DCD Business Report articles from December 2004

DCD Business Report archives from December 2004

Mobile Device Introductions Peak In Time for Holiday Rush.(Kinoma Inc)
December 8, 2004... It was just under a year ago that Microsoft's Bill Gates told attendees at last January's Consumer Electronics Show that computer technology was going to enter the realm of consumer electronics and that Microsoft would be at the helm. Since...

Napster, Blockbuster Team With RadioShack To Offer Music and DVD.
December 8, 2004... With gadgets and content-playing devices galore at retail outlets and online shopping sites this holiday season, there's one interesting combination that's also come to market featuring digital music and DVDs in one package. Napster, a...

One-Third of Young Adults Interested in Music Subscription Services.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation, has released findings of its latest survey on digital and online music, "Consumer Survey Report: Music, 2004." Based on an online survey of more than 2,300 adults, and also comparing...

Intellectual Property Protection Makes Headway Via Legal Efforts.
December 8, 2004... U.S. To Appoint Copyright Law Enforcement Officer The $388 spending bill passed by the U.S. Congress in November includes a program that will allow the president to appoint a copyright law enforcement officer who will oversee the National...

Data Filter.
December 8, 2004... What's Happening: SNOCAP, of San Francisco, Calif., has received a $10 million capital investment led by WaldenVC and Morgenthaler Ventures. The new company, founded by Shawn Fanning (founder of the original Napster), Jordan Mendelson and Ron...

Consumer Electronics Association Unit Sales To Dealers Of Selected Video Products.
December 8, 2004... Week Ending 11/19/04 2004 2003 % Change Analog Direct View TV 565,299 550,304 2.7 Analog TV/VCR 28,249 68,022 -58.5 Analog TV/DVD 68,380 39,210 74.4 VCR...

Nielsen VideoScan 20 Top-Selling DVDs (Week ending 11/28/04).(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... Title Label This Last Weeks Week Week On Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban Warner Home Video 1 118 2 Elf ...

Research Indicates Content Consuming Habits Are Changing, Globally.
December 8, 2004... TV Viewing Is Not So Passive Knowledge Networks (KN), a Menlo Park, Calif., consumer research organization, has released a new study, "How People Use Primetime TV 2004," which reveals dramatic changes in U.S. consumer primetime viewing...

Survey Finds Artists And Musicians Believe Internet Sells Their Work.
December 8, 2004... A survey of the Internet's impact on artists and musicians by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, a non-profit, non-partisan organization funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts to assess the social impact of the Internet, reveals that they...