Yahoo has found something to laugh about. It announced that a new Yahoo Comedy Channel will kick off Feb. 23 with an exclusive and free live broadcast of the webcast special "CrazyStupidPolitics: Bill Maher Live from Silicon Valley," a free live stream from his performance in San Jose, California.

The two best-known Apples in the world have come together on an interactive book version of the Beatles’ movie "Yellow Submarine," available free from the iTunes Store and fully sanctioned by the Beatles’ umbrella company Apple Corp Ltd.

Social traffic and navigation community Waze today officially launched its free broadcast partner program, an initiative that provides television stations with social engagement and local user-reported traffic updates via a suite of tools designed for broadcasters.

Digital media platform Martini Media has raised $13 million in venture capital led by Granite Ventures, with participation from existing investors Reed Elsevier Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank and Venrock.

Fans of Tom Cruise and director Brad Bird are being encouraged to unlock a first look at exclusive footage from their upcoming tentpole "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" by sending a tweet with the hashtag #mission.

Clear Channel Radio and Cumulus Media Inc. today announced an agreement that will make all 570 Cumulus radio stations in 120 markets available on the New iHeartRadio platform. Of equal if not more importance, it also calls for Clear Channel Radio to advertise SweetJack, Cumulus’s daily deals platform.

Dutch mobile startup Repudo has partnered with You Me at Six to create a real-world scavenger hunt for digital objects. The campaign is tied to the pop-punk band’s new single, “Bite My Tongue,” which is released today.

Shazam and Twentieth Century Fox are using Shazamable TV ads to support the Dec. 16 release of "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked." The companies involved say this is the first time this combination of media has come together for a movie promotion.

Pretty Lights, the electronic dance artist known to his family as Derek Vincent Smith, has partnered with BitTorrent to distribute a specially created bundle of his music to the platform’s millions of users. As with his previous releases, this year-end package is free of charge.