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Lohan Gets a Dose of Reality From Judge: Plea Deal Will Mean Jail

Lindsay Lohan appeared in court Wednesday for a hearing on a grand theft charge, where she got a harsh dose of reality from the judge in the case, the L.A. Times reported. "This case does involve jail time–period," Judge Keith…

Big Deal For Media Planning, Buying: Rentrak Set-Top Data Will Be Available to Media Agencies Via Donovan Data Systems, Which Powers a Lot of the Back Office Work for the Agencies

Rentrak, which has access to data from 17 million set-top boxes in 210 markets, will integrate some of its most desired database information into Donovan Data Systems (DDS), which are revalant in many advertising agencies. Our good friend Joe Mandese…

Ivi Will Fight Decision Shutting Down Internet TV Service

Ivi TV founder Todd Weaver vowed the Internet TV service would return after a New York district judge granted a temporary injunction that effectively shut down the service, reports B&C. Ivi, which had been streaming dozens of broadcast stations over…

DirecTV Posts Its Best Quarter in 10 Years

The results are in from the fourth quarter and DirecTV posted its best numbers in 10 years, reports TheWrap.com. The company reported 667,000 net new subscribers in the quarter, a nearly 80% improvement from the same time period in 2009….

YouTube May Soon Add More Live Sports, as Video Site Talks with the NBA and NHL

YouTube may be adding more live sports to the video site, as the Google-owned company is in talks with the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League, reports Bloomberg. YouTube wants to add more live sports in the second…

With Content from Warner Bros. and Sony, Amazon Unveils Video-Streaming Service

With content from Sony Pictures and Warner Bros., Amazon.com has debuted its subscription video-streaming service in a bid to compete with Netflix, the Los Angeles Times Company Town blog reports. Details of the service can be seen today when users…

Even With Questions About Steve Jobs’ Future at Apple, Shareholders Expected To Vote Down Succession Proposal

Even though Steve Jobs has stepped down from Apple’s day-to-day operations, raising questions about his future with the company, Apple shareholders are apparently poised to vote down a proposal that would force the tech company to reveal its succession plan,…

Study: Cell Phone Use Increases Brain Activity. What’s Not Known Is if that’s Good or Bad

A new study says that cell phone use can increase brain activity, However, "The researchers, led by Dr. Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, urged caution in interpreting the findings because it is not known…

Poison Ivi: Judge Shuts Down ivi, the Internet TV Service That Says It Can Rebroadcast TV Signals by Just Paying About $100 a Year

"A federal judge in New York ordered Internet TV service Ivi to shut down Tuesday, finding that it violated the copyrights of a group of broadcasters and Major League Baseball," according to the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. According to…

‘Idol’ Implements Change in Voting Procedure After Flap Over Last Season’s Finale

Fox’s "American Idol" will begin employing a new fan voting system this season, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer, told the publication, “We are going to introduce online voting.” In past seasons, "Idol" has come under fire for…