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Disney sell 1.3m movies on iTunes as Europe store rumours grow
Coming soon 4 February 2007 15:56 GMT
Disney has announced that its sold more than 1.3m films via Apple's iTunes Store in the first three months of being available.

The news, which is likely to put immense pressure on other Hollywood studios to follow suit comes as rumours build that Apple is about...
Flickr members object to opening Yahoo accounts
Storm in a teacup 1 February 2007 13:28 GMT
A few Flickr users have become disgruntled since an announcement by the website that all Old Skool users, those who had Flickr accounts before the company was bought by Yahoo, would have to open a Yahoo account and use a Yahoo username to sign into the photo sharing site.
Sony BMG settles charges in CD copy-protection suit
Some CDs allegedly damaged PCs 1 February 2007 12:25 GMT
Sony BMG has agreed to settle charges relating to its case claiming that the copy-protection on some of its CDs was damaging to PC.

The settlement sees Sony having to make disclosure, lets customers exchange the affected CDs and pay each person affected up to...
Google posts massive profits
$11 billion in the bank and counting 1 February 2007 11:27 GMT
Google has today announced its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 reporting revenues of $3.21 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, an increase of 67% compared to the fourth quarter of 2005 and an increase of 19% compared...
Microsoft posts record revenues for second quarter
Slightly higher than expected thanks to Xbox 360 26 January 2007 12:43 GMT
Microsoft's strong Xbox 360 has helped it post revenues above the expected number during its fiscal second quarter.

It reported record quarterly revenues of $12.45 billion, which is more than the $12.09 billion that analysts were expecting.

In...
YouTube subpoened by Fox for user identity
YouTube user uploaded episodes from 24 before TV broadcast 26 January 2007 11:21 GMT
YouTube has been singled out for a subpoena by Twentieth Century Fox, which wants to identify the user who uploaded episodes of 24 before they were even aired on TV.

The episodes didn't air until 14 and 15 January in the US, but could be found on YouTube by...
Google trials video ads with Warner Music and Sony BMG
Also said to be buying games advertiser 23 January 2007 15:15 GMT
Google has announced that it will be expanding its trials of its video advertising offering.

The company has confirmed that it will be working with Sony BMG and Warner Music over its AdSense ad system to web site publishers in a month long trial.
Apple adds BMG Japan catalogue to its iTunes Store
Japanese iPod fans get Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears and more 27 October 2006 16:01 GMT
BMG Japan and Apple has announced the availability of top Japanese and international artists on the iTunes Store in Japan in a surprise move suggesting the company might be losing faith in its own Connect music download offering.

The addition of the BMG Japan...
YouTube signs up Sony BMG, Universal Music, and CBS
Copyrighted content available for users to encorporate into original content 9 October 2006 18:38 GMT
After the rumours circulated widely today that Google may be buying YouTube, The video hosting site is hitting the headlines again after the announcement that it has signed deals with Universal Music, Sony BMG, and CBS for their content to be included in YouTube users’ created...
BT Vision signs music video content deal with Sony BMG
Artists' music videos to be part of the on-demand service 2 October 2006 16:41 GMT
BT and Sony BMG have signed a deal to make Sony artists’ music video available on demand as part of BT’s next-gen TV service, BT Vision.

BT Vision is scheduled to launch in this autumn, although the company has yet to set a firm release date for their media...
Sony lands Grouper.com video-hosting site
Opportunity to host Sony content, premium and free 24 August 2006 13:34 GMT
Sony has thrown its hat into the video portal ring with the purchase of Grouper.com.

Although the company already sells TV shows and movies online through various sites, including Guba.com, this acquisition means that Sony can mix its copyrighted content with...
Mashboxx P2P service gets EMI onboard
Catalogue of songs to be made available on the network 31 July 2006 12:46 GMT
The legal P2P service Mashboxx has signed an agreement with EMI Music to make its entire catalog of recording available to the company.

Mashboxx, which is still in development, is a P2P client that is part of the new generation of legal music sharing service.
European court overturns European Commission's approval of the Sony BMG merger
Ruling casts doubt over Commission's role as competition regulator 17 July 2006 17:06 GMT
Europe's second highest court has struck down the decision made in 2004 to allow Sony and BMG to merge.

The Court of First Instance, in a release about the new ruling, said that the European Commission's arguments in support of the merger were not of "the requisite...
Final settlement on Sony BMG Rootkit case
US federal judge grants final approval of settlement between Sony BMG Music Entertainment and consumers 24 May 2006 16:58 GMT
A judge has finally approved the terms of the settlement for the class action lawsuit that consumers brought against the music giant in response to anti-piracy technology that Sony BMG used to prevent illegal copying of music CDs.

CDs featuring music from 52 artists...
First full-length movie available in iTunes Store
Apple has listed its first feature movie on its iTunes store in the US 14 March 2006 19:38 GMT
Apple has listed its first feature movie on its iTunes store in the US.

Although the movie isn't the latest Hollywood blockbuster, the made-for-TV Disney Channel original movie by the name of "High School Musical" is nonetheless the first full-length movie to...
Sony BMG sued over anti-piracy CD
Under fire from Texan and Californian law courts 22 November 2005 14:24 GMT
Sony BMG is facing two separate lawsuits in Texas and California for installing spyware and allegedly collecting personal data without the users' permission.

The software, which is installed on millions of CDs has caused the company nothing but trouble since the...