ZDF News Studios Target Late 2008 Launch
ZDF's Mainz news complex will house two digital studios serving television, internet and mobile-TV output from late 2008.
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German Internet Use Reaches 40.8 Million
The 2007 ARD/ZDF Online Study finds 62.7 percent of Germans aged 14 or over online, with growth led by women and people over 60.
Estonia Opens Embassy in «Second Life»
Internet-enthusiastic Estonia intends to open an embassy in the virtual web world «Second Life» in November. The Foreign Ministry in Tallinn confirmed corresponding media reports.
Google News to Show Original Texts from News Agencies in Future
Google will in future publish original articles from news agencies on its Google News page. For this purpose, it had licensed content from the agencies Associated Press (AP), Agence France-Presse (AFP), Canadian Press (CP) and the British Press Association (PA). that said Josh Cohen, Business Product Manager for Google News, to dpa.
Internet Use Among Seniors Continues to Rise
The Forum for Seniors Internet community catches rising trend Internet use among seniors continues to rise according to the results of the (N)ONLINER Atlas 2007.
eBay with Price Reduction and New Appearance
The Internet auction house eBay aims to stimulate its business in Germany with a price reduction and a revised appearance.
Sony Takes on iTunes Head-On
Consumer-Electronics Group Sony Apparently Intends to Enter into Direct Competition with iTunes.
Mobile Content Day Again in Hamburg
The fifth Mobile Content Day will take place on September 14, 2007 under the motto "Mobile Content for Publishers and Agencies".
VideoSnooper Launches Television Search
VideoSnooper.tv uses artec technologies' XentauriX technology to search television programmes for spoken keywords within seconds.
Largest Lexicon of the 18th Century on the Internet
Internet users can now browse the largest reference work of the 18th century. Johann Heinrich Zedler’s «Universal-Lexicon» has been prepared for the web.
Autodesk Student Community Communication Platform Becoming Increasingly Popular in Germany Too
In the now highly interactive Web 2.0, an encouraging trend is emerging: German young academics in particular are excellently networked. Students are increasingly using the possibilities of international exchange on portals such as the Autodesk Student Community.
Actimagine Expands Mobiclip Operations
Actimagine is adding staff in France, Japan, and the United States as it expands the Mobiclip mobile-video codec.
Online Gamers Fear for Their Image
Online gamers are spending more and more time in virtual worlds.
Short Films About the Beer Crate
That is exactly what the video clip competition by the company adduce is about. Unconventional short films are being sought on the subject: “How can the function of a beer crate be expanded?” The competition takes place on the CRAZY AWARD portal.
2D Barcodes Connect Print to Mobile Video
Camera-readable 2D barcodes are linking print advertisements and editorial pages to mobile websites, video, and digital tickets.
Online Game Developer Gameforge Secures Initial Financing
Gameforge AG, the largest independent developer and publisher of browser-based Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG), announces the entry of investment company Accel Partners into the company as part of an initial financing round.
Game-TV Streams Daily from Games Convention
Game-TV.com will stream daily news, interviews, esports, and online-role-playing coverage from Games Convention.
Gameforge Secures First Financing Round
Accel Partners has invested in browser-based MMOG developer and publisher Gameforge, which reported more than 40 million registered users.
buffed.de Launches Print Role-Playing Magazine
Computec Media is extending online role-playing brand buffed.de into a 128-page bimonthly print magazine.
Finalists Announced for First German IPTV Award
Twenty-nine entries reach the final round; winners will be announced on 30 August at a gala event.
Europe Leads Global Video-Game Growth
A PwC forecast expected Europe's game market to grow 10.2 percent annually, with online and mobile games driving expansion through 2011.
John Lennon’s Solo Catalogue in the iTunes Store
Apple has announced the availability of the John Lennon catalogue in the iTunes Store.
Universal Music Tests DRM-Free Downloads
Universal Music plans a five-month trial of music downloads without copy protection.
IDG Transfers Usage Rights for eSport League to Game-TV
GameStar will in future concentrate on new services and the further expansion of its high-reach website / Cooperation offers advertising customers new, cross-media marketing concepts.
Free Online Training and More
With MEIN VIDEO2BRAIN, the provider of video training now offers its customers a personalised area on the company’s website.
Mister Wong Launches International Logo Contest
Internet users all over the world are called upon to design a new logo for the social-bookmarking portal.
GC Blog Reports from Europe’s Leading Trade Fair
The GC - Games Convention begins in 12 days. At www.gc-blog.de, bloggers Thomas Gigold and Daniel Große have been publishing lots of information about the event since July 20.
Gameforge cooperates with Polish Internet portal
Strategic partnership with Onet.pl brings Gameforge subsidiary nearly 10 million unique visitors per month
Kino.de records significant reach gain
Kino.de, Germany's leading online service for entertainment, film and cinema content, was able to significantly expand its reach in the first quarter of 2007: This is demonstrated by the AGOF internet facts 2007-I data published last week.
New film server online starting today
A new Internet television programme launches today with Trailerkanal. On Trailerkanal, viewers are presented with all current cinema trailers from the current month and the following month. Unlike conventional television, the film information can be clicked directly to obtain further information about the film. The operator of the “Trailer-Kanal.de” portal is the media agency sb-SILENCIO.Sven Banis.
Google launches multimillion initiative for SMEs
The global market leader among search engine providers launches an initiative worth millions for German SMEs.
Google’s Web History research software released
The search engine operator offers the software in German and in 25 other languages.
Rhein-Main worldwide: rheinmaintv now broadcasts its programme live on the Internet
In the Rhine-Main area, the regional television channel from Bad Homburg has already been receivable for years via cable or DVB-T, and nationwide and throughout Europe via the Astra satellite. Now the channel is activating a live stream on the rheinmaintv.de website.
Paramount Home Entertainment has new website
At www.paramount.de, the Paramount Home Entertainment website presents itself in a new design, packed with a great many new features. Clarity, scope of functions and information as well as user-friendliness were at the forefront of the website relaunch.
Hunt for first uploader of “The Simpsons Movie” on the net
Two days after the official cinema release of “The Simpsons Movie”, investigators from the GVU - Society for the Prosecution of Copyright Infringements together with P4M - The Internet Agents documented the first German-language pirated copy on the net during the night from Friday to Saturday.
Computer games for download – Saturn enters cooperation with Computec Media
After Saturn already offered music and application software on the Internet, games are now also available for convenient download at www.saturn.de.
kress presents completely new online offering
The specialist media service kress presents itself on the Internet starting immediately with a completely redesigned website.
stern.de: Pornography on youth portal “SchülerVZ”
On the “SchülerVZ” youth Internet portal, which belongs to the Holtzbrinck media group, there are hundreds of entries that are explicitly pornographic or far-right.
Music charts: New rules in effect
The official German music charts are now open to "download-only" titles. The revenues generated, rather than the copies sold, are now decisive in determining the positions.
IP Deutschland Managing Director Florian Ruckert is AGF board member
Florian Ruckert, Managing Director Marketing at IP Deutschland, was appointed to the board of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fernsehforschung (AGF) as representative of the RTL channel family and as deputy chairman effective July 1.
Amazon.de ships more than 220,000 copies of Harry Potter
The long wait was finally over: Right on time for publication day, Amazon.de and DHL ship more than 220,000 preordered copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows free of shipping charges on Saturday.
tv14 searches for the video star
tv14, Europe's largest programme magazine from the Bauer publishing group, and the Internet portal clipfish.de are now launching a summer campaign: They are looking for the most beautiful children's video - the main prize is a family trip to Mallorca worth 2,000 euros, while places two to six each receive 1,000 euros in cash.
Patrick Habel becomes Business Unit Manager for webEdition
In the course of the planned reorientation of living-e AG, the company will in future divide its products and solutions into different business units. Patrick Habel (30) takes over management of the webEdition business unit with immediate effect.
Police, customs and public prosecutors together at anti-piracy forum for the first time
From July 3 to 4, the first International Symposium "Combating Trademark and Product Piracy" took place in Cologne. More than one hundred responsible people from law-enforcement and investigative authorities, business and politics followed the invitation from the Cologne Customs Criminal Investigation Office and the editorial team of "die neue Polizei" to discuss procedures for protecting intellectual property.
Online journalism on an equal footing with print
As a result of the increasing shift from print to online, the Internet can become the journalistic leading medium. That was one of the conclusions at yesterday's media coffee by news aktuell in Munich.
Powerflasher makes the “Perfect Dinner” a pleasure online too
Web 2.0 in Action: Instead of sitting exclusively in front of the television and enjoying VOX's cooking shows, fans of the TV series “The Perfect Dinner” can now also dine actively themselves.
EyeWonder launches AdWonder 9.0
Authoring tool for Flash online ads improved / No need to leave the Flash environment / Promises time savings in production
Criminal complaints against first distributors of “HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX” on file-sharing networks
A few days after the official cinema release of HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, GVU, Gesellschaft zur Verfolgung von Urheberrechtsverletzungen e.V., filed several criminal complaints against the first distributors of pirated copies of the film.
After relaunch, RTL.de increases page impressions by 18 percent
The relaunch of the RTL.de website is apparently being well received by Internet users. This is demonstrated by the official access figures from IVW. According to them, RTL.de achieved a monthly average of 417 million page impressions (PIs) in the first half of 2007, an increase of 18 percent compared with the same period in the previous year.
Halle Local Court finds: Downloading pirated copies is punishable
Not only the sale of illegal film and game copies, but also the downloading of such files constitutes a criminal act. This was the finding of the Halle Local Courtt on July 11.
FOCUS Online begins beta test of “My FOCUS”
Users can assemble their personal news homepage.
Music industry steps up action against operators of illegal file-sharing networks
Making one's computer available as a server for illegal file-sharing networks can become expensive. In a preliminary injunction now served, the Hamburg Regional Court (case no. 308 O 273/07) ordered the provider of an eDonkey server to take his computer off the network as long as illegal music files are offered there for download.
media study 2007: Publishers’ influence declines in the digital age
German journalists believe that publishers' influence on the media landscape will decline. In addition, media houses are not sufficiently equipped for the challenges of the digital future. This is shown by the media study 2007 "2.0 and then? Journalism in transition" from news aktuell.
Axel Springer Academy launches funding initiative for creative media projects
Up to 500 000 euros in funding for the realization of an original media project / Jury members include Oliver Berben, Michael Conrad, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Max Hollein and Jette Joop
n-tv.de on Course for Success
n-tv.de is growing continuously. The news channel n-tv's information portal recorded 110,473,115 Page Impressions (PIs) and 13,446,985 visits last month. In terms of PIs, this is the third-best month since n-tv.de launched eight years ago.
Wolfgang Kemna Becomes New Chairman of the Executive Board of living-e
living-e AG appoints Dr. Wolfgang Kemna (49) with immediate effect as Chairman of the Executive Board (Chief Executive Officer, CEO). Kemna was Managing Director of Steeb Anwendungssysteme GmbH, an SAP subsidiary, from 2004 to 2007. Previously, he held various management positions at SAP, including Managing Director of SAP South Africa, SAP Germany and SAP America.
With FileMaker 9 into the World of SQL Data
Today, with its FileMaker 9 product family, FileMaker is bringing a new version of its multiple award-winning desktop database software for Windows and Mac OS to market.
Premiere Internet TV Expands Offering with Current Series and Film
Premiere is expanding its Internet TV offering and now also offers current series and feature films on demand. Internet users can thus view Premiere program highlights at http://vod.premiere.de without a subscription and retrieve them individually for a fee.
Dresden Launches 150,000-Building 3D Model
Dresden launches a Google Earth city model containing more than 150,000 buildings.
AMITELO AG Reports Success with B2B Platform Prepaid.tv
At the end of 2006, the AMITELO Group, a provider of telecommunications services and VoIP specialist, launched the B2B platform for prepaid telecommunications products «Prepaid.tv». The project is a success; after a seven-month start-up period it is already generating 600,000 euros in profitable revenue per month.
Katrin Bauerfeind Hosts “POLYLUX”
Katrin Bauerfeind is coming to ARD: The 24-year-old is taking over as maternity cover for Tita von Hardenberg (39) on the program "POLYLUX" on Das Erste.
n-tv.de in a New Design
The online information portal of the news channel n-tv, n-tv.de, has appeared in a new design since yesterday and is even more user-friendly. The site, which recorded proud growth of 32 percent in Page Impressions (PIs) in the first half of 2007 compared with the first half of 2006, now offers users an even clearer view of its comprehensive, multimedia range of information.
German Multimedia Award Presented in Berlin
Twelve award winners / Bulk of submissions from advertising and PR / Presentation as part of DMMK - Digital Economy
German Multimedia Award (DMMA)
The best mobile applications can once again hope to win a German Multimedia Award in 2007, which, as in the previous year, has a separate category dedicated to mobile. The award ceremony will take place on 21 June at an evening event on the occasion of the German Multimedia Congress (DMMK) - Digital Economy in Berlin. In addition to the Mobile category, the German Multimedia Award 2007 will also include the following submission categories: Advertising/PR, Information, Entertainment, E-Commerce / Sales Support, Interactive Services, Web 2.0 Applications, Innovative Installations (Kiosk Systems, Installations, E-Mail, Interactive TV (i-TV).
Bitfilm Launches Its Own Channel on sevenload
Bitfilm TV reports from the world of digital film / Specials and portraits on CGI productions and makers
German Multimedia Congress
Current developments in e-commerce and e-marketing are the topics at this year's congress. The focus will be on social networks and virtual 3D worlds on the web. Registrations are still possible until 13 June.
Information Event on the Status Quo and Prospects of Media-Based Interaction Design
Industry experts describe challenges for design, promotion and marketing
BVDW: New Working Group Devotes Itself to Mobile Internet and Entertainment
Association's Mobile specialist group creates committee for growth market
1st German IPTV Award: Registration Period Begins
Promoting IPTV technology in Germany as a goal
Multimedia Industry: Revenue and Employee Figures Grow by Double Digits
German Association for the Digital Economy sees increasing shortage of qualified employees
Gear Media Tech (GMT)
Three-day seminar on audio and video content for the Internet and mobile applications, organised by Pixel Corps, TWiT.tv and Podango Production.
Creative TV Channel Idee07 Launches on the Web
New IPTV offering is intended to serve creative people as a platform for ideas in the field of communication
Exozet Interact Implements Online Radio Station for Hit-Radio Antenne
"Project Reloaded": access a 24/7 live stream via a desktop player with interaction functions
Webcuts.06: Internet Film Festival
The Webcuts.06 Internet Film Festival takes place again in Berlin on October 12, 06. Submissions are still possible until September 15
ProSiebenSat.1 Acquires Stake in German Video Community “MyVideo”
Entry into user-generated content / 30-percent stake with takeover option
Adobe Enters Partnership With Viacom
Adobe Engagement Platform is to help the media group create and distribute digital experiences for web and mobile platforms
Media Week Berlin-Brandenburg: Industry Meeting Point
Parallel to the IFA, the event provides information about current developments in the media market
Premiere Launches Web Offering with HDTV Information
Pay-TV broadcaster provides basic knowledge and advertises its planned HDTV offering
Sonic Ships eDVD 4.0
Enhanced DVD authoring adds more link options and support for additional file types
Akushinn Begins Collaborative Online Theatre Project
The six-month Akushinn experiment invited internet users to contribute text, sound, images and video for a collaboratively assembled theatre work.
Evening Television Creates Family Conflict
A 2003 FLIMMO survey examined how families handled prime-time television and advised parents on age-appropriate evening viewing.
Build Flash Websites in 30 Minutes
Cabanova offered a browser-based website builder for multimedia pages with animated intros, sound, text and images, without programming.
Online-Redaktion 2003 Competition Seeks Editorial Web Projects
The Baden-Württemberg competition invited journalistic websites to demonstrate innovative concepts, audience-focused writing and interactive services.
Sedo Study Finds Weak Uptake for New Top-Level Domains
A 2003 Sedo study found low active use and little resale demand for most newly introduced domains, with .info the notable exception.