Friday, November 10, 2006Revver Delivers To Satellite TVLos Angeles-based Revver, an online user-generated video sharing site, said today that it has inked a deal to provide its videos to Fame TV, a broadcast TV channel that is part of the BskyB satellite television service. Fame TV will select and air Revver videos on its network, which serves more than 8 million satellite television subscribers in the UK and Ireland. Revver said that it will also share revenues driven from a vote-driven, text messaging service where users can vote on their favorite (More info...)
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Amp'd Bundles Music OfferingsLos Angeles-based Amp'd Mobile announced this morning that it has created two new music-focused bundles with its cell phone service. The two new bundles are launching today, and bundle in audio track recordings, interviews, cover artwork, and other features from Universal, Warner Music Group, and EMI, along with its own in-house production studio. Amp'd is a MVNO targeting the trendy youth market.
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AOL, Autobytel In Marketing AgreementAOL and Irvine-based Autobytel are reporting that the two companies are in a new automotive marketing agreement. AOL will be the exclusive new car lead provider for AOL Auto, for users looking for new vehicle price quotes. Autobytel said it will integrate its lead distribution technology with AOL's automotive channel, to provide an AOL-branded price quote service. Autobytel provides price quotes on new cars and information to consumers through a network of auto-focused web sites.
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ClickStar Taps JPL For Space FootageClickStar, the online video startup which counts actor Morgan Freeman as a founder, said Thursday that it has signed a content distribution agreement with Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. ClickStar and JPL will distribute space-related educational content about NASA missions. Freeman will narrate a series of "Thought Spots" focused on science-based exploration and discovery, part of a space-focused, broadband video channel on ClickStar. ClickStar is developing a broadband, video-on-demand s (More info...)
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Conexant Gets Win At MotorolaNewport Beach-based COnexant Systems has scored a set top box win at Motorola, the company announced today. Motorola will use Conexant's multi media processor and highly integrate network processors for one of its set-top boxes. No other details on the hardware were released. Conexant is a provider of semiconductors used for a wide variety of computer, communications, and other hardware.
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Yahoo, Linksys Team On PhoneIrvine-based Linksys and Yahoo have teamed up to introduce a new, cordless phone with support for Yahoo Messenger and dual support for both Voice over IP and traditional phone lines, the firms said yesterday. Linksys, which is a division of Cisco, said that its new Linksys Dual-Mode Cordless Phone for Yahoo! Messenger allows customers to use both low-cost VoIP calls alongside traditional landline connections. The new phone also supports Yahoo's contact lists, integrated search with Yahoo's Local (More info...)
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