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Asked about video that appears to show Solange attacking Jay Z, NYC hotel decries leak
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Standard Hotel in New York City says it is investigating the leak of a security video that appears to show Beyonce’s sister, Solange, attacking Jay Z.
Eminem releases new video depicting mother’s struggles raising him on Mother’s Day
Eminem gave his estranged mom quite the Mother’s Day gift, releasing a music video for an apologetic song that depicts her struggles raising the rebellious rapper.
Video from Nigerian extremists purports to show abducted girls, in jihab, praying in Arabic
LAGOS, Nigeria – A new video from Nigeria’s Boko Haram terrorist network purports to show dozens of abducted schoolgirls, covered in jihab and praying in Arabic.
Video artists among nominees for influential, unpredictable Turner Prize
LONDON – Two video artists who mix found footage with original images are among four finalists for British art’s influential Turner Prize.
Anglophone Canadians spend 1/3 of time online watching video: study
TORONTO – Anglophone Canadians are now spending almost a third of their time online watching video, according to a report by the Media Technology Monitor.
Imagine Dragons, Lorde, set to play at June 15 MuchMusic Video Awards
TORONTO – Las Vegas rockers Imagine Dragons and New Zealand singer Lorde have been announced as performers at next month’s MuchMusic Video Awards.
Hawaii releases video of teen stowaway dropping to tarmac from jet’s wheel well
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The security footage looks unassuming at first: a Hawaiian Airlines jet parked at a gate at the Maui airport under overcast skies, and workers going through their regular routine. Then, the 15-year-old’s legs dangle briefly from the plane’s belly and he drops to the concrete.
Eyewitness street collapse video
Some pretty chilling video of a sinkhole in Baltimore last week that took a street. It happened in two parts. Wait until 1:15 mark for the big finish. First the cars are there and then they're not. Also today on Trending Now, This Week in Unecessary Censorship with Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers introduces distinguished guests...
VIDEO: Horse rescued from river
PENTICTON — A wild horse was rescued from Trout Creek in Summerland this weekend, with efforts from fire crews and volunteers. The female horse named River, fought hard against the water to get to the shore, where she collapsed from exhaustion, reported Global News. She is recovering at O.A.T.S. Horse Rescue, they said. If you...
Subban, Kessel, Karlsson among players up for EA Sports’ hockey video game cover
TORONTO – Montreal’s P.K. Subban, Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson and Toronto’s Phil Kessel are among the eight players up for the cover for EA Sports’ new hockey video game.
WITH PICTURES, VIDEO: Injured geocacher rescued off Mt. Savona
SAVONA — A geocacher was rescued off Mt. Savona by helicopter early this evening after he was left injured by a displaced boulder. Around 1 p.m. two hikers were on Mt. Savona, about 12 km south of Savona, Friday afternoon and took a short cut to get to a geocache close to the caves. While...
Dead youth’s cellphone video shows students joking, worrying as South Korean ferry sinks
SEOUL, South Korea – Soon after the ferry began to tilt, there was nervous laughter, jokes about the Titanic and talk of selfies and Facebook posts from the doomed high school students huddled below deck.
Day by day: A timeline of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s ‘crack video’ scandal
TORONTO – Since May 2013, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been embroiled in a controversy over a video that allegedly shows him appearing to smoke crack cocaine. Other videos surfaced later showing him in expletive-laced tirades. Here are some notable moments in the Rob Ford video controversies:
Netflix paying Verizon for more direct Internet connection in effort to improve video quality
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix will pay Verizon Communications to help clear up some of the congestion that has been bogging down its Internet video service.
Yahoo getting more serious about Internet video as it prepares to release 2 new comedy series
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Yahoo will release two new comedy series next year in an effort to appeal to the steadily growing audience for Internet video programming.
Aide says US congressman seen kissing aide on video won’t seek-re-election
NEW ORLEANS – A top aide to a Republican congressman seen in a video released earlier this month kissing a female aide at his office will not seek re-election.
Most viewed videos EVER on YouTube
The world was a different place before YouTube. You had to watch America's Funniest Videos to see a funny video and Much Music was the only place to see music videos. It was on April 23, 2005 when YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the first video. Now 6-billion hours of video are watched each month and...
VIDEO: Dumpster-diving filmmakers chronicle food waste in documentary ‘Just Eat It’
TORONTO — After learning that about 40 per cent of food is thrown away annually in developed countries, Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer embarked on an experiment. The filmmakers pledged to quit grocery shopping and survive on discarded food for six months.
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.
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.