Geneva - An international broadcasting treaty, that would give network, satellite, cable and possibly Webcasters exclusive rights over their broadcasts and ramp up piracy protections under international law, has been shelved by the U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), according to published reports. [more..]

Chicago - Addiction experts speaking at the American Medical Association's (AMA) annual meeting said more study is needed on excessive video game playing, and strongly opposed a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder, Reuters reported. [more..]

Washington - The leader of Internet piracy ring DrinkOrDie, which distributed an estimated $50 million in pirated software, movies, games and music, was sentenced on Friday to 51 months in prison. [more..]

New York - Brilliant Technologies, which is developing an ad-supported, legal peer-to-peer music download service called Qtrax, has now secured licensing deals from all four major labels and will launch its service in October, the New York Post reported on Monday. [more..]

Reston, Va. - comScore, a provider of Internet audience measurement services, said that Google widened its lead against competing search engines in May, capturing 50.7% of the market. [more..]

San Francisco - Blinkx, a searchable index of more than 12 million hours of Web video, on Monday introduced AdHoc, which it is calling the first contextually-relevant video advertising platform. [more..]

Herndon, Va. - RCN, a provider of bundled cable television, high-speed Internet and phone services, said on Monday that it will pay $260 million in cash to acquire Massachusetts-based Neon Communications Group, a provider of network transport services in a 12-state area from Maine to Virginia. [more..]

La Jolla, Calif. - Ortiva Wireless, a provider of mobile video delivery technology and services, announced on Monday that it has raised $15 million in its second round of financing, led by Comcast Interactive Capital. [more..]

San Francisco - Revision3, an Internet TV programming network, announced on Monday that it has raised $8 million in a second round of venture capital financing, led by Greylock Partners. [more..]

London - U.K.-based marketing services firm Aegis Group announced on Monday that it has acquired the assets and contracts of the Internet ad-serving business of Bluestreak.com, for $12.5 million. [more..]

London - Seatwave, a U.K.-based online ticket marketplace, has raised $8 million in its second round of funding, led by Mangrove Capital Partners, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..]

Washington - Tinsel Cinema, a company developing an Internet video-on-demand service targeting South Asian communities in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, announced on Monday that it has raised $3 million in its first round of funding, led by Innovative Entertainment Limited. [more..]

Shanghai, China - Ultizen Games, a China-based provider of game development and outsourcing services, announced on Monday that it has raised $1.5 million in its first round of funding, from Dragonvest Partners. [more..]

Jay Baage reviews DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist at the opening of the summer season at the Hollywood Bowl and asks the question of what a DJ is these days?
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Scott Karp blogs about whether Microsoft's “People Ready” campaign featuring several prominent bloggers represents an ethical breach or not. [more..]

Scott Goldberg interviews Nokia's Mark Ollila, who discusses the state of the mobile games industry, it's strengths and weaknesses, and what lies ahead.
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New York - Time Inc. announced on Monday that it has tapped Web marketing and advertising firm Quigo to develop a custom ad platform for use across Time Inc.'s digital brands, which reach an audience of over 19 million unique users per month. [more..]

New York - Emmis Communications, which owns 23 U.S. radio stations, announced on Monday that it has tapped StreamAudio to be the streaming provider for all of its stations. [more..]

Washington - Slate, the daily online news and entertainment magazine owned by The Washington Post, said on Monday that it has launched a new online video magazine. [more..]

Silver Spring, Md. - Freewebs, a service that lets users create multimedia websites and blogs, said on Monday that it has partnered with artist-focused music community ReverbNation to allow users to add a custom music player to their websites. [more..]

Reston, Va. - comScore, a provider of Internet audience measurement services, said on Monday that it has launched a new unit in Japan, called comScore Japan KK, and named industry veteran Maru Sato as its managing director. [more..]

Emeryville, Calif. - MobiTV, a provider of mobile and broadband video and audio content, said on Monday that it has opened a both a new research and development center, in Stockholm, Sweden, and a new engineering facility in Sunnyvale, Calif. [more..]

New York - IGA Worldwide, the provider of an in-game advertising network, announced on Monday that it has signed new agreements to deliver ads within games from developers Cyanide, Morpheme and Staggan. [more..]

Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo of America on Monday shipped "Pokemon Battle Revolution" for the Wii console -- the first Pokemon title for the device -- as well as the first online Wii game in the Americas, and the first Wii game to wirelessly link to the Nintendo DS and let players use the handheld systems as Wii controllers. [more..]

Los Angeles - uWink, a developer of touch-screen game software used in a line of game-themed restaurants, announced on Monday the creation of uWink Canada, a joint venture with venture capital firm Jefferson Partners that will seek to open uWink restaurants in the Canadian market. [more..]