San Diego - Video-sharing site Veoh Networks announced on Thursday that it has filed a pre-emptive legal action against Universal Music Group, asking a judge to declare that its service does not violate copyrights. [more..]

San Francisco - The online video distribution joint venture between News Corp. and NBC Universal ("New Site," for now) has received a $100 million investment from private equity firm Providence Equity Partners, in exchange for a 10% stake, The New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the deal. [more..]

Dallas - Video rental giant Blockbuster announced on Thursday that it has acquired Movielink, a joint venture of a number of movie studios that sells movie and TV downloads. [more..]

Beverly Hills, Calif. - Perfect 10, an adult entertainment firm, announced on Thursday that it has sued Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging the company's MSN search engine makes unauthorized use of its images. [more..]

Paris - Video game publisher Electronic Arts' stake in France-based fellow game publisher Ubisoft has risen to 25%, AFX News Limited reported. [more..]

Round Rock, Texas - Dell announced that it will acquire ZING Systems, a developer of Wi-Fi access technology for portable digital audio and entertainment devices. [more..]

Knoxville, Tenn. - Scripps Networks, whose TV networks include Food Network, HGTV and DIY Network, announced that it has acquired Incando, operator of the personal media sharing service Pickle.com. [more..]

Inglewood, Calif. - Sports Composite DE, the parent company of fantasy sports site Rotohog.com, has received $6 million in its first round of venture capital financing, VentureWire reported. [more..]

San Francisco - Video game advertising network Double Fusion announced on Thursday that its Japanese unit has received an undisclosed investment from Sedona Capital. [more..]

Scott Goldberg was supposed to find out what was behind the calls for a "record" Hollywood summer, but discovered the summer of '07 isn't much different from the previous 5. [more..]

Rohit Bhargava blogs about his latest frustration with Ticketmaster and how he thinks it's amazing in our world of increasing choice online that an old world monopoly like theirs has managed to last this long [more..]

Los Angeles - AT&T censored portions of Pearl Jam's performance from its live webcast of the Lollapalooza music festival this weekend, which the company later said was a mistake and promised to repost the performance in its entirety, according to reports. [more..]

London - England has banned online gambling operations based offshore from advertising in the U.K., saying they do not impose stringent enough regulations, Reuters reported. [more..]

Centennial, Colo. - National CineMedia, a provider of in-theater digital programming and advertising services to movie exhibitors, announced on Thursday that it will once again beam live opera performances in HD from New York's Metropolitan Opera to U.S. theaters this season. [more..]

New York - Viacom's MTV Networks said on Thursday that it has partnered with mobile network Alltel Wireless, which will offer on-demand mobile video, WAP sites, games and personalization features from brands including MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Spike and VH1. [more..]

Tokyo - Nintendo has released a new peripheral for its DS handheld game device in Japan, a "slide sensor" that features the same technology found in an optical mouse. [more..]

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft said on Thursday that pre-orders for its "Halo 3" game for Xbox 360 in North America have now surpassed one million, making it the fastest-selling pre-order video game ever, according to the company. [more..]

San Diego - Sony Online Entertainment said on Thursday that it has partnered with Sir Richard Branson and Deepak Chopra's Virgin Comics, to create a massively multiplayer online game based on "Ramayan 3392 A.D.," a title based on India's mythology. [more..]

Los Angeles - Vivendi's Sierra Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will publish "The Spiderwick Chronicles," a game based on the best-selling book series and forthcoming film from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films. [more..]