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Social Network Offers $1M Shot

Kiwi site iYomu takes a page out of reality TV handbook and offers big cash prize in bid to stand out from the social networking crowd and attract adult members.
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Blockbuster to Buy Movielink

Blockbuster said Thursday that it had agreed to acquire Movielink, the digital movie downloading service backed by Hollywood studios.
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Big Money for Big Media

NBC and News Corporation’s joint video venture will receive outside investment from Providence Equity Partners, a source close to the deal confirmed Thursday.
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NBC, Greycroft Fund Worldwide Biggies

Media groups and venture capital firms invest $9 million in SpongeBob honcho Albie Hecht's production house, the latest attempt by VC firms to score big in Hollywood.
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Big Money for the YouTube of China

Tudou scores $19 million; launches ad network.
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Internet Video Seen Tripling

New study says online video viewers will hit nearly 1B in 2012.
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Lala Turns Off Tunes

Startup waits to strike more music label deals.
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Widget Makers Eye MySpace

Developers express hope and trepidation that social network giant may open site to third-party widgets.
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Veoh Launches Video Browser

Eisner-backed site’s new software scours Internet for all types of clips.