Digital Video/TV Technology

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc has no need to buy DIRECTV , the company's Chief Executive said on Friday in response to a question about recent speculation the Verizon might buy the satellite TV provider. Full Story »

Amazon has unveiled a "limited time only" promotion called Disc+ On Demand that has the potential to change the way we consume media. Now when you purchase select DVD or Blu-ray discs, you can download a digital copy of your film for instant viewing via your Mac, PC, Roku, TiVo, and more. This promotion is the perfect way to get a little more out of the Christmas gifts you buy for others; you can watch the movies first. Full Story »

Chinese regulators have taken a wide-ranging war against online porn one step further by closing a series of popular BitTorrent and other video-sharing Web sites in recent days. Full Story »

Best Buy has the Insignia 52-Inch NS-LCD52HD-09 HDTV on sale for $1000, $600 off the original price (and $400 off our review unit's price), plus free shipping. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - In a Dec. 7 story about the Vevo online music video venture, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Google Inc.'s YouTube will receive a fee for providing Vevo's technology but will not share in advertising revenue. YouTube will be paid for its technology and also will receive a small percentage of Vevo's ad revenue. Full Story »

NEW YORK - IPhone users who jam the airwaves by watching video on their devices will be put on tighter leashes, an AT&T Inc. executive said Wednesday. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a grainy black and white Web video, similar to footage from an in-store security camera, you can make out the muscular frame of rapper 50 Cent, smashing dozens of TV sets with a baseball bat. Full Story »

SEATTLE - Shares of RealNetworks Inc. soared Wednesday after investors learned that the digital entertainment company will not have to pay damages to VeriSign Inc. Full Story »

YouTube-backed video site Vevo is now live after a star-studded launch event in New York City. Full Story »

DALLAS - Texas Instruments Inc. raised its fourth-quarter profit and sales outlook on Tuesday, citing an improving market for chips used in cell phones and other electronic gadgets like hard disk drives and video game consoles. Full Story »

What could be cooler than surfing the Web and watching your big-screen TV at the same time? Getting rid of your cable box, perhaps. The folks who brought you the free Boxee software that transfers streaming video, music and other media from a computer to a TV announced upgraded features this week and debuted the first piece of hardware: A little black box (of course). Full Story »

JERUSALEM - YouTube's chief executive says ad sales are soaring, but there is still no word on whether the popular video-sharing site is making money. Full Story »

The buzzy (and buzz-worthy) online video management software Boxee has become a set-top box, with the help of D-Link. So instead of using your spare laptop or Mac Mini to run Boxee, you can now buy a dedicated piece of hardware (with Boxee baked in) and plop it down by your TV set. Yay! Another box for the living room! Merry Christmas! Full Story »

8 days of deals December 4th to 11th. Check each day for big savings on Laptops, Desktops, HDTVs, Games and more! Full Story »

NEW YORK - EMI Music has agreed to join other major music labels in providing music videos of its artists on Vevo, a new music video channel debuting Tuesday night on YouTube in the U.S. and Canada. Full Story »

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Chinese regulators have closed down hundreds of video sharing websites in a new push to control Internet content, reports said Monday. Full Story »

Music service Vevo will include content from EMI Music when it launches this week the site announced Monday. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Shares of Web video delivery company Akamai Technologies Inc. rose Friday after two analysts upgraded the stock based on an upbeat outlook for online commerce. Full Story »