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Metacafe Movies Provides Exclusive Premium Content and New Original Programming, Including 3D Showcase, to Create Opportunity for Advertisers to Engage Film Fans Online

SAN FRANCISCO – May 25, 2010 – Capitalizing on its rich heritage in online video entertainment and understanding of the coveted 18 to 34 year-old audience, Metacafe® today introduced Metacafe Movies.

Dollar volume spent on digital music will eclipse spending on CDs

NEW YORK (Jan. 20, 2010) -- US consumer spending on digital music will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.04% in the next four years, reaching $4.56 billion in 2013, up from $3 billion in 2009.

Integrated workflow makes it easy to publish and maintain branded online video experiences for the living room television

LAS VEGAS, January 7, 2010 -- Brightcove Inc., an online video platform, today announced at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that it is enabling customers to create immersive, branded video experiences for Internet-connected television sets and other Internet-connected consumer electronics powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine.

Yahoo! Makes TV Widget Developer Kit Publicly Available

LAS VEGAS, Jan 07, 2010 -- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today furthered the company's Connected TV leadership by globally expanding the availability of the Yahoo! Widget Engine.

Becomes #1 way for advertisers to reach teens and young adults on their mobile phones

INDIANAPOLIS (January 4, 2010) On December 22, ChaCha closed a $7 million E round of funding. ChaCha, the answers service, allows users to go online, call or text questions on mobile phones and receive answers within minutes for free by texting 242-242, visiting m.chacha.com, downloading ChaCha’s iPhone app, or calling 1-800-2-ChaCha. Users may also ask questions via @chacha on Twitter.

Electus to Create Premium Sponsored Content for Distribution Across Yahoo!

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 -- Ben Silverman's newly formed content studio Electus, an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ:IACI) , and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced a strategic partnership in which Electus will develop and produce exclusive premium content for Yahoo! and its advertising partners.

Travel Channel, All Access Today and The Eleven Seven Music Group/Tenth Street Entertainment, Adopt Cisco Eos Platform to Power New Entertainment Web Sites

LAS VEGAS – January 6, 2010 – At the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Cisco today announced new customers, features and professional service options for the Cisco EosTM social entertainment platform.

Travel Channel, All Access Today and The Eleven Seven Music Group/Tenth Street Entertainment join Warner Music Group as customers deploying the fast-growing Cisco Eos platform.

“Entertainment Trends in America” update shows U.S. entertainment content spending outlook holding relatively steady through the holidays

PORT WASHINGTON, NEW YORK, November 4, 2009 - According to the latest update to the “Entertainment Trends in America” tracking study conducted by The NPD Group, a leading market research company, many consumers expect to be spending the same amount on traditional entertainment categories during the coming holiday season, even as their participation in newer forms of entertainment continues to rise.

WorldNow to Make NewsProNet's "HealthDay TV" Consumer Health Reports Available on Web Sites of More than 150 Local Media Organizations in U.S.

MIAMI, FL/NEW YORK, November 4, 2009 - NewsProNet, a leading provider of premium video news content for television stations nationwide, and WorldNow, the leading online technology, content and revenue-solutions company for local media, today announced an agreement granting WorldNow online distribution rights to NewsProNet's HealthDay TV online video news reports.

Delivers Passion-specific micro pubs directly to Twitter fans

Tinley Park, IL – The Vidsense Video Snack Network today announced the launch of GopherTweets.com, a directory of passion-specific micro pubs delivered directly to Twitter fans.