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Boxee TV Now Available, Includes 3 Months of Free ‘No Limit’ Cloud-Based DVR (The Verge)

To go along with the launch, Boxee is offering a few early adopter perks: anyone who purchases Boxee TV during the "holiday season" will get three months of the cloud-based No Limi... More

CBS Corp., Netflix Extend International Content License Deals (Hollywood Reporter)

CBS Corp. and Netflix said Thursday they have extended their international licensing agreements that allow Netflix to stream select CBS Corp. shows in Canada, Latin America, the U.... More

Nielsen: Measuring Reach, Sales Lift Across Online & TV (Beet.TV)

Americans are watching nearly 35 hours of video per week across various screens, and that's why Nielsen and others are trying to find the best approaches to measuring cross-platfor... More

MegaUpload Will Be Reborn As Me.ga In January (CNET)

The service will not make use of any U.S. hosting companies. Mega will also enable copyright owners will be able to get "direct delete access" of pirated content provided they agre... More

Why Buzz Lightyear Is Worth Billions More Than Han Solo (Wired)

To triangulate the value placed on the future Star Wars films, you can look at the past cash flow of the last three movies — about $500 million during the years they were release... More

Hurricane Sandy Takes Toll on Showbiz (LA Biz Journal)

And even as projectors start back up, moviegoers are going to have a hard time getting to theaters, as parts of the subway may be down for up to five days, impacting area box offic... More

Disney Deal to Spur Sibling Rivalries (WSJ)

Walt Disney Co.'s proposed $4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm Ltd. expands its portfolio to "Star Wars" series, but risks diluting the 89-year-old entertainment empire's Disney... More

Advertisers Are Still Missing the Mark With Online Video (AdAge)

There are essentially two areas of discussion that dominate the conversation when it comes to online video. Both are tethered to the Mad Men world of "things we've always done..."... More

Comcast Offers Up Free Wi-Fi For Sandy-Hit States (Fast Company)

Comcast has announced that its Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspot service is to be made free for everyone in 10 of the states affected by Sandy. New York is exempt, but that's because Comcast d... More

Microsoft’s App Deficit Disorder (MIT Technology Review)

Microsoft is desperately behind in mobile and it needs to woo all kinds of software developers if it is to have any hope of catching Apple and Google, which lead the market for mob... More

BuddyTV Founder Andy Liu’s 8 Tips on Raising Cash: ‘Not All Money is Good Money’ (Geek Wire)

Andy Liu is one of Seattle’s most sophisticated angel investors. He’s also one of the region’s most experienced entrepreneurs. That gives the poker-loving Wharton MBA — who... More

Bringing Your Social Graph to TV, Meet Stevie (Lost Remote)

Stevie, a Tel Aviv-based startup has a mission to change the way we consume social on TV. The company, which “turns your Facebook and Twitter into a beautiful television experien... More

Study: Global Online TV, Video Revenues to Hit $28.72 Billion in 2017 (Hollywood Reporter)

Global online TV and video revenues will hit $28.72 billion in 2017, a giant leap from the $3.79 billion recorded in 2010 and the $11.14 billion expected in 2012, according to a ne... More

Testing Boxee TV: First Impressions, Screenshots and Unboxing Video (GigaOm)

Boxee’s new Boxee TV device started selling exclusively at Walmart Thursday, but I got lucky and was able to buy a unit at a local Walmart store Wednesday afternoon. I’ve recor... More

The State of Cross-Platform Measurement Across TV, Online, and Social (GigaOm)

Today brand advertisers must go to great lengths to find their audiences. Thus, brand advertising’s focus on cross-platform media measurement has grown dramatically in the past f... More

QR Codes That Are Invisible Demoed by Fujitsu (Mobile Commerce News)

This year, at CEATEC (the Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies), Fujitsu made waves by introducing an all new form of invisible QR codes. The interactive technology was dev... More

Path Targets its Family Audience with New iPad App (GigaOm)

For a social networking app that’s seen significant traction among families — new moms sharing photos of their babies, or parents sharing info with their kids away at school �... More

Univision Launches TV Everywhere Service with Timed Social Comments, Apple & Android Apps (MediaPost)

More evidence of the emerging growth in the Hispanic digital video market came from Univision. The network officially launched UVideos yesterday with Starcom advertisers Allstate, ... More

Brazil’s Grupo Abril: “Feature Phones Will Enable the Social Explosion of TV in Our Market” (IPTV News)

Ricardo Anderãos, Social and Transmedia Director at Brazilian media conglomerate Grupo Abril, on the fetishisation of technology platforms, the importance of transmedia campaigns,... More