John Townley

Macromedia, Monday unveiled Macromedia Flash 5, a newly-designed version of the company’s vector graphics and animation program. It also debuted a new Macromedia User Interface and Flash 5 Player. “Macromedia Flash is an entire movement — and this is just the beginning,” said Rob Burgess, chairman and chief executive officer of Macromedia . “From USA […]

In a step toward bringing protected, licensed music sales to the Internet, DiscoverMusic.com, a provider of song samples for use by Internet music retailers, has signed license agreements with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC. “We are pleased to sign license agreements with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC,” said David Lambert, president & CEO of DiscoverMusic.com. “These agreements […]

MP3Board, Inc. has filed a counterclaim in Federal Court in New York, seeking a remedy against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for its role in temporarily shutting down the mp3board.com Web site for providing hyperlinks to other web sites, pages and files the RIAA considers infringing. The counterclaim also seeks a declaration from […]

Sonic Foundry Inc. Monday made its Sound Forge XP 4.5 digital audio editor available for sale on the RealNetworks Web site. Sound Forge XP 4.5, a streamlined version of the award-winning Sound Forge 4.5, is available as a stand-alone product, offering consumers an audio processing tool for multimedia content. The product is also available with […]

Macromedia Inc. this week announced a new level of integration between its Flash Player and Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5. Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates this week demonstrated new functionality in Internet Explorer 5.5 that for the first time enables developers to manipulate rich media Macromedia Flash components on a Web page using […]

CDDB Thursday sealed an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. under which CDDB is providing Yahoo! Player with its service. Yahoo! Player recognizes music played on computers and then provides related artist, album and track information via the Net. Yahoo! Player is a free streaming media player that allows Yahoo! music consumers to play all their digital […]

Todito.com, an Internet portal and marketplace for North American Spanish-speakers, Thursday signed a two-year agreement with New York-based Dgolpe, a music portal providing Spanish, Portuguese and English speakers on-line music and music-related services. As part of this agreement, Dgolpe and Todito have launched a co-branded music channel on Todito.com that offers a guide to the […]

As the Internet becomes a major arena for music sales and/or piracy, digital rights management and clearinghouse companies are tackling securing music for delivery and defining the rules, once it is sold to the consumer, both for the protection of the recording companies and the artists and songwriters. Audiosoft, while not a DRM, has introduced […]

Media 100 Inc. Tuesday unveiled the Media 100 i series of professional interactive streaming production solutions. Media 100 i is designed to enable Internet broadcasters, Web designers and digital content creators to author interactive content specifically designed to leverage the multidimensional, interactive capabilities of the Internet. With Media 100 i, Web designers can create streaming […]

i3 Mobile Tuesday partnered with LAUNCH.com to develop a service that alerts music fans on their mobile phones and other wireless devices when their favorite bands and performers will be playing in their local areas. i3 Mobile will offer the service for both major and local bands across the United States and Canada. Music fans […]

AT&T announced Monday a network services platform with a co-marketing and distribution program that will allow companies to create, manage and distribute audio and video over the Internet. AT&T’s Ecosystem for Media will enable businesses to use applications such as Website acceleration, streaming media, distance learning and media-enriched e-commerce. The initiative is currently in controlled […]

Global Music Network announced Friday that it has become one of the charter members of RealNetworks “Real.com Connection” program. GMN.com provides free live webcasts, video interviews, lectures, recitals, and the newly added discussion forums, all on-demand. GMN’s Shop enables viewers to preview entire tracks and complete performances of featured titles. Under the ‘Real.com Connection’ service, […]