Neowin News Feed for: Distribution

Surface “killing” blamed on lack of distribution

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:41:18 +0000

With the Christmas fast approaching, Microsoft's selling and distribution strategy is “killing” the product. But is the lack of a device on the High Street really going to put of the consumer? Read more...

Hulu coming to Xbox Live?

Tzvi Friedman — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:45:16 +0100

While Microsoft's E3 2010 offering will undoubtedly focus on Project Natal and expanding the life span of its flagship gaming console, it seems like Hulu might grab some time in the limelight. Gearlive, citing a... Read more...

Hulu turns a profit, but is it all good news?

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:38:32 +0100

Hulu has turned a profit, according to CEO Jason Kilar in a NY Times interview. $100 million in revenue for 2009, in fact, and growing. This is a big milestone for the company that brought... Read more...

Quarter of British gamers download games

Matthew Hopson — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:55:27 +0000

A survey of British gamers has found that a quarter prefer to purchase and download their games online, often through their console's store, rather than purchase a physical copy from a retail store. According to... Read more...

New download service slashes game download times

Matthew Hopson — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:14:41 +0000

British company Game Domain International has launched a new download service called "Awomo", which will slash game download times by allowing users to start playing a game before it has finished downloading. With many digital... Read more...

Microsoft working on App-store like software distribution

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:13:36 +0000

Steve Ballmer, at the recently held developers conference at Sydney, Australia, said that Microsoft is working on a App-store like software distribution. Apple's iPhone and App-store have really stirred the Windows Mobile Market. Though there... Read more...

Content Providers: Xbox Live is #1 for Content Distribution

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:43:18 +0000

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The surprise entertainment hit of the holidays wasn't in theaters; it was in the living room. With more than 1,000 hours of premium high- and standard-definition content available, Microsoft Corp. announced today at the 2007... Read more...

Real, Google, & Mozilla Sign Distribution Deals

Hurmoth — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:09:20 +0100

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On Wednesday, RealNetworks, Inc. announced that it had agreed to distribute Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox Web browser, and that it has extended its distribution deal with Google, Inc. Under the multiyear deals, Seattle-based RealNetworks would continue... Read more...

Aspyr Media developing digital distribution service for Macs

Todd Tanner — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:46:27 +0100

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Gamesindustry.biz is reporting some fairly big news for all our Mac gamers out there in Neowin land. Aspyr Media has announced that they are developing a digital distribution service for the Macintosh platform. This new... Read more...

Apple Patent Covers Wireless iTunes Distribution

malebolgia — Fri, 05 May 2006 15:40:42 +0100

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A patent application filed by Apple Computer in December 2004 appears to cover a method of buying a song, ring tone or music video from an online store over a wireless network. The application,... Read more...

EA launches new digital music distribution service

Dice — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:00:04 +0000

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EA has announced a new partnership with Nettwerk Music Group. Nettwerk Music Group is a Canadian record company. This will establish a brand new digital music distrubtion label under EA recordings. EA has built up... Read more...

Valve and EA Announce Distribution Agreement

stncttr908 — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:24:38 +0100

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After the stormy end to Valve and VU Games' publishing agreement earlier this year, one of VU's chief rivals has picked up distribution duties for Valve's Half-Life 2 Xbox version and Half-Life 2 Game of... Read more...

Sony puts 500 PSPs up for auction, early distribution

malebolgia — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:28:47 +0000

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Sony Japan enlists top online retailer in scheme to direct funds to earthquake victims in Japan. It's the perfect pay-to-play scenario. 500 PSPs are being put up for auction on Japan's most... Read more...

Eidos partners with Softwrap for Singles online distribution

malebolgia — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 20:47:30 +0100

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Electronic distribution experts safeguard full game content with DRM technology. Eidos has teamed up with Softwrap to distribute Singles: Flirt Up Your Life online, having recently secured the rights to worldwide e-distribution... Read more...

Intel Prescotts enter distribution

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 24 Dec 2003 10:15:39 +0000

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DISTRIBUTORS IN EUROPE have started listing Pentium 4Es, or Prescotts as they're codenamed by the Intel Corporation. So far three models are being listed, a 3.06GHz, a 3.2GHz, and a 2.8GHz processor. Each uses socket... Read more...

S3 signs distribution pact with Club-3D

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:23:26 +0000

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S3 Graphics today announced that Club-3D, a Netherlands-based graphics card vendor, will sell graphics cards powered by its DeltaChrome graphics processor. The DeltaChrome based Club-3D graphics card will be available online and in leading electronic... Read more...

Atari Announces Distribution Deal with Microsoft

Tom Warren — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:07:09 +0100

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Atari, Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios under which Atari will be the exclusive U.S. jewel case distributor for select Windows titles developed by Microsoft Game Studios. Under the... Read more...

Xabre Graphics signs distribution pacts

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 10:17:23 +0100

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Emma Wang, Taipei; Isaac Chang, DigiTimes.com [Friday 1 August 2003] Xabre Graphics Inc (XGI), a subsidiary of Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), yesterday announced the signing of distribution agreements with World Peace Industrial (WPI), Fullerton Technologies,... Read more...

MSN TV Service Expands National Retail Distribution

Tom Warren — Wed, 09 Jul 2003 05:01:28 +0100

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New Retail Distribution Relationships Make MSN TV Available In More Than 1,500 Locations Nationwide Microsoft Corp. today announced that MSN® TV service, a leading provider of Internet service on television, has... Read more...

Court curbs Microsoft's Java distribution

NTUsEr — Thu, 26 Jun 2003 20:43:41 +0100

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A federal appeals court dealt a partial setback to Sun Microsystems on Thursday, tossing out most of a preliminary injunction requiring Microsoft to carry its rival's version of an interpreter for the Java programming language.... Read more...