Atom Feed from Searchles Fri Aug 22 01:26:18 -0400 2008 en-us walkertr Mon May 05 13:33:13 -0400 2008 ReelzChannel will supplement its linear cable channel with a free video-on-demand component next month. The channel will offer five- to seven-minute segments that focus on two to three dozen movies available in a particular month on premium cable or pay per view. walkertr Mon May 05 13:28:31 -0400 2008 Microsoft may no longer be breathing down its neck, but Yahoo is still working on major deals with Google and Time Warner's AOL that could significantly alter the Internet pioneer. walkertr Fri May 02 15:30:14 -0400 2008 In an interview with Reuters, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said, “With rising costs of fuel and food and housing, it is more difficult to go out and buy a $399 console, and I think it’s going to put pressure on the console manufacturers to reduce their prices.” walkertr Fri May 02 15:27:23 -0400 2008 With soaring sales in the first few days of the release of “Grand Theft Auto IV,” Take-Two Interactive chairman Strauss Zelnick said the company feels good about its decision not to rush into a merger with Electronic Arts. walkertr Fri May 02 15:26:25 -0400 2008 Based largely on sales of its “Rock Band” video game – and a 22% gain in home video revenues – Viacom posted a 33% increase in first-quarter earnings. walkertr Fri May 02 15:25:09 -0400 2008 Waterloo, Ontario-based Research In Motion has signed an agreement for global distribution of its BlackBerry device with Plainfield, Indiana-based Brightpoint Inc. walkertr Fri May 02 15:24:13 -0400 2008 Adobe had decided to stop charging licensing fees for mobile versions of Flash and will publish information about the inner workings of its product’s code. walkertr Fri May 02 15:22:27 -0400 2008 The mobile Web extends the audience reach for many leading Internet sites by an average of 13%, compared with home PC traffic alone. That’s the conclusion from TotalWeb, a service launched by Nielsen Mobile and Nielsen Online that details unduplicated, unique audience for more than 200 leading Web sites. walkertr Fri May 02 15:21:23 -0400 2008 Viacom plans to invest up to $100 million in the premium channel it’s launching with two other movie studios, and the venture is talking to other potential partners about the new pay-TV network, officials said Friday. walkertr Thu May 01 15:57:45 -0400 2008 Talking with citizens at a campaign stop in Indiana yesterday, presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said that parents have to step up to turn off the television and video games and encourage children to have a greater thirst for knowledge. walkertr Thu May 01 15:56:50 -0400 2008 According to the Entertainment Retailers Association, “Grand Theft Auto IV” broke first-day sales records in Britain this week. walkertr Thu May 01 15:55:40 -0400 2008 Working with small budgets and big hopes for the medium, several producers are getting a chance at MySpaceTV video glory. walkertr Thu May 01 15:54:48 -0400 2008 Apple announced today that it would begin selling movie downloads on its iTunes service on the same day as the titles are released in DVD form, under agreements with most of the top Hollywood studios. walkertr Thu May 01 15:53:24 -0400 2008 Formerly known as Building B, Sezmi has launched what it’s calling a next-generation solution to the multiple media devices found in so many households today. walkertr Thu May 01 15:52:18 -0400 2008 AT&T will introduce its mobile television service on Sunday in 58 U.S. markets, including most of the country’s larger cities. walkertr Thu May 01 15:50:40 -0400 2008 Time Warner Inc's AOL unit, RealNetworks and Yahoo Inc could stand to pay up to $100 million in royalties owed to thousands of songwriters and publishers, after a federal judge established a formula for determining the payments. walkertr Wed Apr 30 16:31:07 -0400 2008 The Currys retail chain, which includes Currys, PC World and Dixons in the UK, announced that it sold a copy of Nintendo’s “Wii Fit” every four seconds over the past weekend, making it the company’s fastest-selling game to date.