertising network can also become a moneymaker in long-established media such as TV…” (Read full article here)
April 3rd, 2007
“A spokesperson for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that the price of the PSP has been cut in the US. Until this week, the Core PSP pack retailed for USD 199.99 (EUR 150 / GBP 100). However, it will now carry a price tag of USD 169.99 (EUR 130 / GBP 85). The Core pack includes a PSP, battery and adaptor, and retails for GBP 150 in the UK. When asked if Sony has any plans to cut the price in Europe the spokesperson replied, “We have no announcements to make about the PSP in the European market at this time…” (Read full article here)
April 3rd, 2007
“Rogers Communications on Monday said it has become the first wireless carrier in North America to offer video calling to cell phone subscribers. The company, which is Canada’s biggest wireless provider, with more than 6.8 million customers, will essentially let subscribers use their cell phones much like Web cameras to complete video calls. It will also offer access to various video and music services on its cell phones, including the top 50 video clips on YouTube every week. The services are being delivered on Rogers’ new HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) network…” (Read full article here)
April 2nd, 2007
“If there are two sides to every story, the Digital Freedom Campaign hopes to balance the RIAA’s message on copyright by educating students about alternative views on copyright and fair use, while teaching them how they can fight back against the RIAA. The DFC was founded last fall by a number of groups, including the CEA, EFF, Public Knowledge, and the American Library Association. Designed in no small part to counteract the MPAA and RIAA’s propaganda on technology and the media, Digital Freedom’s mission is to educate consumers about technology and copyright law, including fair use. To that end, Digital Freedom has announced a new initiative, called Digital Freedom University…” (Read full article here)
April 2nd, 2007
“The European Commission has sent formal charges to major record companies and Apple, alleging they are restricting music sales in Europe, a Commission spokesman said on Monday. Agreements between Apple and the record companies violate the European Union’s rules that prohibit restrictive business practices, according to the spokesman. “Consumers can only buy music from the iTunes online stores in their country of residence and are therefore restricted in their choice of where to buy music, and consequently what music is available and at what price,” said Jonathan Todd, European Commission spokesman. Apple said it wanted to offer a pan-European store but was hemmed in by the music companies’ demands…” (Read full article here)
April 2nd, 2007
“EMI will announce on Monday that it will be freeing much of its catalog from the shackles of DRM. The Wall Street Journal, citing “people familiar with the matter,” reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will be present at the announcement in London and that the music will be sold through the iTunes Store and possibly other online outlets. The news comes less than two months after Apple published Steve Jobs’ famous open letter on the issue of DRM. In his missive, Jobs laid the blame for the DRM mess squarely at the feet of the music industry and said that he would gladly sell unprotected music if only the record labels would agree…” (Read full article here)
April 1st, 2007
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