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NYT: Google Asks Partners to Delay Debut of Google TV Devices
New York - Google (NASD: GOOG) has asked its manufacturing partners to
delay their introduction of new Google TV hardware, expected to be unveiled at
next...
Report: Mastercard Would Sever Payment Ties to Pirate Sites
San Francisco - MasterCard has informed entertainment
industry trade groups that it is willing to cease processing transactions on
sites that are illegally offering copyrighted media...
Cablevision Board Approves Rainbow Media Spin-Off
Bethpage, N.Y. - Cablevision (NYSE: CVC), the nation's eighth-largest
cable TV provider, announced that its board has approved a proposal to spin-off
the company's Rainbow Media Holdings...
Discovery Start-up Fanhattan Acquires Open Movie Database
San Mateo, Calif. - Fanhattan, a start-up developing
entertainment content discovery technology, announced that it has acquired
Canada-based Open Movie Database, a database of entertainment content.
Financial...
Video Ad Network SpotXchange Gets $12 Million
Denver, Colo. - SpotXchange, an online video advertising
network, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $12 million first round of
financing, led by H.I.G....
YouTube to Let Users Flag Videos That "Promote Terrorism"
San Bruno, Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has instituted a new
flagging protocol for videos thought by users to "promote terrorism,"
the Los Angeles Times reports....
WSJ: Comcast Testing Hybrid Digital TV, Web Video Service
Philadelphia - Comcast (NASD: CMCSA), the nation's largest cable TV
provider, is currently testing a new service that delivers both digital
television and Web content to a...
Discovery to Buy Back $500M in Stock from Advance/Newhouse
Silver Spring, Md. - Discovery Communications (NASD: DISCA), the media
firm behind the Discovery Channel, TLC and other pay-TV networks, said on
Monday it will spend $500...
Qualcomm to Refund FLO TV Mobile TV Devices
New York - Qualcomm is offering refunds to customers who
purchased mobile devices compatible with FLO TV, the mobile TV service it has
announced its will...
Echo360 Raises $1 Million to Record University Lectures
Dulles, Va. - Echo360, a provider of Internet audio and
video technology used by universities, has raised the first $1 million in a
planned $2 million...
