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Studios, Tech Firms Detail UltraViolet Rights Management System

Las Vegas - The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a consortium of over 60 firms that includes Hollywood movies studios and tech firms, said on Thursday...

German Court: RapidShare Doing Enough to Combat Piracy

Los Angeles - A German court has ruled that Swiss file-hosting service RapidShare is making sufficient efforts to combat copyright infringement, dismissing claims from game publisher...

U.K. Media Retailer HMV to Shutter 60 Stores

London - After holiday sales fell 10%, U.K.-based media retail store chain HMV said it will shutter 60 of its stores over the next year, the...

Report: Skype to Acquire Video Service Qik for $150 Million

Las Vegas - Internet telephone service Skype has acquired live streaming video service Qik, in a deal thought to be valued at $150 million, Business Insider...

ViewCast Raises $745,000 for Digital Media Delivery

Plano, Texas - ViewCast, a provider of digital media delivery services over enterprise, broadband and mobile networks, announced on Thursday that it has raised $745,000 in...

KnowledgeVision Nets $2 Million for Multimedia Presentations

Concord, Mass. - KnowledgeVision Systems, a developer of tools and services for creating online, on-demand and live multimedia presentations, has raised $2 million in its first...

Video Discovery Engine Jinni Raises $5 Million

Tel Aviv, Israel - Jinni, the developer of a video discovery engine, announced on Thursday that it has closed a $5 million second round of...

LG Introduces Smart TV App Platform, Set-top Box

Las Vegas - Korea's LG Electronics on Wednesday introduced Smart TV, a new app store platform for Internet-connected TV products, and a related set-top box that...

Access 360 Media Nets $12 Million for Digital Ad Networks

New York - Access 360 Media, a provider of digital place-based advertising services, announced on Wednesday the closing of a $12 million, third round of funding,...

Bazaar Labs Receives $1.5 Million for Miso Social TV App

San Francisco - Bazaar Labs, the developer of a social TV service called Miso, said it has raised $1.5 million in additional funding and closed its...