P2P

Comcast Adds On File- Sharing Tests And ‘P2P Bill Of Rights’ - 2 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 15 Apr 2008 03:51 PM PST

A few weeks after Comcast’s (NSDQ: CMCSA) non-deal deal with BitTorrent on making the latter’s P2P apps run more smoothly for the cable operator’s broadband subs, the largest U.S. cable…

Industry Moves: WMG’s Bronfman Taps Jim Griffin To End Industry’s ‘Tarzan Economics’ Model - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 27 Mar 2008 02:41 PM PST

Former Geffen Records’ digital chief Jim Griffin has been hired by Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) to head up the company’s efforts to offer unlimited access to online music in…

Updated: Comcast and BitTorrent Do A Non-Deal Deal To Work Together - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 26 Mar 2008 10:20 PM PST

Update below: This is one of those vague non-deals that make the execs involved look good in press. Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), which has been in in the middle of controversy…

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P2P Firm Pando Raises $8 Million In Second Round - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 12 Mar 2008 03:24 PM PST

NYC-based P2Per Pando Networks has raised $8.12 million of a planned $20.89 million second round, reports PE Hub. Names of the backers were not reported. The company last raised $7…

P2P Firm Skyrider Raises $5 Million; Changes CEOs - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 05 Mar 2008 12:52 PM PST

Mountain View-based P2P firm Skyrider has raised an additional $5 million and undergone a management shuffle. News of the raise was first reported by VentureBeat, while NTV reports that CEO…

FCC Holds Hearing On Net Neutrality; Transparency Urged - 2 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 25 Feb 2008 02:21 PM PST

During a hearing today addressing whether cable companies are improperly slowing down certain types of web traffic (P2P, video, etc.), FCC Chairman Kevin Martin suggested that the agency may have…

Music Biz Pushes Piracy Blame To ISPs; Digital Sales Up 40 Percent - 6 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 24 Jan 2008 05:10 AM PST

We said in December the music industry would this year start to shift blame for piracy on to ISPs. As of today - and buoyed by recent similar French moves…

Industry Moves: Joost Hires Engineering SVP From Comcast, Loses CTO To BBC - 7 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 17 Jan 2008 05:16 AM PST

From our sister site paidContent:UK: Joost has hired an engineering SVP in New York to build a US development hub, as it loses its chief technology officer to the BBC.…

FCC Officially Starts Inquiry Into Comcast’s Access Policies - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 14 Jan 2008 05:54 PM PST

When I asked FCC Commissioner Michael Copps what he found the most interesting of FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s remarks at CES, he mentioned his surprise at the news that the…

VeriSign Selling CDN/Kontiki Service; Question is To Whom - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 04 Dec 2007 10:47 AM PST

VeriSign (NSDQ: VRSN) announced in November that it planned to shed non-core assets, including communications, billing and commerce, though the fate of its CDN business remained unclear at the time.…

France To Disconnect Online Pirates; DRM Restrictions Might Go - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 23 Nov 2007 10:36 AM PST

From our sister site paidContent:UK: If US digital liberties campaigners think they’ve got it bad with an RIAA so active in lobbying digital copyright policy, wait until they hear about…

Consumer Groups Ask FCC To Halt Comcast’s File-Sharing Delays - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 02 Nov 2007 06:33 AM PST

Comcast, (NSDQ: CMCSA) the country’s largest cable operator and the second largest ISP, could be the biggest test for FCC policies on ‘net neutrality,’ if a coalition of consumer groups…

Content Distributors Intent MediaWorks and Beyond Media in Merger - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 26 Oct 2007 09:01 AM PST

Atlanta-based Intent MediaWorks, a distributor of music and video over P2P networks, is merging with Beyond Media, the developer of a content streaming solution. The new company, Beyond Intent, is…

Updated: Music Roundup: Apple Cuts DRM-free Prices; Napster’s Web-based Platform; Radiohead Piracy - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 16 Oct 2007 09:50 PM PST

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to Lower Price On DRM-free Tracks; Indie Labels Included: Report: Now that iTunes has competition with last month’s launch of Amazon’s (NSDQ: AMZN) DRM-free MP3 download store,…

@ Mipcom: Interview: Mike Volpi, CEO, Joost: No Set-top, Mobile Plans; Exclusivity Overrated - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 10 Oct 2007 07:43 AM PST

From our sister site paidContent:UK, coverage of Joost at Mipcom including word that the well-funded startup is planning live broadcasting tests in 1Q08 and an in-depth interview with CEO Mike…

Making P2P Music ‘Available’ Ruled Illegal, Regardless Of Actual Sharing - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 28 Aug 2007 10:32 AM PST

An Arizona district judge has agreed with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) that a couple who showed their personal music collection via the KaZaA file-sharing network broke copyright…

BBC iPlayer Bandwidth Concerns - More Investment Needed, Regulator Says - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 16 Aug 2007 08:14 AM PST

What’s the best way to extricate the BBC from the bandwidth nightmare some ISPs this week said the corporation’s iPlayer will wreak? Build faster broadband, says the U.K. media regulator.…

P2P Provider Limewire To Open DRM-free Digital Media Store - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 14 Aug 2007 12:08 PM PST

P2P operator Limewire, which has been trying for years to change its image as a popular destination for illegal file-sharing, is opening a DRM-free digital music store. At least at…

BBC iPlayer 120,000 Downloads In First Week - 1 Comment
Posted By Ingrid Lunden - Fri 03 Aug 2007 03:33 PM PST

The BBC’s new iPlayer has gotten off to a flying start. The broadcaster reports that in its first week, more than 120,000 people have downloaded the beta version of the…

Belgian Court Finds EU Loophole In ISP File-Sharing Culpability - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 24 Jul 2007 05:12 AM PST

A judge presiding over a digital copyright case brought by Belgian content owners is challenging a European law on the subject in a move that could have wider repercussions. In…

P2P Content Delivery Manager Oversi Gets Backing From Cisco For Planned $8 Million Second Round - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 11 Jun 2007 06:49 AM PST

Oversi, a marketer of P2P caching and content delivery solutions, has received funding from Cisco as part of an extended second funding round, totaling $8 million. Oversi attracted Cisco’s financing…

Joost Rival Babelgum Opens Doors To P2P TV Viewers - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 08 Jun 2007 06:09 AM PST

Updated: Rafat adds: I am interviewing Scaglia on Monday morning, and will have more on Babelgum and his own views on online video. Ireland-based P2P TV network Babelgum has opened…

Earnings: EMI, WMG Napster Settlements Hurt Bertelsmann - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 16 May 2007 04:28 AM PST

Settling with rival labels over claims Napster infringed their copyright hurt Bertelsmann’s bottom line in the first quarter. After paying a total EUR 114 million ($154.5 million) in settlements to…

Intent MediaWorks Secures $10 Million In Second Round - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 16 Apr 2007 03:43 PM PST

P2P digital media licensing and distribution company Intent MediaWorks has secured has $10 million in a second round funding. The round was from Bertlesmann Digital Media Investments, the venture arm…

Akamai Buys P2P Tech Provider RedSwoosh For $15 Million - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 12 Apr 2007 11:11 AM PST

Akamai, the big CDN, has finally made a push in P2P delivery and has bought the smallish Santa Monica-based P2P tech provider RedSwoosh. The acquisition is valued at about $15…