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French bite Apple
A law that may require Apple to share its digital downloading system with competitors was passed Friday by both houses of France's legislature, but it may face a constitutional hurdle before it becomes operative.
New Wurld Order
20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday joined NBC Universal as fellow Hollywood studios to use commerce specialist Wurld Media's legitimate peer-to-peer network to distribute content.
Moviso's added
Mobile technology company InfoSpace Inc. added the mobile entertainment superstore Moviso to its content offerings on Thursday.
Film-Web link
MySpace members will get the chance to have their names immortalized onscreen in Kevin Smith's new comedy "Clerks II."
Google's pay scheme
Google Inc. on Thursday will launch a long-awaited service called Google Checkout, which some analysts said could help online merchants boost sales and convince them to commit more advertising money to the Web search leader.
Comcast to comply
An executive with U.S. cable operator Comcast Corp. told lawmakers on Tuesday the company will hold on to Web address records for a longer period of time under a new policy to help law enforcement.
Reid's tapped
Travis Reid has been tapped to oversee the business planning for three of the world's largest theatrical exhibition companies as they make the transition from film to digital projection.
ISPs vs. child porn
Five leading online service providers will jointly build a database of child-pornography images and develop other tools to help network operators and law enforcement better prevent distribution of the images.
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As part of a new deal, NBC will furnish YouTube with promotional clips for a number of its new and returning series, as well as late-night programs like "Tonight Show With Jay Leno."
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Top multi-category entertainment sites
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Real.com |
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Gorilla Nation Media |
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My Way |
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eBay Entertainment |
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UGO |
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CNET Games & Entertainment |
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Mermigas on Media
Though it isn't something investors know how to reward, innovation is fast becoming the distinguishing factor that will make or break players in the new-media world.
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HD Xbox?
Microsoft is denying a report that surfaced on Australian technology site iTWire suggesting that it eventually will release an Xbox 360 with an internal HD-DVD drive.
EA big kid on block
Electronic Arts is poised to become the dominant player in the lucrative massively multiplayer online gaming space with its recent acquisition of Fairfax, Va.-based Mythic Entertainment.
Poised for growth
Wall Street, video game console makers, and game publishers have expressed enthusiasm for massively multiplayer online games since the advent of consoles that connect to the Web in 2002.
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The big pixel
With more cinematographers going digital on high-profile studio projects, industry insiders predict that film purists might soon become a thing of the past.
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Tech Reporter
The Gig on Melrose Avenue holds 210 people, but on a good night 1,000 fans watch the bands perform there thanks to Peter O'Fallon's new Web venture.
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Team spirit
A new report predicts that online media companies will continue a recent flurry of alliances, mergers and acquisitions in the coming years in the pursuit of digital convergence benefits.
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Media Analyst Corner
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Screen savers
IPTV technology promises to provide another channel for content distribution to consumers using the increasingly ubiquitous Internet.
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