Oscar Night Means a Torrent of Twittering. Trendrr Gets Ready to Tally It Up.

Like the Super Bowl and the Grammys, tonight’s Academy Awards will generate a flood of social media commentary — and lots of work for the start-ups trying to track all of that.
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Netflix, Whitney Houston and the Great Streaming Video Outrage That Didn’t Happen

That story about an evil Hollywood studio pulling “The Bodyguard” away from Netflix, so it could sell more DVDs? “Completely bogus.”
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News Byte

Whitney Houston’s Funeral to Be Livestreamed

Whitney Houston’s funeral — scheduled for Saturday in New Jersey with 1,500 invited guests, including a smattering of celebrities, expected to attend — will be available for real-time viewing on the Web through the Associated Press’s AP Live Web site, CNN reports. The last livestreamed megacelebrity funeral in recent memory was that of Michael Jackson, who died in July 2009. That Web broadcast spiked Web traffic by 19 percent.

Sony Apologizes for Whitney Houston iTunes Price Hike

Somebody screwed up, says the label, without naming names. “We apologize for any offense caused.”
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Viral Video: Shatner and Web Singing Sensation Have a Total Eclipse of the Heart

Here is yet another classic talk-sing video of actor William Shatner. He’s in a duet with Taiwanese singer Lin Yu Chun, aired on the “Lopez Tonight” television show last night. Lin became well known after a video of his wowza performance on a Taiwanese talent show, singing “I Will Always Love You” in Whitney Houston style, garnered more than 12 million views on YouTube.

A Clicker To Watch TV Online

Katherine Boehret looks at Clicker.com, which helps viewers find their favorite shows online faster.
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