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Regulators fear AOL-Time Warner merger
News According to an EMI spokesman, EMI and Time Warner will tell the EC they are prepared to counter any fears they could dominate the online provision of entertainment by promising to give non-discriminatory access to their network to other content...
[September 5, 2000, 9:10]
Only a long view sees much in Vista
Leader Vista is going to have to be something particularly tasty to make us swallow such unpleasant medicine, otherwise it will never get the critical mass necessary to make it a viable distribution mechanism for content providers - let alone become the...
[July 29, 2005, 14:35]
Tech group backs MPEG-4 audio licence
News Fundamentally, content creators and content providers can encode as much content as they like," said Frank Casanova, director of QuickTime product marketing at Apple. It also proposes a per-minute fee equivalent to 2 cents for each hour of content...
[March 27, 2002, 11:15]
Microsoft unveils Windows Media 9
News Another audio enhancement lets content providers stream in 5.1 sound, which would improve the quality of sound for concerts or movies streamed over the Web. Microsoft on Wednesday introduced its long-awaited digital media software, Windows Media 9...
[September 5, 2002, 8:55]
Adobe offers CinemaDNG format for raw video
News Flash Access 2.0 now supports output protection, enabling content providers to specify requirements for protection of analogue and digital outputs, providing additional safeguards against unauthorised recording," the company said.
[September 11, 2009, 9:33]
Interview: CompuServe's Alan Scott embraces the Net
News It's helping content providers to put valuable stuff up on the Internet. We're going to make it easier for people to find their way on the Internet and to find content on the Internet. Will you be developing more CompuServe-specific content?
[August 14, 1996, 17:03]
AOL-Time Warner merger validates Internet euphoria
News Leading Internet content providers all saw their stocks make significant jumps in the wake of the announcement. to buy a company like Fox, he envisions those companies stepping up their plans to acquire proprietary content.
[January 11, 2000, 8:39]
Is MP3 dying already?
News Upstream bandwidth, however -- sending information to the Net, as opposed to receiving it -- will be "pay as you go," meaning that Web content providers will still have to find ways to make a buck. But Cuban argued that all that momentum could...
[March 15, 1999, 16:43]
MPs to hold spam summit
News In the past, Wyatt has urged Internet Service Providers to take more responsibility for the content that they send to users. We must tell the Internet Service Providers that they must either accept a charter given to them by Ofcom, or be charged a...
[May 21, 2003, 11:51]
T-Mobile and Orange to pilot mobile TV
News On a technical level, our involvement with this TDtv pilot is intended to raise awareness of the potential of broadcast mobile TV and help stimulate the development of an industry-wide ecosystem in which operators, handset manufacturers and...
[February 12, 2008, 17:26]
Phoenix launches first 'trusted' BIOS
News The DRM would allow content providers to identify which PCs and devices were authorised to play particular files, more effectively controlling content distribution, file-trading and moving software from one machine to another, according to Phoenix.
[November 26, 2003, 15:35]
A Year Ago: Is MP3 dying already?
News Upstream bandwidth, however -- sending information to the Net, as opposed to receiving it -- will be "pay as you go," meaning that Web content providers will still have to find ways to make a buck. But Cuban argued that all that momentum could...
[March 14, 2000, 6:36]
Screenfridge gets warm reception
News Thirteen content providers were chosen to supply a range of information services to the Screenfridge. We think they would also pay around 100 euros per month (£63) for content and ADSL access. A trial co-backed by Swedish mobile firm Ericsson and...
[April 26, 2001, 15:28]
Microsoft may delay response to EC
News In talking with content owners and content providers, the commission said it found that "the ubiquity of Windows Media Player on PCs artificially skews their development incentives in favour of Microsoft," confirming its initial conclusion that...
[September 17, 2003, 14:45]
No BlackBerry Crumble: RIM’s first DevCon Serves up a Tasty Pie
Blog As is always the way with these things, there are far too many pieces of news to mention in one sitting (oh, I get it now, that’s the idea), but also of note perhaps is RIM’s new Web Signals technology which, “Allows online content providers to...
[October 22, 2008, 8:54]
McAfee readies ISP security services
News McAfee is preparing carrier-grade security products that they claim service providers can use to offer users an Internet connection that's free of security threats. McAfee already sells products that service providers can install at the customers...
[September 6, 2005, 15:40]
Resignation rush threatens Internet watchdog
News But recent discussions have considered whether its advisory role should be beefed up with tougher powers that deal with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) hosting all types of illegal content. A board meeting in October looked into whether the IWF...
[January 8, 2002, 13:50]
Kangaroo technology may bounce back
News Thomas said: "Several observers have been saying actually Canvas is the one to watch and what will emerge is that Canvas will be a big BBC project with big implications for all the other content providers as well.
[February 9, 2009, 8:06]
YouTube generation key to mobile WiMax uptake
News The WiMax players are going to want to differentiate and come in with some strong attractive financial offers and innovative service offerings, whatever they may be — maybe some exclusive deals with particular device manufacturers or content...
[December 12, 2007, 10:33]
Analysis: Demon case sets precedent
News The amendment] purports to give a defence to network providers for the vast volume of content passing over their service. The problem is that it then makes the defence disappear as soon as the provider receives ‘notice' of infringing content, even...
[June 17, 1999, 10:25]
