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Report: PayPal to Launch Location-Aware Deals Service
PayPal, the online payments arm of eBay, plans to challenge Groupon and DC-based LivingSocial with a new deals service expected to launch in early 2012, Bloomberg reported.
'Mongrels' Gets a Visa to Appear on Hulu [with trailer]
Following Hulu’s success with the British sci-fi series "Misfits," the streaming service and BBC Worldwide America today announced a deal to bring BBC3’s "Mongrels" to the United States exclusively through Hulu and Hulu Plus.
HuffPo and El País Partner on El Huffington Post
AOL’s Huffington Post Media Group and El Pais today confirmed the first quarter 2012 launch of El Huffington Post, an international Spanish-language version of The Huffington Post.
SnagFilms Expands to Android, Connnected TVs
SnagFilms, which makes a curated library of sponsor-supported movies available for on-demand streaming, can now be used via new apps on most Android phones and tablets.
Louis C.K. Eliminates DRM and Middlemen [with clip]
Comedian Louis C.K. has put himself at the forefront of digital distribution experimentation by making his most recent live performance available for purchase directly from a dedicated site for $5, worldwide and without any rights restrictions.
FreeCast.com Now Accessible Via Facebook
FreeCast.com has developed a service that enables users watch web-based television from within Facebook. It’s an extension of the main FreeCast service, which locates, aggregates and categorizes about 1.5 million new videos a day from multiple sources.
Bill Maher Kicks Off Yahoo Comedy Channel
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.
'Scaredy Squirrel' Is Not Afraid of Digital Books and Games
Scaredy Squirrel, having previously scampered off the pages of best-selling books and onto Nickelodeon television screens, now has leapt up into digital and interactive formats as a result of a partnership between Corus Entertainment's Kids Can Press and Open Road Integrated Media.
'Glee,' 'Sons of Anarchy' Roll in to Amazon Prime
Two popular Fox and FX television shows, "Glee" and "Sons of Anarchy" respectively, are coming to Amazon’s Prime Instant Video streaming service, thanks to an extended licensing agreement Amazon.com Inc. and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.
Free 'Yellow Submarine' Dives into Interactive Books
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.