Vid-Biz: Sling, Macrovision, Move

Sling to Launch Blackberry Application; SlingPlayer Mobile for Blackberry, which lets you control your home TV and DVR while on the go, will be available as a public beta starting on Dec. 30. (jkOnTheRun)

Macrovision Sells Off TV Guide Network and TV Guide Online; units sold to Allen Shapiro and One Equity Partners for roughly $225 million. (paidContent)

Move Networks Moving Onto STBs, Mobile; company looks to put its adaptive streaming technology beyond PCs to set-top boxes and handsets. (Contentinople)

MPAA Files Lawsuits Against Three Web Sites; Hollywood movie studios accuse campusist.com, movies-on-demand.tv, and sswarez.com of facilitating copyright infringement on the Internet. (Deadline Hollywood)

Comedy Central Greenlights Secret Girlfriend; based on the popular web series, the scripted half-hour show is shot in first-person. (Variety)

12Seconds Creates iPhone Video App (Kinda); app strings three photos together into a slide show and lets you record audio over it. (VentureBeat)