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Xbox Live Expands Video Roster

Microsoft has announced new expansion to the video offerings carried on its Xbox Live service, bringing new high-definition content from major Hollywood Studios to Xbox 360 owners, as well as new television and DVD content—including material which will debut on Xbox Live at the same time it’s first released on DVD.

New content coming to Xbox Live will be from A&E Network (Dog the Bounty Hunter,King of Cars,Gene Simmons Family Jewels,Driving Force, and Criss Angel Mindfreak), National Geographic (Is It Real? and Taboo,21 Days to Baghdad, and Air Force One), action- and extreme-sports offerings from TotalVid.com, and Japanese anime from ADV Films.  Read more...

CNN Wants to Tap Citizen Journalism

Digital technology and the Internet are changing the face of news gathering: many people will remember that early images and footage of the 9-11 attacks, the Madrid train bombing, and the London subway bombings came in from everyday people with digital cameras, camcorders, and cell phones. Today, cell phone cameras and other devices are capturing fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, violence n Baghdad, and local events long before news crews can arrive—often, personal media on major stories hits the Internet before mainstream media can begin coverage.  Read more...

Akimbo Adds National Geographic To Line-up

From the press release:

Akimbo offers consumers a video-on-demand (VOD) service that is delivered to televisions via the Internet and allows consumers to create their own personal television experience. The Akimbo Service has won many industry honors, including the “Best of” 2005 CES Innovations Award in the online/Internet category.

The Akimbo Service will be offering a selection of titles from National Geographic’s Emmy award-winning library consisting of 25,000 hours of adventure, science, natural history, current affairs and cultural programming. In addition, feature films will include “Inside the Pentagon,” “Ambassador: Inside the Embassy,” “Egypt: Quest for Eternity” and “21 Days to Baghdad.”  Read more...

Sony ‘cashes in’ on Iraq war

The registration of the phrase, which is reported in British online news service MediaGuardian, took place on March 21st, one day after the war started. The phrase was used by the American government to describe the saturation bombing of Baghdad on the second night of the war.

A spokesman for Sony PlayStation in the UK, however, said that the Shock and Awe game might never appear in Britain and Europe – where the phrase is often seen as evidence of US arrogance and disregard for civilian life by anti-war commentators.  Read more...

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