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...

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

Troll — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:10:53 +0100

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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

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

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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

mlauzon76 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:04:45 +0000

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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

Slimy — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:43:12 +0100

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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

Slimy — Thu, 10 May 2007 22:12:02 +0100

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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

Slimy — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:33:58 +0100

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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

MonkeyClaw — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:21:36 +0100

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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.

Daylene — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 12:32:25 +0100

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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

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

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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

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

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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...