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An Apple fanboy's lament

December 19, 2007 Macrovision's Richard Bullwinkle questions the longevity of his music collection in the digital age. TAGS: media, Apple Computer, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, entertainment, Apple iPod, brand, Apple iTunes, MP3

Yahoo media exec steps into new role

July 7, 2004 Jim Moloshok will no longer run day-to-day operations of the company's media and entertainment. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., media, exec, entertainment

Ex-TV exec to lead Yahoo media group

November 2, 2004 Company brings another entertainment heavyweight into its executive ranks, this time to spearhead its media division. TAGS: Lloyd Braun, The Walt Disney Co., Yahoo! Inc., entertainment, media, exec, chairman, TV

Microsoft hits play on entertainment group

July 19, 2004 New business unit will consolidate all of the company’s efforts around home entertainment technologies. TAGS: home entertainment, entertainment, Media Center PC, media, Microsoft Corp., chairman, TV, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Survey: For big news, consumers bypass blogs

October 2, 2006 Most consumers still turn to traditional media to get their news during major events, new survey finds. TAGS: Internet-site, survey, media, newspaper, blog, radio, TV, event, entertainment

Working past Internet file-sharing frustration

February 8, 2007 Intent MediaWorks CEO Lee Ottolenghi says the more consumers learn about file sharing, they less willing they are to pay for content. TAGS: file-sharing, Viacom Inc., media, Apple iTunes, entertainment, cell phone, portal, music, CD, video, e-mail

What's next for the Web? Ask these folks

October 7, 2005 At the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Internet executives sound off on the future of entertainment and media. TAGS: Weblogs Inc., Terry Semel, blog, Yahoo! Inc., Web 2.0, America Online Inc., entertainment, media, CEO, San Francisco, conference, TV, video

At Yahoo, signs point to bigger media move

November 4, 2004 The company's appointment of former TV executive Lloyd Braun highlights its entertainment ambitions. TAGS: Lloyd Braun, Yahoo! Inc., entertainment, portal, Terry Semel, appointment, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., media, dot-com, Time Warner Inc., Hollywood, America Online Inc., finance, TV, MSN, programming

Comcast's big bid for Disney

February 11, 2004 The cable TV company's $66 billion offer for the entertainment icon would create a media mammoth. TAGS: Comcast Corp., Disney Corp., The Walt Disney Co., bid, digital media, merger, entertainment, media, CEO

Debating digital media's future

September 19, 2003 A conference considers alternative business models for digital music and other media that benefits consumers, artists and publishers. TAGS: record company, Berkman Center, business model, attendee, media, drop, digital media, entertainment, conference, file-swapping, Gartner Inc., tax, situation, consumer electronics

Media conglomerates go global

March 16, 2002 Big fish have been gobbling up smaller fish in the media world for the past decade. And the trend shows no sign of ending. TAGS: Joel Klein, Bertelsmann AG, media company, German company, Time Warner Inc., media, sign, entertainment, merger, conference

Yahoo hires another top media exec

April 26, 2005 Net giant continues hiring spree, taps senior VP of AOL broadband to help run content operations at Yahoo Media Group. TAGS: Lloyd Braun, AOL Broadband, Yahoo! Inc., Santa Monica, entertainment, hiring, media company, America Online Inc., Hollywood, exec, Time Warner Inc., operation, media, MSN, TV, vice president

Microsoft sheds light on Flash rival

April 16, 2007 Looking to dethrone Adobe's Web video tool, Redmond to unveil a browser plug-in called Silverlight.Image: Microsoft's 'Silverlight' browser plug-in TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Systems Inc., digital content, broadcaster, WMV, Las Vegas, Web application, development tool, designer, media, RSS, Web browser, video, Microsoft Corp., media player, entertainment

Murdoch the latest media mogul to take on YouTube

February 8, 2007 News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch follows InterActiveCorp's Barry Diller in questioning the "hypnotic" site's business model. TAGS: Rupert Murdoch, Viacom Inc., YouTube, News Corp., entertainment company, MySpace, media, entertainment, Google Inc., TV, CEO, video

Dreams of big media

February 12, 2004 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the proposed Comcast-Disney combo is just another in a line of big power grabs that rob consumers of alternatives. TAGS: Michael Eisner, Comcast Corp., Disney Corp., Michael Powell, shareholder, entertainment, media, mouse

IBM prepares lockbox for home networks

September 16, 2003 The computer giant readies a digital rights management strategy that includes software controls aimed at preventing illegal use of commercial media. TAGS: digital-rights management, home network, IBM Corp., HIPAA, copy protection, data protection, media company, entertainment, middleware, media, intellectual property, Microsoft Office, movie, programming, Microsoft Corp.

The skinny on CTIA Wireless 2006

April 3, 2006 Wireless-service providers and equipment makers gather in Las Vegas to tout the latest. TAGS: CTIA, entertainment company, handset maker, mobile operator, Disney Corp., ESPN, handset, Las Vegas, Time Warner Inc., Motorola Inc., mobile phone, media, entertainment, speakers, TV

ESPN testing video for handhelds

October 27, 2004 Sports giant is experimenting with preloading clips onto handhelds to avoid quality issues with streamed media. TAGS: streaming media, ESPN, content provider, live streaming, handheld, adoption, sport, wireless device, Apple Computer, codec, media, multimedia, mobile device, video, entertainment, PC

A dual digital life

December 4, 2003 Olaf Olafsson, Time Warner's executive vice president of technology, sheds light on his twin roles as a best-selling literary author and a technology strategist. TAGS: Hearst Corp., novel, Time Warner Inc., executive vice president, merger, media, career, America Online Inc., entertainment, character, Sony Corp.

Future: A new prime time

December 11, 2003 Multipurpose game boxes reflect a new breed of digital technologies that threaten to break the television industry's dominance of home entertainment. TAGS: rating, TV, home entertainment, media company, viewer, video game, media, programming, entertainment, console, movie, DVD, video, games
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