AP - A federal judge is allowing a Pennsylvania woman to sue Universal Music Corp. for forcing YouTube to take down a video clip of her baby dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy."
Reuters - Indian conglomerate Reliance ADA
Group's media and entertainment division is launching Jump
Games U.S.A., a publisher and developer of mobile video games,
in its latest effort to expand into the United States.
PC Magazine - On Wednesday, Intel and Yahoo announced a sweeping initiative to embed Internet-connected, software widget applications – and ads – directly on your HDTV. Several major CE manufacturers expressed support.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20080818/bs_nf/61397"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080818/capt.a755d8959fb149f583eb8e12518c4e75.toshiba_dvd_nybz157.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hqnbryE1YXkuXOBQiCY7xw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Toshiba, the XD-E500 DVD player is shown. The company says it does more than previous models to improve the look of DVDs on high-definition TVs. (AP Photo/Toshiba)" border="0" /></a>NewsFactor - What's your next step if your company's high-definition DVD format lost the war? If you're Toshiba, you come out with a new DVD player that converts to high-def.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080818/ap_on_hi_te/tec_free_mobile_tv"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080818/capt.6762c8fc01c7497f84388e99239a2964.cell_phone_tv_nyr101.jpg?x=130&y=114&q=85&sig=VebLDeGJDfBDKN9eG4G5Ig--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="The ZTE i766 mobile phone, made by Chinese company ZTE Corp., is shown July 1, 2008 in New York. For now, cell phone users in the U.S. with phones that feature free broadcast TV will no longer be able to tune in when full-power analog U.S. broadcasts are shut down on Feb. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Picture whipping out your cell phone and catching up with "Lost" or "Jeopardy," or watching the local 11 o'clock news, all for free. You can do this with an imported Chinese phone, but you can't with any phone sold in the U.S. — at least not without monthly charges.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reuters - Tribune Co has appointed the
former chief executive of satellite television provider DirecTV
as publisher of the Los Angeles Times, the paper said in its
Saturday edition.
CNET - Rich Peters of Iowa City, Iowa, explained why he's a Democrat in a simple video with a few scene changes, a dog as a prop, and straightforward analysis-- and now YouTube will fly Peters to the Democratic Convention in Denver to present his video and travel with the press pool for a day.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080814/tc_nm/china_tvphone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080805/i/r1837777666.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=Y.AFtFIobEHBtbvYt5jZ7w--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="A boy speaks on a mobile phone in Tiananmen Square ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 5, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Many Chinese unable to catch the
Olympics on television will watch national hurdling hero Liu
Xiang retain his 110 meter crown next week by simply switching
on their cellphone.</p><br clear="all"/>
AP - Research company eMarketer is sharply reducing its spending projections for online video advertising, saying the market hasn't been as strong as the firm had previously estimated.
AP - Liberty Media Corp.'s Starz pay TV subsidiary is pulling the plug on its Vongo movie-download service in favor of letting Verizon Communications Inc. and other affiliates market a similar service.
NewsFactor - Instant-messaging chat or dissing your Texas Hold 'em opponents on the iPhone just got one step closer. Global IP Solutions (GIPS) has announced the release of its near-ubiquitous voice-over IP (VoIP) developer software for the iPhone engineering crowd. GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile is a development toolkit for iPhone software developers who want to add voice and streaming video to iPhone applications.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080807/wr_nm/column_pluggedin_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080822/2008_08_21t192941_450x351_us_column_pluggedin.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=gJ2lONVqRdBeViyamXRVUA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="A journalist uses a computer at the Main Press Center in Beijing August 1, 2008. (Daniel Aguilar/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It may be about time to dig out that
old library card. Hoping to draw back readers, libraries have
vastly expanded their lists of digital books, music, and movies
that can be downloaded by their patrons to a computer or MP3
player -- and it doesn't cost a cent, unlike, say, media from
Apple Inc'siTunes or Amazon.com Inc.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_en_ce/people_paris_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080806/capt.0f9b482127bd4c4d94d5300f9fc8a9fe.addition_mccain_paris_hilton_ny113.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=jFWEOWkKIJG_peyABH_HKw--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="This undated image made from video and provided by Funny or Die Inc. shows Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton, the blonde, doe-eyed celebrity thrust into the presidential campaign in an ad by Republican candidate John McCain, issued a tart rebuttal Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2008. Hilton initially shied away from the debate over the ad and its effectiveness. But she responded Tuesday with a spoof on the comedy Web site Funny or Die. (AP Photo/Funny or Die Inc.)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton didn't need cue cards for her presidential campaign ad. The 24-year-old heiress memorized her entire monologue, which included Hilton outlining her energy plan, in an online video spoof posted on Funny or Die, the comedy Web site's content director said.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/wr_nm/france_film_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080806/2008_08_06t103920_450x315_us_france_film.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=q8FG.wPtNHKfaepbJBkxKA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A generic picture of a woman in an office using a computer mouse. (Catherine Benson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - French movie buffs are illegally
downloading at least as many films as they pay to see in
cinemas, a study showed on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
PC Magazine - Sharp has introduced three new value-priced LCD HDTVs, part of the company's "SB" series. Available in 42-, 46- and 52-inch screen sizes, the new SB models all feature 1080p screen resolution and a glossy black bezel design.
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_en_mu/music_lil_jon"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080805/capt.7ad3d68c766f4b1db7d08332da7ec606.people_lil_jon_nyet139.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=AdT8_cAXqVb71kMPfWe53A--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="In this Sept. 8, 2007 file photo, rapper Lil Jon arrives at the Samsung GLEAM Private Dinner & Party hosted by Pharrell in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lil Jon, who was in musical limbo after his longtime record label TVT Records went bankrupt earlier this year, has reached an agreement that frees him from his TVT obligations while entering into a new venture with digital entertainment company The Orchard, which is purchasing TVT's assets.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080805/bs_nm/dishnetwork_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080805/2008_08_05t094601_450x420_us_dishnetwork.jpg?x=130&y=121&q=85&sig=adfUJuZCPBHD3UA9szbomA--" align="left" height="121" width="130" alt="A DISH Network Pro-301 satellite dish and box are seen in an undated handout photo. (DISH Network/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - U.S. satellite-TV provider Dish
Network Corp is weighing another attempt to merge with
rival DirecTV Group Inc , The Wall Street Journal
reported on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalvideo/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080805/wr_nm/olympics_youtube_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080807/2008_08_05t092628_450x326_us_olympics_youtube.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=9mCe8S70ZmTX75ECYdsEwg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Members of a dance troupe take part in Beijing, ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games, August 3, 2008. (Marcos Brindicci/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Clips and highlights of Olympic events
are to be made available on the video-sharing site YouTube,
owned by Google, under an agreement with the International
Olympic Committee, the IOC said in a statement.</p><br clear="all"/>
