According to the Guardian:
"YouTube users will be able to use music from artists including Led Zeppelin, Madonna and Red Hot Chili Peppers legally in the homemade videos they upload, following a deal with Warner Music.
Under the landmark deal, Warner Music has also agreed to provide music videos from its extensive catalogue of artists on the video-sharing website for the first time."
Warner Music are not doing this for charitable/support Internet copyright abuse reasons - they're doing it for the oldest reason on the planet - money! You see YouTube are about to launch a sophisticated video ad system which means that videos carrying Time Warner music/artists will earn Time Warner ad dollars as they are viewed by YouTube users.
This has to be the monetization (techno coolo smarty pants term) model for videos/TV on the Internet. Get that handycam out - now you can make money off it - finally!
Monday, September 18, 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
Telecom Italia more confusing than spaghetti junction
Proving that Italy is as confused as ever, the much lauded Chairman of Telecom Italia has just resigned following his complete volte face at the telecom companies latest 180 degree strategy turn.
After a few years of repurchasing all of their mobile group TIM, the Chairman abruptly announced that they should sell the highly profitable mobile unit. Apparently he had had a little too much cappucino that day.
Fortunately the Italian politicians made him see sense (which is an extraordinary feat for any politician - let alone an Italian one) and so he gave up his master plan to merge Telecom Italia with Sky to create a European media powerhouse.
The new Chairman promises to stick to the original strategy if anyone can figure out what the hell that was. Oh well.
After a few years of repurchasing all of their mobile group TIM, the Chairman abruptly announced that they should sell the highly profitable mobile unit. Apparently he had had a little too much cappucino that day.
Fortunately the Italian politicians made him see sense (which is an extraordinary feat for any politician - let alone an Italian one) and so he gave up his master plan to merge Telecom Italia with Sky to create a European media powerhouse.
The new Chairman promises to stick to the original strategy if anyone can figure out what the hell that was. Oh well.
Freescale Semi flipped - Motorola lookin a little daft!
According to Bloomberg:
"Freescale Semiconductor Inc., the computer-chip maker spun off by Motorola Inc., agreed to be bought by a consortium led by Blackstone Group LP for $17.6 billion.
"Freescale Semiconductor Inc., the computer-chip maker spun off by Motorola Inc., agreed to be bought by a consortium led by Blackstone Group LP for $17.6 billion.
Shareholders will be offered $40 a share in cash..."
Oops, I guess Motorola flogged out a little too soon - there's nothing worse than a quickie flipper, eh?
Murdoch dumps Liberty Media and buries them under DirecTV!
The oh-so exciting media rumour mill seems to be pointing to Murdoch swapping Malone's (Liberty Media) stake in News Corp for their stake in DirecTV.
And if that's not confusing enough it's because Murdoch's worried about getting his poison pill extended which is designed to stave Malone off from trying to take over News Corp.
Either way it looks like Murdoch may be the better off if he dumps Malone as a devious shareholder and buries him under the even dodgier DirecTV satellite business that could even be more stuffed than Ford!
Na, that's too much of a stretch surely?!
And if that's not confusing enough it's because Murdoch's worried about getting his poison pill extended which is designed to stave Malone off from trying to take over News Corp.
Either way it looks like Murdoch may be the better off if he dumps Malone as a devious shareholder and buries him under the even dodgier DirecTV satellite business that could even be more stuffed than Ford!
Na, that's too much of a stretch surely?!
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Nintendo's Wii's gonna vibrate and sell cheap!
Nintendo has announced their plans to launch their next generation games console - the Wii (not pee, stupid) in November, merely a couple of days after Sony launch the delayed and somewhat expensive PlayStation 3.
So, Wii (what a name!) will be the low end, mass market, vibrating (?) device retailing at $250 (nice), Microsoft's Xbox will be the mid-market offering and the PlayStaion 3 the Rolls-Royce of games devices (hopefully selling in larger volumes than the car company).
And of course the news that everyone's neglecting is that the iPod has just become a games device too. But, all the others have browsers - so come on Apple when's the Wi-Fi iPod coming?
So, Wii (what a name!) will be the low end, mass market, vibrating (?) device retailing at $250 (nice), Microsoft's Xbox will be the mid-market offering and the PlayStaion 3 the Rolls-Royce of games devices (hopefully selling in larger volumes than the car company).
And of course the news that everyone's neglecting is that the iPod has just become a games device too. But, all the others have browsers - so come on Apple when's the Wi-Fi iPod coming?
Google Earth tramples on traditional map publishers
Google have just announced that new partners will directly overlay Google Earth maps with video, photo and blog content.
Content on places, such as the Great Pyramids, will feature 3-5 minute clips of existing Discovery Network nature and travel channel content, chimp info from the Jane Goodall Institute (hey, that could come in hany one day - right?), and the US National Park Service has supplied information on over 10,000 trails at 58 parks (Yippee).
And its just the beginning - oh and the end for traditional map publishers - sorry.Friday, September 08, 2006
Vista faces yet another delay, delay
Microsoft's Vista looks set for yet another delay, and now there is no doubt left that waiting for Godo would be more palatable.
The latest delayer is the EU regulators that are making Microsoft's life tricky following their recent and tremendously exciting legal spat.
Proving yet again that even Microsoft is not above the law and damned daft for rattling the Euro lawmakers in the first place.
Look for Euro Vista to launch some time later in 2007.
(Apple must be dancing in Champagne.)
The latest delayer is the EU regulators that are making Microsoft's life tricky following their recent and tremendously exciting legal spat.
Proving yet again that even Microsoft is not above the law and damned daft for rattling the Euro lawmakers in the first place.
Look for Euro Vista to launch some time later in 2007.
(Apple must be dancing in Champagne.)
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Kleiner Perkins veterans ditch HP and Sun
Kleiner Perkins veteran dudes have just ditched Silicon Valley veteran companies HP and Sun.
John Doerr today joined the trend for Kleiner founders to desert public company boards as he resigned from Sun Microsystems hot on the heals of Tom Perkins who left HP's board after being investigated for leaking company news to CNET.
Yep, that's CNET not us - ta!
Next time an HP'er wants to go for a leak - check out TechBoard first, please!
John Doerr today joined the trend for Kleiner founders to desert public company boards as he resigned from Sun Microsystems hot on the heals of Tom Perkins who left HP's board after being investigated for leaking company news to CNET.
Yep, that's CNET not us - ta!
Next time an HP'er wants to go for a leak - check out TechBoard first, please!
Amazon launch Unbox
Amazon has finally launched their TV and film download service aptly (yet weakly) named Amazon Unbox.
The service will offer content from six major Hollywood studios, including 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros., as well as TV networks such as CBS and Fox, and cable channels like Comedy Central and E! Entertainment.
You'll be able to buy movies for between $7.99 and $14.99 depending on their cool factor/age and TV programs will cost $1.99. You can also rent a movie for $3.99.
Out of the box/launch come 'Walk the Line' and 'Chinatown'.
I guess Steve Jobs is a little pissed - Amazon have jumped their movie launch next Tuesday. Ouch. But should Jobs worry about the threat to iTunes from Amazon's Unbox? Not yet, and certainly not with an install base of 60M iPod users and a couple of hundred million iTunes users.
Amazon has a long road ahead of them.
The service will offer content from six major Hollywood studios, including 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros., as well as TV networks such as CBS and Fox, and cable channels like Comedy Central and E! Entertainment.
You'll be able to buy movies for between $7.99 and $14.99 depending on their cool factor/age and TV programs will cost $1.99. You can also rent a movie for $3.99.
Out of the box/launch come 'Walk the Line' and 'Chinatown'.
I guess Steve Jobs is a little pissed - Amazon have jumped their movie launch next Tuesday. Ouch. But should Jobs worry about the threat to iTunes from Amazon's Unbox? Not yet, and certainly not with an install base of 60M iPod users and a couple of hundred million iTunes users.
Amazon has a long road ahead of them.
Google's news archiving service hits the masses
Google has just launched a newspaper archive tool for the masses - assuming your willing to cough up $6 per month.
The service archives and allows you to search through 200 years of news - from papers and archiving services all over the world.
So any of you wasting loads of money on older news archiving services - or new news junkies - check out newspaperarchive.com.
The service archives and allows you to search through 200 years of news - from papers and archiving services all over the world.
So any of you wasting loads of money on older news archiving services - or new news junkies - check out newspaperarchive.com.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
MySpace goes after iTunes launching music store
MySpace is taking on iTunes and Microsoft's soon to be Zune (Zune Zune) ((God I hate that name)) and launching their own MySpace music download store.
No surprises there.
Well maybe, 'cos they're allowing the music labels to set their own prices (oops) and in return users will be able to copy the music they buy (for their own use of course ((shame)).
Oh and independent artists will be able to sell their tunes direct at their MySpace space taking payment by PayPal. Now that's cool!!
Next up MySpace video store - next year though!
No surprises there.
Well maybe, 'cos they're allowing the music labels to set their own prices (oops) and in return users will be able to copy the music they buy (for their own use of course ((shame)).
Oh and independent artists will be able to sell their tunes direct at their MySpace space taking payment by PayPal. Now that's cool!!
Next up MySpace video store - next year though!
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Apple launch iTunes movies, big ass iPod, 23" iMac and mobile phone!
Next week, September 12 to be precise, Apple wil have their D-Day!
If you believe the press, blog-mill, Apple leaks and general media natter Apple are about to control the digital media universe (well actually home) like never before.
For they are to unveil iTunes movies selling at $9.99 initially from Disney only - proving that it is worthwhile being their largest shareholder (plus, of course, the rest of the studios will promptly follow as was the case in the TV space). And to better view them we're gonna get a wider screen/better pixelled iPod and a 23" iMac to replace those boring 'ol TV's of ours (and I just bought a plasma - shame!).
And if this weren't enough Jobs is also going to bombard us/Microsoft with a video streaming wireless unit (Airport Extremely Xtreme) and an Apple mobile phone.
Oh God, where's my credit card gone.
If you believe the press, blog-mill, Apple leaks and general media natter Apple are about to control the digital media universe (well actually home) like never before.
For they are to unveil iTunes movies selling at $9.99 initially from Disney only - proving that it is worthwhile being their largest shareholder (plus, of course, the rest of the studios will promptly follow as was the case in the TV space). And to better view them we're gonna get a wider screen/better pixelled iPod and a 23" iMac to replace those boring 'ol TV's of ours (and I just bought a plasma - shame!).
And if this weren't enough Jobs is also going to bombard us/Microsoft with a video streaming wireless unit (Airport Extremely Xtreme) and an Apple mobile phone.
Oh God, where's my credit card gone.
Friday, September 01, 2006
Apple kickin' out iTunes movies in less than a month!!
It looks like Apple's gonna launch iTunes movies in September after all - no thanks to Wal-Mart who seem to want to stop them. Hey they're gonna launch their own music store soon as well!!
But either way Jobs is gonna launch iTunes movies with just Disney (funny that) to start with costing $14.99 for new movies and $9.99 for older ones.
And to add to the lustre a chubbier, bigger screen iPod's comin' out to make those juicy movies juicier. Nice.
iPod users better buy movies fast - then the other studios will follow the money - as always!
But either way Jobs is gonna launch iTunes movies with just Disney (funny that) to start with costing $14.99 for new movies and $9.99 for older ones.
And to add to the lustre a chubbier, bigger screen iPod's comin' out to make those juicy movies juicier. Nice.
iPod users better buy movies fast - then the other studios will follow the money - as always!
Intel to continue the slash and burn
Proving that turning Intel around is harder than hand braking a cruise liner, it looks like Otter-lline, their erstwhile CEO, could be about to dump another 10,000 Intellers next week.
And I thought he was hired to grow the company - not company doctor it.
Maybe their new chips will do it. They'd better cos if not the ol' otter himself maybe next for the firing line!!
And I thought he was hired to grow the company - not company doctor it.
Maybe their new chips will do it. They'd better cos if not the ol' otter himself maybe next for the firing line!!
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