Sales of TV shows and movies via Xbox Live could reach $92.25 million in 2007, growing each year through 2011, when the aggregate revenue from the sale of both types of content could top $726 million, according to reports. This is expected to grow each year through 2011, when the aggregate revenue from the sale […]

User-generated online video exploded in 2006. By the end of the year, user-generated videos made up 47% of the total online video market in the US. By 2010 more than half (55%) of all the video content consumed online in the US will be user generated, representing 44 billion video streams. Although accounting for more […]

Added to podcast software list: Podpuppy is a free Podcast reciever for Windows. You can use it to subscribe to podcasts and automatically receive sound and video files as they are released by the author. PodPuppy is easy to use, supports the major podcast formats and provides the basic functions of a podcast receiver. The […]

Deutsche Welle, an English-language news site from Germany, has introduced a podcast, Beethoven Festival Bonn, that features Beethoven’s most famous symphonies performed by young orchestras. A recent episode features a live recording of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, performed by Istanbul’s National Conservatory orchestra at the 2002 Beethoven Festival in Bonn Opus 68, dubbed the “Pastoral,” is […]

CES Update: MusicIP introduced MyDJ, technology which is designed to make it easier to create music playlists. With one button, users can scan their music collections, select a song that fits their mood, and create dynamic playlists directly on a device. The company is hoping to licensing the technology to portable media player manufacturers. “Increased […]

The HD-DVD has been apparently been cracked, and high definition content is now being distributed freely over BitTorrent. The first HD-DVD to be uploaded to BitTorrent is Serenity, the Firefly movie. According to HDTV Blogger, the torrent is ‚Äúa 19.6GB file in native EVO format that should play on PowerDVD and WinDVD with HD DVD […]

The New York Times today has an article that looks at the debate in Hollywood over what its response should be to the growing popularity of video sharing sites like YouTube. As YouTube, with the backing of Google, becomes a powerful force in the media world, Hollywood studios and other entertainment companies are trying to […]

The Smithsonian has introduced the Folkways Collection Podcast, a series of 24 one-hour programs that explore the collection of music, spoken word, and sound recordings that make up the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. The music of modern day giants like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Ani Difranco is interwoven with original Folkways recordings to demonstrate the […]

Ars Technica has an good overview of a new bill introduced in the US Senate this week that would force satellite, digital, and Internet radio providers to implement measures designed to restrict the ability of listeners to record audio from the services. Called the “Platform Equality and Remedies for Rights Holders in Music Act” (PERFORM), […]

Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA), the interactive children’s book series, is now offering iPod versions of its stories. Choose Your Own Adventure #1 – The Abominable Snowman audiobook download is designed for use with all varieties of Apple iPod. The CYOA download goes in countless directions as “you” in the role of main character click […]