San Bruno, Calif. - Google's YouTube has begun placing links to purchase music and games on the pages of related videos on its site in the U.S., with initial partners that include Amazon MP3, Apple's iTunes Store, record label EMI and game developer Electronic Arts. [more..]

San Francisco - A federal judge on Tuesday ruled to extend an injunction against the sale of RealNetworks' DVD-copying RealDVD software, while a lawsuit targeting the software lodged by the Hollywood movie studios proceeds, according to reports. [more..]

London - Major record label EMI is preparing to launch its own consumer-facing digital music store before the end of the year, the Financial Times reports. [more..]

Mountain View, Calif. - Google on Wednesday introduced AdSense for Games, a program that integrates video ads into Web-based video games, complemented by text and image ads. [more..]

Shanghai - Chinese video-hosting site PPLive.com is looking to raise $20 million over the next month for a third round of financing, Reuters reported, citing a copy of a company prospectus it obtained. [more..]

Paris - Believe Digital, a France-based provider of digital music distribution and marketing services, has acquired German independent digital music distributor MTunes, and also raised a $6.5 million second round of financing, PaidContent reported.
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New York - ReverbNation, the provider of an online marketing and promotion platform for musicians, labels and venues, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $3 million in its second round of venture capital financing, led by new investor ETF Venture Funds. [more..]

New York - CollegeWikis, the provider of a group messaging and information platform "for students by students," has raised $2 million in its first round of venture capital, led by HighBAR Ventures. [more..]

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Waterloo, Ontario - Research In Motion on Wednesday introduced its first touch-screen BlackBerry, the Storm, which the company and initial carrier partner Verizon expect to have in U.S. stores for the holiday shopping season. [more..]

New York - The New York Times Co. plans to shutter the website for the International Herald Tribune (IHT.com), and move its content to the flagship NYTimes.com website, Fortune.com reports. [more..]

Berlin - Mufin on Wednesday announced the beta launch of its new audio fingerprinting and music discovery service. [more..]

Shenzen, China - HD Radio technology developer iBiquity Digital on Wednesday announced several milestones for the technology, including the shipment of 1.5 million HD Radio chipsets, manufacture of 1 million HD Radio modules, and certification of 100 HD Radio products. [more..]

London - Last.fm, the social music discovery service owned by CBS, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with LyricFind to add the lyrics to over 800,000 songs to the free site. [more..]

New York - Indaba Music, the provider of an online music collaboration Web application, on Wednesday announced a contest that challenges musicians to collaborate with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma. [more..]

New York - Major record label Universal Music Group on Wednesday announced a deal to provide ad-supported music videos on Kiwibox, a teen-focused online social network. [more..]

Los Angeles - In Demand, a cable TV video-on-demand provider joint venture between a number of cable TV operators, has shuttered its Mojo HD high-definition programming service, TVWeek.com reports. [more..]