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AOL Acquires Video Producer StudioNow for $36.5 Million
New York
- AOL (NYSE: AOL) announced on Monday that it has acquired StudioNow, a Web-based platform
for video creation and distribution, for $36.5 million in cash...
Ustream Offers Users Pay-Per-View Option for Live Video
Los Angeles
- Ustream, a provider of live video webcasting services, has introduced a new
pay-per-view offering that will allow its stable of webcasters to charge...
Report: Vevo Censoring Music Videos to Attract Sponsors
New York
- Vevo, the music video portal joint venture between Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music, Universal
Music and Abu Dhabi Media Company, has begun to censor...
Report: Hulu Mulls Subscription Plan for Older TV Episodes
Los Angles - Hulu, the video portal that so far has offered
all of its TV episodes and movies for free, is considering charging for...
Italy's Berlusconi Backs Legislation to Screen YouTube Content
Milan
- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government is backing legislation
that would mandate that videos uploaded by users to sites like YouTube and
Dailymotion be screened...
YouTube Tests Music Discovery and Playlist Creation Tool
San Bruno,
Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has
begun testing a new music discovery and playlist creation tool, NewTeeVee
reports. A user enters an artist or song...
Microsoft Sues TiVo in Ongoing DVR Patent Dispute
Redmond,
Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) has filed
patent infringement claims against TiVo (NASD: TIVO), the maker of digital video recorders,
as a ploy in ongoing patent litigation where...
WSJ: Apple Seeks to Reshape Print, TV with Tablet
New York - Apple (NASD: AAPL) is hoping that the new tablet computer it's
expected to introduce next week will be used in classrooms as...
Chinese Video Portal Youku Adds Copyright ID Platform
Beijing - Chinese video
portal Youku on Wednesday announced the launch of a new copyright
identification management platform, calling it "the first of its kind in...
YouTube Tests Movie Rentals with Sundance Partnership
San Bruno, Calif.
- Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube plans on Friday to test the waters with movie rentals, as it
launches a partnership with the Sundance Film...
