Tribeca Film Festival to Offer $45 Virtual Pass

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Mark Hefflinger
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New York
– The Tribeca Film Festival, co-founded by Robert De Niro, has announced plans
to offer a virtual festival pass that will let cineastes view at least eight of
the features premiering at the fest, as well as participate in Q&A sessions
with filmmakers. The $45 price tag for the Virtual Premium pass compares with a
festival pass that ranges from $250 to $450.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/urdum
(Tribeca blog post)

http://snipurl.com/urdr8
(NewTeeVee)

MTV Games Prepping "Rock Band 3" for Fall Release

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Mark Hefflinger
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New York
– Viacom’s (NYSE: VIA) MTV Games and development studio Harmonix are working on "Rock
Band 3," the next iteration of their music karaoke game that will not
feature a specific at — like the Beatles or Green Day — for release in the
fall. Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) will again be the distributor for the title


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/urdyc
(Billboard)

http://www.rockband.com

Spotify Inks Finland Deal With TeliaSonera for Web, Mobile, TV

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Mark Hefflinger
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London – Streaming music
service Spotify has signed a deal with telecom TeliaSonera, which will be the
exclusive seller of Spotify’s premium service in Finland. TeliaSonera will offer the
service to its 1.6 million customers across broadband, mobile and IPTV services.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/ure6g
(Music Ally)

http://snipurl.com/ure6t
(StrategyEye)

http://www.spotify.com

OnLive to Debut Streaming Game Service During E3

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Mark Hefflinger
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San Francisco – OnLive, the
developer of an on-demand streaming video game platform founded by entrepreneur
Steve Perlman, announced on Wednesday that it will launch its service on June
17, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show in Los Angeles.

The OnLive
Game Service, available for $14.95 per month, will provide streaming access to
PC and Mac via a browser plug-in, and to HDTVs via OnLive’s MicroConsole TV
adapter.

Titles available at launch, from publishing partners such as EA,
Ubisoft, Take-Two and THQ, include "Mass Effect 2," "Dragon Age
Origins" and "Assassin’s Creed II."

The service will also offer features
like gamer tags, user profiles, friends and online chat, as well as
"cloud-saving," where game progress is stored online and can be
resumed even on a different platform.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/urc2m

http://www.onlive.com

YouTube Now Serving Ads on Mobile Sites in U.S., Japan

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Mark Hefflinger
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Mountain View,
Calif. – Google’s (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has
begun serving ads on the mobile version of its website, which saw traffic grow by over 160% in 2009.

Google said millions of people are
streaming tens of millions of videos every day on their mobile phones.

The new
mobile banner ads will be sold on a full-day basis and will be served on the
home, search and browse pages of the U.S. and Japanese YouTube mobile
sites.

Google said mobile ad tests with brands including L’Oreal and Land Rover
"showed strong results related to click-throughs, user experience and
brand awareness."

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/urbkl
(Google blog)

http://www.youtube.com/advertise

Google Adds Bike-Specific Directions to Google Maps

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Mark Hefflinger
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Washington
– Appearing at the National Bike Summit in D.C., Google (NASD: GOOG) on Wednesday unveiled a
new addition to Google Maps that features step-by-step biking directions.

The
feature, still in beta testing, provides routes optimized for cycling,
highlighting bike trails, bike lanes and bike-friendly roads.

The directions
provide time estimates for trips based on an algorithm that takes into account
the length of the route, the number of hills, fatigue over time and other
variables.

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit that creates networks
of trails from former rail lines, provided information on bike trails in more
than 150 cities.

Google said that bike-specific directions have been the most
requested feature on Google Maps.

A mobile version of the tools is also
planned.

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/ur9b2
(Google blog)

http://maps.google.com/biking

Report: Americans Spent $3.8 Billion on MMO Games Last Year

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Mark Hefflinger
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Amsterdam
– Americans spent $3.8 billion on massively multiplayer online games in 2009,
where some 21 million residents spend an average of $15 per month on such
titles, according to a report by TNS and Gamesindustry.com.

While the majority
of U.S.
multiplayer online gamers do not pay to play, 46% do. Americans spent an
estimated $400 million on up-front payments for games sold as downloads or on
discs boxed and sold at retail; $2.4 billion, meanwhile, was spent on monthly
or annual subscriptions.

Another $1 billion in revenues was generated through
the sale of in-game virtual items or virtual currency trade in free-to-play
multiplayer games.

"World of Warcraft" is the most popular online multiplayer
title in the U.S., claiming 12.5 million players; the top five is rounded off
by "NeoPets," "Club Penguin," "Disney ToonTown"
and "Runescape," according to the report.

When looking outside of the
U.S., massively multiplayer
online game revenues in the EU came in drastically lower, with the U.K.’s $250 million in 2009 slightly beating out
Germany.

 

Related Links:
http://www.gamesindustry.com/profile/service/1870

CBS to Offer 3D Broadcasts of NCAA Final Four in Theaters

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Mark Hefflinger
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New York
– CBS (NYSE: CBS) Sports announced on Wednesday that it will offer the NCAA Men’s Final
Four, semifinals and championship games in 3D broadcasts screened in up to 100
movie theaters equipped with 3D digital cinema technology.

The broadcaster
partnered with the NCAA, LG Electronics USA and Cinedigm Digital Cinema on the
project.

LG, which plans to introduce its line of 3D televisions and Blu-ray
players in the U.S.
in May, will serve as a sponsor and also provide 3D televisions for display in
Lucas Oil Stadium, where this year’s Final Four will be played.  

Details on participating theaters were not provided.

 

Related Links:
http://investor.cinedigm.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=450610

http://www.cinedigm.com/sports3d/index.html

3D TV

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Mark Hefflinger
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Samsung, Panasonic Begin Selling 3D Televisions in U.S.

By
Mark Hefflinger
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New York – Consumer
electronics firms Samsung and Panasonic began selling their new 3D television
models this week in the U.S.,
while Sony (NYSE:  SNE) plans to enter the market in June. Samsung is offering a $3,000 bundle
that includes a 46-inch television, 3D-compatible Blu-ray player and two pairs
of 3D glasses, while Panasonic is selling a $2,900 bundle — exclusively at
Best Buy stores — that includes a 50-inch plasma TV, 3D-compatible Blu-ray player
and one pair of 3D glasses.

While 3D televisions are becoming more widely
available, 3D content to view on them is still sparse.

DirecTV plans to launch
a 3D channel by June, while ESPN has said some event broadcasts will be offered
in 3D.

A Fox representative could not provide details for CNET as to exactly
when its breakthrough 3D movie "Avatar" will be available for home
viewing.

 

Related Links:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec3_d_tvs

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10466702-1.html

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