News tagged with entertainment

mSpot streaming Hollywood movies to mobile phones

US mobile entertainment company mSpot on Tuesday began offering full-length movies for streaming to mobile phones.

Technology / Internet

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Shanda Games IPO gets tepid reception

(AP) -- Shanda Games Ltd., a Chinese video game company, raised $1 billion Friday in the largest initial public offering of the year.

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'P.B. Winterbottom' finds a home at 2K Games

(AP) -- Matt Korba and his pals are busy turning his interactive media thesis project from a rudimentary silent film-themed video-game prototype into a fleshed-out puzzler featuring over 80 levels that will ...

Technology / Software

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Online radio service wins ruling over license fees

(AP) -- Personalized Internet radio stations got a boost Friday when a federal appeals court ruled that Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service was not interactive enough to be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing ...

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Court: Yahoo's LAUNCHcast not 'interactive'

(AP) -- A federal appeals court in New York says Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service is not "interactive" enough to require separate licensing deals with recording labels.

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Cisco wants to better connect entertainers and fans

In addition to routers and switches, Cisco Systems' business plan now includes Paramore, Trey Songz and Halestorm.

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CBS to run video ad in EW print magazine

(AP) -- An upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly's print edition will be embedded with a video player that will run ads for CBS shows and Pepsi.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

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PlayStation 3 price cut by $100; slimmer model to come

(AP) -- After months of rumors and anticipation, Sony Corp. is slashing the price of the PlayStation 3 by $100 in hopes of boosting sales of the console ahead of the important holiday season.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Details scant in venture with IAC, NBC's Silverman

(AP) -- A new venture that NBC Entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman is leaving the network to form with Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp promises better integration of ad campaigns by involving advertisers ...

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Video game group files lawsuit over CTA ad rule

(AP) -- A trade group that represents software and video game publishers sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, saying a rule barring ads on trains and buses for "mature" and "adults only" games violates the right ...

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Ubisoft gets into the social game at Facebook

French videogame star Ubisoft on Friday made its debut in the online social scene by unveiling a gaming portal at world-leading social-networking website Facebook.

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Digital Entertainer brings PC content to big screen

So there you are with all those videos, photos and MP3 music files, and the only place you can play all that digital entertainment is on your computer. It's probably sequestered away somewhere in the room you've designated ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Electronic Arts stages fake protest of game at E3

(AP) -- Electronic Arts has been playing games with attendees of the nation's biggest video-game trade show.

Technology / Software

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Videogames delivering workouts along with fun

Videogame lovers are being coaxed off couches as the industry sprints ahead with a trend toward fitness titles and motion-sensing controllers.

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Sony becomes 2nd label on Vevo music video site

(AP) -- Recording company Sony Music Entertainment has joined Vevo, an online music video site due to launch this year with the backing of Universal Music Group and YouTube.

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