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Microsoft Zune Scores More Content

In an effort to compete with Apple, Microsoft said today that it is adding downloadable television shows from Comedy Central, MTV, NBC, and others to its online Zune store.The new content also includes programs from Nickelodeon, Turner Broadcasting and VH1, Microsoft said. Titles include "South Park" which is already available for free online, "The Office", "Battlestar Galactica", "Heroes" and "Spongebob SquarePants."

NBC Back On YouTube

Back in October, NBC took its popular, officially-sanctioned clips off YouTube in favor of their coming Hulu. I (and many others) derided the decision: [I]s it really wise to pull your content from the most popular video site online to put it on your own untested, unproven and apparently behind-schedule video site? On the Internet, you have to go where the people are—it’s not an ‘if you build it, they will come’ world anymore.

MySpace Launches "Decision '08" With NBC News

MySpace has formed a partnership with NBC News and msnbc.com to launch Decision '08 which will be focused on election coverage and will be part of MySpace's Impact channel.

Hulu Set To Launch Publicly

Hulu the online joint video venture between News Corp and NBC Universal will make its public debut on Wednesday.The video site will feature free, ad-supported full length TV episodes along with movies from NBC, Fox and more than 50 media companies including Sony Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Some of the TV offerings on Hulu include "The Simpsons", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and 100 films including "The Big Lebowski" and "Mulholand Drive."

iVillage Show Canceled

If you have anything to do with iVillage, now might be a good time to back away.  Last week, we received word that 13 employees had been laid off.  Fresh reports indicate that the "In the Loop With iVillage" show has been canceled.

NBC Gets LX.TV For Local Programming

No one's claiming that this deal is huge; it only concerns local television programming, and the rumored acquisition price is less than $10 million.  What's interesting is that the deal involves NBC and an online startup.

AT&T Concessions Prove Meaningless

Remember how after AT&T made Net Neutrality concessions to get their merger with BellSouth approved, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin was so quick to remind everybody that the FCC had no teeth to enforce that? Well, the lack of teeth is coming back to bite us.Let's review. At the end of 2006, Martin had this to say about making sure AT&T followed it's own commitment to maintaining a neutral network:

NBC Universal's Pure Content Company at CES

The International Consumer Electronics Show every January in Vegas is one of the largest trade shows in the world and usually the one event that drives the world gadget wild.  Featuring international debuts of all kinds of new products, some of the early buzz abou

NBC Direct Launches Free TV Show Downloads

It’s been a big fortnight for NBC—first Hulu launched, now NBC Direct launches. Announced in September, NBC Direct is a service designed to allow viewers to download NBC shows for free.

NBC Ditches YouTube

NBC has pulled its YouTube promotional channel, along with its content, to support the network's joint venture with News Corp., a video site called Hulu.