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Icahn Sells Blockbuster Shares, Reducing Stake to 2.5%
Dallas
- Activist investor Carl Icahn has sold 75% of his holdings in video rental
store chain Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), Seeking Alpha reports.
Icahn sold some 14 million...
Vidyo Lands $25 Million for Videoconference Platform
Hackensack,
N.J. - Vidyo, a provider of
videoconferencing services, announced on Thursday that it has raised $25
million in its third round of venture capital financing.
Four...
Hulu Debuts First Exclusive Film Premiere
Los Angeles
- Hulu, the video portal joint venture between NBC Universal, News Corp. and
Disney, is currently offering its first feature-length narrative film to
premiere exclusively...
Studios to Sue 50,000 Movie Downloaders
Los Angeles - A coalition of independent film producers,
under the auspices of a group calling itself the U.S. Copyright Group, has
filed suit against more...
YouTube to Debut Redesign of Video Pages
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube on Wednesday
plans to introduce what the company is calling one of the "biggest
redesigns in YouTube history." Among...
Time Warner Cable Offers YES Network Live Yankees Streaming
New York
- YES Network, a regional sports network that has the rights to offer live
streaming of New York Yankees baseball games, has signed a...
EQAL Buys Out VC Investor Spark Capital
Santa Monica,
Calif. - EQAL, the digital
production firm that created "Lonelygirl15," has bought out investor
Spark Capital just two years after receiving a $5 million investment...
Warner Bros. Seeking Anti-Piracy Student Interns
London
- Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Warner Bros. Entertainment UK unit is soliciting the help of
student interns to help it monitor file-sharing networks and engage in...
YouTube to Alter Comments System, Improve Video Ratings
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube this
week announced some changes to the commenting system on its site, which
NewTeeVee noted "trends toward attracting the lowest...
Report: RapidShare Seeking Legal Download Talks With Studios
Los Angeles
- RapidShare, the online file-hosting service that has come under fire from
copyright holders for hosting unauthorized content, has sought negotiations
with media company executives...
