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Zune of the future may come with copyright cop: Microsoft is "exploring" the possibility of building in copyright protection into the Zune player, Saul Hansell writes in the Times. The agreement is part of NBC Universal's deal to sell its programming for Zune. Microsoft is parsing this story very closely -- to Clintonian levels, in fact....; Tags: NBC, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Saul Hansell, Content Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Zune desktop 2.5 released with TV shows and social improvements: Zune desktop 2.5 released with TV shows and social improvements"Social Improvements!?!"Sounds like a public works project or something. I don't know but I've always found the whole concept of The Social to lack any "impact" no WOW or UMPH!!! Pagan jimRE: Zune desktop 2.5 released with TV...; Tags: social improvement, Microsoft Zune, TV-shows, desktop, firmware; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Silverlight to star in nbc's online Olympics coverage: Silverlight to star in NBC's online Olympics coverageRE: Silverlight to star in NBC's online Olympics coverageAre you serious? You'd even think about watching streaming video on Win9x? I'm sure that if they picked Flash 9, you'd be able to, right?Maybe one of every 60 frames.Silverlight is more cross-platform...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Web browsers, Microsoft Silverlight, Olympic Games, NBC, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
Silverlight to star in nbc's online Olympics coverage: NBC is relying heavily on Microsoft's Silverlight to present its online Olympic coverage which will include about 2,200 hours of free on-demand video. Perkins Miller is counting down the days to the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing this year. NBC's senior vice president of...; Tags: Olympic Games, NBC, Microsoft Silverlight, Miller, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Silverlight, Olympics, Microsoft, video, on-demand, Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia; News items 2008-04-25
Silverlight: Getting ready for its Olympics closeup: Microsoft's Siliverlight is 104 days away from its Olympics close-up and partner NBC is tweaking its site hoping to use qualifying rounds as a testing ground. That's the big takeaway from ZDNet Asia's Victoria Ho's interview with Perkins Miller, NBC's senior vice president of digital media for...; Tags: Olympic Games, NBC, Microsoft Silverlight, Ho, Corporate Communications, Team Management, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-25

Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: nbc the Biggest Loser: NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. For NBC, it was time to test the boundaries of quick-turnaround Internet advertising vs. a big-budget multimedia campaigns just before the live season...; Tags: NBC, Microsoft Corp., Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software; Case studies 2008-02-02
Silverlight to power the online video portal for the 2008 Olympics: Silverlight to power the online video portal for the 2008 OlympicsWow!I like your notes about 90%! In fact, I had no clue what the Silverlight is. Certainly, I've seen this name in the news but paid no attention. Flash is a king, and I think M$oft will loose this game...; Tags: Portals, Web technology, Digital music, Microsoft Silverlight, online video portal, Olympic Games, NBC, portal, online video; Discussion threads 2008-01-06
nbc to provide TV shows for SanDisk service: NBC to provide TV shows for SanDisk serviceNBC selling stuff for donwload? I wonder if thye make any money from it?In light of the WGA strikes this is pretty absurd.RE: NBC to provide TV shows for SanDisk serviceThe shows should be free. You're already paying for the set top...; Tags: TV & Home Theater, Network technology, NBC, SanDisk Corp., TV-shows, disk; Discussion threads 2007-12-12
Why Apple can't do to video what it did to music: Why Apple can't do to video what it did to musicThe tail is not going to wag the dog.......this time around.RE: Why Apple can't do to video what it did to musicOf course NBC and others are seeing less revenue, they put their shows on the web themselves. People...; Tags: Corporate communications, Digital music, Digital media, video, Apple Inc., movie, music, NBC, Apple iTunes; Discussion threads 2007-12-05
nbc in pact to use TiVo's viewership data: NBC in pact to use TiVo's viewership dataZapping through adsI get a little annoyed that TV companies think that people watched commercials before the advent of DVR's. We used to video tape all the shows we ewatched so that we could forwards through the commercials, then we did the...; Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, viewership data, NBC, TiVo Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-11-27
SNL iPhone ad spoof: SNL iPhone ad spoofLink is deadplease find a new link. You Tube killed this.Steve must have sent Moshe over down the street to Google to terrorize those guys to take it down :)Looks like the spoof went "poof!"NT; Tags: SNL iPhone, advertisement; Discussion threads 2007-11-04
SNL iPhone ad spoof (updated): NBC did a funny spoof of the latest iPhone television commercials on Saturday Night Live this weekend. The sketch mimics the black backdrop, everyman-type commercials that Apple is currently airing. In last night's spoof Fred Armisen tells the audience how the iPhone makes it easier to have an...; Tags: Apple iPhone, NBC, Advertisement, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-11-04
Hulu and the expectations game: Expect nothing--or better yet expect a total trainwreck--and you're always pleasantly surprised. That axiom is at play today as Hulu--the online video venture of Fox and NBC launches. The online service, which was launched to be a YouTube-ish competitor, is in private beta and the blogger class...; Tags: Game, NBC, Web, TechCrunch, Online Video, TV, Music Industry, Hulu, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Channel Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-29
nbc.com to deliver free, ad supported shows; ABC pairs up with AOL to do same: NBC.com to deliver free, ad supported shows; ABC pairs up with AOL to do sameBalkanizationGreat, so they want everyone to download a separate player for each network? Then they'll make sure the content can't be transferred to anybody else and will expire in one week. Oh, and you...; Tags: Digital media, advertisement, NBC, ABC Inc., America Online Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-20
nbc.com to deliver free, ad supported shows; ABC pairs up with AOL to do same: NBC launched NBC Direct in a move to deliver its shows free and ad-supported through NBC.com. ABC is pairing with AOL to distribute its shows--and the ads that go with them--for free. It's a distribution land grab. For NBC, the initial reaction from most observers was "Huh?" What...; Tags: NBC, Advertisement, ABC Inc., America Online Inc., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-09-20
Does Sony finally have an iTunes answer?: Does Sony finally have an iTunes answer?RE: Does Sony finally have an iTunes answer?As not only a conduit for purchasing, but a media provider as well, sony has to be careful here.If Sony tries to man-handle the market by owning not only the media rights to the content, but the...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, DVD, Consumer electronics, NBC, greed, Sony PlayStation Portable, Sony Corp., Apple iTunes, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-05
nbc Universal finds new home on Amazon's Unbox: NBC Universal finds new home on Amazon's UnboxI just turn on my televisionand it comes thru quite nicely, and free!If Apple is the.."evil monopolistic company," what do you call NBC/Universal? You can get their programming in a number of ways, not only through Apple. Yet you can only...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Public relations, Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., Amazon Unbox, Amazon.com Inc., NBC, NBC Universal Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-04
nbc Universal finds new home on Amazon's Unbox: Apple's loss is Amazon's gain. NBC Universal and Amazon said Tuesday that NBC's TV shows will be available on Amazon's Unbox service. The news comes days after NBC Universal and Apple ended an agreement to sell TV shows through iTunes. Amazon will offer a...; Tags: NBC, NBC Universal Inc., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-09-04
nbc, Apple play game of brinkmanship: NBC, Apple play game of brinkmanshipNBC has more to loseApple will lose a few TV shows from their selection. NBC, meanwhile, will lose their whole online revenue stream. Their alternate way of selling their shows their own custom web service is hopeless in the short or medium-term.Even long-term,...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Digital media, game, NBC, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-08-31
iTunes showdown brewing: Content owners vs Apple: Update: Apple and NBC Universal confirmed Friday that NBC shows will not be sold on iTunes. In a statement, Apple didn't mince words: The move follows NBC's decision to not renew its agreement with iTunes after Apple declined to pay more than double the...; Tags: NBC, NBC Universal Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-31