Vid-Biz: Microsoft, Generate, Streaming
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Generate Adds $2M to Series A; video production and talent management firm has now raised $8 million in round from Fuse Capital and MK Capital. (paidContent)
Is Streaming Replacing Downloading? Techdirt doesn’t buy the findings of recent research about kids dumping file-sharing for legal streaming. (Techdirt)
TiVo Wants $1B From Dish/EchoStar; sealed motion shows TiVo seeking massive amount for contempt of permanent injunction. (Zatz Not Funny)
CinemaNow Will Have Yahoo TV Widget; Sonic Solutions will enable rental and purchase of movies directly through widget. (Video Business) Meanwhile, Blockbuster Will Be Built Into Samsung TVs; rentals will also launch this fall. (Associated Press)
ClipSync Launches Social Viewing Facebook App; watchers can view Big Brother 11 and The Young and the Restless for now. (release)
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