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A recent U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against the Federal Communication Commission's requirement of broadcast flag anti-piracy technology may give consumers more control over how they watch and record broadcast content, including digital television. That programming may be limited, however, ...
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) figures if people like to watch classic movies and old "Seinfeld" episodes, they will also be interested in discontinued, out-of-date video games, including arcade and classic console hits. The media giant, a division of Time Warner, said its GameTap games-on-demand ...
The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) is heading up an effort to develop a rating and filtering system for mobile content. The wireless industry trade group is launching the initiative amid the growing interest that the adult entertainment industry, including Playboy, Hus...
The electronics giants who have battled for years over the next-generation DVD format appeared to be moving to avert a war this week, with Sony and Toshiba -- promoting different high-definition DVD formats known as Blu-ray and HD DVD, respectively -- leading an effort to come together. Today, Pana...
While several reports today are saying that rivals Sony and Toshiba, who are each touting their own standard for high-definition DVD, are discussing a standard optical disc format, the companies are distancing themselves from that statement. They both seem to have the consumer's interest at heart, w...
"I want my MTV" is being replaced with, "I want my Xbox," as Microsoft plans to unveil the second version of its Xbox video game console with a half-hour MTV television show hosted by "Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood next month. Although gaming enthusiasts still do not know the name of Microsoft...
MTV this week announced the launch of "MTV Overdrive," an Web-based channel designed for broadband users who want their MTV -- online. Overdrive will launch on April 25, 2005 with exclusive, MTV-style content, including music videos, live music performances, short-form programming and artist intervi...
Japanese electronics giant Sony readied for its U.S. launch of the handheld, multimedia PlayStation Portable with hopes for the same type of fast sellout the new gaming and entertainment device had in Japan. However, there are still PSPs on store shelves after nearly two weeks since the U.S. game wa...
Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment is vying to become the iTunes of the downloadable movie industry. So said Michael Arrieta, senior vice president of Sony Pictures, at the Digital Hollywood conference earlier this week. "We want to set business models, pricing models, distribution models like [App...
Microsoft made two major advances this week including the launch of its MSN Video Downloads service and announcing plans to offer a new ID system designed to give users more control over personal information. Microsoft said MSN Video Downloads will provide daily television programming, including vid...
Fans of "Halo 2" -- and there are many -- will soon have the chance to wander new realms. Bungie.Net, the Internet home for Bungie Studios, which developed Halo, announced it will release nine new multiplayer map packs for the game. Bungie will release four of the maps at the end of April for online...
Just days after the hugely successful North America release of its PlayStation Portable (PSP), Sony was dealt a blow by a U.S. federal court, which ordered the company to stop selling PlayStations and to pay US$90.7 million to Immersion Corp. in a patent infringement suit. Immersion filed suit in 20...
Sony, which has spent the past year touting the Blu-ray high-definition video storage format and rallying other companies to its cause, hinted that it may be amenable to working with its rival format, HD DVD. At a news conference today, Ryoji Chubachi, head of Sony's electronic components and manufa...
One reason the Internet gained as much interest as it did in its early days was the convenience that it offered individuals interested in pornography. No longer did they have to visit adult bookstores in person; with a few keystrokes the materials were delivered directly to their personal computers....
The ample media coverage of the U.S. release of Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) makes two things clear: It's a great gaming machine but not a great convergence device; and Sony operates a fabulous buzz machine. The PSP will go on sale Thursday at US$250, and demand is so high that Sony's initial ...
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