News tagged with entertainment
MySpace buys imeem music site for under $1 mln
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- MySpace's online music venture with recording labels completed its purchase of song streaming site imeem on Tuesday, scooping up its 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 ...
EMI joins Universal-backed music video site Vevo
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Music videos from Norah Jones, Coldplay, Katy Perry and other artists under EMI Group PLC are headed to an online music video venture, Vevo, set to launch Tuesday with a gala in New York.
Samsung Announces the Premium I8910 HD Gold Edition
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Samsung Electronics today announced the availability of the I8910 HD (Omnia HD, GT-I8910) Gold Edition. This premium version of the ground-breaking full touch screen smartphone features a luxurious new look ...
FTC: Children still marketed violent content
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The video game industry is doing a better job at keeping young kids away from violent and other inappropriate content than the music and movie businesses, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission.
GE, Vivendi deal paves way for NBC sale to Comcast
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- General Electric Co.'s agreement to buy out the rest of NBC Universal paves the way for it to sell control of the TV and movie company to Comcast Corp. in a deal that promises to reshape the entertainment ...
'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world
Nov 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on ...
Comcast bid for NBC Universal could be sealed next week: source
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Comcast's bid to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric could be sealed next week if GE reaches an agreement with Vivendi, a source close to the matter said Wednesday.
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.
