SCOTTSDALE, March 10: Internet TV services are unlikely to serve as a substitute for pay-TV platforms, a new In-Stat report reveals, indicating that "consumers want the best of both worlds."

FOSTER CITY, March 9: Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has secured agreements with 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution to offer HD movies for purchase and rental on the PlayStation Network video delivery service in the U.S.

PARIS, March 8: Jonathan Miller, the chief digital officer and chairman and CEO of the digital media group at News Corporation, will deliver a MIP Digital keynote on April 13.

NEW YORK/LONDON, March 8: Philip Bourchier O’Ferrall has been upped to senior VP of digital media for MTV Networks International.

ALVISO, March 5: A U.S. appeals court has sided with TiVo in the latest development in its long-running dispute against DISH Network and EchoStar over patent infringements of its DVR technology.

NEW YORK, March 4: Jeff Gomez and Nathan Mayfield will be hosting a session at the MIPTV Producers' Forum—a two-day initiative organized in association with World Screen—about developing stories and concepts across multiple platforms.

PARIS, March 4: Elisabeth Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of the Shine Group, and Joanna Shields, the former CEO of Bebo and president of AOL's social media and communications businesses, will deliver a joint MIP Digital Keynote on the Tuesday of MIPTV.

LONDON, March 4: Sony Pictures Television has struck a deal to launch Sony Entertainment Television (SET) on BT Vision's digital on-demand TV service in the U.K.

LONDON/BURBANK, March 3: British mobile operator 3, which launched a mobile TV SVOD service at the end of last year, is adding WarnerTV to its slate, delivering on-demand access to numerous shows from Warner Bros. Entertainment.

NEW YORK, March 3: The Daily Show and The Colbert Report will be removed from Hulu next week, after the video site was unable to clinch a new deal with Viacom-owned Comedy Central.

PARIS/NEW YORK, March 1: There are 13 nominees across three categories for this year's International Digital Emmy Awards, which will be presented at a special ceremony on April 12 at MIPTV.

LOS ANGELES, March 1: Fox Soccer Plus rolled out today as a premium network on DIRECTV, DISH Network, Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS, while its online complement, Foxsoccer.tv, has expanded the slate of content available through its broadband player.

SINGAPORE, February 26: MediaCorp has appointed Philip Koh as managing director for its interactive media division, effective April 1.

MILAN, February 25: Three executives from Google have been convicted by a Milan court on privacy invasion charges stemming from a controversial video uploaded to YouTube.

LONDON, February 25: Brightcove has been selected by Virgin Media to support short-form video content across Virginmedia.com.

LONDON, February 25: CBS Interactive's TV.com has clinched a deal to make long-form content from British broadcaster Five, such as Neighbours and Home and Away, available on its online entertainment destination in the U.K.

ZURICH, February 25: Dori Media International has secured a carriage deal for its video-gaming channel Ginx on TTNET's newly launched Internet TV service in Turkey.

LONDON, February 25: ITN Productions has landed a commission from Virgin Media Television to produce online and on-air celebrity news for its Internet channel Liv and pay-TV outlet LIVING.

BETHPAGE, February 24: Cablevision Systems Corp. is developing a new service, PC to TV Media Relay, which will allow digital cable customers to transfer content from their PCs to the television set without any additional equipment.

NEW YORK, February 24: Production is under way on a new half-hour entertainment magazine-style program, in the Qube, which is the first original series created specifically for Sony Pictures Television's worldwide ANIMAX channel.

CHARLESTON, February 24: Amazon.com's CreateSpace unit has teamed with MTV for the exclusive DVD release of the hit Jersey Shore, featuring uncensored episodes as well as a range of bonus content.

BENTONVILLE, February 23: Retail giant Walmart is acquiring VUDU, which delivers movies and TV shows to the television set over a broadband connection without a monthly subscription fee.

BURBANK, February 23: Bolstering its interactive entertainment portfolio, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group is taking a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, which develops video games for teens and adults.

NEW YORK, February 22: Univision Interactive Media is launching a new online and mobile channel for novelas and series on Univision.com, which will feature original programming as well as third-party content from Azteca America, RCN Television and Dori Media Group.

TEL AVIV/PARIS, February 22: Banijay Entertainment has picked up the rights to develop Dori Media Group's interactive reality format uMan in six territories in Western Europe.

HARRINGTON PARK, February 22: Janson Media has partnered with Google to make titles from its DVD library available through YouTube Rentals.

DENVER, February 18: Thought Equity Motion has been appointed as the exclusive licensing provider for raw footage from The New York Times video library, which producers, filmmakers and educators can now leverage in their own productions.

NEW YORK, February 17: Subscribers of the Verizon FiOS TV service will be the first to gain access to HBOGO.com, an online destination delivering more than 600 hours of programming from the premium channel.

LONDON, February 17: The online video platform Brightcove has entered into a deal with Turner Broadcasting to support its content in the U.K., Spain, France, Italy, Germany and other European countries.

TORONTO, February 17: Hot Docs has unveiled a new Doc Library that features hundreds of Canadian films and videos available for free viewing at hotdocslibrary.ca.