Philadelphia - Comcast, currently the subject of an FCC probe and target of a lawsuit related to its practice of throttling peer-to-peer traffic, announced on Thursday a collaboration with peer-to-peer software firm BitTorrent, to address issues with network traffic management. [more..]

Boston - A Texas judge has ordered several banks to follow through with funding the $19.5 billion acquisition of radio network giant Clear Channel Communications by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, the Associated Press reported. [more..]

London - The video game ratings system used in the U.K. could face a major overhaul, with the number of titles reviewed for content by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rising dramatically, if the findings of a new study commissioned by the U.K. government and conducted by psychologist Dr. Tanya Byron are followed, the BBC reports. [more..]

New York - Ringback tones -- the ringtones that can be programmed to play when a caller dials your mobile number -- will lead mobile music growth and surpass $210 million in U.S. retail sales this year, up 50% from 2007, according to a projection from performing rights organization BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.). [more..]

Los Angeles - TorrentSpy, a site that indexed files available for download from the BitTorrent file-sharing network, and was the target of a lawsuit from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), has permanently closed down the site for all visitors worldwide, TorrentFreak reported.
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New York - Video game publisher Atari announced on Thursday that earlier this week it received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq, which said in December that the company's shares could be delisted if they did not reach and maintain a $15 million market value for 10 consecutive days by March 20. [more..]

Reston, Va. - Preparing to launch trials of its nationwide mobile media service, ICO Global Communications said on Thursday that it has landed a $40 million credit facility from Jefferies Finance. [more..]

San Francisco - On the heels of receiving a $3 million donation from the Sloan Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, announced on Thursday that it has received another $500,000 donation from philanthropists Vinod and Neeru Khosla. [more..]

Los Angeles - Men's lifestyle destination CraveOnline.com has acquired basketball site HoopsVibe.com for an undisclosed sum. [more..]

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UK Internet traffic to online video websites increased by 178% between February 2007 and 2008. Robin Goad takes a look at what websites are popular this year. [more..]

San Jose, Calif. - Adobe Systems on Thursday launched a public beta of Photoshop Express, a free, stripped-down online version of its popular photo editing software. [more..]

San Antonio, Texas - AT&T said on Thursday that it will launch its delayed mobile TV service with partner MediaFLO USA, a unit of Qualcomm, in May. The service will initially support two handsets: the LG Vu and Samsung Access. [more..]

Herndon, Va. - Cable TV and broadband provider Cox Communications on Thursday announced the launch of the Cox Rhapsody digital music service with customers in Northern Virginia. [more..]

Burbank, Calif. - TMZ, the celebrity gossip site joint venture between Time Warner's AOL and Telepictures Productions, announced on Thursday the launch of a new ad-supported mobile site, powered by Quattro Wireless. [more..]

Somerville, Mass. - The Echo Nest, a "music intelligence" firm founded by two MIT Media Lab PhD's, on Thursday announced the release of the Musical Brain, which they say "automatically listens to music and reads about music everywhere on the Web in real-time." [more..]

Los Angeles - Vivendi's Sierra Entertainment said on Thursday that rapper 50 Cent will reprise his starring role in a video game sequel, "50 Cent: Blood on the Sand," set for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the fall. [more..]

Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts said on Thursday that its "Madden NFL 09" will be available in retail stores in North America on August 12, including a special collector's edition in celebration of the franchise's 20th anniversary. [more..]