Neowin News Feed for: Warner

Spotify looking to extend ad-supported, free tier to mobile

Max Slater-Robins — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:59:57 +0000

Spotify is expected to introduce their ad-supported, free tier to mobile as well as proposing a drop in royalties to labels in order to stay afloat in these turbulent times. Read more...

Warner slams free music streaming but will still use Spotify

Mike Brown — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:31:50 +0000

World-famous record label Warner Music has announced today plans to stop providing content for free music streaming services such as Spotify and Last.fm. Speaking to BBC News, Warner chief executive Edgar Bronfman Jr said that... Read more...

Warner Bros looking to purchase Midway for $33m

Jonathan Steele — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:05:00 +0000

Warner Bros Entertainment are said to be in the early stages of a Midway acquisition deal, which is reported to be worth $33m. Following the collapse of Midway earlier this year, the Mortal Kombat developer... Read more...

China gets free music from Google

James Hall — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:07:29 +0000

According to Reuters, Internet-users in China will be able to download for free approximately 350,000 licensed songs--soon to be more than a million--through Google. Not only will the Chinese be able to search for songs... Read more...

Time Warner Cable to expand bandwidth caps, 40GB per month

Brad Sams — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:08:55 +0000

TWC will be expanding its test of bandwidth caps to more cities in the coming weeks. Beaumont, Texas was the testing ground for TWC and has decided that its 40 GB caps for internet... Read more...

YouTube and Warner split

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:29:48 +0000

Today marked the start of something that could potentially be crippling to YouTube's new revenue endorsements. YouTube and Warner Music failed to reach an agreement to keep their content on the most popular video... Read more...

Time Warner Cable tries metering Internet use

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:10:53 +0000

You're used to paying extra if you use up your cell phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home computer goes over its Internet allowance? Time Warner Cable Inc. customers... Read more...

Time Warner Links Web Prices With Usage

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:40:20 +0000

Time Warner Cable will experiment with a new pricing structure for high-speed Internet access later this year, charging customers based on how much data they download, a company spokesman said Wednesday. The company, the second-largest... Read more...

Warner Bros Goes Blu-Ray Exclusive

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:07:44 +0000

In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment stated today in a press release that it will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year. The announcement was... Read more...

Warner agrees to use MP3 format

Steven Parker — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:45:33 +0000

Warner Music Group is making its music available for US downloads from Amazon in MP3 format without copy protection. Warner had been holding out against using the format because MP3 tracks are easier to share... Read more...

Warner Denies Plans to go Blu-Ray Exclusive

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:50:12 +0000

In response to rumours whispered by members of the Blu-ray camp, Warner Home Video announced that it will not be ditching HD DVD for Blu-ray. Warner Brothers is currently the only major studio to support... Read more...

Warner Bros. to buy TT Games

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:04:45 +0000

Warner Bros. home entertainment division on Thursday said it would buy United Kingdom-based game publisher TT Games, the business behind the Lego Star Wars series. Financial terms of the deal, which is subject to regulatory... Read more...

Warner Bros. Says Total HD Discs "Hard" to Push

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:43:12 +0000

Even though dual-format high-definition discs could end the war between Blu-ray and HD DVD formats, Warner Home Video says that it will be rather hard for a single studio to push its disc type with... Read more...

Warner Bros. to Offer Movies Online in Hong Kong

Thu, 10 May 2007 21:12:02 +0000

To combat movie piracy in the Asian Pacific countries, Warner Bros. announced plans to launch a new movie download service dubbed 08Media in Hong Kong. ViDeOnline Communications will offer the service initially with 100 titles... Read more...

Warner unhappy with new, DRM-free AnywhereCD

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:33:58 +0000

Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com, has launched a new music download service that sells DRM-free albums (no singles) in the MP3 format, but Warner Music Group is not happy about it. AnywhereCD currently offers a... Read more...

Warner Buys Halo Soundtrack and Other Microsoft Game Music

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:12:58 +0000

Warner/Chappell Music, the publishing arm of Warner Music Group Corporation, and Microsoft Corporation announced a worldwide music publishing administration agreement, whereby Warner/Chappell lays claim to compositions for Halo, Halo 2, Age of Empires, Fable, Kameo... Read more...

Warner Music head backs DRM

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:56:54 +0000

After Steve Jobs wrote that music companies should abandon digital copy protection, Warner Music chief Edgar Bronfman called on Apple to open up its iTunes software to other forms of DRM: "DRM and interoperability are... Read more...

Warner CEO Admits His Kids Pirated Music

Tom Warren — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:12:26 +0000

According to Reuters, Warner CEO Edgar Bronfman recently admitted that his kids stole music. When asked whether any of his seven kids stole music. "I'm fairly certain that they have, and I'm fairly certain that... Read more...

Warner Hatches Apple iTunes Scheme

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:21:36 +0000

Warner Music plans to release music albums on DVD discs that are laden with extras, including versions of the song as iTunes files. The Wall Street Journal explains that Warner and Apple are close to... Read more...

Apple Strikes Content Deals With TBS, Warner Bros.

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:32:25 +0000

Apple is on a roll with securing video content agreements to flesh out its iTunes Music Store lineup. The iPod maker has struck several deals recently, including significant agreements with Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) and... Read more...

Warner Bros. to sell movies online

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:33:56 +0000

The movie giants have announced a service called In2Movies, which will distribute movies via peer to peer technology not too dissimilar to the methods used by illegal file sharers. ... Read more...

Warner Subpoenaed in Music Download Probe

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:53:02 +0000

Warner Music Group Corp. has been subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General in connection with an ongoing antitrust investigation into the pricing of digital music downloads, the company said in a securities filing on... Read more...

AOL, Warner Bros. Form In2TV to Offer Free Online TV Reruns

Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:49:03 +0000

Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back..... "Welcome Back Kotter" is just one of the dozens of old television shows that will soon be available for free online thanks to a deal announced... Read more...

Warner suggests sharing iPod revenue stream

Steven Parker — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:42:26 +0000

Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman responded angrily to Steve Job's comments last week about "greedy" record labels by suggesting that they should get a share in the iPod revenue. Bronfman argued that... Read more...

eBay to pop up on Time Warner Cable screen

Thu, 19 May 2005 19:11:35 +0000

Time Warner Cable has struck a deal with privately owned BIAP that will allow cable customers to make Internet auction bids through eBay on their television. Time Warner Cable digital subscribers in the Austin, Texas,... Read more...

Warner Bros. Studios and Microsoft To Release HD-DVD Titles

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:04:40 +0000

Today at the National Association of Broadcasters convention, NAB2005, Warner Bros. Studios and Microsoft Corp. announced their plans to collaborate on the release of a broad range of next-generation HD DVD discs using Windows Media®... Read more...

Microsoft, Time Warner forgo ContentGuard hearing

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 15:46:56 +0000

Microsoft and Time Warner have waived their right to a hearing in the continuing European Commission investigation into their plan to take over ContentGuard, which makes software for digital rights management, a person involved in... Read more...

Time Warner in $210 Mln Settlement with Government

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 20:31:38 +0000

Media company Time Warner Inc. has agreed to pay the U.S. government $210 million to settle charges that its America Online unit fraudulently inflated its revenue figures, court documents showed on Wednesday. Separately, Time Warner... Read more...

Thomson Joins Microsoft-Time Warner Deal

Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:33:26 +0000

French technology company Thomson SA said Monday it was joining Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc.'s proposed venture to make anti-piracy software, a move that could relieve European Union concerns about the pending deal. In... Read more...

EU objects to Microsoft-Time Warner deal

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:54:49 +0000

The European Commission plans to send formal charges to Microsoft and Time Warner next week, listing objections to their takeover of ContentGuard Holdings, a source close to the situation said on Friday. ... Read more...

Warner Bros. Buys Monolith

Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:06:04 +0000

Media giant Warner Bros. today announced that it has acquired developer Monolith Productions, according to various news reports. Monolith, best known for its work on Tron 2.0, The Matrix Online, and the No One Lives... Read more...

Time Warner Auditing AOL

Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:19:11 +0000

It's no secret that Time Warner has been loosing money ever since it merged with AOL in 2001. Now Time Warner is determining whether or not America Online improperly accounted for losses at its... Read more...

Warner Bros plans penalties for poor quality licensed titles

Wed, 26 May 2004 19:51:08 +0000

A new scheme being championed by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment boss Jason Hall would see publishers whose games are reviewed poorly being penalised by higher royalty payments to the license holder. Under the terms of... Read more...

HP does lunch with DreamWorks, Warner Bros.

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:14:33 +0000

Hewlett-Packard will supply computing power to movie studio DreamWorks SKG for Shrek 2 animation work and help Warner Bros. Studios restore films, the computer maker plans to announce Monday. The deals are HP's latest steps... Read more...

Warner correcting Matrix Online DVD gaffe

Thu, 08 Apr 2004 15:04:30 +0000

Former publisher Ubisoft gets prominent billing in recent DVD release; reissue on the way. Yesterday, Warner Bros. released the DVD version of The Matrix Revolutions. Included in the disc's assortment of previously... Read more...

Time Warner denies reports of AOL sale to Microsoft

Sat, 20 Mar 2004 14:29:40 +0000

Time Warner Inc. has not engaged in any talks with Microsoft Corp. about selling its struggling America Online Inc. unit to the software vendor, a Time Warner spokeswoman said today, contradicting a New York Post... Read more...

Report: Time Warner may drop AOL

Wed, 17 Mar 2004 21:08:42 +0000

Time Warner Inc. is looking at different options for America Online, including the possible sale, spin-off or reorganization of the Internet service provider, according to a published report. The New York Post... Read more...

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Marcel Klum — Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:25:24 +0000

Signaling an increased commitment to the fast-growing interactive gaming world, Warner Bros. Entertainment has created Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. (WBIE) and has named Jason Hall to head its operations as Senior Vice President, Warner... Read more...

Parsons Tapped as Next AOL Time Warner Chairman

Fri, 17 Jan 2003 03:44:32 +0000

AOL Time Warner Chief Executive Richard Parsons consolidated his power atop the world's biggest media company today, as the corporation's board of directors unanimously elected him to begin serving as chairman once Steve Case's resignation... Read more...

Warner Bros. corners film rights to 'Doom'

Marcel Klum — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 20:16:44 +0000

Thanks Josh for sending me this. Warner Bros. Pictures is in final negotiations to pick up the feature film rights to id Software Inc.'s video game property "Doom" in a progress-to-production deal that... Read more...