Vid-Biz: Hulu, Cuban, College Football
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Cuban Acquires Stake in Carmike Cinemas; Cuban, who also has a stake in Landmark Theaters, bought 9.4 percent of Carmike for $2.8 million. (Associated Press)
College Footbal Scores Online; ESPN online served up more than 101 million college football feature and highlight video streams this season. (MediaPost)
Warner Music Acts Upset Over YouTube Yanking; Amanda Palmer, an artist signed to a Warner subsidiary, says Warner has no bargaining power and even if it did get more money from YouTube, it’s unlikely she’d see any of it. (Techdirt) See our previous coverage.
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