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Netflix’s Internet video service to become a channel on boxes of 3 US cable-TV providers
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix’s Internet video service is about to join the programming lineup of three small cable-TV providers in the U.S., a breakthrough that acknowledges the growing popularity of online entertainment.
Lavigne defends controversial music video against charges of racism
TORONTO – Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne has defended her brightly coloured video for “Hello Kitty” against charges of racism.
AOL to add Miramax films to video platform for free ad-supported viewing
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Web portal AOL Inc. says it will license full-length movies from Miramax for free viewing with advertisements by its U.S. visitors.
Avril Lavigne video for ‘Hello Kitty’ pulled after broad criticism
TORONTO – Avril Lavigne’s brightly coloured music video for “Hello Kitty” has been removed from YouTube after being broadly criticized as insipid and, in some cases, offensive.
AT&T, investment firm Chernin Group form venture to invest in Netflix-like video services
NEW YORK, N.Y. – AT&T and the investment firm Chernin Group have formed a venture to invest in and form online video services rivaling Netflix and Hulu.
VIDEO: Air Canada under fire over video showing baggage being dropped
TORONTO – Air Canada is apologizing after a video purporting to show a baggage handler dropping luggage from roughly six metres off the ground hit social media.
Air Canada coming under criticism over video showing baggage being dropped
TORONTO – Air Canada is apologizing after a video purporting to show a baggage handler dropping luggage from roughly six metres off the ground hit social media.
Laureen Harper interrupted by protester at Internet cat video festival
TORONTO – An activist heckled Prime Minister Stephen Harper's wife Laureen about missing and murdered aboriginal women while she spoke at a Toronto film festival devoted to online cat videos.
Laureen Harper interrupted by protester at Internet cat video festival
TORONTO – An activist heckled Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s wife Laureen about missing and murdered aboriginal women while she spoke at a Toronto film festival devoted to online cat videos.
Video game simulation has Boston Bruins winning Stanley Cup over San Jose Sharks
TORONTO – A video game simulation has the Boston Bruins winning the Stanley Cup in six games against the San Jose Sharks.
Jimmy Fallon & Stevie Nicks Recreate “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” Video
Jimmy (as Tom Petty) joins Stevie Nicks for a live re-creation of her classic 1981 "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" music video. %%embed1%%
Netflix’s payments to Comcast produce fastest video-streaming speeds in past 17 months
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix’s videos are streaming through Comcast’s Internet service at their highest speeds in the past 17 months now that Netflix is paying for a more direct connection to Comcast’s network.
Lions Gate partners with online video creator RocketJump in ‘first look’ deal
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Another Hollywood studio is tying up with a video creator that has made it big on YouTube.
VIDEO: Rollover at Harvey and Hardy caught on tape
KELOWNA – A number of people were taken to hospital, including several children, following a two car crash on Harvey Avenue at Hardy Street Saturday afternoon. One of the vehicles, an SUV, hit a lamp post before it rolled and ended up on it's roof on the median near Toys R Us at about 2...
VIDEO: MTV Movie Awards host Conan O’Brien promises nudity, fire at tonight’s show
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Conan O'Brien won't be too shy to strip down as host of the MTV Movie Awards.
Ontario cops’ spoof video leads to discreditable conduct charges
WHITBY, Ont. – A spoof video depicting disgruntled police officers “on a quest for freedom” from court duty has led to discreditable conduct charges against two members of the Durham Region police.
House majority leader: Congressman’s constituents deserved apology; staffer in video resigns
BATON ROUGE, La. – Republicans kept their distance Tuesday from a Louisiana congressman who asked for forgiveness after a newspaper published a video it says shows him kissing a woman who isn’t his wife.
Watch this video to help end cyberbullying and sexting
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - As part of National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, local Okanagan organizations have partnered to start Think B4 U Send, an awareness campaign to help prevent cyberbullying and sexting. The South Okanagan Victim Assistance Society and the Okanagan Nation Emergency Transition House are working with other community organizers, including RCMP and parents, to...
MuchMusic Video Awards celebrate 25th anniversary with live show June 15
TORONTO – The MuchMusic Video Awards will hold a 25th anniversary show on June 15.
Video of lawyer’s dying plea may be sent to assisted suicide hearing
TORONTO — The friend of a Toronto lawyer who went to Switzerland to end his life says a group of lawyers is looking at whether his dying plea for legalized assisted suicide could be part of an upcoming Supreme Court hearing on the subject.
Police allege there was a flurry of calls about Rob Ford video
TORONTO – Court documents show that Toronto police have identified a flurry of 50 communications in relation to the so-called Rob Ford crack video the day media reports were first published about it.
Amazon says it has no plans to offer free video service ahead of NYC media event
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Amazon says it has no plans to offer a free streaming media service, addressing speculation ahead of a media event in New York next Wednesday.
FOERSTER TRIAL: Court sees video of police interview with accused
KELOWNA - The father of slain Armstrong teen Taylor Van Diest sees no remorse in the face of his daughter’s accused killer. The first 72 minutes of a police interview was shown in Kelowna Supreme Court Thursday afternoon. It’s the tape in which Matthew Foerster, 28, who is charged with first degree murder, confesses to...
Student video highlights homelessness in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A group of Okanagan College students have produced a video telling the stories of four formerly homeless people from the Okanagan. The video follows Mickey, Ryan, Geoff and Colleen. “These are all people who have experienced homelessness in the past,” says Inn From the Cold spokesperson Tara Tschritter. The video was made by...