Comcast Preps Four-Minute HD Movie Download Service For '08 Release
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Paramount Ready To Defect From HD DVD To Blu-ray: Report
By David Kaplan
It looks like Toshiba’s booth at CES is going to look a little lonelier: Paramount is ready to switch its allegiance from HD DVD in light of… Read more »
Comcast Opens Up Its Fancast Video Site; Adds TV Shows
By Rafat Ali
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) launched its much-touted video portal Fancast in beta in August last year…it was a slightly buggy version without th… Read more »
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Comcast Launching Portable DVR; Interoperable Across Other Cable Cos
By Rafat Ali
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is announcing a couple of new converged devices at CES: it is teaming up with Panasonic and launching a portable DVR a… Read more »
Warner Music Acquires Online Indie Retail Site InSound
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The Alternative Distribution Alliance, an independent distributor owned by the Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), has acquired Insound.com, the… Read more »
Sony BMG Joining Amazon Music Store; Final Major To Try DRM-Free: Report
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Warner Signs On With Amazon's DRM-Free MP3 Download Store
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XM Settles With Warner Music Group Over Pioneer Inno; Second Settlement This Week
By Joseph Weisenthal
As expected, satellite radio operator XM (NSDQ: XMSR) has come to an agreement with Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) pertaining to the Pioneer… Read more »
Industry Moves: Gewecke New President, Digital Distribution, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group fills a gap with the appointment of Thomas Gewecke as president of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (… Read more »
The Players In The 700 MHz Auction
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It will be a while before the list of official bidders in the 700 MHz spectrum auction in the US are announced, but there are some statement… Read more »
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@ UBS Media Week: Michael Angelakis, CFO, Comcast; Economy Not Robust, No ‘Me-Too’ Wireless
By Joseph Weisenthal
There were two big announcements from Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) this week: On Monday, the company confirmed that it would not be bidding in the… Read more »
Sony Invests In Community Site Gaia Online; Signs Up For Virtual Movie Screenings
By Rafat Ali
Gaia Interactive, a San Jose, CA-based virtual space “hangout” geared towards young people, using avatars, has received an undisclosed amoun… Read more »
Earnings: Warner Music Profit Down 58 Percent; Digital Grows 25 Percent, Hits $130 Million
By Joseph Weisenthal
As expected, the Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) quarter ending Sept. 30 proved to be a challenge: The company booked revenue of $869 million… Read more »
Warner Music Forms JV With Sinatra Family; New Media A Priority
Another icon gets primed for online … Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) and the family of Frank Sinatra have formed 50-50 JV Frank Sinatra En… Read more »
Capital Scarce For Major Labels; EMI Looks To Cut Funds to Industry Groups
By Joseph Weisenthal
Planned debt offerings from EMI and Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) will have to wait. FT reports that the companies had been looking to rais… Read more »
Studios Unveil DVD Copying Schemes; Aim To Provide Piracy Alternative
By Joseph Weisenthal
The good news: Movie studios recognize that strict DRM on DVDs helps make piracy and illegal downloading an attractive route for consumers s… Read more »
Warner Bros. TV Hopes To Strike Online Lightning Twice With MomLogic.com
Two years after the launch of successful gossip site TMZ.com, Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) hopes its latest entry in a crowded fie… Read more »
Consumer Groups Ask FCC To Halt Comcast's File-Sharing Delays
Comcast, (NSDQ: CMCSA) the country’s largest cable operator and the second largest ISP, could be the biggest test for FCC policies on ‘net n… Read more »
NBCU-NWS JV Hulu Launches With Private Beta Portal, Open Distribution; Sony, MGM Deals
After more than a year of speculation and months of promises, the ambitious gamble by NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) and News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) th… Read more »
Earnings: Comcast Q3 Revs Up 21 Percent; Income Up 2 Percent
By Joseph Weisenthal
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) revenues jumped 21 percent in Q3 to $7.8 billion from $6.4 billion in the year-ago period. Adjusted net income rose mo… Read more »
Verizon's FiOS a Growing Threat to Cable; AT&T Goes to Washington?
By Joseph Weisenthal
Once dismissed, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is forcing people to take its TV initiatives seriously. The company announced yesterday that its IPTV ser… Read more »
Industry Moves Roundup: Comcast Interactive; News Corp.; Glam; Discovery; TheWeek
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– Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Interactive Media, the unit that runs the cable company’s websites, has named Scott Bailey SVP and GM of Comcast.ne… Read more »
Goldman Sachs Communacopia: Steve Burke, COO, Comcast: No Major Video M&A
By Joseph Weisenthal
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) COO Steve Burke presented a fairly typical cable industry pitch at the Communicapia conference, talking up the company… Read more »
Comcast Buying Entertainment Community Site BuddyTV
By Joseph Weisenthal
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Comcast Launches Beta Version Of Its Fancast
By Rafat Ali
Comcast (Nasdaq:CMCSK) has quietly launched a slow and slightly buggy version of its Fancast site, in beta. This site is supposed to be its… Read more »
Earnings: Comcast’s Triple Play Pushes Profit Up 28 Percent For Q2;
A strong quarter for Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) by most measures, with revenues up 31 percent to $7.7 billion from $5.9 billion the prev… Read more »
Comcast Interested in Buying Virgin Media?
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Virgin Media Update: Second Investment Bank Added To Seek ‘Strategic’ Buyers
Put in play by a bid from private equity firm Carlyle Group, Virgin Media has signed UBS as its second investment bank in an effort to expan… Read more »
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Comcast Interactive Capital Leads BroadLogic’s $17 Million Second Round
Comcast Interactive Capital, the investment fund for the largest U.S. cable operator, led a $17 million second round for SV start-up BroadLo… Read more »
@ Cable Show: Comcast Demos Wideband Cable Modem Service
By Rafat Ali
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is speaking right now at NCTA’s Cable Show, and gave a demo of its Wideband Cable modem service, using speeds of a… Read more »
CNET Signs Two-Way Video Deal with NBCU-News Corp. JV
CNET Networks, which already has a deal to distribute CBS video, also will be part of the NBCU-News Corp. NewSite network thanks to a multi-… Read more »
Cable Show: Comcast Wants Debut Day Movie Releases; TW Cable’s Catch Up Service
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Yahoo Wins Multi-Year Deal To Provide Display, Video Ads For Comcast.Net
Notch another one in the win column for Yahoo as the company picks up display and video advertising for high-ranking Comcast.net. Comcast’s… Read more »
Earnings: Comcast Posts ‘Record Digital Quarter’ On PPV, HD Gains
Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA) reported an 80 percent surge in profits for the quarter to end of March, net income rising to $837 million from $46… Read more »
NBCU-News Corp. JV Signs Distribution, Content, Tech Deal With Comcast
The NBCU-News Corp. JV — which needs a name sooner, not later — has signed a three-fer with Comcast. The deal expands distribution by addi… Read more »
Comcast’s Estimated Buyout Price For Fandango: Around $192 Million
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Comcast-Fandango: Movie Ticket Site Should Fit Right In; CIM’s Banse Talks
Comcast’s announcement that it is acquiring online movie ticket site Fandango was surprising at first blush but once you look under the surf… Read more »
Comcast Acquires Fandango; To Launch Fancast Destination Site
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HBO Promotes Sopranos’ Last Season With Digital Send-Off
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