Portable Media
iTunes Downloads Boost TV Viewership
NBC credits the availability of its shows on iTunes for the recent increase in prime time viewers of its comedy “The Office,” delivering a 5.1 rating among adults 18 to 49 up from a 4.5 the week prior. ABC has also seen ratings increases for “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” since they were added to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )ESPN, ABC Sports Tune Into iTunes
Walt Disney will now offer football games through its deal with Apple’s iTunes Music Store. The games are offered as condensed 15 minute-long shows with no commercials and can be purchased for $1.99 each.
Other Disney content is included in the deal from Touchstone Television, ABC Family, ABC News, Buena Vista Television, Disney Channel, SOAPnet, and [...]
NBC Offers Shows to iTunes Users [Variety]
NBC Universal has begun offering its shows for download on Apple’s iTunes music store. iTunes will provide $1.99 downloads for library, cable, and network primetime shows such as “Monk,” “Battlestar Galactica,” “Surface,” and “Knight Rider”. Unlike ABC’s earlier deal with Apple, the new deal allows NBC U’s networks to advertise TV airtimes.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New Emmy Award for Phones, PC’s, and Portables [News.com]
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has created an award category to recognize original video content for computers, cell phones and other handheld devices, like the video iPod and PlayStation Portable. Entries cannot be from television shows that have already been broadcast. Potential submissions include video blogs, web programs, event coverage, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Clash Over Content Delivery [News.com]
A growing movement among content providers is to market ring tones, music and other digital content directly to consumers so they can buy from content provider mobile portals rather than through the carrier’s portal — which costs 25-30% of the revenue generated. Content owners are seeking direct access to consumers without having to pay [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )iPods, Playstations to Tune in TiVo [CNN Money]
TiVo will begin testing an enhanced TiVoToGo feature to let subscribers transfer recorded television programming to Apple iPods or Sony’s PSP’s. TiVo software will translates the programming into files that can be read on either the iPod or Sony’s PSP, with anti-piracy watermarks on the video files traceable to originating computers. The new [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sony Beams Wireless Video to PSP
Sony has expanded its LocationFree wireless multimedia network to support PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld gaming devices. The upgrade allows PSP owners to stream TV programs or movies via any WiFi hotspot from their broadband-connected LocationFree base station (retails for $350) set up in their home. Previously, consumers could use LocationFree only through certain [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Porn May Be On the Way for iPods [AZ Central]
Playboy and Penthouse may make adult movies for Apple’s iPod and other portable video players. Penthouse is in talks with device makers to provide adult videos and plans to adapt movies and make new ones tailored to portable video players. Playboy and Penthouse are ramping up video production to bolster profit from slumping [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mobile Entertainment Faces Issues
The ring tone business generated $217 million in revenue in 2004 for cell phone providers. Wireless operators, content providers and cell phone makers see huge opportunities in the addition of music and entertainment content, though business challenges loom as they try to create partnerships that will satisfy customers without eroding their existing markets. The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )iTunes Breaks One Million Video Barrier [Silicon.com]
Apple announced it has sold 1 million videos within 19 days of the launch of its video iPod, which also includes videos downloaded to Macs and PC. By comparison, Apple’s iTunes Music Store sold 1 million tracks in the first four days after it opened in Japan earlier this year.
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