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1. Apple mixes cocktail to boost music album sales

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 27 July 2009

   ... be able to click into music directly from the digital booklet, without using iTunes, the Financial Times (FT) wrote.     It appears that Apple is working with EMI, Sony Music, Warner ...

2. Video-on-Demand available in HD via Amazon

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 22 April 2009

   Amazon expanded its Video on Demand service on Tuesday to include more than  500 HD television shows and movies from Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Universal ...

3. Macworld 2009: iTunes now DRM-free, iPhone music purchases over 3G network are a go

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 06 January 2009

   ... in DRM-free format as Apple inked the deal with Universal Music Group, SonyBMG and Warner Music Group. The last three labels now join EMI who agreed to offer its music on iTunes in 256 kbps AAC encoding ...

4. Warner Music videos removed from YouTube

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 22 December 2008

     If you are used to watching your favorite music videos via YouTube, then you might be surprised to find that task is going to become much more difficult. Warner Music said in a statement that ...

5. Sprint-Clearwire WiMax deal expected to be approved this week

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Sunday, 02 November 2008

   ... Comcast, $1.0 billion from Intel, $550 million from Tim Warner Cable, $500 million from Google and $100 million from Brighthouse Networks. The combined investment will translate into a 21% stake in the ...

6. Outmaneuvered: Real Networks hits Hollywood with preemptive suit

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 30 September 2008

   ... Fox Film, NBC Universal, Warner Bros. Entertainment and Viacom in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. "RealNetworks took this legal action to protect consumers' ability ...

7. SlotMusic: Can microSD cards replace audio CDs?

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Sunday, 21 September 2008

   ... with PCs, cellphones and other portable devices: Flash memory cards will soon be sold with preloaded, DRM free music.   The format introduced by EMI, Sony BMG, Universal and Warner Bros. is called ...

8. A new try of buy once, play anywhere – without Apple

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 15 September 2008

   ... music retailer in the U.S. – ahead of Wal-Mart. Part of the newly founded Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) are the content studios Fox Entertainment Group¸ NBC Universal and Warner Bros., ...

9. Surprise, surprise: U.S. broadband is slow. Really slow.

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 12 August 2008

   ... 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 networks and are more focused on topics ...

10. PS3 expected to remain the driving force behind Blu-ray sales

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 01 July 2008

    ... market – Warner holds 18.8%, followed by Fox (15.3%), Sony (13.5%), Paramount (13.4%), Disney (13.1%) and Universal (10.7%).   Read on the next page HDTVs and DVD players, video games     ...

11. DVDs come under pressure from the-same-day iTunes digital releases

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Friday, 02 May 2008

    ... 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 Entertainment, Lionsgate, ...

12. Music store to launch on Myspace

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 03 April 2008

    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 media ...

13. Hulu online video site goes live

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Tuesday, 11 March 2008

    Hulu, the online video joint venture of News Corp 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 ...

14. Warner to still support HD DVD through May

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 20 February 2008

    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) - Ironically, ...

15. HD DVD’s rise and fall: A timeline

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 19 February 2008

    ... movies.   However, 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 ...

16. Toshiba shuts down HD DVD

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 19 February 2008

    ... changes” 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 ...

17. Update: Blu-ray and HD DVD support demystified

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 31 January 2008

    ... both high-def standards to HD DVD exclusively.  Unfortunately for the fledgling format, though, Blu-ray grew back stronger from that and recently gained exclusive support from Warner Bros, another ...

18. Amazon announces international plans for DRM-free music catalog

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 28 January 2008

    ... 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 includes 33,000 independent ...

19. Blu-ray winning format war, Gartner says

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 28 January 2008

    ... 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 are still committed ...

20. Qtrax to offer 25 million songs for free

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Sunday, 27 January 2008

    ... working on your primary machine. The company promises to share ad revenue with the song owners and claims that deals have been made with the four major record labels: Universal Music, Sony-BMG, Warner ...

21. BBC says it will still support both high-def formats

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 17 January 2008

    ... Vegas, Warner Home Video announced it was dropping HD DVD support, creating mass chaos in the format war.  Since then, all HD DVD supporters have been questioned about their stance.  Even staunch ...

22. Digital Playground drops HD DVD

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 16 January 2008

    ... has in the format war, the studio 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.  ...

23. Wrap-up: All stories and slideshows from CES 2008

    (Event Coverage/Event Coverage Features)

    Friday, 11 January 2008

    ...  more... Key stories Warner Home Video drops HD DVD support, backs Blu-ray exclusively In a major blow to HD DVD, Warner announced tonight that it will ...

24. Sony drops DRM on Amazon MP3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 10 January 2008

    ... the four major music labels to offer music download without copy protection. The news from Amazon and Sony BMG follows on the heels of an announcement from December 27 that Warner Music Group would offer ...

25. XM, Warner settle lawsuit over recording device

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 26 December 2007

    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 holiday, ...

26. Sony Ericsson works on own music store

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 07 November 2007

    ... 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 tracks, as a first step, from all the majors, as well ...

27. Universal and other major labels contemplating iTunes alternative

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 16 October 2007

    ... could also be incorporated into mobile phones, with the subscription fees added to the phone bill. According to Business Week, Sony is interested in joining the program and Universal is in talks with Warner ...

28. Microsoft steps up support for HD DVD format

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 04 October 2007

    ... 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 patent holders today met in an effort ...

29. Vudu service offers direct-to-set-top video downloads

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 06 September 2007

    ... Paramount, Warner Bros, and Universal.  Over 5000 movies are available to users, claims Vudu. Digital video downloads are most common with PC-based applications such as iTunes, Movielink, and Cinema ...

30. Paramount and Dreamworks go HD-DVD: Sony’s curse continues

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

    Tuesday, 21 August 2007

    ... 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 price, and if Sony can make enough Blu-ray ...

31. Allofmp3.com owner found not guilty of copyright infringement

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 16 August 2007

    ... Warner, and EMI Music became upset as the site gained notoriety and pressed for legal action.  It was able to operate for years without trouble because the site was hosted in Russia.  However, ...

32. Blu-ray, HD DVD topple VHS sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 09 August 2007

    ... Planet Earth. Warner's short-titled "300" is the most recent newsmaker, selling 250,000 copies on Blu-ray and HD DVD in a single week. It's still a long way before the two formats really ...

33. Blockbuster to buy Movielink

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 09 August 2007

    ... 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 announce an interest in purchasing ...

34. Yahoo music store to offer lyrics

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 24 April 2007

    ... It will sell ad space alongside the lyrics, 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 ...

35. Blockbuster eyeing acquisition of Movielink

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 01 March 2007

    ... a joint venture from several 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 ...

36. YouTube strikes deal for 60s TV shows

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 13 February 2007

    ... CBS, NBC Universal, Universal Music Group, Warner Music, and Sony BMG have all entered into such agreements.  ...

37. EMI considers DRM-free music downloads

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 09 February 2007

    ... four. Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, and Warner Music Group round out the dominating record companies.  Warner has voiced strong opinions about lifting DRM restrictions for its music, which outlines ...

38. Steve Jobs chastizes music industry, wants DRM-free music

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 06 February 2007

    ... posted on the main Apple website. You can 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 ...

39. Now playing on your PC: Netflix movies

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 16 January 2007

    ... Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., New Line Cinema and Lionsgate to participate in the program, which is offered free of charge to Netflix subscribers. However, ...

40. YouTube fails to implement copyright identification

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 02 January 2007

    ... actually be 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 ...

41. Japan wants strict Youtube video screening

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 05 December 2006

    ... Youtube has set up an audio recognition system that can better spot copyrighted material automatically. The site also has struck licensing deals with CBS, Warner Music, Universal Music, and Sony BMG.  ...

42. Zune zooms out to retailers across the country

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 13 November 2006

    ... pay for a 30 GB iPod video. According to Microsoft, the player is 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 ...

43. UPDATE 2: Google to acquire YouTube in $1.65 billion deal

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 09 October 2006

    ... on 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 ...

44. Real Networks embeds Rhapsody music service into Sandisk MP3 players

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 19 September 2006

    ... players will have 2 to 8 GB 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 ...

45. Warner warms up to YouTube with media sharing agreement

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 18 September 2006

    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 first ...

46. HD DVD gets a $150 million marketing boost

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 11 July 2006

    ... the first row of the HD DVD proponent group - including lead developer Toshiba, Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft as well as the home entertainment divisions of Universal, Warner and Paramount - will ...

47. Prices of HD DVDs dropping, sort of

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 16 June 2006

    ... of DVD/HD DVD combo media, which currently sells for $40. We were not able to confirm the reports. Competitor Warner Home Video (WHV), however, told us that it has no plans of reducing its current pricing ...

48. Cinevision 2006: 5000 x 2000 pixels create high-def for movie theaters

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 15 June 2006

    ... und Warner Bros., develops a ""4K"" digital movie theater, which is able to scale a JPEG2000 code stream to a resolution of up to 4096 x 2160 pixels. Considering the size of the movie theater screen, this ...

49. Warner, Universal experiment with HD DVD format variations in new releases

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 26 April 2006

    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, Universal ...

50. Movielink, CinemaNow bring legal video downloads to the US

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 03 April 2006

    ... sites. MovieLink said it has signed agreements with MGM, Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal and Warner Bros.; CinemaNow brought Sony Pictures, MGM, and Lionsgate on ...