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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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Toronto police investigate video appearing to show urination on homeless man
TORONTO – Police are investigating a graphic video posted online that appears to show a man urinating on a sleeping homeless person outside Toronto’s Eaton Centre.
US video game sales drop for 8th straight month in July
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – U.S. retail sales of new video game hardware, software and accessories fell for the eighth straight month in July as the industry continued to look ahead toward the release of new equipment to cure its woes.
NJ mom sues Iowa company after instructional breast-feeding video is turned into pornography
FAIR LAWN, N.J. – A New Jersey mother is suing a production company after an instructional breast-feeding video she appeared in was taken by a third party and used to create pornography.
Carlyle Group to buy photo, video distributor Getty Images in $3.3 billion deal
WASHINGTON – The Carlyle Group says it will buy a controlling stake in the photo and video distributor Getty Images from private equity firm Hellman & Friedman in a $3.3 billion deal.
Pussy Riot: 5 songs and videos that shook and polarized Russia
MOSCOW – Given how world famous Pussy Riot has become, people are sometimes surprised to learn that the entire oeuvre of the women’s punk band is made up of six songs and five videos.
Man charged after allegedly videotaping himself torturing kitten
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver man who allegedly used a cellphone to videotape himself torturing a kitten has been charged with animal cruelty.