San Francisco - Social media service imeem on Tuesday released the Imeem Media Platform, a set of tools that will give developers access to the service's library of music, videos and photos, as well as imeem's 24 million members. The API also provides access to a "chromeless" version of the imeem media player, playlist-creation tool and recommendation engine. San Francisco-based imeem was also one of the founding partners of Google's OpenSocial, and plans to offer support for the initiative in the coming months.

London - European mobile network operator Orange has launched a three-month trial of its ad-supported mobile music service with 800,000 of its 15.6 million subscribers. The service will allow users to download a selection of 500 tracks for free, for half or full price. The company is working with mobile ad firm ScreenTonic, and has signed on sponsors for the trial that include Paramount Pictures and Ford.

Burbank, Calif. - Liberty Media's (NASD: LINTA) Starz Media said on Tuesday that it has added programming from Starz Entertainment and Manga Entertainment to Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store. The company added shows including Starz's "Head Case" and "Hollywood Residential," as well as Manga's "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex" and "Tokko."

Pittsburgh - Wizzard Media, a podcast hosting service that counted over 1 billion download requests last year, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a content licensing and advertising agreement with YouTube. Wizzard's YouTube channel will showcase the best video content from the Wizzard Media Network across a variety of categories.

Centennial, Colo. - National CineMedia (NCM), a provider of in-theater digital advertising and programming to movie theaters, said on Tuesday that it has signed a deal to provide its services to Hollywood Theaters, the eighth-largest exhibitor in the U.S. Under the deal, NCM will provide pre-show advertising, comprehensive meetings and event services, and in-theater entertainment events.

Cambridge, Mass. - Video game developer Harmonix, a unit of Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) MTV Networks, announced on Tuesday that its version of "Rock Band" for the Nintendo Wii will ship to retailers on June 22. Published by Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS), the $169 bundle will include guitar, microphone and drums accessories for the Wii.

San Francisco - Double Fusion, a provider of in-game advertising services, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a deal with Gearbox Software, the developer of titles including "Brothers in Arms" and "Borderlands." Under the deal, San Francisco-based Double Fusion will represent both dynamic advertising and integrated sponsorship opportunities in forthcoming Gearbox titles.

Palo Alto, Calif. - Peerflix, the provider of an online DVD trading service, has announced that it will shut down its swapping service, while continuing to maintain its vertical online ad network for movie fans, according to an e-mail sent to users.

New York - Viewdle, a provider of video search technology, has raised an undisclosed amount of capital from KIT Capital, a Dubai-based investment firm.

San Francisco - The Turkish government has banned access to photo slideshow service Slide in the country, after a local court found that the site was "harboring pictures and articles that are considered to be insulting to Ataturk," in a country where insulting the founder of the republic is a crime, according to a Slide spokesperson.

Beijing - Jeboo, a company that provides Chinese Internet cafes with subscription movie download services, has filed a "reputation infringement" suit against the Motion Picture Association (MPA), according to JLM Pacific Epoch, which cited a report on ChinaNews.com.cn.

Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) announced on Tuesday that Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) has joined its OpenSocial network, which will allow developers to create applications that work across many different social media sites. Google also announced that it has formed a new non-profit foundation, with Yahoo and News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace, which will work to advance the initiative while "ensuring all stakeholders share influence over its future direction."

Berlin - Major record label Sony BMG (NYSE: SNE) is developing an online music subscription service that will offer unlimited access to songs, according to comments made by CEO Rolf Schmidt-Holtz in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Associated Press reported. Schmidt-Holtz added that Sony BMG is in talks with other major music distributors, and said the company may also partner with mobile network operators.

From Future of Television Forum West – Joel Hyatt, co-founder of Current TV (with former Vice President Al Gore), said that their viewers by far prefer user generated so called "VCAM" ads over professional ads in his morning keynote.
“We have seen that 9 out of 10 of our viewers prefer user-generated ads over the Madison Avenue generated ads,” said Hyatt.