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Eurythmics musician talks about Nokia’s new Artist Advisory Council, created to foster an artist-friendly climate within the company.(From Reuters) At first glance, Nokia’s Tero Ojanpera and Dave Stewart might seem like an odd pair. As executive vice president of entertainment and communities for Nokia, Ojanpera…
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Declining to sign the Beatles bumped from No. 1 spot by major labels’ failure to capitalize on the Internet, according to magazine ranking. (From Reuters) The talent scout who turned down the Beatles has long been credited with committing the music industry’s biggest gaffe. But Dick Rowe’s…
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So-called father of Java hopes that JavaFX will enable a Blu-ray graphical user experience beyond playing high-definition DVDs. “Father of Java” James Gosling says he sees Blu-ray’s victory over HD DVD as a catalyst for more interesting forms of entertainment for the disc format. Speaking at the…
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RealNetworks said on Friday that it has acquired the assets of online game technology company TryMedia from Macrovision. The companies did not disclose terms of the transaction. RealNetworks, a company that distributes music and video over the Internet, said that the TryMedia acquisition will help it in…
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The last holdout, Paramount, quietly comes onboard following Toshiba’s decision earlier this week to pull the plug on HD DVD. All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray DVD camp, following Toshiba’s decision to pull the plug on HD DVD earlier this week. Paramount Home…
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Full episodes of old series, also including Battlestar Galactica, to be streamed on NBC.com, SciFi.com, ChillerTV, Sleuth Channel. NBC Universal said Tuesday it will stream full episodes of old TV shows, including The A-Team and Kojak, on its Web sites. Beginning this month, the shows will be available…
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Downloads of British broadcaster’s programming to sell through online store for $3.69 per episode. But its iPlayer comes first. British viewers will be able to download a selection of BBC programs from Apple’s iTunes digital store under a deal announced by the public broadcaster’s commercial arm Tuesday. …
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It would seem that the 24-7 Hollywood gossip machine couldn’t get any more invasive, but live Webcams are adding a whole new dimension to celebrity tracking. On L.A.’s famous Melrose Avenue, Pink’s Hot Dogs serves up chili cheese dogs to throngs of hungry people every day, including actor…
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Around the country, bars are tapping the Internet to let people know when they’re hopping–or dreadfully quiet. On a recent Friday evening at the Key West bar Hog’s Breath, Mike Murphy was enjoying a Miller Lite and potato skins in the company of his wife and friends. …
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Committee restricts types of content that can be posted, cautioning to embody Olympic spirit and keep information personal. The International Olympic Committee on Friday gave the green light to allow blogging at the Olympics for the first time, issuing guidelines for this August’s Beijing Games. Athletes have…
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Producers of an all-women directed interactive mobile phone film say it will be a “cinematic symphony of women’s voices from around the world.” It could produce the ultimate “hot chick flick,” or it may erupt as a boiling international rant against the threat of global warming. …
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The rarefied world of achievement is awash in metaphors, so News.com’s Michael Kanellos lists some that can be applied to the heroes, villains, and principles of ordinary life. At the Clean-Tech Investor Summit, venture capitalist Ira Ehrenpreis introduced SpaceX founder and Tesla Motors Chairman Elon Musk as a…
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In April, 37 film archives and cinematheques across Europe to jointly launch a free site called European Film Treasures. Where do you go if you want to watch rare archive films such as a 1916 documentary about life on a German submarine or John Ford’s 53-minute Western Bucking…
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Viacom’s Paramount Pictures movies studio plans to create a division to develop and distribute programming on wireless devices. Viacom’s Paramount Pictures movies studio said Monday that it will create a division to develop and distribute programming on wireless devices. Media companies including Viacom have been trying to…
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Publisher will gauge reader demand by selling individual chapters of popular book, according to news report. Random House Publishing Group, the world’s largest book publisher, is planning to test selling individual chapters of a popular book to gauge reader demand, according to a report in The Wall Street…
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Trying to “lower potential entry barriers” to its first prime-time drama, the channel will stream the first 15 episodes for free. The doctor is in–five nights a week. In an attempt to generate a following for its new show In Treatment, HBO will stream the first 15 episodes…
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Zonino! Replacement words, known as paragrams, are becoming part of younger generation’s regular banter. LONDON–R U cycle? Book! Fancy an adds down the sub? There’s a gr8 new carnage. It may look like gobbledygook, but the most streetwise of teenagers would have no trouble translating and responding…
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New York-based cable provider unveils service that enables subscribers to watch new-release movies on demand with purchase of a DVD. Cablevision Systems and Popcorn Home Entertainment are set to unveil a first-of-its-kind service on Monday that enables cable subscribers to watch new-release movies on demand with the purchase…
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Science fiction show, which originally aired online, will be the first TV show to feature live-action actors with CGI sets. Sci Fi Channel has green-lighted Sanctuary, the first television series to use live-action actors against virtual sets in the style of the features 300 and Sin City. …
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Unlike in Europe, mobile porn has yet to take off in the U.S. But that may change soon as phone companies plan to loosen control on their networks. Size matters in pornography, except when it comes to tiny mobile phone screens, the next frontier for erotica. If…
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