New York - Major Internet service providers Verizon, Time Warner Cable and Sprint have agreed to block access to child pornography by eliminating access to child porn newsgroups, and purging their servers of any child porn websites, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday. [more..]

Washington - XM Satellite Radio said on Tuesday that it has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against the company by major record label EMI Music over its portable satellite radio with advanced recording features. [more..]

Los Angeles - With a $1 billion copyright lawsuit against YouTube still pending, Viacom has struck a deal to offer two of its Comedy Central network's most popular programs for free streaming on Hulu, the advertising-supported video service joint venture between News Corp. and NBC Universal.
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Milpitas, Calif. - SanDisk, a maker of MP3 players and flash storage media, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired MusicGremlin, the maker of a Wi-Fi-enabled digital audio player. [more..]

North Hollywood, Calif. - Disney announced on Tuesday that for the first time it will stream full-length movies for free from its "Wonderful World of Disney" series online at Disney.com. [more..]

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s MySpace on Tuesday announced a collaboration with bestselling Brazilian author Paulo Coelho ("The Alchemist") to produce a user-generated mashup film based on his latest book, "The Witch of Portobello." [more..]

San Jose, Calif. - Networking giant Cisco announced on Tuesday its acquisition of Denmark-based DiviTech, a maker of equipment used by media broadcasters, cable and IPTV service providers to manage and deliver digital video programming. [more..]

Toronto, Canada - GlassBOX Television, a provider of cross-platform broadcast and video-on-demand channels, announced on Tuesday that it has raised about $4.9 million in new venture capital financing, led by JLA Ventures. [more..]

Vancouver, Canada - Movieset, a site that aggregates behind-the-scenes footage of various film productions, has raised $2 million in first round funding from Rho Capital, as part of a total $5 million commitment from the firm to be based on achievement mileposts, VentureWire reported. [more..]

Atlanta - Hip-hop producer and artist T-Pain has announced the launch of his own full-service, independent digital record label, Nappy Boy Digital. [more..]

New York - AOL on Tuesday launched its new AOL Radio service, which is now powered by CBS and will feature 150 local CBS Radio stations alongside more than 200 AOL Radio channels. [more..]

Melbourne, Fla. - LiveTV, the unit of JetBlue that provides in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems for commercial airlines, announced today it has reached an agreement to purchase the Verizon Airfone network, for an undisclosed price. [more..]

Sausalito, Calif. - Former PC World editor-in-chief Harry McCracken on Tuesday announced plans to launch Technologizer, a new independent technology news blog that will be part of online ad network Federated Media Publishing, also home to TechCrunch and GigaOm. [more..]

London - Sony United Kingdom on Tuesday announced a marketing partnership with digital music and video store 7digital.com, which will see voucher cards for free downloads from 7digital bundled with Sony Walkman Wirefree portable media players sold through Argos stores in the U.K. and Ireland. [more..]

Fort Worth, Texas - Electronics retail chain RadioShack announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with the American Library Association (ALA) on a public education program about the upcoming digital TV transition. [more..]

New York - Mobile game publisher Gameloft on Tuesday announced the launch of its re-make of the classic PC game "Oregon Trail" for mobile phones. [more..]