New York - Citing "a multiplicity of reported discrepancies" in the Web audience measurement data of rival providers comScore and Nielsen/NetRatings, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced that it has asked the firms to submit to a third-party audit of their measurement processes. [more..]

Los Angeles - More than 70% of Americans ages 15-34 are actively using online social networks, spending on average more than seven hours per week on such websites and driving the growth of overall time spent online, according to a report commissioned by MySpace, Isobar and Carat USA and conducted by market research firms TRU, TNS and Marketing Evolution. [more..]

San Francisco - A lawsuit filed against Viacom by the creators of a parody video removed from YouTube as a copyright violation has been dropped, after Viacom admitted that it erred in seeking to have the video taken down. [more..]

New York - AnywhereCD, the digital music store start-up launched earlier this month by MP3.com founder Michael Robertson, and Warner Music Group have filed legal claims against one another in a dispute over whether the store has the right to sell Warner albums in the unprotected MP3 format, Reuters reported. [more..]

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Yahoo announced on Monday that it will play host, along with The Huffington Post and online magazine Slate, to two online-only presidential debates. [more..]

Hollywood - Sales of movies and other titles on Sony's Blu-ray Disc format have now surpassed one million units, and accounted for 70% of the high-definition movies sold during the first quarter of 2007, according to sales figures published by Home Media Research. [more..]

New York - Qtrax announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with major label Sony BMG, to add the label's catalog to its ad-supported, legal peer-to-peer music service. [more..]

New York - Alloy, a provider of nontraditional media and marketing services targeting a youth audience, announced on Monday that it has acquired Channel One Communications Corporation, the operator of a network broadcast to 10,000 middle and high schools nationwide, from Primedia. [more..]

San Francisco - Kyte.tv announced on Monday that it has raised an undisclosed sum of initial funding, and launched its service that allows users to create interactive TV shows and broadcast them on websites, blogs, social networks and mobile phones. [more..]

Tokyo - NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile network in Japan, on Monday introduced a new handset from Mitsubishi that features a motion sensor for use in controlling action in mobile games, Reuters reported. Set to ship next month in Japan, the D904i lets users swing the phone like a sword or tennis racket, similar to the remote for Nintendo's Wii video game console. NTT DoCoMo also introduced two phones from Sharp and Matsushita in its 904i series that use built-in cameras to detect motion. [more..]

Minneapolis, Minn. - Electronics and media retailer Best Buy announced on Monday that it has added HD Radio receivers to all of its 832 U.S. stores. Developed by iBiquity Digital, HD Radio allows terrestrial radio stations to offer digital signals alongside their traditional analog broadcasts. The HD Digital Radio Alliance said that more than 1,200 stations are now broadcasting in HD. [more..]

McLean, Va. - Looking to expand its 2008 election coverage, USA Today said that it struck a content sharing deal with The Politico, a newly launched political newspaper and website founded by a pair of former Washington Post journalists. Under the deal, the paper will feature selected stories from The Politico in print and online. USA Today stories also will occasionally appear in the pages of The Politico and their website. USA Today recently launched its revamped political site, as well as a political blog. [more..]

Los Angeles - Napster announced on Monday that Napster Japan -- a joint venture with Tower Records Japan -- will soon launch an over-the-air mobile music download service with NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest wireless carrier. The service will be available on DoCoMo's new 904i series of handsets, set to ship in May, with billing to be integrated onto DoCoMo subscribers' mobile phone bills. [more..]

Silver Spring, Md. - BrainBox Enterprises, a creative media firm, said that it has raised an undisclosed amount in its first round of venture capital financing from private equity firm The Albermarle Group. It marks the first time in the company's nine-year history that it has accepted an outside investment, and coincides with BrainBox's recent internal restructuring. The company said that it will use the funds to expand its services, including its digital advertising platform. BrainBox provides production and post-production services for film, video, Web, print and radio, and also develops and produces feature film and television programming. [more..]

Stockholm, Sweden - Stardoll, an online community that lets teen girls dress virtual avatars of celebrities, has signed an agreement with Nettwerk Management to create the site's first official artist page, for teen singer Avril Lavigne, Billboard reported. The page will include four streaming songs, a music video, tour schedule and online store that will offer items including Avril-branded virtual clothing and accessories. Stardoll claims 5.5 million monthly unique visitors to its site. [more..]

Nashville - CMT, a unit of Viacom's MTV Networks, said on Monday that it has made a number of its series and specials available for purchase and download from digital retailers including iTunes, Amazon Unbox, AOL Video, Wal-Mart Video Downloads and Xbox Live Marketplace. The offerings include "Foxworthy's Big Night Out," "Trick My Truck" and "CMT Comedy Stage." [more..]

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. - Westinghouse Digital, the fourth-largest manufacturer of LCD TVs in the U.S., announced on Monday an agreement with AdtekMedia, the operator of an out-of-home digital advertising network. Under the deal, Westinghouse Digital will build and install displays at over 75,000 gas station pumps serviced by AdtekMedia's PumpTop TV narrowcast network, which deliver news content and advertising to consumers as they fuel their vehicles. [more..]

New York - A number of former executives from SpiralFrog, which is developing an ad-supported legal media download service, announced on Monday the formation of Rebel Digital, a new advertising consultancy focused on the digital music space. Rebel Digital's management team includes former SpiralFrog CEO Robin Kent and chief marketing officer Lance Ford. The company said it has signed Qtrax -- which is also developing an ad-supported music download service -- as its first client. [more..]

New York - Mobile game developer and publisher Gameloft announced on Monday an international licensing agreement with DreamWorks Animation, to create a mobile game based on the upcoming film, "Shrek the Third." The game is slated for release across 170 wireless carriers in over 75 countries. [more..]

Denver - 9 Squared, a provider of mobile media distribution technology, said on Monday that it has signed a deal to distribute ringtones and ringback tones for the jam band Phish. The content will be available to Verizon Wireless subscribers for an exclusive period. [more..]

Valley Stream, N.Y. - Zodiac Interactive, a provider of ad-supported and subscription-based games for distribution on TV set-top boxes, announced on Monday a partnership with Skyworks, a developer of ad-supported games. The companies will develop and deploy an Advergames service for online and set-top box distribution, which is slated to launch with over 13 million digital set-top subscribers in 2007. [more..]