By Alexei Oreskovic
San Francisco (Reuters) - Even courtroom adversaries can be partners in the nascent online movie rental business.
YouTube announced a movie rental partnership with Paramount Pictures on Wednesday, despite the online video website's long-running litigation with Paramount parent company Viacom Inc.
YouTube said it would offer online rentals of nearly 500 Paramount films, including "Hugo" and "The Godfather," rounding out its growing catalog of feature-length movies.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed and it was not immediately clear why the two companies, whose parent companies have sparred in court for years, decided to put their differences aside for this licensing agreement.
Viacom is currently seeking to overturn its defeat in a landmark $1 billion lawsuit in which the media conglomerate charged YouTube and parent company Google Inc with "massive" copyright infringement.
Viacom alleged in its 2007 suit that many of its programs, including "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,...
San Francisco (Reuters) - Even courtroom adversaries can be partners in the nascent online movie rental business.
YouTube announced a movie rental partnership with Paramount Pictures on Wednesday, despite the online video website's long-running litigation with Paramount parent company Viacom Inc.
YouTube said it would offer online rentals of nearly 500 Paramount films, including "Hugo" and "The Godfather," rounding out its growing catalog of feature-length movies.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed and it was not immediately clear why the two companies, whose parent companies have sparred in court for years, decided to put their differences aside for this licensing agreement.
Viacom is currently seeking to overturn its defeat in a landmark $1 billion lawsuit in which the media conglomerate charged YouTube and parent company Google Inc with "massive" copyright infringement.
Viacom alleged in its 2007 suit that many of its programs, including "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,...
- 4/4/2012
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
NBC News correspondent Mark Potter is currently in Louisiana, braving the elements while reporting on the Bp oil spill. This morning while chatting with Today host Matt Lauer, Potter swallowed a fly. Live. On camera. Moments later, the production team at Today were quick to replay the clip moment, breaking out the super slow-mo! Why oh why did he swallow a fly?...
- 5/18/2010
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Digital Spy presents the full list of winners for the 54th Ivor Novello Awards, held last night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Best Song Musically & Lyrically
'One Day Like This' performed by Elbow
Written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner Best Contemporary Song
'Grounds For Divorce' performed by Elbow
Written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner Best Original Film Score
There Will Be Blood
Composed by Jonny Greenwood Best Television Soundtrack
Wallace and Gromit (A Matter of Loaf and Death)
Composed by Julian Nott Prs For Music Most Performed Work
'Mercy' (more)...
'One Day Like This' performed by Elbow
Written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner Best Contemporary Song
'Grounds For Divorce' performed by Elbow
Written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner Best Original Film Score
There Will Be Blood
Composed by Jonny Greenwood Best Television Soundtrack
Wallace and Gromit (A Matter of Loaf and Death)
Composed by Julian Nott Prs For Music Most Performed Work
'Mercy' (more)...
- 5/22/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Here is the full list of nominations for this year's Ivor Novello Awards, which was announced earlier today at a ceremony in central London. Best Song Musically & Lyrically 'My Mistakes Were Made For You' performed by The Last Shadow Puppets
Written by Miles Kane and Alex Turner 'One Day Like This' performed by Elbow
Written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner 'The Last Of The Melting Snow' performed by The Leisure Society
Written by Nicholas Hemming Best Contemporary Song 'Dance Wiv Me' performed by Dizzee Rascal
Written by Nicholas Detnon, Calvin Harris, Dylan Mills and Tyrone Paul 'Grounds For Divorce' performed by Elbow
Written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner 'That's Not My Name' performed by The Ting Tings
Written (more)...
Written by Miles Kane and Alex Turner 'One Day Like This' performed by Elbow
Written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner 'The Last Of The Melting Snow' performed by The Leisure Society
Written by Nicholas Hemming Best Contemporary Song 'Dance Wiv Me' performed by Dizzee Rascal
Written by Nicholas Detnon, Calvin Harris, Dylan Mills and Tyrone Paul 'Grounds For Divorce' performed by Elbow
Written by Guy Garvey, Richard Jupp, Craig Potter, Mark Potter and Peter Turner 'That's Not My Name' performed by The Ting Tings
Written (more)...
- 4/21/2009
- by By Nick Levine
- Digital Spy
English alternative rock band Elbow's next studio album will not be released until September 2010, the band's guitarist Mark Potter has confirmed. The Mercury Prize winning band is currently touring to promote their 2008 disc "The Seldom Seen Kid."
"We never thought we'd still be touring and promoting the album at this point - it's gone crazy," Potter told the Daily Star. "But we're determined to crack on with writing the new one and getting it out by September 2010.
The Great Manchester-based band also confirmed that they are writing new songs for their fifth studio album on the road.
"We've been setting up little writing rooms in every place we tour - it's nice because it's become like a musical journal of our life on the road."...
"We never thought we'd still be touring and promoting the album at this point - it's gone crazy," Potter told the Daily Star. "But we're determined to crack on with writing the new one and getting it out by September 2010.
The Great Manchester-based band also confirmed that they are writing new songs for their fifth studio album on the road.
"We've been setting up little writing rooms in every place we tour - it's nice because it's become like a musical journal of our life on the road."...
- 4/13/2009
- icelebz.com
Elbow will not release their fifth studio album until September 2010, the band's guitarist Mark Potter has confirmed. The group have been writing new songs on the road as they continue to promote their 2008 disc The Seldom Seen Kid. "We never thought we'd still be touring and promoting the album at this point - it's gone crazy," Potter told the Daily Star. "But we're determined to crack on with writing the new one (more)...
- 4/12/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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