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Sources: Apple wants technology from struggling Lala

Greg Sandoval — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:25:00 PST

Sure, Apple could offer some kind of "cloud" or streaming service but as the company mulls an acquisition of a streaming-music service, its goals may be less ambitious.

Originally posted at Media Maverick

Apple in 'advanced' acquisition talks with Lala

Greg Sandoval — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:57:00 PST

Sources with knowledge of the talks say a deal for Lala, a streaming-music service, is close to being finalized. Does Apple plan to stream music?

Originally posted at Media Maverick

Google edges toward Rosetta Stone status

Stephen Shankland — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:23:00 PST

Wonder what the French really think? The search giant offers a native-language view of the Web through translated search results. Also new: a dictionary service.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Video site Vevo close to signing EMI

Greg Sandoval — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:02:00 PST

Vevo, a site scheduled to launch Tuesday that hopes to become the MTV for the next generation, continues to sign licensing deals with the top labels.

Originally posted at Media Maverick

Viewers to explore 360 degrees of MTV Woodies

Harrison Hoffman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:57:09 PST

On Friday night, MTV will be showing its 2009 Woodie Awards online, utilizing a new spherical-video platform developed by Calgary, Alberta-based Immersive Media.

Originally posted at The Web Services Report

Last call for i-Booze delivery service

Chris Matyszczyk — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:15:12 PST

A Seattle-based online beer and wine delivery service has its license application turned down and then its founder is found guilty of selling alcohol without a license.

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect

Facebook notifies members about Beacon settlement

Caroline McCarthy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:57:00 PST

The terms of the settlement were announced in September, but per a court order Facebook has had to send out an e-mail to explain it to users who were members at the time its Beacon advertising program was active.

Originally posted at The Social

Can Comcast-NBC play nice with Hulu?

Greg Sandoval — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:09:00 PST

With the advent of the media joint venture, Hulu's development may have just hit a wall. Plus, Netflix and iTunes could be competing with a major supplier.

Originally posted at Media Maverick

ComScore: So far, online holiday sales are up

Don Reisinger — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:05:00 PST

Company releases metrics for Cyber Monday and the holiday season to date. And like statistics from other research firms, the numbers are heartening for retailers.

Comcast snags NBC Universal to build $37 billion venture

Marguerite Reardon — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:13:00 PST

The deal would make Comcast a major media player with several very profitable cable channels. But could it succumb to cable-bashing opponents?

Originally posted at Signal Strength