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3DTV Shows 1st Rate Promise

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Posted: Thursday, December 23rd 2010

Disney Explores Cross-Platform Content Ownership

The  Walt Disney Company appears to be poised to unveil a new technology that will help it recover from slumping DVD sales - a decline fueled in part by robust Web 2.0 content available to consumers, including illegal duplicating and trading of its own copyrighted material. Code-named "Keychest," the service will give consumers lifetime rights to a piece of content - say, a movie or TV show - across multiple digital platforms such as a smartphone or on-demand cable service or computer, Media  [...]
Posted: Thursday, October 22nd 2009

Sprite Experiments With YouTube Series: 'Green Eyed World'

Coca-Cola-owned Sprite is hopping on the reality show bus with an interactive YouTube channel called "Green Eyed World," which will feature Facebook integration, writes The Wall Street Journal. Sprite decided to try reaching out to teens with two things they love most - social media and music - and to use the message of pursuing passions as the driving force behind the campaign. The series, which will f  [...]
Posted: Monday, April 20th 2009

Typical SocNetters Address 110 People/Week; Spend $101 Online/Month

With 40 million active users in the US, social networking has grown 93% since 2006 -- and is poised to play a vital role in the current economic downturn, according to a trend report from Netpop Research LLC. Crucially, Netpop also predicts a related increase in social media advertising opportunities, MarketingCharts   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, January 14th 2009

Google Zeitgeist Unearths Global Interest in Socializing, Politics

Equipped with data from over 30 countries, the objective of Google's Year-End Zeitgeist is to hone in on topics of global interest. In 2008, "Sarah Palin," "Beijing 2008" and "Facebook login" topped the fastest-rising topics worldwide: Meanwhile, top-of-min  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, December 10th 2008

Babelgum, MusicNation Host Online Music Video Contest

With help from MusicNation, video streaming site Babelgum drew 205 participants to its first online music video competition. Tasked with creating their own music videos, 40 semifinalists will appear in a Babelgum app for smartphones, expected to launch December. Babelgum will also debut smartphone-ready channels designed that run short videos aimed at young audiences. Entri  [...]
Posted: Monday, October 27th 2008

Fans Worldwide Follow Olympics Online

Fans from the 10 countries* measured by Nielsen Online visited Beijing2008.cn, the official website of the Beijing Games, at a rate of nearly 930,000 per day, during the first week (Aug. 9-15) of the competition, Nielsen reported (pdf) - MarketingCharts writes.   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, August 20th 2008

Global Entertainment, Media to Hit $2.2T in 2012, Driven by Digital, Mobile

The global entertainment and media (E&M) industry will reach $2.2 trillion in 2012, growing at a 2008-2012 compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6 percent, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers's "Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2008-2012,"   [...]
Posted: Monday, June 23rd 2008

Consumers Want More Mobile Web Service and App Choices, Control

Some 80 percent of consumers would prefer a service provider that gives them more choice in the applications and services available on their mobile device, according to a study titled "Go mobile, grow" from IBM's Institute for Business Value, MarketingCharts   [...]
Posted: Friday, May 23rd 2008

Top Canadian Web Rankings Issued for February

Having taken top position in Canada for the first time in January, Google Sites maintained that lead in February, according to comScore World Media Metrix data,   [...]
Posted: Tuesday, April 1st 2008

Internet Surpasses TV in Australia, Mobile Approaches Saturation Point

In 2007, internet use in Australia surpassed TV watching for the first time -- 13.7 hours per week vs. 13.3 hours. Also, mobile use quickly approached saturation, according to Nielsen Online's 10th Australian Internet and Technology Report, writes MarketingCharts.   [...]
Posted: Friday, March 28th 2008

Copyright Holders, Japanese ISPs Lay Smack Down on Piracy

After an increase in complaints from the entertainment and software industries, four major Japanese ISPs have agreed to work with copyright holders to fight piracy. Under the agreement, copyright holders will use "special detection software" to track down illegal file sharers, then alert ISPs, according to TorrentFreak. ISPs will then send out warning emails, then interrupt file s  [...]
Posted: Monday, March 17th 2008

Amazon Music Store Goes International in '08

Having signed the Big Four record labels, Amazon announced its MP3 music store will go international later this year. Because the songs have no digital rights management (DRM) protection and are playable on any music unit, Amazon believes music  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, January 29th 2008

Sony Ericsson Signs Deals with 10 Music Labels

Sony Ericsson has closed deals with 10 music labels, adding 5 million tracks to its PlayNow service, which allows users to download music onto their mobile phones, reports Reuters. The mobile maker signed deals with Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, EMI, The Orchard, IODA, The PocketGroup, Hungama, X5Music, Bonnier Amigo, and VidZone. Sony said PlayNow is available in 32 countries.  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, January 29th 2008

Digital Music Sales Near $3B, Don't Offset Low CD Sales

Music sold online and via mobile rose from zero to an estimated $2.9 billion -- or 15 percent of industry sales -- in the last five years, making music more digitally advanced than any entertainment sector besides games, according to a report from the international music industry, writes MarketingCharts.   [...]
Posted: Monday, January 28th 2008

Apple Releases iTunes Movie Rental Service, DVD-Free Laptop

Yesterday Steve Jobs of Apple announced the availability of movie rentals on iTunes. Touchstone, Mirimax, MGM, Lionsgate, Newline, Fox, WB, Disney, Paramount, Universal, and Sony are on board. Weeks ago, only Fox was reported to be involved. The rental service launches in the States this week and will be international later this year. Movies are priced at $2.99; new releases cost  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, January 16th 2008

ESPN Expands Internationally with Universal Sports Score Site

ESPN is expanding its global reach with the 2008 launch of ScoreCenter.com, which will provide scores for 23 sports in 180 countries, according to Reuters. ESPN has quietly made key acquisitions in varied sports sites in recent years, including European network NASN, sites for   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, December 5th 2007

Mobile TV Subscriber Numbers to Shoot Up, Operators' Revenue Not so Much

The mobile TV market will be worth over €4.4 billion (nearly $6.5 billion) in 2011 in Asia, North America and Western Europe combined, and subscription business models will dominate the market, generating more than 90 percent of revenues in 2011, according to a Screen Digest forecast,   [...]
Posted: Tuesday, December 4th 2007

Activision, Blizzard to Form 'World's Most Profitable' Gaming Firm

Activision and Vivendi-owned Blizzard, two juggernauts in the gaming business, are merging in a deal worth $18.8 billion. The two entities are calling the results of the merger "the world's most profitable games business," according to BBC News. The lovechild of this fusion will be called Activision Blizzard. Activision is active in consoles, having launched hits like Guitar Hero and Marvel-th  [...]
Posted: Monday, December 3rd 2007

Freeloaders Outnumber Paying Downloaders of Radiohead's 'In Rainbows'

The release of Radiohead's In Rainbows album on a pay-as-you-wish basis has challenged the music industry's traditional distribution and sales model by allowing consumers to set the value of artists they revere. A comScore study looks at downloads and online sales of In Rainbows,  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, November 7th 2007