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- The Digital-Media Revolution
- As consumer media go digital, they are sparking a revolution in the way one receives sounds and images, as well as how to store them, use them, and pay for them. The revolution has spawned a host of new products - personal video recorders, MP3 players, and photo-quality printers -...
- White papers 2001-07-16
- American Antitrust Institute Network Access Project: Online Music
- The recording industry has maintained tight control over the ability of artists to distribute their work; the Internet offers the opportunity for artists to deliver music directly to consumers. The recording industry has created the end-product on which songs are sold; computer software and hardware allows consumers to capture recorded...
- White papers 2002-09-29
- Online Music and Movie Service Providers: Are They at the Bottom of the Distribution Food Chain? What Is Their Future?
- This article examines some of the challenges this new breed of service provider faces in the marketplace, how they are handling the issues that are unique to their distribution media, and how their future looks in terms of broadband and digital media penetration. Companies mentioned include Digital Envoy, Quavo, Napster,...
- White papers 2005-05-04
- Online Music Services: The Guide To The Best MP3 Download Websites
- The increase of iPods and other MP3 players across the country and the world has led to the proliferation of online music services, which provide legal music downloads used for MP3 downloading. The early online music providers, including Napster, Kazaa, and Limewire provided plenty of controversy by allowing Peer-To-Peer (P2P)...
- White papers 2006-07-29
- Pay To Play: The Truth About Free Online Music Downloads
- Remember that songwriters and performers want to get paid for their songs. If a service is offering unlimited downloads to your PC to burn CD's, these artist are usually not getting paid. Bigger name services allow unlimited download to MP3 players to be used by one listener only. If you...
- White papers 2007-05-21
- Best Buy to launch digital media fund
- Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy is launching an investment fund that will focus on the digital media space in partnership with Velocity Interactive Group. The fund will be managed by some current and former News Corp veterans. Best...
- Articles 2009-05-27
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- Heads Up: Some Samsung Home Video Gear Getting Amazon VOD and Blockbuster Streaming by Firmware Update [Software]
- Owners of some recent Samsung HDTVs like the 650 or 7000 series and above, will be getting Amazon video on demand via firmware update. Those TVs, and some blu-ray and HTIB setups detailed below will be getting Blockbuster's video service. Yay for the endless upgrade, boo for the infinite format...
- News items 2009-10-15
- Clicks Gaining on Bricks: CEA Research Shows Increasing Number of Consumer Electronics Purchases Made Online; Customer Satisfaction, Loyalty Higher Among Online CE Shoppers; One in Five Personal Computing Devices Purchased Online
- ARLINGTON, Va. -- Online shopping for consumer electronics products is gaining in popularity according to "The Demographics of Online vs. In-Person CE Shopping," a study recently released by the Consumer Electronics Association CEA. While an average of five percent of all consumer electronics purchases are made online, certain product categories--including...
- Research articles 2005-07-06
- Cisco and Warner Music extend Web partnership
- Eos-based Paramore.netWarner Music Group announced Wednesday that it has expanded its partnership with Cisco Systems, using the tech giant's software platform to power more Web sites for its artists.Warner Music is the first and only company that has said it is using Cisco's Eos social media software platform. Cisco announced...
- News items 2009-08-12
- SDMI - Secure Digital Music Initiative
- The Secure Digital Music Initiative ("SDMI") is an international forum formed in 1998 that brings together the worldwide recording, consumer electronics and information technology industries to develop open technology specifications for protected digital music distribution. The SDMI forum is simply a new industry-specific standards body which gathers participants and issues...
- White papers 2002-12-03
- SanDisk unveils memory card-based music player
- By Franklin Paul LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - SanDisk Corp unveiled a portable digital music system based on memory cards preloaded with songs, signaling a shift in its strategy to compete against the iPod. SanDisk announced the Sansa slotRadio player and companion line of slotRadio music cards at the Consumer Electronics...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Warner Adding Social Networking to Music Sites
- DENVER Billboard - After years of watching music fans flood online social networks to interact with their favorite recording artists, the music industry is starting to get serious about adding community features to its own websites. Hoping to become a big player in that effort is networking giant Cisco, which...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Warner Music adds social tools to band sites
- Warner Music is adding new social networking capabilities to a number of its artists' sites through a partnership with Cisco Systems. The label will be the first firm to test Cisco's Entertainment Operating System Eos, a white label platform designed to integrate social networking, content management and site administration....
- Articles 2009-01-13
- CES: Mattel revamps web sites and launches digital toys
- Digital toys and web sites for kids have had a mixed history. But the future is so full of techno-savvy kids that toy makers are finding they have no choice but to move into the digital realm by providing better online entertainment as well as digital toys in the physical...
- News items 2009-08-07
- 2006 International CES Attendees Get the Download — New CES TechZone to Showcase Authorized Content Sharing Technologies; National Music Publishers Association and RIAA Partner with CEA at Sands Convention Center to Promote Permitted Online Services
- ARLINGTON, Va. -- The consumer technology and music industries come together to celebrate innovative and legal content sharing products and technologies at The Download - a new TechZone to be featured at the upcoming 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CESR). The International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, returns...
- Research articles 2005-12-14
- Portable Entertainment Devices Are on the Rise, Says CEA; Consumer Demand for Music, Movies Anywhere Approaching Critical Mass
- ARLINGTON, Va. -- More than half (54 percent) of online adults plan to buy a portable entertainment device over the next year, according to research released today from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEAR). The study, The Future of Portable Entertainment Devices, predicts a bright future for this category, as consumer...
- Research articles 2006-05-31
- Seagate and Gracenote in Tune With Internet Music
- Imagine a software solution that could recognize each unique digital imprint of more than 20 million songs and then deliver the artist name, track title, lyrics, or other media information onto a computer or consumer electronics device, such as a digital jukebox or car audio system, as the music plays....
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- Online shopping to hit record Q4 high.(Market Developments)
- The US Department of Commerce said holiday online shopping will reach almost $17 billion in Q4 of this year, up from approximately $13 billion, in the same period last year. What items do online shoppers buy? Computer software and hardware, event tickets, books, small appliances, music,...
- Research articles 2003-12-01
- Retail Roundup: Costco Enjoys Supersized Revenue, Cold Weather to Heat Up Sales, and More
- Costco same-store U.S. sales rise 9 percent during quarter -- While many retailers are fighting to keep their heads above water, Costco Wholesale's latest figures prove a tight economy means relatively smooth sailing for the Issaquah-based company. Costco's fourth-quarter profit rose 6.8 percent to $397.8 million, and revenue increased 12.8 percent to $23.1 billion. Stephanie Hoff, senior retail analyst...
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Crutchfield Launches digital drive-thru™ for iPod® Users; Innovative Online Tool Helps Users Get Best Fit and Sound Quality for Installing Portable Digital Music Players into Car Audio Systems
- CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Crutchfield, the nation's oldest direct integrated marketer of consumer electronics products, announced today the launch of its digital drive-thruTM service, located at http://www.crutchfield.com/ipodcar. With just a few clicks of the mouse, the digital drive-thruTM system immediately identifies the exact accessories and techniques required to connect an iPodR...
- Research articles 2006-03-29
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