• NFL is Mending a Bruised Image (NYT)

• LG Unveils iPhone-Like 3G Handset (PC World)

• "Family Guy" ties into Xbox Live (Reuters)

• Yahoo's New President Oversees a Shake-Up (NYT)

• YouTube sets royalty deal with UK songwriter group (Reuters)

• High prices questioned as Apple launches TV download service (Guardian UK)

• Tivo, hurt by writedown, swings back to net loss (Reuters)

• Study: Democrats get more A.M. airtime (AP)

• Your Guide to Social Networking Online (MediaShift)

• SayNow Lands $7.5 Million Series A (TechCrunch)

• Crunchyroll Pushes the Envelope On Video Copyright (TechCrunch)

• BrightSpot.tv: Another Twist On The Get Paid To Watch Advertising Model (TechCrunch)

• Movies to video games: Where entertainment has traveled (CNET)

• Stones demand apology from Swedish papers (Reuters)

• Microsoft sets the record straight on Paramount incentive (ContentAgenda)

Washington - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced an agenda for the Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop it plans to hold on Sept. 26 in Washington, which will discuss how to educate consumers about the pending transition from analog to digital television. Represented at the hearing will be senior citizens, low-income consumers, non-English speakers, people with disabilities, tribes and public interest groups for those in rural areas. Also in attendance will be the Consumer Electronics Association, National Cable Television Association, National Association of Broadcasters. The FCC plans to offer a live audio webcast of the hearing.

San Francisco - Linden Lab, which operates the "Second Life" virtual world, has implemented a new, voluntary identity verification system on the service. "With the option to verify aspects of their real life identity, such as age and name, Second Life Residents can begin to build trust and safety systems inside the virtual world and their virtual community." Robin Harper, vice president of marketing and community development for Second Life, told Wired.com. In addition to establishing trust between users, the company said the age verification can help virtual land owners and content publishers to screen minors from inappropriate material.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s MySpace online social network on Wednesday announced the launch of the MySpace Music Tour, the company's new series of MySpace-produced and branded nationwide concert tours. The first MySpace Music Tour is being sponsored by Extreme Style by VO5, and will be headlined by Hellogoodbye and Say Anything. Other bands appearing on the 30-show tour will include MySpace Records artist Polysics, and to-be-announced special guests. MySpace users will be given early access to purchase concert tickets directly from the site, which will also offer band tour blogs and contests.

Washington - The Washington Post is pulling the plug on its Washington Post Radio project with station owner Bonneville International. The Post has provided news and talk programming for two of Bonneville's stations, 107.7 FM and 1500 AM, since March 2006. The stations also have aired syndicated programming and Washington Nationals baseball games. “The station had a strong core of loyal listeners, but it was not showing the pace of growth that we and Bonneville had hoped to see," said Post president Steve Hills.

San Francisco - Boing Boing, an influential blog that covers science and digital culture, on Wednesday announced a redesign of its site that adds a new section on Gadgets, and reinstates reader comments after a four-year absence. Boing Boing Gadgets will feature a daily stream of reviews on consumer electronics, games, and related geek gear, and will be led by former Gizmodo editor-in-chief Joel Johnson. Boing Boing said it hired Teresa Nielsen Hayden, of the Making Light blog, to moderate its new comment threads. Boing Boing attracts 2 million unique monthly visitors, and claims over 3.3. million subscribers to its RSS feeds.

Milpitas, Calif. - Consumer electronics maker Creative on Wednesday introduced the Creative ZEN, a credit card-sized music and video player with a 2.5-inch color screen. The player supports MP3 and WMA formats, in addition to AAC and unprotected iTunes Plus tracks from the iTunes Store. The Creative ZEN will ship to retailers next month in 4GB ($149), 8GB ($199) and 16GB ($299) capacities.

New York - Digital music retailer eMusic said on Wednesday that it has renewed licensing agreements with four top independent labels: Beggars Group, Matador, Concord Music Group and ATO Records. Additionally, the company said its overall label roster now includes 20,000 independent labels, while its catalog now surpasses 2.8 million tracks.

London - European digital media distributor 24-7 Entertainment said on Wednesday that it will power an online music service for Buecher.de, one of Germany's top book and media online stores. The store will offer about 2 million tracks starting at $0.67 each; the entire independent music catalog of 1 million tracks will be offered as 192 Kbps MP3 downloads.

London - Google's YouTube has reached a deal with U.K. copyright societies for the rights to use some 10 million pieces of music in videos posted on the site, the Financial Times reported.

Espoo, Finland - Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia on Wednesday introduced the Nokia Music Store, a PC and over-the-air digital music service that uses technology gained from its acquisition of Loudeye.

New York - A company based in Northern Ireland that was set to begin selling unlocked iPhones has halted its plans, following phone calls received from lawyers for Apple network partner AT&T, the Associated Press reported.

London - Apple on Wednesday launched video downloads at its U.K. iTunes Store, initially offering American TV shows from partners including ABC, and MTV Networks' Nickelodeon, MTV and Paramount Comedy.

San Francisco - An "insider" at smartphone maker HTC told gadget blog CrunchGear that Google plans to release a long-rumored cell phone in the first quarter of 2008.

New York - The online video joint venture between News Corp. and NBC Universal has been given a name, "Hulu," and will launch in a private beta test version in October, the companies said on Wednesday.

London - Fresh off of its $4.8 billion acquisition of major record label EMI Group, private equity firm Terra Firma has replaced the two top executives at the company, CEO Eric Nicoli and CFO Martin Stewart.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Trilogy Studios, a developer of video games and virtual worlds, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $3.2 million in its second round of venture capital financing, from undisclosed investors.

Citadel Broadcasting Corporation announced today the appointment of John Rossoto Senior Vice President in charge of all Citadel Interactive platforms including those of ABC Radio Networks. In his new role, John will focus on expanding Citadel's digital initiatives including Citadel's current National platform of around 300 local and National websites and over 200 streaming stations.

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Los Angeles - BridgeCo, a developer of entertainment home networking technology that connects consumer electronics to one another and the Internet, has raised $17 million in new private equity and debt financing, PEHub.com reported.