San Francisco - NBC (NYSE: GE), which pulled its TV shows from Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store for a year over differences on pricing and bundling, was able to get Apple to allow some older shows to be sold for 99 cents, and won the rights to set its own pricing on some bundles on TV episode compilations when its shows returned to the store yesterday, CNET News.com reported. NBC president of digital distribution JB Perrette told News.com the company could now, for example, offer a best-of compilation of series episodes for less than the iTunes-standard $1.99 each per episode.

New York - CBS (NYSE: CBS) announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering free live streaming of SEC college football games this year, the Associated Press reported. CBSSports.com will offer 17 SEC games, including the conference championship.

Paris - French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Penn State University to jointly develop a mobile video social networking application. The Alcatel-Lucent-funded project will focus on the development of a mobile phone interface that lets users view video files as a collage of multiple simultaneous feeds. "This project will offer valuable insights into other mobile applications, particularly those involving the concept of 'hyperconnectivity' or the idea that everything can be connected to produce a multifaceted quality user experience," said Lee C. Giles, Ph.D., Professor of Information Science and Technology at Penn State.

San Francisco - RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) on Wednesday announced the release of Cutting Tune, a service that mobile network operators can use to allow subscriber to select any portion of songs made available from content partners as ringtones or ringback tones. Customers of RealNetworks' ringtone distribution services include SK Telecom and Verizon Wireless.

New York - Warner Music International (NYSE: WMG) has signed a deal with France-based, ad-supported music service Deezer, that will see Warner tracks made available on Deezer in France, the U.K. and Germany. Under the deal, Warner will receive promotional consideration for its artists, as well as be able to control editorial content on Warner artist pages.

Philadelphia - Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) said on Wednesday that its Fancast broadband site will exclusively host the third season premiere of the ABC Family series "Lincoln Heights" for a week before its broadcast debut. Fancast offers over 5,600 TV episodes from over 100 video providers.

Madrid - Spain-based mobile content distributor Zed announced on Wednesday that it signed an agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to distribute NBA mobile content in North America, Europe and parts of Asia. The deal will bring NBA mobile content for the first time to the U.K., Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia and select countries in Asia.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) on Wednesday announced a slew of content additions to its V CAST Video service, which costs $15 per month. The company added channels from 60Frames, Comedy Time, Discovery Communications, GoTV Networks, G4, The WB, Relix, Scripps Networks and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution.

London - Finetunes, a Germany-based digital music distributor, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to social music discovery service Last.fm, alleging the company is streaming songs that it is not authorized to offer, the company tells Billboard.

New York - A group of Apple (NASD: AAPL) senior executives, including CEO Steve Jobs, has agreed to settle a derivative lawsuit that alleged they damaged the company through their involvement in the backdating of Apple stock options, the Associated Press reports.

Washington - A 26-year-old found guilty of conspiracy and felony copyright infringement as an administrator of EliteTorrents, a BitTorrent file-sharing tracker site shut down in 2005, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on Wednesday introduced the International Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008, legislation intended to crack down on the theft of U.S. intellectual property around the world.

Dulles, Va. - Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) AOL for the first time plans to open its AOL.com portal to outside content, allowing users to access email accounts from other providers and check their social networking pages directly from the site. The company said that it plans to launch several new features over the coming weeks that give users more control over the site's displayed content and services, starting on Wednesday with access to third-party email accounts from Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail.

Seattle - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) announced on Wednesday that it has scored exclusive distribution rights to the biographies of potential first ladies Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain for its Kindle e-book reader device.

Seattle - Mobile game publishers Reaxion and Mobliss on Wednesday announced that they have merged to create PressOK Entertainment.

San Mateo, Calif. - VideoSurf, a new online video search service backed by Current Media co-founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, on Wednesday launched a beta version of its service at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco.

Reston, Va. - Mpowerplayer, a developer of software that allows content providers to offer online demos of mobile games, said on Wednesday that it has secured $2.5 million in its first round of funding.

San Diego - SpinSpotter, a new online service that purports to be able to identify instances of bias and inaccuracy in any online news story, has announced the launch of its service, and an undisclosed sum of initial funding provided by Epic Ventures and angel investors.