Mountain View, Calif. - Google has acquired Adscape, a provider of in-game advertising, according to a note on the Google blog. [more..]

Dulles, Va. - Despite speculation on Wall Street, officials from media giant Time Warner have denied a report that the company could spin off or sell AOL as early as this year. [more..]

Burbank, Calif. - The Walt Disney Company announced that an internal investigation found that employee stock options at Pixar, its digitally animated film studio, were "backdated" prior to Disney's acquisition of the company. [more..]

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive announced on Monday that it has postponed its annual shareholder meeting, so its board may have extra time to examine both a plan by a dissident group of shareholders to take over the company, and "alternative courses…including a possible sale of the company." [more..]

West Hollywood, Calif. - IAC/InterActive Corp.'s Ticketmaster announced on Monday that it will acquire a majority stake in Nashville-based Echomusic, an online fan club and brand management company whose 300 clients include Kelly Clarkson and Rascal Flatts. [more..]

Stockholm, Sweden - A group of companies involved in delivering television services over the Internet (IPTV), including AT&T, Ericsson, Sony, Philips and Samsung Siemens, on Monday announced the formation of a consortium that will develop an end-to-end specification for the technology. [more..]

Beijing - Sina.com, the largest Internet portal in China, has signed deals with all four major labels to develop a digital music service, according to published reports. [more..]

San Bruno, Calif. - Google's YouTube has announced plans to host its first-ever YouTube Video Awards, which will recognize the creative achievements of users who post their creations to the site. [more..]

Los Angeles - One national and three local advertisers will share data on the effectiveness of their interactive TV ad campaigns on cable TV provider Charter's system in Los Angeles with the advertising industry, TVWeek.com reported. [more..]

San Jose, Calif. - Visible Measures on Monday introduced its Internet video audience management technology, and announced that it has raised $5 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by General Catalyst Partners. [more..]

Fremont, Calif. - Mobifusion, a developer and distributor of mobile applications and technologies, announced that it has raised $3.1 million in its first round of funding. [more..]

Washington - National Geographic announced on Monday that it has acquired The Green Guide, a website and newsletter that offers practical advice on how consumers can be more eco-conscious. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1994, The Green Guide will now publish new and expanded online content, including how-to videos, on NationalGeographic.com. "We want to offer creative and practical ways to protect the planet," said Tim Kelly, president and CEO of National Geographic Ventures.  "This is a terrific marriage that joins The Green Guide's actionable editorial with the deep resources of National Geographic." [more..]

Seoul, Korea - Korean electronics firm Samsung on Monday announced plans to introduce a wireless set-top box that will deliver high-definition TV on home networks. Samsung partnered with chipmakers STMicroelectronics and Metalink on the SMT-H6155, which currently has no release date. [more..]

Palo Alto, Calif. - Video-sharing site Metacafe announced on Monday the launch of a new channel, created by Hollywood producer Steven Bochco ("Hill Street Blues," "NYPD Blue"), that will feature twenty-somethings sharing video confessionals on topics like "My First Time" and "Most Embarrassing Moment." In addition to videos produced by Bochco, the Café Confidential channel will encourage users to contribute their own similar videos, which will be eligible for revenue-sharing from Metacafe. [more..]

Redwood City, Calif. - Frengo, a publisher of text message-based mobile games, on Monday introduced its service and announced a partnership with Boost Mobile. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company said its games revolve around sports, celebrities and pop culture, and are intended to enhance social networking. Frengo launched a text alert-based game for Boost Mobile subscribers, which lets them predict winners in the NCAA college basketball tournament; the company added that its titles work on all major U.S. wireless networks. Frengo also offers a game-building kit that allows members to create user-generated games. [more..]

Hollywood - ClipSyndicate, a provider of video syndication services, said on Monday that it has signed a deal to syndicate stand-up and sketch comedy clips from Comedy Time Network across its network of websites. Comedy Time Network's mobile video clips are already distributed to over 3 million subscribers worldwide. ClipSyndicate also aggregates video from Bloomberg, AP, Fox TV and Clear Channel. [more..]

Herndon, Va. - Ruckus Network, a provider of legitimate campus music and entertainment download services, announced on Monday that it has partnered with Tremor Media to serve video ads to users of its service. The deal will allow Ruckus to integrate targeted video ads into its content library, which includes 2.7 million songs, as well as 4,500 movies and videos. [more..]

Seattle - Medio Systems announced on Monday the launch of its pay-per-click mobile advertising network, which will initially drive ad placement on search results pages for mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile. Seattle-based Medio said its technology takes into account search behavior, click-through history, user demographics, geography and behavioral trending analysis when delivering ads to consumers. [more..]

Los Angeles - Nexon America, the U.S. arm of the Korean multiplayer online game developer, announced on Monday that its "MapleStory" title has surpassed 3 million registered users in North America, making for a total of nearly 60 million worldwide. The company added that it plans next month to launch "Audition," a free, massively multiplayer online dance game. [more..]

Rockville, Md. - Bethesda Softworks on Monday shipped its PlayStation 3 version of "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" to retailers. The game, which features character voices from actors including Patrick Stewart and Sean Bean, was released for Windows and Xbox 360 in March 2006. [more..]

Agoura Hills, Calif. - Video game publisher THQ announced on Monday the release of the first version of the popular puzzle game "Tetris" -- which has sold 70 million units worldwide -- for the Microsoft Xbox 360. "Tetris Evolution" features both single and multiplayer modes. [more..]