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Google to launch online music download store?
Listed as vendor by recent Universal Music Group announcement 10 August 2007 8:31 GMT
As part of the Universal Music Group's announcement that it was to start trialling the sale of DRM-free music tracks, Universal named a list of companies that are to offer the downloads.

Within that list was Google. But Google doesn't sell music tracks, so...
Universal to sell DRM-free music, not on iTunes
Has Apple been snubbed, or is it for strategic reasons? 10 August 2007 8:09 GMT
Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has announced that it will begin testing the sale of DRM-free downloads in the States.

It was rumoured earlier this year that the company were considering this path via Apple's iTunes, but they were...
Universal Music refuses long term iTunes deal
Apple faces rebellion from world's biggest label 2 July 2007 10:36 GMT
An industry insider has broken the news that the Universal Music Group, the world's biggest music corporation, has told Apple that it will not renew its annual contract to sell music through iTunes.

Universal, which is said to produce one in three of every...
Universal denies DRM-free track Apple rumours
Not looking to follow EMI 9 June 2007 0:23 GMT
Universal has denied that it is planning to launch DRM-free tracks on Apple's iTunes.

"The rumor is completely untrue", Peter LoFrumento, Senior Vice President at Universal Music Group told Pocket-lint.

Rumours surfaced on the internet on Friday...
Universal looking at offering songs DRM free
Rumoured to be following EMI 8 June 2007 20:20 GMT
Universal may soon be joining EMI and releasing its songs DRM-free to online music stores like Apple according to reports in the media.

Currently testing to see whether an offering is viable, an announcement is expected to come later in the year, although sources...
HBO shows coming to Virgin Media on-demand service
The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Entourage and more 13 February 2007 13:44 GMT
Virgin Media, keen to prove itself as a provider of top quality content has today announced a deal with HBO to offer shows like The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Entourage on-demand through its new service.

Although available on scheduled TV, the other shows...
Universal Studios announces 100 HD DVD titles
And most of those will include DVD versions on the same disc 29 January 2007 12:54 GMT
Universal Studios has announced the titles that will be amongst the first of the hundred titles to be released on HD DVD this year from the company.

Over 90% of these discs will features both HD DVD and regular DVD format on them. This is a strategy from Universal...
Channel 4's on demand service is live today
Catch up with your favourite shows, but only if you're a PC user 6 December 2006 15:42 GMT
Channel 4's catch-up service has gone live today, and is featured as Pocket-lint's website of the day.

It's offering all of its home-grown content for download for the reasonable price of 99p for up to 30 days after transmission, to allow you to catch up if...
Halo movie to go ahead without Universal and Fox
Microsoft still committed to making the feature 23 October 2006 14:12 GMT
Last week it was announced that movie studios Universal and Fox had decided to pull out of a project to turn the Xbox video game Halo into a feature film.

Microsoft has since released a statement to confirm that it is still planning on going ahead with the film,...
Warner Music signs agreement to put content on YouTube
First offical copyrighted content deal for YouTube 18 September 2006 13:01 GMT
Warner Music Group, the world’s fourth biggest record company, has signed an agreement with YouTube to put its copyrighted video and music on the site.

It’s YouTube’s first commercial partnership with any music company, and will see music videos, behind-the-scenes...
Studios announce bonus high-def content for HD DVDs
HD-DVDs to feature exclusive content 9 August 2006 15:50 GMT
HD-DVD-supporting studios will start including uniquely high-def content on discs released this autumn.

Paramount’s headlining HD-DVD will be “Mission Impossible: III” which will feature bonus content originally shot in high-def, as well as picture-in-picture...
BT signs deal to bring Universal Movies to BT Vision
More content promised when service launches later in year 26 July 2006 13:43 GMT
BT is continuing its push in gearing up for its BT vision service that is due to launch in the Autumn. Today the company announced that it has teamed up with Universal Pictures to bring a wide range of NBC Universal content for purchase (via download-to-own) or rental (via...
Wippit.com to sell Universal Pictures' movies to download and own
First music download site in the UK to offer the movie service with Universal 5 July 2006 16:11 GMT
Universal Pictures has extended its download-to-own service in an agreement with music download site Wippit.

Starting in July, consumers will be able to purchase Universal Pictures films from Wippit's website on the day they are released on DVD.
Channel 4 to stream TV through the PC and launch a video-on-demand service
It's all part of Channel 4's expansion plan 22 June 2006 12:13 GMT
Channel 4 is creating more online content for viewers, promising live TV on the PC as well as video downloads of popular films.

Following the BBC's lead in streaming the World Cup, Channel 4 is putting many of its shows online for people to watch on their PCs.