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CFL proposes video review for pass interference, recommends new rules for 2014
TORONTO – Pass interference should be subject to video review during the upcoming CFL season, the league’s rules committee announced Thursday.
Video shows gunmen who killed 9 people at Afghan hotel were searched twice before entering
KABUL – Security guards searched four attackers — twice — before allowing them to enter an Afghan hotel where the young men proceeded to the restaurant and killed nine diners, including four foreigners and an AFP journalist, his wife and two children, according to chilling closed-circuit video broadcast Saturday by a local TV station.
Disney to buy Maker Studios, operator of YouTube video channels, for $500 million
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Disney said Monday that it is buying YouTube channel operator Maker Studios for $500 million as the family entertainment giant seeks to stay in front of younger viewers who are increasingly watching short videos online.
Disney to buy Maker Studios, operator of YouTube video channels, for at least $500 million
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Disney said Monday that it is buying YouTube channel operator Maker Studios for at least $500 million as the family entertainment giant aims to stay in front of younger audiences who are increasingly watching short videos online.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.