New York - The 29 TV stations owned by CBS (NYSE: CBS) on Monday announced the launch of the CBS Local Ad Network, a partnership between the stations and local bloggers and social media websites. CBS-owned stations will now syndicate local news widgets to a variety of local online media outlets that include a companion banner ad, and share a portion of the ad revenue generated with the syndication partners. The network is being administered by SyndiGO, a division of Seevast Corp.

San Francisco - Yahoo's (NASD: YHOO) Flickr photo-sharing service intends to branch out into video with the beta launch of a new Flickr video service next month, CNET News.com reported. The company told CNET that Flickr Video will not replace Yahoo Video, and that the service is not meant to compete with YouTube. Flickr director of product management Kakul Srivastava told CNET the service has to appeal in an "authentic" way to the Flickr community.

Seoul, South Korea - Korean peer-to-peer music service Soribada says it has obtained government approval to launch a legal, subscription-based P2P service, Billboard reports. The company claims it has obtained licenses from local labels, and told Billboard it has a deal with Universal Music and expects to close additional pacts soon with the other majors. Launched in 2000, Soribada's user base swelled to 15 million before lawsuits forced a change in strategy. The service now counts 700,000 subscribers and saw sales of $29 million last year.

Boulder, Colo. - Fuser.com on Monday introduced its application that allows MySpace users to view Facebook messages and wall photos from their MySpace page. The company said its application is one of the first 200 accepted by MySpace under its new application development platform. Fuser otherwise offers a service that lets users check all their e-mail and social networking accounts from one Web-based inbox.

Austin - Surrge launched its new social distribution network and music community at the SXSW festival over the weekend, which promises to reward fans who tell friends and others about their favorite artists' songs by giving them 10% or more of the sale price of songs resulting from their recommendations. The service will allow members to upload favorite songs, and then send links to streaming versions to friends, and receive referrals when friends then purchase DRM-free downloads.

Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) announced on Monday that it has named John Pleasants as president, global publishing and chief operating officer. Pleasants previously served as the president and CEO at both Revolution Health Group and Ticketmaster, and has been an investor in and advisor to various privately-held companies. The appointment comes as EA launched a hostile takeover bid for rival Take-Two Interactive, developers of the "Grand Theft Auto" series.

New York - Thirty-three million Americans age 12 or older -- or 13% of the population -- listen to an Internet radio station during the average week, up from 29 million a year ago, according to a report from Arbitron (NYSE: ARB) and Edison Media Research.

Brussels - The European Commission on Monday announced that it will adopt a mobile TV standard developed by Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and partners, in a bid to help jump start the nascent industry.

Beijing - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has been blocked from the view of Chinese Internet users, after dozens of videos documenting protests against Chinese rule in Tibet appeared on the site over the weekend, the Associated Press reports.

Stockholm, Sweden - Culture and Justice ministers in Sweden have announced plans to introduce legislation that would force ISPs in the country to turn over the identities of suspected illegal file-swappers to copyright owners, the Associated Press reported.

Tokyo - Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun reports that four major ISP groups in the country have agreed to partner with copyright groups to develop a protocol for closing the accounts of subscribers who repeatedly engage in illegal file-sharing.

Clifton, Va. - Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B), a large ad agency based in Colorado and Miami, said on Monday that it has acquired a "significant" stake in AmericaFree.TV, a five-year-old provider of Internet TV services offering 20 channels of free content.

Reston, Va. - While younger people tend not to read traditional newspapers nearly as much as their older counterparts, the majority are heavier-than-average consumers of online news, according to a new study by comScore.

San Francisco - WeGame, a service that allows gamers to capture video while playing and upload and share the results, has raised $3 million in its second round of financing, led by True Ventures, TechCrunch reported.

Atlanta - Clearleap, a developer of video delivery technology, announced on Monday that it has raised a $9 million first round of venture capital funding, co-led by Trinity Ventures and Noro-Moseley Partners.