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Shania Twain says in RCMP video that family violence is ‘never acceptable’
OTTAWA – Country music superstar Shania Twain has lent her voice to an RCMP campaign against family violence.
Hearst buys 25 per cent stake in AwesomenessTV in deal valuing Internet video network at $325M
GLENDALE, Calif. – Hearst Corp. is betting $81.3 million that Internet video network AwesomenessTV will live up to its name.
Ex-Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, DeRidder singer want 100-year-old Louisiana jail in music video
DERIDDER, La. – Local officials in west Louisiana say former Eurythmics singer and guitarist Dave Stewart plans to film a new music video early next year in their century-old Gothic Revival jail.
No dinosaur: Toronto Raptors unveil sleek new logo in short video
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors’ basketball-dribbling dinosaur logo will soon be extinct.
Count ‘Gotham,’ ‘Girlfriends’ and ‘True Detective’ among the best on TV (and video) in 2014
NEW YORK, N.Y. – From the extraordinary Maggie Gyllenhaal-starring miniseries “The Honorable Woman” on SundanceTV to Syfy’s goofy “Sharknado 2: The Second One,” TV delivered in 2014 — streaming, on cable and over the air.
‘Dragon Age,’ ‘Far Cry 4’ and ‘Shadow of Mordor’ among AP critics’ top 10 video games of 2014
The top 10 video games of 2014, according to Lou Kesten:
Tech trends for 2015: virtual reality, wearables, streaming video
TORONTO – Will 2015 be the year that virtual reality goes from sci-fi fantasy to real world play thing?
Man sought for threatening video tries to run down Pennsylvania officers; they shoot, kill him
UPPER DARBY, Pa. – A man who had posted an online video threatening to kill police and FBI agents tried to use his car to run down officers seeking to arrest him on Tuesday so, fearing for their lives, they shot and killed him, authorities said.
NeuLion to bolster position in Internet video market with DivX acquisition
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. – NeuLion, Inc. (TSX:NLN) has an agreement to acquire DivX LLC with a combination of shares and debt valued at US$62.5 million.
Good news for gamers: Kentucky university says it will start offering video game scholarships
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – A private liberal arts college in Kentucky says it will make video games an official sport and start offering scholarships to gamers in the fall.
Federal court allows NFL players’ lawsuit against video-game maker EA Sports to move forward
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court gave the green light Tuesday to a lawsuit by former NFL players against video-game maker Electronic Arts over the use of their avatars in the company’s Madden NFL series.
Amateur video shows masked attackers who killed 12 people at French satirical paper in Paris
Paris residents captured chilling video images of two masked gunmen shooting a police officer after an attack at a French satirical newspaper.
Woman caught on video setting up traps on North Vancouver bike trails: police
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. – A 64-year-old woman accused of sabotaging mountain bike trails on Vancouver’s North Shore mountains is under investigation by the RCMP.
Investigator: No evidence NFL saw video, but league should have sought more info in Rice case
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The long-awaited Mueller report was released Thursday with no unexpected findings: the NFL initially botched the Ray Rice case and had a weak domestic abuse policy, but investigators found no evidence league officials saw tape of Rice hitting his fiancee before it was released.
Israeli artist becomes a player in election campaign with viral video remixes
TEL AVIV, Israel – One of the most unlikely stars of Israel’s election campaign is a musical artist whose popular video remixes of stump speeches have rocked YouTube, leading some of his most prominent targets to try to recruit him.
Turning on the glitz: Video screens, pricey exhibits built to show off cars, trucks in Detroit
DETROIT – A walk around the floor of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit leaves you with one message: The U.S. auto industry, which nearly collapsed six years ago, is back with as much flash as ever.
Police: Videos show 1-year-old putting handgun in mouth as mother looks on, encourages play
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A couple faces charges after investigators say they found cellphone videos showing the woman’s 12-month-old daughter putting a handgun in her mouth.
In video, Paris gunman claims ties to Islamic State group, rival of al-Qaida-linked comrades
PARIS – Two days after his death, a video emerged Sunday of one of the Paris gunmen pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, while his two fellow militants have claimed to be from al-Qaida — a fiercely rival extremist organization.
Packers rally to beat Cowboys 26-21, head to Seattle for NFC title game; video reversal key
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Hobbled but happy, Aaron Rodgers might have felt a bit lucky, too.
Expert challenges government concerns about video threatening attacks on Canada
OTTAWA – Canadian officials said Sunday the Islamic State has released a video that calls for attacks on Western countries including Canada, but a prominent American intelligence expert raised doubts on whether there was anything new.
Toronto YouTuber passing Ellen, Bieber in subscribers – by playing video games
TORONTO – Twenty-two-year-old Toronto native Evan Fong is about to crack the Top 25 list for most YouTube subscribers, passing Ellen DeGeneres and Justin Bieber.
AP Explains: Amazon Prime Instant Video and the surge of streaming video
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Online retailer Amazon.com’s Prime Instant Video made history this week when its show “Transparent” won a Golden Globe for best comedy TV series, a first for a web-only production. Amazon Studios then announced that it had hired Woody Allen to create his first-ever TV series. So what is Amazon Prime Instant Video? It competes with Netflix, Hulu, Yahoo Screen and others in the U.S. by streaming a mix of original content and reams of movies and TV shows. Here’s a brief look at the rise of Amazon Prime Instant Video and other streaming services:
Video of US police officer lip-syncing to Taylor Swift getting global attention
DOVER, Del. – A video of a bald and burly Delaware police officer enthusiastically lip-syncing to Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off” is getting global attention.
Amazon Studios expanding from TV series to produce new movies for theatres, video streaming
SEATTLE – Amazon Studios is branching out from television series to movies, announcing plans to begin producing and acquiring original movies for theatrical release and, within weeks, video streaming.