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Studios, NFL Petition FCC to Ban TiVo Content-Sharing Feature
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Sony, Gamania Form Joint Venture to Launch
Online Games in Asia
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Netflix Faces Shareholder Class Actions Over "Churn Rate" Numbers
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Strong Game Sales Boost Electronic Arts' Revenue, Profits
o BBC Union to Strike on
Olympics Opening Weekend
o Silver Lake Partners to Invest
$500 Million in Thomson
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Briefly Noted: Napster UK - The
Sun, Warner Bros. Animation - Cartoon Monsoon online contest,
DiscLive - Devo, Bluebeat.com - free 320kbps radio, Electronic Arts
- NASCAR - "Catwoman," Fraunhofer's "Iosono" - true 3D sound, Senate
Judiciary Committee - "Induce Act" hearing, U2 - stolen album -
iTunes release?
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o Movie Studios, NFL Petition FCC to
Ban TiVo Content-Sharing Feature
San Jose, Calif. -- A number of Hollywood movie studios and the
NFL have filed papers with the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), seeking to block approval of a service from digital video
recorder firm TiVo that would allow users to send recorded programs
to laptops and PCs, the Associated Press reported. The TiVo To Go
feature would also enable users to share shows with a limited number
of friends -- but the copyright holders do not believe TiVo has
installed sufficient safeguards against piracy. "We don't have a
problem if you want to move the content to your summer home, or your
boat, but the TiVo application does not require any kind of
relationship with the sender," Motion Picture Association of America
executive vice president Fritz Attaway told AP. "It could be to a
nightclub in Singapore."
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040723/tivo_vs_hollywood_6.html
http://www.tivo.com/5.3.1.1.asp?article=196
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o Sony, Gamania
Form Joint Venture to Launch Online Games in Asia
Taipei, Taiwan -- Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) announced on
Friday the formation of a joint venture with Asian online game
publisher Gamania, which will distribute Sony's online titles, such
as "EverQuest," in a number of Asian countries. Sony formed a new
subsidiary, SOE Asia Licensing Inc., which will have a branch office
in Taiwan and act as the investor in the joint venture. The joint
venture will work to "culturize" SOE's "EverQuest II" massively
multiplayer online roleplaying game for release in China, Taiwan,
Hong Kong and Korea, as well as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore,
Indonesia and the Philippines. Under the agreement, SOE will license
game technology to Gamania, and Gamania will license the publishing
rights for "EverQuest" in the Asian nations. The companies also said
their joint venture will investigate potential investments in the
Chinese game development market.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040723/laf019_1.html
http://www.sonyonline.com
http://www.gamania.com
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o Netflix Faces
Shareholder Class Actions Over "Churn Rate" Numbers
Los Angeles -- A number of law firms have announced the filing of
shareholder class action lawsuits against online DVD rental firm
Netflix, alleging the company misled investors by not disclosing
accurate subscriber cancellation numbers. The lawsuits argue that
Los Gatos, Calif.-based Netflix "consistently understated its
subscriber churn rate," and "failed to disclose the number of
subscriber cancellations… even as they repeatedly touted the large
number of new subscribers being added." Following a recent earnings
release that for the first time stated subscriber cancellations, the
company's stock declined 38% in value, to $20 per share. The suit
further states that Netflix executives sold approximately $13
million in Netflix shares when the stock was trading closer to $40
per share.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040722/neth035_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/040723/61309.html
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o Strong
Game Sales Boost Electronic Arts' Revenue, Profits
Redwood City, Calif. -- After selling more than 1 million copies
each of its games involving Harry Potter, professional boxing and
European soccer, video game developer Electronic Arts on Thursday
reported substantial increases in quarterly revenue and profits from
a year ago. The company posted net income of $24 million, up 32%, on
revenue of $432 million, up 22%. Earnings per share of $0.08
eclipsed consensus analyst estimates of $0.05, according to a survey
by Thomson First Call. EA said that it got a large boost with" Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," "EA Sports Fight Night 2004"
and "UEFA Euro 2004" each reaching platinum status. The trend seems
to be continuing, with sales of the company's NCAA Football title
tracking over 50% ahead of last year after its first week, and
pre-orders of EA's Madden NFL game at record levels. However, the
company's shares fell nearly 8% on Friday after posting a
conservative outlook and predicting flat sales for the key holiday
season.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?K11934ED8
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o BBC Union
to Strike on Olympics Opening Weekend
London -- U.K. broadcasting union Bectu said on Friday that it
plans to go on strike on July 30-31 and Aug. 13-14, dates that
respectively coincide with horse racing events and the opening of
the Olympic Games in Greece. The decision to strike comes in protest
of the proposed $3.7 billion sale of the BBC's Technology unit to
German IT service giant Siemens. Bectu members currently comprise
about a fourth of BBC's Technology's 1,400 employees, and the union
said it believes the BBC will be "hard-pressed" to continue normal
service during the strike. However, John Varney, head of technology
at the BBC, said his company has prepared several contingency plans.
"We do not expect a problem with the Olympics or anything else," he
said. "These are things that are set up days or weeks in advance,
and a short stoppage by Bectu members would not disrupt output."
Bectu, which is calling for a three-year guarantee on current
conditions and a pay increase of 2.5% above inflation, complains
that consultation is being rushed in order to make the Sept. 1 sale
target date.
http://www.bectu.org.uk/news/bbc/nb0221.html
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o Silver
Lake Partners to Invest $500 Million in Thomson
Paris -- Silver Lake Partners, a Silicon Valley-based private
equity firm, said on Friday that it planned to invest more than $500
million in Thomson, a French provider of technology for the media
industry and owner of consumer electronics unit RCA. Thomson said
the investment would take the form of privately held bonds that will
not be transferable and cannot be hedged, thereby giving Silver Lake
control of 7.5% of the French firm's share capital. Thomson made
headlines earlier this week when its board decided to oust CEO
Charles Dehelly and replace him with acting France Telecom chief
financial officer Frank Dangeard. The company said the management
change and the recent investment would speed up its transition to
supplying equipment and services to the media industry. "We chose to
work with Silver Lake because we believe they will serve as a
strategic partner for Thomson as the company enters its next stage
of growth and development," said Thomson chairman Frank Dangeard.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y12B21DD8
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o Briefly Noted: (London)
Napster UK announced on Friday a promotional partnership with U.K.
daily newspaper The Sun, which will offer its 10 million readers
free song downloads via ads placed in Saturday editions over two
months. The promotion will also give away free Napster
subscriptions, MP3 players, and the chance to win a trip to a
private recording session in Los Angeles. "The Sun has tremendous
brand identity and reach throughout the UK and has proven itself
time and again as a major influencer of public opinion," said
Napster president Brad Duea. "Napster was the first online music
service to partner with a major UK consumer electronics retailer --
the Dixons Group -- and now we're the first in our industry to join
forces with a daily national paper."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040722/lath103_1.html
http://www.napster.co.uk
http://www.thesun.co.uk
(Glendale, Calif.) Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Online
on Friday announced the launch of the second season of Cartoon
Monsoon, an online contest that challenges creative animators to
produce original shorts for the chance to break into the business.
The finalist cartoon shorts will be voted on by the public. Warner
said the winner and runner-up from last year's Cartoon Monsoon both
scored development deals with Warner Bros. Animation.
http://www.cartoonmonsoon.com
(Dallas) DiscLive, a unit of Immediatek that records and
distributes live concert CDs, said on Friday that it will release a
double CD recorded at upcoming sold-out concerts in New York City's
Central Park by 80's new-wave band Devo. A limited edition of 1,000
copies will be sold; purchasers will also be given a link to burn
their own copy of the discs immediately following the show, while
waiting for the official discs in the mail.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040723/235140_1.html
http://www.disclive.com
http://www.clubdevo.com
(Santa Cruz, Calif.) Bluebeat.com, a free Web radio network
offering protected, CD-quality 320kbps music streams, this week
announced its launch. The site uses proprietary copy-control
technology, developed by parent company Media Rights Technologies,
to protect the high-quality streams; most sites provide only up to
128kbps. Bluebeat.com will stream 400,000 tracks across 320
different channels for free until Sept. 30, at which point it will
offer subscriptions starting at 15 cents per day.
http://www.mediarightstech.com
http://www.bluebeat.com
(Redwood City, Calif.) Video game developer Electronic Arts on
Friday changed the name of its NASCAR game franchise to "NASCAR
2005: Chase for the Cup," and named driver Kevin Havrick as the
cover athlete for the game. Developed by EA Tiburon for PlayStation
2, Xbox and GameCube, the title is due for release on Aug. 31. EA
also said a standalone NASCAR PC simulation title is in development
for release in early 2005. Separately, Redwood City, Calif.-based
Electronic Arts said it shipped its "Catwoman" game, based on the
Warner Bros. film, to retailers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040723/235130_1.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/040723/235110_1.html
http://www.catwoman.ea.com
(San Francisco) CNET News.com on Friday reported on new audio
technology developed by the inventors of the MP3 format that aims to
create true "three dimensional" audio and vastly improve on current
"surround sound" technology. The "Iosono" system uses an array of
300 or 400 small speakers and a complicated algorithm that
determines how sound waves should travel, so that anyone in the room
can experience 3D sound. The technology, which was demonstrated for
a number of Hollywood studios this week, is expected to be first
adopted at theme parks, followed by movie theaters and then
eventually for home theater set-ups.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?P2BA210E8
(San Francisco) Wired News on Friday provided coverage of
Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the "Induce Act," a
controversial bill that could outlaw peer-to-peer networks and other
technologies that "induce" copyright infringement. Four of the five
witnesses at the hearing argued against the bill, save for Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) CEO Mitch Bainwol. The Induce
Act would reverse a landmark court ruling that said peer-to-peer
services like Grokster do not infringe copyrights -- a decision that
is also currently on appeal. "I think the Grokster decision is wrong
as a matter of copyright law," testified U.S. Register of Copyrights
Marybeth Peters. Bill sponsor Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said he
would work with opponents to address their concerns, but added that,
"We're going to do this, we're going to get this done… We have to
give a damn about copyright."
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64315,00.html
http://www.iosono-sound.de
(London) Irish rock band U2 told the London Daily Telegraph that,
should an unfinished advance copy of its new album that was stolen
during a photo shoot in France turn up on the Internet, it plans to
immediately release the finished version on iTunes and get it into
stores within a week. The record is not due for official release
until November. "If it is on the Internet this week, we will release
it immediately as a legal download on iTunes, and get hard copies
into the shops by the end of the month," U2 singer Bono told the
paper. "It would be a real pity. It would screw up years of work and
months of planning, not to mention fucking up our holidays. But once
it's out, it's out."
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64310,00.html
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