Beijing - Google's YouTube has been blocked from the view of Chinese Internet users, after dozens of videos documenting protests against Chinese rule in Tibet appeared on the site over the weekend, the Associated Press reports. [more..]

Tokyo - Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun reports that four major ISP groups in the country have agreed to partner with copyright groups to develop a protocol for closing the accounts of subscribers who repeatedly engage in illegal file-sharing. [more..]

Brussels - The European Commission on Monday announced that it will adopt a mobile TV standard developed by Nokia and partners, in a bid to help jump start the nascent industry. [more..]

New York - Thirty-three million Americans age 12 or older -- or 13% of the population -- listen to an Internet radio station during the average week, up from 29 million a year ago, according to a report from Arbitron and Edison Media Research. [more..]

Stockholm, Sweden - Culture and Justice ministers in Sweden have announced plans to introduce legislation that would force ISPs in the country to turn over the identities of suspected illegal file-swappers to copyright owners, the Associated Press reported. [more..]

Reston, Va. - While younger people tend not to read traditional newspapers nearly as much as their older counterparts, the majority are heavier-than-average consumers of online news, according to a new study by comScore. [more..]

Irvine, Calif. - WebVisible, a provider of local online advertising services, announced on Monday that it has received $12 million in second round funding, led by Sutter Hill Ventures with participation from previous backer Redpoint Ventures. [more..]

Atlanta - Clearleap, a developer of video delivery technology, announced on Monday that it has raised a $9 million first round of venture capital funding, co-led by Trinity Ventures and Noro-Moseley Partners. [more..]

San Francisco - Gizmoz, a provider of customized, user-generated avatars for use with social media services, announced on Monday that it has raised $6.5 million in its second round of financing, led by DoCoMo Capital. [more..]

San Francisco - WeGame, a service that allows gamers to capture video while playing and upload and share the results, has raised $3 million in its second round of financing, led by True Ventures, TechCrunch reported. [more..]

Clifton, Va. - Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B), a large ad agency based in Colorado and Miami, said on Monday that it has acquired a "significant" stake in AmericaFree.TV, a five-year-old provider of Internet TV services offering 20 channels of free content. [more..]

Menlo Park, Calif. - Gamook, a developer of casual online games, has raised $1.5 million in its first round of funding from U.S. Venture Partners, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing. [more..]

Mark Hefflinger blogs from SXSW on a conversation between Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore and venerable minimalist composer Steve Reich, then heads out to catch one of Thurston's performances at the music festival. [more..]

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At some point in the future, don't be surprised if Google makes it more and more difficult to upload video on to Youtube by REQUIRING you to sign a license for the content first. Thats a heck of a lot cheaper than paying 150k dollars per infringing download, blogs Mark Cuban. [more..]

There is likely room for a new entrant in social news media, but the landscape is crowded for video sharing and gaming news. So far, Yahoo! Buzz seems to be following a different path, blogs Heather Hopkins. [more..]

New York - The 29 stations owned by CBS on Monday announced the launch of the CBS Local Ad Network, a partnership between the stations and local bloggers and social media websites. [more..]

San Francisco - Yahoo's Flickr photo-sharing service intends to branch out into video with the beta launch of a new Flickr video service next month, CNET News.com reported. [more..]

Seoul, South Korea - Korean peer-to-peer music service Soribada says it has obtained government approval to launch a legal, subscription-based P2P service, Billboard reports. [more..]

Boulder, Colo. - Fuser.com on Monday introduced its application that allows MySpace users to view Facebook messages and wall photos from their MySpace page. [more..]

Austin - Surrge launched its new social distribution network and music community at the SXSW festival over the weekend, which promises to reward fans who tell friends and others about their favorite artists' songs by giving them 10% or more of the sale price of songs resulting from their recommendations. [more..]

Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts announced on Monday that it has named John Pleasants as president, global publishing and chief operating officer. [more..]