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Blip.tv Raises $10.1 Million for Web TV Network
New York
- Blip.tv, a Web TV network and provider of online video distribution,
announced on Wednesday that it has raised $10.1 million in a third...
Best Buy Debuts CinemaNow Digital Video Service
Minneapolis - Media and electronics retail store chain Best
Buy (NYSE: BBY) on Tuesday launched a digital video service, powered by CinemaNow, that it
says will offer...
Funny or Die to Shutter U.K. Operations
London - Comedy website Funny
or Die is shuttering its U.K.
operations, citing financial difficulties, PaidContent reported.
The site, a
partnership with U.K. TV producer Hat Trick Productions,...
Sweden's Pirate Party Becomes Web Host for The Pirate Bay
Stockholm, Sweden - File-sharing hub The Pirate Bay is back
online Tuesday with an unusual new hosting provider -- Sweden's Pirate Party, TorrentFreak
reported. The site...
Google to Acquire Internet Telephony Firm GIPS for $68.2 Million
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) announced on
Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Global IP Solutions (GIPS), a
Norway-based developer of VoIP and video conference...
Roku to Offer Pay-Per-View UFC Events
Saratoga,
Calif. - Roku, the maker of Web-connected
TV set-top boxes, has signed a multi-year deal to offer live UFC events on
demand via pay-per-view, PaidContent reports....
German Court Rules Wi-Fi Nets Must Be Password-Protected
Berlin
- A German court ruled last week that Internet users in the country must secure
their Wi-Fi networks with passwords, and will be liable for...
Liberty Global Set-top to Pair Pay-TV Channels, Web Video
San Francisco
- European cable TV provider Liberty Global plans to introduce a set-top box
that will deliver Web video alongside its stable of pay-TV channels,...
Five Years In, YouTube Serving 2 Billion Videos Daily
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube
announced on Monday that, after five years in operation, it is now serving over
2 billion video views daily,...
The Pirate Bay Offline Following Injunction Against ISP
Los Angeles - Notorious
file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay has been knocked offline by its Internet
service provider, following a court ruling in Germany last week...
