News tagged with entertainment
Norway court snubs call to block The Pirate Bay
Nov 06, 2009 |
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A court in Norway on Friday rejected calls from the entertainment industry to force communications giant Telenor to block its customers from accessing popular file sharing website The Pirate Bay.
Nintendo to launch big-screen DSi console
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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Nintendo Co. will soon launch a large-screen version of its DSi hand-held game console in Japan aimed at elderly people, a report said Tuesday.
Music blog to offer high-quality song streaming
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Consumers seem reluctant to sign up for online music services that charge subscription fees, yet a music blogging site is hoping to reel in music lovers by offering unlimited access to a catalog of high-fidelity ...
mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones
Sep 29, 2009 |
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US mobile entertainment company mSpot on Tuesday began offering full-length movies for streaming to mobile phones.
Shanda Games IPO gets tepid reception
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Shanda Games Ltd., a Chinese video game company, raised $1 billion Friday in the largest initial public offering of the year.
'P.B. Winterbottom' finds a home at 2K Games
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Matt Korba and his pals are busy turning his interactive media thesis project from a rudimentary silent film-themed video-game prototype into a fleshed-out puzzler featuring over 80 levels that will ...
Online radio service wins ruling over license fees
Aug 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Personalized Internet radio stations got a boost Friday when a federal appeals court ruled that Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service was not interactive enough to be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing ...
Court: Yahoo's LAUNCHcast not 'interactive'
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal appeals court in New York says Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service is not "interactive" enough to require separate licensing deals with recording labels.
Cisco wants to better connect entertainers and fans
Aug 21, 2009 |
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In addition to routers and switches, Cisco Systems' business plan now includes Paramore, Trey Songz and Halestorm.
CBS to run video ad in EW print magazine
Aug 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly's print edition will be embedded with a video player that will run ads for CBS shows and Pepsi.
PlayStation 3 price cut by $100; slimmer model to come
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- After months of rumors and anticipation, Sony Corp. is slashing the price of the PlayStation 3 by $100 in hopes of boosting sales of the console ahead of the important holiday season.
Details scant in venture with IAC, NBC's Silverman
Jul 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new venture that NBC Entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman is leaving the network to form with Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp promises better integration of ad campaigns by involving advertisers ...
Video game group files lawsuit over CTA ad rule
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A trade group that represents software and video game publishers sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, saying a rule barring ads on trains and buses for "mature" and "adults only" games violates the right ...
Ubisoft gets into the social game at Facebook
Jul 18, 2009 |
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French videogame star Ubisoft on Friday made its debut in the online social scene by unveiling a gaming portal at world-leading social-networking website Facebook.
Digital Entertainer brings PC content to big screen
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 02, 2009 |
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So there you are with all those videos, photos and MP3 music files, and the only place you can play all that digital entertainment is on your computer. It's probably sequestered away somewhere in the room you've designated ...
