Bloomberg reports that Angry Birds, the popular video game that has conquered small screens and become the top-selling mobile app of all-time, is due to hit the big screen. The 3D animated is being developed, produced and backed by the game’s publisher, Espoo, Finland-based Rovio Entertainment Oy, and will be distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment on July 1, 2016, the companies said. Read More
Reuters reports that a U.S. judge has denied class-action status to copyright owners suing Google Inc. over the usage of material posted on YouTube. U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton in Manhattan rejected a motion to approve a worldwide class of copyright owners in a long-running lawsuit over videos and music uploaded on the popular website. Read More
Reuters reports that Google's YouTube video service has started a subscription service with 30 content creators, which includes children's programmers Sesame Street and Muppet creator The Jim Henson Co, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. . Read More
Gigaom reports that MOVL, the Atlanta-based second-screen startup, has confirmed that last month it was acquired by Samsung. The terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed. . Read More
VentureBeat reports that Hulu has released the Windows Phone 8 version of its app and provides an opinion that the app appears to be a clean, easy-to-use experience, "without any chrome or skeuomorphic rubbish coming between you and the videos". Read More
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Mashable reports that YouTube is set to introduce a paid subscription model for certain specialist video channels as soon as this week, according to a report. The service will comprise close to 50 YouTube channels, and subscriptions to each channel will begin at as low as $1.99 per month. . Read More
AllThingsD reports that DreamWorks Animation is near to a deal to purchase AwesomenessTV, a YouTube network targeted at teens and kids, according to people familiar with the proposed transaction. Awesomeness has almost 500,000 subscribers and generated over 80 million video views last month. . Read More
