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Hulu Japan Launches with No Ads but No Local Content

Hulu officially launched a Japanese service, the company’s first venture outside of its home country. Hulu Japan is more expensive than its U.S. version and does not have current TV episodes, but it also does not have advertising.

FilmOn.com Adds International Soccer Channel

FilmOn.com announced Football Anytime, a premium channel of high quality streamed TV live and post-live international soccer delivered to mobile devices, computers, set-top boxes and connected televisions.

MobiTV Files for $75M IPO

MobiTV Inc. today declared its intention to brave the storm-tossed waters of the financial market and go for an initial public offering. The mobile live and on-demand television pioneer filed its S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise up to $75 million.

Justice Department Sues to Block AT&T's Acquisition of T-Mobile

The Justice Department on Wednesday filed an antitrust suit in D.C. federal court to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, a deal the agency said would harm consumers.

Zite Acquired by Former Adversary CNN

CNN has acquired a company it once threatened with legal action. CNN Worldwide has purchased technology company Zite, whose flagship product is an iPad news app that gives users a personalized magazine-like experience.

Hacktivists Embarrass for Animal Rights

A discontinued Android game app has been modified so that anyone who downloads it inadvertently enables their phone to send out messages intended to promote animal rights, without their knowing.

Will iTunes Match Stream from the Cloud?

It’s amazing how quickly Apple rumors can spread. Witness the current discussion regarding Apple’s upcoming iTunes Match service and whether or not it streams...

LyricFind Embraces BlackBerry PlayBook

LyricFind is feeling the love for the BlackBerry PlayBook, even if Sprint has decided not to carry the 4G version of Research in Motion’s...

Twitter Hinders Hackers

Politicians and others who blame their indiscretions on hackers may not like Twitter’s latest technological development. The microblogging platform is rolling out automatic encryption...

Shazam, Vevo Give Lil Wayne a Golden Tag

Lil Wayne is one of the scheduled performers on Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, putting the rapper in front of an audience that in...