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o Apple
Declines Talks with RealNetworks on Digital Music Alliance
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Aussie Court to Hear Sharman Appeal of Search Warrants in Copyright
Case
o Sony,
Toppan Develop Paper-Based CD for Blu-ray Technology
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RealNetworks Reports 450,000 Subscribers for Digital Music Services
o Omneon Video Networks Raises
$10.5 Million in Funding
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Briefly Noted: Apple iTunes
Store - European launch, Netflix - price hike, Loudeye Technologies
- IndieSource, YES Networks - BMG, The Adventure Company - Agatha
Christie, Mythic Entertainment, Electronic Arts - "Battlefield" for
PS2, 989 Sports, Tiger Telematics - Gametrac - Gizmondo
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o Apple Declines Talks with
RealNetworks on Digital Music Alliance
Seattle -- Apple Computer chairman Steve Jobs has declined
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser's offer to hold negotiations regarding
an alliance on digital music against rival Microsoft, the Associated
Press reported. The New York Times first reported that Glaser had
emailed Jobs about a proposed partnership last week, which would
have given Real access to proprietary Apple technology so that the
two companies' music products and services would support one
another. "He's in the neighborhood, but whatever meeting Rob wanted
with Steve isn't happening," RealNetworks spokesman Greg Chiemingo
told AP. "Steve just doesn't want to open the iPod, and we don't
understand that… We want support for all media formats, and it makes
sense for us to make the most consistent experience for consumers so
they can move their content to whatever device they want."
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,63089,00.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/15/business/media/15real.html
http://www.realnetworks.com
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o Aussie Court
to Hear Sharman Appeal of Search Warrants in Copyright Case
Sydney, Australia -- Sharman Networks, operator of the Kazaa
file-sharing network, announced on Friday that the Federal Court of
Australia has ruled that a panel of three judges will be appointed
to hear an application for leave to appeal in relation to the recent
granting of an Anton Piller order to the Australian recording
industry. That country's Music Industry Piracy Investigations (MIPI),
a unit of the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA),
petitioned a judge and was granted the authority to conduct
unannounced searches and seizures at the offices of Sharman and
partner Brilliant Digital Entertainment, as part of a copyright
infringement investigation. Sharman is now asking that the evidence
gathered through the Anton Piller order be set aside, as it claims
that MIPI was not completely forthcoming in its request for the
order and that the judge who initially granted the order was not
justified in doing so. No date has yet been set to hear the
application for leave to appeal.
http://www.sharmannetworks.com
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o Sony, Toppan
Develop Paper-Based CD for Blu-ray Technology
Tokyo -- Consumer electronics firm Sony announced that it has
worked with partner Toppan Printing to develop an optical disc for
its Blu-ray blue-laser disc technology that is composed primarily of
paper. The 25GB discs -- made of 51% paper -- can hold up to two
hours of high-definition video. "Using printing technology on paper
allows a high level of artistic label printing on the optical disc,"
said Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Toppan's research and
development division, adding that, "since a paper disc can be cut by
scissors easily, it is simple to preserve data security when
disposing of the disc." The companies expect the combination of
paper material and printing technology to lead to a reduction in
cost per disc and will expand usage of the format even more widely.
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200404/04-0415E/
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5192867.html
http://www.blu-ray.com
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o RealNetworks
Reports 450,000 Subscribers for Digital Music Services
Seattle -- RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology,
announced this week that it now counts over 450,000 subscribers for
its slate of digital music services, having added 100,000 new
subscribers during the first quarter of 2004. The company said this
was the second consecutive quarter where 100,000 subscribers were
added to its services, Radio Pass and Rhapsody, which have seen
their subscriber bases grow 80% since the third quarter of 2003. The
company added that subscribers streamed over 56 million on-demand
songs through its Rhapsody service during March, an increase of more
than 16% over usage during February.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040415/sfth077_1.html
http://www.realnetworks.com
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o Omneon Video
Networks Raises $10.5 Million in Funding
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Omneon Video Networks, a maker of networked
video servers for broadcasters, said on Thursday that it raised
$10.5 million in a new round of funding, led by Invesco Private
Capital. Previous investors Accel Partners, Advanced Technology
Ventures, Intel Capital, Lucent Venture Partners, Meritech Capital
Partners and Norwest Venture Partners, as well as new investor
Centre Palisades also participated. Joe Kennedy, the CEO of Omneon,
said that the company will use the capital to "expand development to
address a wider market segment as well as accelerate penetration in
new geographies." The company's media servers are currently being
used by PBS, Raycom Media, and CBN in the United States; the BBC,
BSkyB, and TV Cabo in Europe and Network Ten in Asia/Pacific.
http://www.omneon.com/news/pressreleases/040415_Funding.htm
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o Briefly Noted: (Amsterdam)
Apple Computer said on Friday it still intends to launch a European
version of its iTunes Music Store by the end of this year, even if
the company has to postpone the launch for several months while it
tweaks the service and negotiates licenses from labels and
publishers. "This is going to be so important for the future that a
few months' delay is not essential," Apple's European chief, Pascal
Cagni, told Reuters. "There can be no compromise on the ease of use,
the depth of the catalog or the responsiveness [of the site],"
adding that licensing tracks is difficult due to "massive
differences in price -- it can vary with a factor of two, and the
taxes in countries are different."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?T2C832B08
(Los Gatos, Calif.) Online DVD rental service Netflix announced
that it ended the first quarter of 2004 with a total of 1.93 million
subscribers. The company also said it plans to raise its monthly
subscription fee by 10%, from $19.95 to $21.99, beginning in
mid-June.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040415/sfth011_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/040415/retail_netflix_4.html
http://www.neflix.com
(Seattle) Loudeye Technologies, a provider of streaming song
samples and other digital media services, announced this week the
launch of IndieSource, a program that will enable companies building
a digital music business to license hundreds of thousands of
non-major label, independent music tracks for their services through
a single company. IndieSource will also give indie labels the chance
to provide streaming song samples of their artists' songs to
Loudeye's retailer customers. Separately, Seattle-based Loudeye
announced that Indian label Saregama has licensed works for
inclusion in its catalog of streaming song samples, in addition to
indie labels Avatar Records, Stern's Music, Paradise Artists,
Maggie's Music, Corn Music Services, Rebel Records, Agog Creative
Group and RoadHouse Records.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040413/sftu072_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040413/sftu073_1.html
http://www.loudeye.com/indiesource
(Las Vegas) YES Networks on Friday announced the launch of its
nationwide service that allows listeners of 2,315 U.S. radio
stations to use their cell phones to find out what song is currently
playing and then buy the CD, concert tickets or other merchandise
via online merchants including Amazon.com and eBay.
Pennsylvania-based YES Networks said major label BMG will utilize
the service to offer listeners BMG artist ringtones, as well as
contests and exclusive streaming video and audio to compatible
phones. WAP-enabled phone users may visit mobile.yes.com to source
radio song information; the service is also available on AT&T
Wireless' mMode service, and on phones that provide the Click2Music
channel from Crisp Wireless.
http://www.yes.net/press_releases/041904a.html
http://www.yes.net/press_releases/041904.html
(Toronto) The Adventure Company, a game publishing unit of
Canada-based developer DreamCatcher Interactive, announced that it
has signed an agreement with Chorion PLC to license the rights to
create titles based on author Agatha Christie's mystery novels.
Under the deal, The Adventure Company will develop and distribute
five games over the next six years.
http://www.chorion.co.uk
http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/tac
(Fairfax, Va.) Online game developer Mythic Entertainment has
announced plans to release an expansion pack for its massively
multiplayer online roleplaying game "Dark Age of Camelot."
Virginia-based Mythic said "Dark Age of Camelot: Catacombs" will be
released in December.
http://www.mythicentertainment.com
(Redwood City, Calif.) Game developer Electronic Arts said on
Friday that it will publish a version of its popular "Battlefield"
PC games for PlayStation 2. Sweden-based Digital Illusions is
currently at work developing "Battlefield: Modern Combat," which
will offer online multiplayer action for up to 24 players, for
release in the fall.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040415/155719_1.html
http://www.ea.com
http://global.dice.se
(Foster City, Calif.) Sony Computer Entertainment America's 989
Sports studio announced on Friday its sponsorship of the "got milk?
3v3 Soccer Shootout 2004 National Tour." The company will use the
67-city amateur sporting event tour to promote its recently released
"MLB Soccer 2005."
http://www.989sports.com
(London) Consumer electronics firm Tiger Telematics announced on
Friday that its Gametrac Europe unit, which is developing a wireless
handheld entertainment device, has changed both its name and the
name of its product in development to Gizmondo. The company said the
change reflects the multi-functionality of the device, which in
addition to playing games also features an MP3 player, movie player,
multimedia messaging, in-built camera and GPS function. Gizmondo
Europe said the device is slated for release later this year.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040416/lnf018_1.html
http://www.tigertelematics.com
http://www.gizmondo.com
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