Nickelodeon, which brought the world SpongeBob SquarePants and Jimmy Neutron, buys Dutch-based parenting web sites.
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Media groups and venture capital firms invest $9 million in SpongeBob honcho Albie Hecht's production house, the latest attempt by VC firms to score big in Hollywood.
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VCs fund two music and video startups that democratize content.
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Deal follows a brigade of announcements last week of movie download services.
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Viacom takedown could signal problems for GooTube.
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Chinese search engine will run music videos on new service, along with downloadable MTV and Nickelodeon shows.
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The search king will place TV clips on its ad network to create a new marketing model.
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TV network premieres pilot episode of legal drama ‘Conviction’ as free download for video iPod before broadcasting it.
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Content from the music channel, along with Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, is now available for Apple’s iPod.
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Media giant separates into CBS and new Viacom unit in effort to drive up value.
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Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network put SpongeBob and others on portable Vugo Multimedia System.
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HBO miniseries will change open-source browser into a royalty- and license-free ad palette.
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CEO Richard Parsons is in Beijing for talks about providing programming to two leading mainland broadcasters.
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Foreign media companies limited to one joint venture in China, but impact may be minimal.
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