NBC Universal is reteaming with Microsoft and MSN to re-create “NBCOlympics.com on MSN” for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The online destination will complement NBC’s broadcast coverage with live and on-demand video, analysis and results powered by MSN and Microsoft’s...
Flying in the face of the recession—and the dip in attendance at industry events so far this year, including the Consumer Electronics Show—this week’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, is expecting at least a 20% rise over last year’s attendance figure of 9,000. SXSW boasts a...
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Microsoft’s streaming video service Silverlight gained more market share today via a deal with CBS Sports. The network’s CBSSports.com will use Silverlight technology to deliver the 2009 NCAA Division I men’s basketball March Madness Tournament starting Thursday, March 19. Silverlight powered online...
The Web series “Gemini Division” recently wrapped up its initial online run here in the United States, but it’s now rolling out in Australia online and on-air on the Sci Fi Channel there, one of many pending international premieres for the Rosario Dawson digital series. The launch of “Gemini Division...
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Popular original Web series “ The Guild ” landed a sponsorship deal for its second season with Microsoft and Sprint, the show’s creator and star Felicia Day announced today. The second season of the award-winning Web show will be sponsored by Sprint and released on Xbox Live, MSN Video and Zune Marketplace...
After delaying a decision for hours, the Federal Communications Commission today gave the go-ahead to using the so-called “white space” between broadcast TV channels for new wireless devices, adding some last-minute limits on how the devices can initially be used. Computer and consumer electronics companies...
Online television technology provider Move Networks has landed strategic funding from Microsoft, the companies announced today. The amount was not disclosed. Microsoft has been working with Move to integrate Microsoft’s Silverlight platform into Move Networks’ technology. In addition, Move Networks’...