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Internet land grab for on-demand entertainment consumer

September 12, 2006, was a banner day for competition in the interactive entertainment space. NBC, Apple and AT&T announced various products, services and plans to claim their rightful shares of the interactive consumer entertainment market.In-brief, below, the high-powered power plays for ownership of the on-demand, interactive entertainment content consumer.IN THEIR...

Tags: Apple iTunes

Blog posts 2006-09-13

Top ad buyers on movie sites: Walt Disney, GE, NewsCorp

Nielsen//NetRatings published its findings on top advertisers on movie sites for the week ending October 23rd, 2005.Who buys ads on movie sites Impressions, 000ShareWalt Disney121,16932.5%GE81,16821.8%News Corp47,29912.7%DreamWorks SKG40,03810.7%Time Warner Inc.34,4019.2%Sony Corporation23,4336.3%Viacom Inc11,9823.2%American Zion2,4360.7%Magnolia Pictures2,2090.6%J2 Communications1,6080.4%Rogue Pictures1,4660.4%Mattel, Inc.1,0470.3%Rockne & Jones4870.1%Lions Gate4710.1%Eagle Rock4490.1%Sparq4310.1%PictureHouse4110.1%Anchor Bay4040.1%Tel Ra Productions3010.1%Laurel Hill2850.1%Total373,025100.0%Source: Nielsen//NetRatings

Tags: movie, movie site

Blog posts 2006-03-20

Herbie: Fully Loaded Trailer (wmv)

Watch the trailer for the upcoming Disney film. Lindsay Lohan stars as Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagon bug with a mind of its own - and puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor. Herbie's got some...

Tags: WMV, The Walt Disney Co., Herbie, Digital Video, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2005-06-10

Additional Resources

Hollywood to kids: Pay up for preschool movies

The scene: An Irish preschool for toddlers. The children sit on the floor in a semi-circle, watching a TV screen. They squeal with delight at "The Little Mermaid," "Toy Story" and other Hollywood kids' fare. Enter a black-masked villain, carrying a fearful letter. He is not the true villain, though;...

Tags: Villain, Hollywood, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Taxes, TVs, Free Trade, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, Mice, Financial Planning, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Apple: Perhaps it needs the enterprise after all

Does Apple need to cook up an enterprise strategy pronto? Despite enterprise interest in the Mac platform and more importantly the iPhone Apple hasn't been going out of its way to target corporate users. That move may be a miscalculation given the economy and a struggling consumer. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Netflix news: Starz catalog added to online service, streaming to PS3, Xbox 360 through PlayOn beta software

The Netflix ecosystem is expanding as the popular DVD rental company tries to bulk up its online video streaming business in anticipation of the day when fewer and fewer people want to watch movies after waiting to get a disc in the mail. Last week, the company announced a deal...

Tags: Software, NetFlix Inc., Starz, Sony PlayStation 3, Movie, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, MediaMall Technologies, Game Players, Corporate Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Kids NetLinks Mickey Mouse Browser (zip)

Kids NetLinks Mickey Mouse Browser provides 12 1 click access buttons to the top fun and games on disney.com for Mickey Mouse adventures. This latest version has full flash capabilities, new kids netlinks for mickey mouse and also browser resizing for kids to play all sized games in the kids...

Tags: Web Browser, Kid, Kids NetLinks, Kids NetLinks Mickey Mouse Browser, Games, Web Browsers, Mice, Personal Technology, Internet, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-10-02

RealDVD officially launches, so do lawsuits; Is it 'StealDVD'?

Update: RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched. And the lawsuits weren't far behind. In a statement Techmeme, RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a "watershed" product. The software, which goes for $29.99 on sale, allows you to...

Tags: Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, RealDVD Software, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Top US sites in August 2008

Rank Property Audience, 000 Total Internet 188,937 1 Google Sites 144,738 2 Yahoo! Sites 141,549 3 Microsoft Sites 123,466 4 AOL LLC 110,623 5 Fox Interactive Media 89,236 6 eBay 71,495 7 Ask...

Tags: Site, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Congress passes 'unconstitutional' Pro-IP bill, Bush likely to veto

Congress passes 'unconstitutional' Pro-IP bill, Bush likely to vetoGee...What a surprise that a bunch of compromised congresscritters pass another attack on the People with the backing of the "Copyright Alliance". (read, BSA, MPAA, RIAA, MS, Time Warner, Disney...)It's good that Bush will veto it. Even though he's only doing it...

Tags: Blogging, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Bush, Pro-IP, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureYou may want to edit the "More Terminology" section.In it you state and hopefully this is not your own understanding of it: [i]“T1″ is an North American telco designation for a single cable provisioned to carry up to 24 concurrent telephone conversations but usually...

Tags: Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, T1, recorder

Discussion threads 2008-09-26

EA Spore backlash could help end DRM

EA Spore backlash could help end DRMPirate = Potential Lost Sale. Myself = Definate Lost Sale.I am not buying this game because of it, and I really wanted to as well.I don't understand the mentality of EA. If EA consider a pirate as a lost sale why not...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Games, Removing DRM, digital-rights management, Electronic Arts Inc., EA Spore, piracy, game

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

First Google phone announced by T-Mobile (updated 2x)

T-Mobile today announced the first mobile phone to run the Google Android operating system, which is largely considered to be the first real competitor to the iPhone. The T-Mobile G1 (a re-badged HTC Dream) will launch on 22 October 2008: Hardware features: ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Phone, T-Mobile, T-Mobile G1, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Digital Media, Digital Music, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Netflix bolsters streaming lineup: Adds Hannah Montana in Disney, CBS deal

Netflix, meet Hannah Montana. In the latest sign that Netflix is serious about being a streaming media leader, the company on Tuesday inked deals with Disney/ABC and CBS to stream television shows. CBS owns this site. Netflix has been streaming movies and television shows as it prepares...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Disney Corp., CBS Corp., TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Top US online video properties by unique viewers in July 2008

Property Unique Viewers (000) Average Videos per Viewer Total Internet 142,507 80.2 Google Sites 92,130 54.7 Fox Interactive Media 54,845 8.1 Yahoo! Sites 37,610 7.2 Microsoft Sites 32,640 8.7 AOL LLC 22,959 4.1 Viacom Digital 21,142...

Tags: America Online Inc., Online Video, Video, Site, Corporate Communications, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-19

Top US online video properties in July 2008

Property Videos (000) Share (%) of Videos Total Internet 11,425,890 100.0 Google Sites 5,044,053 44.1 Fox Interactive Media 445,682 3.9 Microsoft Sites 282,748 2.5 Yahoo! Sites 269,452 2.4 Viacom Digital 246,413 2.2 Disney Online 186,700 1.6...

Tags: Online Video, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-18

DECE - Lipstick on the DRM pig

DECE - Lipstick on the DRM pigRE: DECE - Lipstick on the DRM pigAs long as there is any DRM involve, this is for me.Buy Once -> *cough* *cough* -> Play Anywhere. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to *cough* *cough* :DWho audits their books?Curious, who is the auditor of Apple's...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, DECE

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

DOJ contemplates a bigger fight with Google

The Washington-Google wrestling match has taken another turn and this time, it's the DOJ that's flexing its muscle. Anonymous sources tell CNET that the Department of Justice is contemplating whether to simply challenge the proposed Google-Yahoo ad-sharing deal or swing for the fences by filing broader charges...

Tags: Google Inc., Antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., U.S. Department Of Justice, Government, Corporate Law, Vertical Industries, Security, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Justice preparing antitrust claim against Google

Is the Justice Department gearing up to after Google? Seems like. The Wall Street Journal reports DOJ has hired former Disney vice chairman Sanford Litvack in preparation for an antitrust action against Google. For weeks, U.S. lawyers have been deposing witnesses and issuing subpoenas for...

Tags: Google Inc., Antitrust, Lawyer, U.S. Department Of Justice, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-09

News to know: DEMO, Google, Live Mesh apps, Microsoft PCs

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: Should Microsoft get into the PC hardware business? OEM licensing confusion starts at Microsoft.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: What could Microsoft bring to the PC hardware...

Tags: Google Inc., PC, Microsoft Corp., Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-09-09