John Townley

Pseudo Programs, a “Net-Television” entertainment network, reports that Intel Corp. has invested in the company, which produces and Webcasts interactive shows. Pseudo is an original producer of interactive streaming-video programming. The company’s 50 Net-Television shows are organized into nine individually branded, topically themed “Web site” channels. Intel’s investment will be earmarked for an aggressive online […]

Oratrix Development BV has just released GRiNS for SMIL V1.0, an authoring and presentation system for local and streaming media on the Web. GRiNS/SMIL allows content providers to create adaptive multimedia productions that tailor content to the needs and resources of the user community. Working together with RealNetworks’ RealSystem G2, GRiNS provides access to the […]

If anyone is wondering if Linux will heavily impact streaming before long, wonder no more. Britain’s preeminent science weekly sadly reports that an all-in-one portable digital TV set, cellphone and Web browser that works even in speeding cars or trains has been developed by Nokia. But Americans won’t be able to make use of such […]

iNEXTV Corp. Tuesday acquired a minority interest in TV1 Internet Television of Munich, Germany with the option to further increase its ownership. TV1 Internet Television is Germany’s leading Webcaster and one of the foremost Internet video sites in Europe. “TV1 is a leader in the European Internet video industry and our agreement will allow us […]

MusicMatch Tuesday launched a shrink wrapped version of the MusicMatch Jukebox. Previously available only as an electronic download, the MusicMatch Jukebox Deluxe is customized for retail, and will be available on store shelves in time for the Christmas season. MusicMatch Jukebox is an integrated MP3 music management software program that lets users build collections of […]

Every garage band of ad hoc rock musicians dreams of a big producer driving by, catching their strains, and signing them on the spot to big contract. Much of the dream of streaming audio (for musicians, at least) has been a new technology to make that dream come true. Companies to promote just that are […]

In a deal that may presage every record label having its own promotional Net “radio station,” Solutions Media Inc., equity holders of SpinRecords.com, linked with Internet radio network TuneTo.com. The deal with TuneTo.com will augment SpinRecords.com’s online music label. TuneTo.com will create a custom “Spin Radio” interface to stream music from the SpinRecords.com artist roster. […]

Digital software company Vsoft Ltd. Monday joined with video search engine firm Virage Inc. to produce an automatic indexing feature to its management and distribution software suite. The integration of the two products will enable real-time viewing while encoded video and indexing information is simultaneously being acquired live, the companies said. Moreover, this solution provides […]

BarbaBatch 3.0, released Friday, adds support for Real Audio G2, MP3 and QuickTime 4.0. Newly-upgraded by Netherlands based Audio Ease and distributed by Escondido, Calif.-based MacSourcery, BarbaBatch 3.0 allows fast conversion of music to the popular MP3 format. BarbaBatch is a professional quality audio conversion tool, and can convert thousands of sound files in a […]

Alive.com this week released the Alive e-Show Server, an intranet software package that brings the power of e-shows and streaming media communications inside the corporate firewall. In conjunction, the company announced the release of the latest version of Alive e-Show, its streaming media communications software, now compatible for playback with the RealNetworks’ (RNWK) RealPlayer G2. […]

RioPort has released Audio Manager, a new software application to find, organize, download and playback digital audio files in either MP3 or Microsoft’s Windows Media Audio formats. The software is designed to work with with RioPort-compatible systems, including Diamond’s Rio PMP300 and 500 Internet music players. Consumers can download a free (limited to 50 tracks […]

Wired Planet has released version 1.1 of the Wired Planet desktop application, which enables music enthusiasts to create, share and broadcast customized, streaming MP3 over the Internet. The free Wired Planet desktop application, downloadable from wiredplanet.com, integrates a streaming MP3 music player with artist information,e-commerce, and community features.