John Townley

Recording Industry Sues Napster for Copyright Infringement The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)Wednesday filed suit against Napster, Inc., a company the RIAA alleged is operating as a haven for music piracy on the Internet. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in California, charges Napster with contributory and vicarious copyright infringement and related […]

SkyCache, Inc. Wednesday launched its Streaming Media transport service, made to enable the delivery of live streaming media directly to servers located at Internet service providers. By delivering the data via satellite to what it calls the “edge of the Internet,” the inherent quality problems of transport over the terrestrial Internet are eliminated, resulting in […]

Vancouver’s Destiny Media Technologies this week unveiled a Macintosh version of its Destiny Media Player. The Destiny Media Player allows Mac users to play MP3, CD Audio, .wav, midi and other common Mac audio formats as well as listen to a growing number of Web-based radio stations broadcasting on the RadioDestiny Broadcast Network, using a […]

Media 100 Inc. tuesday announced the iFinish family of streaming media production systems for Windows NT. By integrating key streaming media technologies from its Terran Interactive subsidiary, Media 100 said it is enabling content developers to produce and deliver high-quality audio and video over the Internet. iFinish is designed to support input from virtually any […]

Voquette Tuesday made it possible for RealAudio content to be recorded and played on a variety of affordable portable audio devices, including minidiscs and cassette recorders using Voquettes’s Media Manager software. “Voquette offers RealPlayer users a unique way to listen to their favorite RealAudio content anytime, anywhere and on any device,” said Ben Rotholtz, of […]

SightPath, Inc. announced Monday that it teamed with producers of business video to deliver TV-quality video directly to customer desktops via the Internet or corporate intranets. To support the alliance, the company launched its content partner program, designed to facilitate Web-based delivery of high-impact training and business information that incorporates video and multimedia. Organizations can […]

All Communications Corp. Friday signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire ViewTech Inc. in a stock deal to bring clients new DSL technologies. In the merger, View Tech will issue approximately 2.9 shares of its stock for each share of All Communications stock such that, upon closing of the merger, All Communications stockholders will […]

Macromedia Inc. Thursday poured an additional $44 million into shockwave.com Inc., the company’s online entertainment business. The round of funding includes an investment by top-tier venture firm Sequoia Capital and Jim Clark, founder of myCFO, Inc., and Healtheon and co-founder of Netscape. shockwave.com will use the new funds to fuel growth in shockwave.com content, to […]

ForeignTV.com and Scarlet Telecom/Internet BV of the Netherlands have announced they will create a site featuring video-streaming content focusing on Dutch leisure and lifestyle with a special focus on such destination cities as Amsterdam and the Hague. ForeignTV.com will provide design and video-streaming guidance and expertise, while Scarlet Internet will supply the majority of the […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. and Entera this week announced streaming media support for clients using the Java Media Framework 2.0 API. Entera’s Lightweight Streaming Server Application (ELSA) will enable Internet Services Providers (ISPs), Web hosting companies, and content providers to stream movies, music, and interactive content to Java clients using JMF and standards-based compression technologies. “Because […]

AudioBase Tuesday announced its new music previewing solution at the WebNoize conference in Los Angeles. Entertainment industry companies, such as TicketmasterOnline-CitySearch, have embraced AudioBase to drive their online music promotions. In addition to TicketmasterOnline-CitySearch, AudioBase’s Java technology is being used for music previewing by Sony Music, K-tel Online, Levi’s Music, Spun.com, MediaX’s amuZnet and eDedication.com. […]

MP3.com and Freei.Net Tuesday sealed a two-year strategic relationship that will combine Internet access with the popular MP3 music format. MP3.com will offer Freei.Net’s unlimited Internet access, Web browsing and email capabilities to its users and Freei.Net will actively promote MP3.com’s artists and their music. Additionally, MP3.com participated in Freei.Net’s recently completed Series B Preferred […]