Oslo, Norway - Norwegian record label 2L has announced the release of what it says is the first music album for Sony's (NYSE: SNE) next-generation Blu-ray format. The album is a "Divertimenti" recorded by a Norwegian orchestra called the Trondheim Soloists, and is being made available both as a 24-bit/96 kHz FLAC download, and in both Blu-ray and Super Audio CD (SACD) format on disc.

Los Angeles - WuChess, an online chess community created by hip-hop troupe Wu-Tang Clan member RZA and social network ChessPark, on Monday announced its launch, TechCrunch reported. The social network, which costs $48 per year to join, offers exclusive hip-hop videos and music along with its online chess.

New York - The Nasdaq announced on Monday the launch of a new service that will place free, real-time quotes on the websites of CNBC, Google and The Wall Street Journal Digital Network. Previously, Nasdaq quotes were only available under a 15-minute delay on the Web. The Nasdaq partnered with Xignite to provide the real-time quote service to its distribution partners.

Berlin - German publisher Axel Springer has partnered with Philips to create a personalized TV system that lets users create channels based on their personal interests, Variety reports. The system combines Springer's TV Digital Personal program guide with Philips' Aprico software, and is expected to become available in the second half of 2008 for service providers and makers of digital video recorders, PCs and mobile devices.

Albany, N.Y. - Media retail store chain fye, which counts over 800 U.S. locations, has launched a pilot test of an MP3 download kiosk in two of its stores, Ars Technica reports. The kiosks allow shoppers to browse an initial catalog of 1 million tracks, then either create a custom CD or download tracks directly to their MP3 players for 99 cents per track.

Los Angeles - Independent production studio Attention Span Media (ASM) said on Monday that it has signed a deal to distribute several of its programs via Hulu, the online video distribution joint venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE). The deal -- one of the first between Hulu and an independent studio -- includes ASM's "Dorm Life" and "SockTube Presents."

Morristown, N.J. - Access Integrated Technologies, a provider of digital cinema services, said on Monday that it plans to install 150 of its CineLive systems throughout the U.S., which enable live broadcast of 2D and 3D content into movie theaters via satellite. The company's The Bigger Picture unit is expected to manage distribution of live events enabled by the network.

Redwood City, Calif. - Video game developer and publisher Trion World Entertainment has signed a co-development deal with NBC Universal's (NYSE: GE) Sci Fi Channel, to create a multiplayer online game that will tie-in with a TV series set to launch in 2010, the Los Angeles Times reported. Separately, Trion on Monday announced its first title is now in development -- a fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. The new MMORPG will be developed by a team led by Jon Van Caneghem, whose previous titles include "Might and Magic" and "Heroes," and distributed in both North America and Europe.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - EatLime, a start-up video-sharing service, has raised an undisclosed sum of funding from backers including Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Amidzad Partners, and angel investor Rajeev Motwani, NewTeeVee reported.

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San Diego - Video-sharing and Web TV service Veoh has shut off access to its site from all but 33 countries, NewTeeVee reported.

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London - Police in Britain have recently arrested six users of the OiNK BitTorrent-based file-sharing service, who are believed to have engaged in sharing pre-release albums, TorrentFreak reported. The individuals -- five men ages 19 to 33 and one 28-year-old woman -- were arrested on suspicion of "conspiracy to defraud the music industry," sources told TorrentFreak.

New York - Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone accounted for 19.2% of U.S. smartphone sales during the first quarter of 2008, down from 26.7% in the fourth quarter of last year, while rival Research in Motion's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry saw market share rise from 35.1% in the fourth quarter to 44.5% in the first, the Associated Press reported, citing a vendor survey conducted by market research firm IDC.

Mountain View, Calif. - Coupons, Inc., a provider of printable coupon marketing and technology services, on Monday announced the launched of Brandcaster, a new service similar to Google's AdSense that seeks to present printable coupons to consumers surfing relevant Web pages.

Nashville, Tenn. - Spinnaker Media, a holding company created to acquire family-friendly entertainment and media companies, has purchased Christian music discovery service HearItFirst from major label EMI's Christian Music Group, PaidContent reported.