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HBO Screening RED AIDS Documentary Free on YouTube, iPad

New York - In a first for the cable network, Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) HBO will premiere a new documentary from AIDS in Africa charity RED, "The...

Yahoo, Nokia Announce Global Pact; Will Co-brand Maps, Mail

New York - Yahoo (NASD:  YHOO) and Nokia (NYSE:  NOK) on Monday announced a worldwide partnership that will see Nokia become the exclusive provider of Yahoo's...

Canadian Court Exempts 30-Second Song Samples From Royalties

Los Angeles - Canada's federal appellate court has ruled that online music services do not have to pay performance royalties on 30-second streaming song samples, Billboard...

Barnes & Noble Launches In-Store Free E-book Promotion

New York - Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) on Monday launched a new e-books promotion in its retail stores, wherein consumers who bring their Nook e-book reader...

Thrillist Acquires Men's Apparel Deals Provider Jack Threads

Los Angeles - Thrillist, a publisher of local lifestyle, shopping and entertainment guides for men, has acquired Jack Threads, a social shopping service for male apparel, PaidContent...

Viral Content Aggregator BuzzFeed Gets $8 Million

New York - BuzzFeed, the publisher of a site that aggregates viral Web content, has raised $8 million in its second round of funding, led by...

Lithium Technologies Buys Social Media Monitor Scout Labs

Emeryville, Calif. - Lithium Technologies, a provider of social customer relationship management services, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Scout Labs, a provider of social media...

Mobile Marketer Adenyo Buys Mobile Ad Firm MoVoxx

Toronto - Adenyo, a provider of mobile marketing software, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired mobile advertising firm MoVoxx. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded...

WordStream Raises $6 Million for Online Marketing Services

Boston - WordStream, a Boston-based provider of search engine optimization and pay-per-click software, has raised $6 million in its second round of venture capital, according to published...

Playboy Developing Free, Safe-for-Work Website

Los Angeles - Playboy (NYSE: PLA) plans to launch a free, safe-for-work website in a bid to attract more ad revenue from marketers shy about adult content,...