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NASA rover transmits los-resolution video of final minutes of descent, touchdown on Mars
PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s Curiosity rover has transmitted a low-resolution video showing the last 2 1/2 minutes of its white-knuckle dive through the Martian atmosphere, giving earthlings a sneak peek of a spacecraft landing on another world.
Rihanna, Drake lead with 5 MTV Video Music Award nominations each; Katy Perry has 4 nods
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The MTV Video Music Award nominations are out, and Rihanna and Drake are leading the pack with five nominations each.
First Mister Rogers, now Bob Ross: PBS video mashup honours late ‘Joy of Painting’ teacher
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – On the heels of PBS’ hit Mister Rogers video mashup, a second public TV favourite is getting the star treatment.
News Corp buys stake in Web video player Roku as part of $45 million capital injection
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – News Corp. is taking a stake in Internet video streaming set-top box maker Roku Inc. and putting one of its senior executives on Roku’s board of directors as it seeks a greater role in distributing video over the Web.
Ethics watchdog clears but cautions Clement’s appearance in video
OTTAWA – Treasury Board President Tony Clement has been cleared of allegations of unethical conduct in his dealings with two constituents.
Study finds viewers turning to YouTube for news video, disaster footage
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A new study has found that YouTube has become a major platform for news, one where viewers are turning for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters.
Study finds viewers turning to YouTube for news video, disaster footage
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A new study has found that YouTube is emerging as a major platform for news, one to which viewers increasingly turn for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters.
French party to file a complaint against Madonna for video showing its leader with swastika
PARIS – France’s far-right National Front plans to file a complaint against Madonna after the singer showed a video at a Paris concert that contained an image of the party’s leader with a swastika on her forehead.
NPD says ‘Lego Batman 2’ tops video games titles in June, sales down 29 per cent
NEW YORK, N.Y. – U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 29 per cent in June, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline.
Shaquille O’Neal looking for what’s funny online in new truTV series featuring videos, pranks
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Cable channel truTV is putting Shaquille O’Neal on its team with a new series.
Netflix subscribers’ monthly viewing of video surpasses 1B hours for 1st time
SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix says its subscribers watched more than 1 billion hours of online video last month as the advent of high-speed Internet connections and high-powered mobile devices change people’s viewing patterns.
Sony to buy video game streaming company Gaikai for $380 million
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Sony is buying the video game-streaming company Gaikai for about $380 million in a bid to establish a new cloud-based gaming service.
Newspaper buckles on video after Enbridge complains: cartoonist
VANCOUVER – A longtime cartoonist with the Vancouver Province says a video he posted satirizing Enbridge’s claims about its Northern Gateway pipeline was pulled by the media outlet after the company complained.
Schilling says video game company’s failure probably cost him his fortune, blames RI governor
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said Friday that the collapse of his 38 Studios video game company has probably cost him his entire baseball fortune, and he placed part of the blame on Rhode Island officials, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee.
Bullied New York bus monitor hopes parents see online video of taunting kids
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – An upstate New York bus monitor taunted and verbally abused by middle school students said Thursday that she hopes their parents will view the viral video of the attack and talk to their children about being “a little more respectful.”
Video shows Zimmerman’s account of fatal fight before shooting of unarmed black teen in US
SANFORD, Fla. – A newly released video shows a U.S. neighbourhood watch volunteer standing at the scene of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen and giving police a detailed account of their fight in a case that led to a national outcry over race and self-defence laws.
Murder suspect Luka Magnotta due to make second court appearance via video
MONTREAL – Luka Rocco Magnotta is scheduled to make a second court appearance today.
Universal cuts music video revenue sharing deal with independent music publishers
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Independent music publishers and the songwriters they represent will now be paid royalties for music videos of their songs performed by Universal Music artists and played on online services such as Vevo.
Luke Magnotta set for video court appearance today after return from Germany
MONTREAL – Montreal police say Luka Rocco Magnotta is set to appear in court today by video conference after returning to Canada from Germany aboard a military plane.
Shia LaBeouf strips down for Sigur Ros video series for latest album ‘Valtari’
NEW YORK, N.Y. – If Sigur Ros’ (SEE’-uhr rohs’s) new video were a movie, it might merit an NC-17 rating.
Caught on tape: Rodney King beating helped shape unrelenting video, reality obsessions
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The video was shocking when played for the first time: A shadowy, jumpy clip of police officers slamming their batons against a fallen man.
Official video of birthday song kicks off 1-month countdown to Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela’s office has released a video of South Africans singing “Happy Birthday” in an effort to motivate people around the world to salute the anti-apartheid icon ahead of his 94th birthday next month.
LMFAO says that LMFAO did a great job hosting MuchMusic Video Awards
TORONTO – LMFAO received at least one rave review after hosting the MuchMusic Video Awards — but it came from LMFAO themselves.
List of winners at the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards
TORONTO – The MuchMusic Video Awards were held in Toronto on Sunday. Here is a partial list of winners: