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Amazon Picks Up More NBCUniversal Shows

Amazon is boosting its Web video catalog via a deal for reruns of several shows from NBC and other channels owned by Comcast. Amazon’s “Prime Instant Video” customers will get exclusive access to shows including “Grimm,” “Suits” and “Hannibal”; as with almost all deals Amazon and competitor Netflix sign for TV reruns, the Web retailer won’t get its hands on them until months after they air.

YouTube’s StyleHaul Network Picks Up Another $6 Million, This Time From RTL

Bertelsmann really likes this fashion and shopping network; it’s the second time it has invested in it this year.
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At NBC’s Upfronts, Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno Sing (Well, Lip-Sync) Again

What really happens at a big network TV upfront? Stuff like this.
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Look Ma, No Hands! How to Post Your Google Glass Videos to YouTube.

“Are you doing video right now?”
“Yeah, dude.”
“You should stop.”
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DreamWorks Close to Buying AwesomenessTV, YouTube’s Would-Be Nickelodeon

Lots of Big Media companies are investing in YouTube startups. Now a Hollywood heavyweight may buy one.
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Hulu’s Pitch to Advertisers: Four Million People Pay Us to See Your Ads!

Hulu’s ownership structure is up in the air. But it still needs to sell advertising and subscriptions; both seem to be going pretty well.
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Google Fiber Is World-Changing! Or Maybe Not. Or Both!

Let’s hear what Larry Page has to say about his company’s plans to take on Comcast, Verizon and everyone else in the broadband business.
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Laurene Powell Jobs Pushes for Immigration Reform on TV, Twitter and Facebook

Broadcast TV is big. But Steve Jobs’ widow wants more reach to send her message out. Here’s the tool she’s using.
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Wall Street to the TV Guys: Please Bail on Broadcast for Cable!

It’s not happening soon. But investors like the idea.
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Peter Chernin Wants Hulu, Too

The former News Corp. executive, and Hulu-booster, throws his hat into the ring. Again: It’s still not clear if the video site is actually for sale.
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Chernin, Comcast Investing in YouTube Tools Startup Fullscreen

Waiting for the Cord-Cutting Numbers to Show Up? Keep Waiting.

How Six Million Cord-Cutters Disappeared

Blocked! March Madness Heads Farther Behind the Cable Pay Wall.

Here’s a Marissa Mayer M&A Candidate You Haven’t Heard Of

CBS Takes a Second Shot at the Super Bowl’s Second Screen

DirecTV Bets on Web Video Ad Manager FreeWheel

Next Month’s Super Bowl Ads, Today

Charlie Ergen Ticks Off the TV Guys, Again

HBO Hangs On to Universal’s Movies

Let Jason Kilar Take a Bow

Why Al Jazeera’s Cable Move Could Cost Much More Than $500 Million