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1. Surprise, surprise: U.S. broadband is slow. Really slow.
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...ervices and the potential problems that are developing out of this scenario. While providers such as Time Warner Cable, AT&T or Comcast are trying to squeeze more customers in their antiquated net...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 00:32

...ars ago.     Six major publishers currently control almost 85% of the home video market – Warner holds 18.8%, followed by Fox (15.3%), Sony (13.5%), Paramount (13.4%), Disney (13.1%) a...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 00:23

... both new releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Enterta...
Friday, May 02, 2008 14:52

4. Music store to launch on Myspace
(Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)
Sony, Vivendi, Universal and Warner are all expected to be part of the launch of a new channel of Myspace, allowing users to stream and download music tracks in a direct competition to other digital
Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:12

5. Hulu online video site goes live
(Trendwatch/Trendwatch Weblinks)
... and General Electric's NBC Universal, will make its public debut on Wednesday with programming from Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros Television Group, Lionsgate and from sports leagues. Missing fro...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 07:58

6. Warner to still support HD DVD through May
(Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)
Ironically, Warner Bros now has one of the strongest HD DVD line-ups over the next few months, despite the fact that it has already announced an upcoming exclusive switch to Blu-ray. Burbank (CA) - I
Thursday, February 21, 2008 01:52

7. HD DVD’s rise and fall: A timeline
(Hardware/Hardware Features)
...owever, the end of HD DVD came very quick and its fate was decided by a few serious blows. In early 2008, Warner Bros. said it would abandon HD DVD. Soon, several retailers, most importantly Best Buy,...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 09:21

8. Toshiba shuts down HD DVD
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...in the business environment convinced the company to pull the plug on HD DVD. In the end, it came down to Warner Bros.’ decision to go with Blu-ray exclusively (press release in Japanese). "That had...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 08:42

9. Update: Blu-ray and HD DVD support demystified
(Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)
...fledgling format, though, Blu-ray grew back stronger from that and recently gained exclusive support from Warner Bros, another studio that used to be format neutral. Some studios listed above are ow...
Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:30

10. Amazon announces international plans for DRM-free music catalog
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
... of its U.S. site to its international customers. Amazon is offering DRM-free music from EMI, Universal, Warner as well as Sony, which joined the lineup earlier this month. The portfolio also includ...
Monday, January 28, 2008 17:01

11. Blu-ray winning format war, Gartner says
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...format war. It hasn’t been a particularly good start into the new year for the HD DVD camp. First, Warner dropped (and then extended) its support for the format (only Paramount and Universal a...
Monday, January 28, 2008 10:49

12. Qtrax to offer 25 million songs for free
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
...owners and claims that deals have been made with the four major record labels: Universal Music, Sony-BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI.  Interestingly enough, those labels haven’t yet confirm...
Monday, January 28, 2008 03:18

13. BBC says it will still support both high-def formats
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
...t; in an interview with online portal TV Shows On DVD. A few days before this big CES show in Las Vegas, Warner Home Video announced it was dropping HD DVD support, creating mass chaos in the format ...
Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:19

14. Digital Playground drops HD DVD
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
...o has chosen to drop HD DVD support entirely, reports German publication Heise. Digital Playground joins Warner Bros, New Line, and HBO as recent converts to Blu-ray exclusivity.  HD DVD is left...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 06:58

15. Wrap-up: All stories and slideshows from CES 2008
(Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)
...epit morgue. Read more... Key stories Warner Home Video drops HD DVD support, backs Blu-ray exclusively In a major blow to HD...
Friday, January 11, 2008 08:00

16. Sony drops DRM on Amazon MP3
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
...ection. The news from Amazon and Sony BMG follows on the heels of an announcement from December 27 that Warner Music Group would offer DRM-free music through Amazon’s digital music store. Uni...
Thursday, January 10, 2008 16:59

17. XM, Warner settle lawsuit over recording device
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
Immediately before the Christmas holiday, XM Radio settled a lawsuit brought forth by Warner Music Group over XM's portable digital recorder. New York (NY) - Immediately before the Christmas holi
Wednesday, December 26, 2007 10:27

18. Sony Ericsson works on own music store
(Mobility/Mobility Features)
...nloads of Sony BMG music. Sony says it has already received support from EMI Group, Universal Music, and Warner Music. "The situation today is that we have offers on the table of 5 million music...
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 08:00

19. Universal and other major labels contemplating iTunes alternative
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
...ill. According to Business Week, Sony is interested in joining the program and Universal is in talks with Warner Brothers.  There’s also a rumor that Universal’s chief executive, Doug...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 14:31

20. Microsoft steps up support for HD DVD format
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...lso include Hollywood studios such as DreamWorks Animation SKG, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. In an unrelated announcement, MPEG LA today said that a group of 16 HD DVD paten...
Thursday, October 04, 2007 16:37

21. Vudu service offers direct-to-set-top video downloads
(Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)
...t Vudu has already struck licensing agreements with 20th Century Fox, Disney, New Line Cinema, Paramount, Warner Bros, and Universal.  Over 5000 movies are available to users, claims Vudu. Digit...
Thursday, September 06, 2007 15:26

...niversal are wrong.  They still have Disney (arguably the most powerful), their own Studio, and Time Warner and others that are in both camps. The market may not repeat history and move on the pr...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 17:39

23. Allofmp3.com owner found not guilty of copyright infringement
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...; After a trial, however, his name has been cleared. Entertainment strongholds including Universal, Time Warner, and EMI Music became upset as the site gained notoriety and pressed for legal action.&...
Thursday, August 16, 2007 11:22

24. Blu-ray, HD DVD topple VHS sales
(Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
...n disc box set to be on Amazon.com's list of top five DVDs with the documentary series Planet Earth. Warner's short-titled "300" is the most recent newsmaker, selling 250,000 copies...
Thursday, August 09, 2007 13:14

25. Blockbuster to buy Movielink
(Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)
...iness Week reported that the five studios who invested in Movielink (MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros) were looking to sell the site.  Blockbuster was the first to officially anno...
Thursday, August 09, 2007 12:10

26. Yahoo music store to offer lyrics
(Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)
...yrics, the revenue from which will be shared with record companies. Sony BMG, Sony/ATV, Universal Music, Warner Music, and EMI are all part of the 100 companies that have signed on to Yahoo's new...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 09:42

27. Blockbuster eyeing acquisition of Movielink
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...movie studios, with ownership belonging to MGM, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, and Warner Bros.  If Blockbuster took hold of the site, it's unknown if these studios wou...
Thursday, March 01, 2007 12:38

28. YouTube strikes deal for 60s TV shows
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...e, but only if it is directly uploaded from the company.  CBS, NBC Universal, Universal Music Group, Warner Music, and Sony BMG have all entered into such agreements. ...
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 14:00

29. EMI considers DRM-free music downloads
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...3 versions of songs to consumers.  EMI is one of the big four. Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, and Warner Music Group round out the dominating record companies.  Warner has voiced strong o...
Friday, February 09, 2007 11:21

30. Steve Jobs chastizes music industry, wants DRM-free music
(Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)
...read the 1800-word letter here. In it he blames the big four music companies, namely Universal, Sony BMG, Warner and EMI of forcing iTunes to use DRM to protect music sales. According to Jobs, the rec...
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 16:13

31. Now playing on your PC: Netflix movies
(Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)
...lready convinced NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., New Line Cinema and Lionsgate to participate in the program, which is offered fr...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 18:12

32. YouTube fails to implement copyright identification
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
... finished. After a slate of threatened legal action from copyright owners like NBC Universal and and Time Warner, the video uploading site agreed to put into place a system that would be able to autom...
Tuesday, January 02, 2007 15:59

33. Japan wants strict Youtube video screening
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...at can better spot copyrighted material automatically. The site also has struck licensing deals with CBS, Warner Music, Universal Music, and Sony BMG. ...
Tuesday, December 05, 2006 17:29

34. Zune zooms out to retailers across the country
(Mobility/Mobility Features)
...is now available at close to 30,000 stores. The device is available in black, brown, and white. Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, and EMI Music have all signed on for the Zune Marketplace - the location w...
Monday, November 13, 2006 23:22

35. UPDATE 2: Google to acquire YouTube in $1.65 billion deal
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...n YouTube. Google also announced details of a partnership with Sony BMG today, as well as a new deal with Warner Music Group. Google worked out a deal with copyright holders immediately at the launch ...
Monday, October 09, 2006 20:25

...of internal flash memory and can be upgraded to 10 GB with a micro SD card. Sony BMG, Universal Music and Warner music, along with some independent labels have granted permission to preload songs to t...
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 13:17

Warner Music Group (WMG) and YouTube today announced a joint partnership in which Warner will distribute its copyrighted content through the increasingly popular video sharing site. Warner is the fir
Monday, September 18, 2006 15:16

38. HD DVD gets a $150 million marketing boost
(Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
...r Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft as well as the home entertainment divisions of Universal, Warner and Paramount - will pour $150 million into advertising and promotion in an effort to p...
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 19:08

39. Prices of HD DVDs dropping, sort of
(Archived/Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
Reports about Universal dropping the current price range of HD DVDs by $5 are currently making the rounds on the Internet.
Friday, June 16, 2006 23:08

Three German companies yesterday demonstrated what could be considered the ultimate movie experience of the future: If you thought it just doesn't get better than a 1080p high-definition home theater
Thursday, June 15, 2006 18:44

41. Warner, Universal experiment with HD DVD format variations in new releases
(Archived/Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)
Warner Home Video announced late yesterday its plans to release Rumor Has It on a "combo" format disc, featuring single-layer HD DVD and standard-resolution DVD on alternate sides. Meanwhile, Univers
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 14:04

42. Movielink, CinemaNow bring legal video downloads to the US
(Archived/Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)
Movielink and CinemaNow have begun offering movie downloads. While consumers are promised the convenience of having downloads available at the same time a movie is released on DVD, both services are
Monday, April 03, 2006 21:49

43. Sony's UMD format losing industry support
(Archived/Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)
Sony had planned big things out of the small Universal Media Disc (UMD). Introduced in 2005, UMDs sold like hotcakes initially. Back then, Sony officials said that manufacturing lines were stretched
Thursday, March 30, 2006 23:44

44. Universal makes U-turn, will not use ICT in first-gen HD DVD
(Archived/Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)
Industry support for a feature of high-definition copy protection that would limit the output of HD DVD and Blu-ray discs to 540 lines of resolution, is waning fast, as once-stalwart Universal has re
Monday, March 27, 2006 20:54

45. Kazaa faces new court battle
(Archived/Business and Law/Business and Law Weblinks)
  The full bench of the Australian Federal Court on Thursday gave 32 record companies the green light for contempt of court proceedings against the operators of the Kazaa file sharing software.
Thursday, March 23, 2006 23:53

46. Toshiba may delay HD DVD players rollout to coincide with movie releases
(Archived/Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
Toshiba indicated in a recent statement that it intends to release its upcoming HD DVD players in tandem with studios' release of movies for the HD DVD format those players support. There should have
Monday, March 20, 2006 21:56

Today, a representative of Warner Home Video told the Hollywood Reporter that HD DVD titles may be delayed for several weeks, prompting the removal of those titles from retailers' catalogs. Did the A
Tuesday, March 14, 2006 16:54

48. Amazon proceeding with plan to sell digital movies
(Archived/Trendwatch/Trendwatch Weblinks)
  Amazon is reportedly in talks with major movie studios to secure their blessings (and permission) for an online movie download service.
Friday, March 10, 2006 18:22

49. US Justice Dept. confirms probe into download price fixing
(Archived/Business and Law/Business and Law Features)
A spokesperson for the US Justice Department told TG Daily this afternoon that the DOJ is looking into the possibility of anti-competitive practices in the music download industry. But the DOJ refuse
Friday, March 03, 2006 19:45

50. Sprint records 1 million music downloads, iTunes nearing 1 billion
(Archived/Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)
Sprint announced that downloads of music files from its Sprint Music Store have topped one million songs.
Thursday, February 16, 2006 19:15

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