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Music Industry Trade Groups Agree on New Royalty Rates for Digital
Having reached a consensus, major industry trade groups will submit a proposal to govern future licensing of music to current and emerging online services
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Alex Proyas to Direct ‘The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag’
Red Granite will fund “The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag,” with Phoenix Pictures and Mythology Entertainment to produce. Alex Proyas will direct
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NPR, NY Times, College Humor and Funny or Die Lead Pack for Webby Awards
Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, Matt Damon and Eva Mendes all starred in Webby nominees
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Judge Rules Bob Weinstein Not a Threat to Wife Anna
Court rejects claim by Anna Weinstein, who has filed for divorce from Bob Weinstein, that he poses a threat of “bodily harm” to her
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Facebook Acquires Instagram for $1B
Facebook has acquired photo-sharing app Instagram, the companies announced on Monday
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MTV’s Logo Plots Own VMAs with New Now Next Awards
MTV’s sister channel Logo will try to make it fourth annual New Now Next Awards a social media phenom
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Mashable Pushes Into Original Video Programming With Dick Clark Prods.
Mashable, the social media site, teams with Dick Clark Productions, Tubefilter to develop “Cribs” for tech companies
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NBC News Fires Producer Over Edited Trayvon Martin Call
NBC News fired the producer after an internal investigation into an edited call that aired on the “Today” show
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Keith Olbermann Lawsuit ‘Frivolous,’ Current Says in Cross-Complaint (Updated)
Current TV’s cross-complaint paints former “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann as a petulant, chronically absent nightmare
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Keith Olbermann Sues Current TV, Accuses It of ‘Increasingly Erratic’ Actions (Updated)
Keith Olbermann has sued Current TV, alleging that his former employer violated his contract and tried to sabotage his career
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Viacom Wins Reversal in YouTube Copyright Case
A federal court has reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement case against Google’s video-sharing site
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YouTube, Socialcam Licenser Rumblefish Pushes Music Catalog Past 1M Songs
Rumblefish, which licenses independent music for social videos, has hit a major milestone with its catalog
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Has Hollywood Given Apple Too Much Power Over Its Digital Future?
The studios are eager for Apple’s iCloud service to boost movie ownership again, but are they giving too much power to the tech giant?
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DirecTV, Tribune Reach Agreement to Restore Stations
Tribune’s stations went dark for DirecTV subscribers over the weekend, but this restores them just in time for baseball season
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Keith Olbermann Tells David Letterman He’s a $10M Chandelier
Keith Olbermann told David Letterman Tuesday night it was his fault that his show at Current TV didn’t work