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German Multimedia Award organisers respond to the “frequently expressed wish” of potential participants / Awards ceremony on June 18 in Berlin
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Image Gallery for Vfx Spectacle 10,000 BC
With the new Emmerich film 10,000 BC posting good box-office results, we have put a series of stills and posters online.
iStockphoto expands its range of free images
iStockphoto, the world's leading provider of royalty-free images, is expanding its programme of free low-resolution images and illustrations that Microsoft Office users can access through Microsoft Office Online.
Biblica Campaign Wins Silver BuchMarkt Award
National Geographic Germany's online campaign for the Biblica atlas wins silver for internet communication at the BuchMarkt Awards.
SnapSpot Connects Mobile Search with Maps
doubleSlash develops SnapSpot for location-based mobile services linking searches, points of interest and map tracking.
plebsTV launches version 1.0
plebsTV is a user-generated reality portal combining content sharing and social networking with georeferenced data.
Find the Right Solution with a Free Software Tender
SoftGuide’s software directory brings supply and demand together.
Photos from the Apple roadshow “Pro Series Event”
The Apple roadshow “Pro Series Event” stopped in Munich yesterday. DP was a media partner and has posted pictures of the event online.
Weblication Gives Ski-Jumping Champion Janne Ahonen an Online Boost
MMPA launches the official website at janne-ahonen.eu using Weblication CMS, offering a behind-the-scenes view of World Cup events in three languages.
Easter highlights in ZDF’s children’s and youth programming
For Easter, ZDF tivi, ZDF's children's and youth programming, presents a potpourri of television premieres, repeats of children's book classics and all three Erich Kästner film adaptations.
German Children’s Media Festival
From now on, GOLDENER SPATZ will provide an annual overview of German-language and co-produced films, television programmes and online offerings for children under its new name “German Children's Media Festival: Cinema-TV-Online”.
Disney wants to earn one billion dollars online in 2008
US media and entertainment company Walt Disney wants to generate one billion dollars in Internet revenue in the current financial year.
Paramount puts short film clips online free of charge
US film studio Paramount intends to make its films available free of charge over the Internet in the form of short video excerpts.
iSale 5.1 integrates video clips and increases security for online auctions
equinux adds video clips in auctions to iSale 5.1 and supports the PayPal Security Key.
Pictures from the Hobnox party
Hobnox is an online entertainment and publishing platform that recently held a major event at Berlin's Tresor. DP was a jury member and has posted the hottest party pictures online.
Adobe Systems appoints Regina Mehler Marketing Director for Central and Eastern Europe
Dynamic growth, enterprise business and market expansion into Eastern Europe are key topics.
equinux releases The Tube 2.5 with the free TubeToGo web service
equinux today introduced The Tube 2.5 with the TubeToGo web service. The Tube users can now publish their TV recordings in a web gallery, watch them over the Internet and schedule recordings while on the move. The TubeToGo web interface can be used to manage the entire recording archive in The Tube and publish it in the TubeToGo web gallery.
German Facebook version online
Social network Facebook http://www.facebook.com has launched its German-language version.
Pinnacle presents video editing software for photography enthusiasts
Create photo slideshows with expressive film effects using Pinnacle Studio Plus “Extreme Photo Edition”
Bollywood discovers online marketing
Internet generates 30 to 40 percent of the attention for a film
denkwerk brings OBI the “Glücks-Wahnsinn”
Cologne Internet agency creates online campaign for DIY and home improvement stores / Performance marketing delivers greater reach
Hobnox Evolution Festival Names Winners
Nine finalists presented their projects to more than 2,000 guests and an industry jury at Berlin’s Hobnox Evolution Festival.
DP adds free interactive PDFs to its website
The DP website has been expanded with interactive PDFs as of today. After putting more videos and photos on the site, we will now offer interactive PDFs here for free download.
Protecting minors in the media requires preventive measures
The Chairman of the ZDF Television Council, Ruprecht Polenz, has invited the state media authorities and the Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (KJM) to another joint exchange of experience on protecting minors in the media.
Electronic Sports League – all events in the new RSS feed
Never miss another Intel Friday Night Game. New RSS feed delivers Electronic Sports League event dates straight to your door.
CeBIT 2008: Online video library maxdome comes to Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center
From CeBIT 2008, the online video library maxdome will for the first time also be available as an attractive entertainment highlight through Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center. Its users can therefore directly access more than 10,000 titles from Germany's largest online video library, including feature films, TV highlights, series, sport, documentaries and music concerts, and watch them via DSL on a PC or television.
meinVZ launches – the new network for everyone who is not (or is no longer) studying
The successful VZ family, consisting of studiVZ and schülerVZ and now boasting more than 8 million members, is delighted: www.meinVZ.net is here!
Reuters videos now on mobile phones at ViiF
Access news clips updated hourly on your mobile phone. Know what is happening while on the move, at any time.
Federal Constitutional Court stops the federal Trojan
"Politicians must not return to business as usual and look for ways around it".
New business models on the mobile Internet
Successful business models on the mobile Internet will increasingly be based on offering so-called metadata. As contextual information, these describe, for example, the location where a photo was taken as determined by GPS, or the availability status of mobile subscribers.
Companies Build Applications with Adobe AIR
Deutsche Bank, Nasdaq, The New York Times Company, and other organizations are deploying rich internet applications based on Adobe AIR.
Association of the German Internet industry welcomes Federal Constitutional Court decision
The association (eco) calls on legislators at federal and state level to postpone corresponding legislative procedures and first think thoroughly about the risks and problems of this investigative method.
Quark launches ilovedesign.com, a new community website for designers
Designers from around the world can draw inspiration from the stars of their industry on ilovedesign.com, exhibit their own work and rate the designs of others.
iPhone-optimised travel and country information
Always keep the travel guide in your waistcoat pocket
Powerflasher Relaunches the Converse Website
Aachen-based multimedia agency Powerflasher GmbH won the online account for new client All Star D.A.CH. GmbH and its Converse footwear brand.
ProSiebenSat.1 and Holtzbrinck establish joint venture
Holtzbrinck eLAB GmbH and ProSiebenSat.1 subsidiary SevenOne Intermedia intend to establish a new joint venture. It is an Internet portal for arranging travel.
freenet puts DSL business up for sale
Telecommunications provider freenet has put its broadband business up for sale. Initial talks are being held with interested parties, a spokeswoman told the financial news agency dpa-AFX in Hamburg the the.
Top-level domain .asia available now
The responsible registry DotAsia http://www.dotasia.org launched the unrestricted allocation of domains ending in .asia to all interested parties on Wednesday.
Disney increases focus on virtual worlds
US media and entertainment group Walt Disney recently announced the establishment of a new studio unit. Under the name "Disney Online Studios", various activities from the fields of games and social communities are to be bundled.
Joint press statement by VDZ, ARD and ZDF
Yesterday in Berlin, VDZ President Prof Dr Hubert Burda, ARD Chairman Fritz Raff and ZDF Director-General Markus Schächter met for an exchange of views on the internet activities of ARD and ZDF.
HD and a new regional studio — Hit-TV.eu’s topics for the start of the year
Following the extremely successful year 2007, Hit-TV.eu is also beginning 2008 with several innovations. Hit-TV.eu received unexpected (and certainly involuntary) help from a major media group that switched off its HD channels last week.
Art installation listens in on online chatter
Work opens a window onto today’s internet communication
The Gustloff in 3D at ZDFonline
Online offering with extensive information on the two-part television film.
MySpace expands offering with celebrity website
Entertainment news and background reports take centre stage.
MTV partners with mobile video service ViiF
Using a short break to watch a music video on a mobile phone or catch up on the latest music news: the partnership between MTV Networks Germany and mobile video service ViiF now makes this possible.
Macworld Keynot online
Macworld 2009 Keynote, Apple commercials and first product videos online
MyVideo and WWF: Protecting the rainforest with music and videos
MyVideo is supporting a new WWF fundraising campaign that draws attention to the threatened state of the rainforests in Germany’s largest video community. With its own WWF- Channel, nature conservation is now a major topic on MyVideo
Advertising and media industries expect a stable advertising market in 2008
The media and advertising industries expect the advertising market to develop steadily this year. Most communications managers expect advertising budgets in 2008 to remain at the previous year’s level or rise slightly.
Alternative search engine Wikia launches
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales launched his open search engine Wikia Search online on Monday. As with the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, users are intended to participate in developing Wiki Search.
China limits videos and podcasts on the Internet
China has issued strict regulations for controlling videos, podcasts and other audio offerings on the Internet. From February, only majority state-owned websites may distribute such films or radio programmes.
N24 achieves 1.1 percent market share in the target group
News channel N24 draws an extremely positive balance for 2007. The channel maintained its leading position in the information segment of the audience market.
Berlin Week of Free Radio
Berlin radio initiatives are holding a "Week of Free Radio" in Berlin from January 1-9, 2008.
Gameforge Has Shaped the Online Games Market for Four Years
Gameforge is four years old and has every reason to celebrate: More than 40 million players worldwide have registered for the Karlsruhe company's free online games since it was founded – and around 100,000 new ones join every day.
ComBOTS Intends to Review Its Stake in United Internet Continuously
ComBOTS AG has announced a continuous review of its nearly ten-percent stake in Internet service provider United Internet. 17 million of the total 23.2 million United Internet shares held by ComBOTS will be transferred to the new ComBOTS International GmbH.
bonnavista.tv with a New Internet Presence
The television of the future in view – that is what bonnavista.tv, the first web-TV channel from the federal city of Bonn, has. For more than a year, bonnavista.tv has entertained its steadily growing audience with in-house productions. Following a complete overhaul of its Internet presence, the channel has now become even more varied, colourful and even more surprising.
ZDF Programme Director Bellut: “We Have Achieved the Most Important Goals”
ZDF and ARD will also end the final month of 2007 shoulder to shoulder as market leaders. "With current market shares of 13.3 and 13.2 percent, ZDF and ARD are presently showing their actual competitive strength. That counts especially because far more viewers sit in front of the television in the winter months than in the other seasons," said ZDF Programme Director Dr. Thomas Bellut.
Apple Eliminates Rumour Platform ThinkSecret.com
he computer and smartphone manufacturer Apple has forced the closure of the Think Secret website http://www.thinksecret.com.
Online Piracy Central Topic of the Event
Last Wednesday, the general meeting of the Society for the Prosecution of Copyright Infringements (GVU) confirmed the incumbent board.
Wikipedia Founder Takes Aim at Google with New Project
The founder of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, wants to compete with the world's largest Internet search engine Google with a new project.
WDR Broadcasting Council Adopts 2008 Budget and Financial and Task Planning Through 2011
The WDR Broadcasting Council unanimously adopted the 2008 budget and the Medium-Term Financial and Task Plan (Mifrifi) for 2007 to 2011. Chairman Reinhard Grätz emphasised that the austerity policy of recent years was showing further success, but that the moderate spending practice nevertheless had to be continued consistently.
denkwerk and OBI Win at the New York Festivals’ AME Awards
Cologne Internet agency receives bronze medal for the “OBI Cheering Orchestra” in the Interactive Marketing category.
The Future Is Online – Gameforge Has Shaped the Online Games Market for Four Years
Gameforge turns four and has every reason to celebrate: More than 40 million players worldwide have registered for the Karlsruhe company's free online games since its founding – and around 100,000 new ones are added every day.
Der Spiegel Opens Its Archive for Research Portal on the Internet
Spiegelnet and the Bertelsmann subsidiary Wissen Media Group will launch Spiegel Wissen, a new research portal on the Internet, in spring 2008, according to a press release.
Union Plans Strike TV
Weekly magazine on the Internet is intended to appeal to young people.
Telekom Opens «Videoload» to Customers of Other Providers
Deutsche Telekom will in future open its online video platform «Videoload» to customers of other Internet providers. Until now, access to the video-on-demand service was reserved solely for users who had booked a DSL connection with Telekom.
Google Plans Frontal Attack on Wikipedia
Alternative platform "knol" puts authors at the centre.
OpenOffice Now Available in Online Version
Microsoft gains another competitor in the online office sector.
denkwerk Sends Thomas Cook onto the Web with a New Look
Cologne Internet agency designs new appearance for the thomascook.de travel platform/Comparison of 47 travel providers possible.
Online News Takes Readers Away from Newspapers
News on the Internet is increasingly luring readers away from printed daily newspapers. This is the result of a study that will be published this Friday in the academic journal «Media and Communication Studies». For the first time, it had been possible to demonstrate a shift in use between print and online, the authors Castulus Kolo (Munich) and Robin Meyer-Lucht (Berlin) announced.
Hit-TV.eu – Now Worldwide on the Television at Home
The new DivX Connected Box has made it possible since December 7, 2007. With the D-Link DSM-330, a device has been launched that brings DivX – films, photos and music in HD quality to the television. Just in time for the start of sales in Germany, the plug-in for Hit-TV.eu was completed by DivX Corp. in San Diego and Seattle
Bigpoint Now Plays in Poland Too
Hamburg-based Bigpoint GmbH, a provider of browser-based online games (browser games), is expanding further eastward. From now on, the successful browser games Seafight, Dark Orbit and The Mafia will also be playable on the Polish web portal Wirtualna Polska (www.gryonline.wp.pl). Following media cooperations with the two leading web portals in Russia, this cooperation is another step in expanding Bigpoint's gaming community eastward.
Internet TV Channel on Renewable Energy Launches
Creventis Services launches the beta phase of the Internet TV channel and multimedia knowledge platform Energy1.TV on renewable energy, energy efficiency and decentralised energy supply. Market analyses by management consultancy Roland Berger estimate the worldwide market volume of energy generation in 2006 at around 100 billion euros, sustainable mobility at 180 billion euros and energy-efficiency technologies at around 450 billion euros. According to a study by the World Energy Council (WEC), an increase in global demand for energy of 70 – 100 percent is expected by 2050.
Internet Computer Fee Brought GEZ Four Million More
This year, GEZ took in a good four million euros additionally from the controversial broadcasting fee for Internet computers. This emerges from the federal government's response to an enquiry by FDP member of the Bundestag Hans-Joachim Otto.
Amazon Talks to Vodafone About Cooperation for E-Book
According to a press report, online retailer Amazon is negotiating with mobile communications provider Vodafone over worldwide distribution of its reading device for electronic books.
Searching for Books on the Internet: Advice and Search Techniques
Books are the most frequently purchased product on the Internet. According to current market studies, 35% of customers who purchased at least one product on the Internet in 2006 bought a book. New and used books are offered by the millions and millions in various shops, marketplaces and price-comparison portals on the Internet, so it is not always easy to find the cheapest offer.
Coca-Cola Launches Marketing Campaign in Virtual World
Corporation lures consumers to bottle-shaped Internet island.
ZDF Television Council to Be Responsible for Approving New Digital or Telemedia Offerings in Future
The ZDF Television Council has adopted a new procedure in Mainz for new or changed digital or telemedia offerings. The so-called three-step test is thus being introduced on a trial basis before the 11th Interstate Broadcasting Amendment Treaty comes into force.
Internet Users Don’t Give a Damn About Television
More and more web users prefer the online world.
KEF Subsequently Changed Methodology for Online Costs
ZDF Director-General rejects accusation of breaking his word.
ZDF Television Council to Be Responsible for Approving New Digital or Telemedia Offerings in Future
Chairman Polenz: "Strengthening committee oversight" / In the three-stage test, third-party statements are included in deliberations
ARTE: Greatest Programming Success Since Its Inception
Cultural broadcaster launches with a new programming schedule from January 1, 2008
Online Costs: ZDF Director-General Defends Himself Against Accusations
"KEF subsequently changed methodology for online costs" / ZDF Director-General rejects accusation of "breach of promise" / Self-commitment had an agreed basis since 2004
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian of Narnia
In this film, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia and experience a new, exciting adventure alongside Prince Caspian.
Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel Launches „A Network for Children“
Political and business initiative creates Germany's first protected browsing space for children with fragFINN.de.
MTV.de Relaunches: Agency Promises More “User Involvement”
Concept and design by Deepblue Networks, technical implementation by Exozet Interactive
Dailymotion Introduces Version for the iPhone
iPhone version of the video portal with Quicktime support for Safari browser.
Data Retention Arouses Ever New Desires
On Friday, November 30, the Bundesrat will deal with the law reorganising telecommunications surveillance, which prescribes blanket retention of communications connection data.
US Presidential Candidates Face Video Questions on CNN
German-speaking YouTube users also shortlisted.
ProSiebenSat.1 Group Cooperates with Mobile Entertainment Specialist ViiF
TV content from ProSieben and Sat.1 via ViiF. Watch best-of television programming on the mobile phone. ViiF enables mobile video independently of the telephone provider.