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So, I guess this is what Barnes & Noble did with the $300 million in Microsoft money: build its own streaming video service. Link reviews.cnet.com Read more on external site »

TiVo’s DVR patent suit was the only patent litigation Verizon settled Monday. It also settled a separate case brought by cloud TV service Active Video for $260 million. Link www.hollywoodreporter.com Read more on external site »

As part of the settlement of their patent litigation, TiVo could end up supporting the streaming movie service from Verizon and Redbox. Link www.homemediamagazine.com Read more on external site »

Emmy hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Tracy Morgan may not have been a hit with the critics, but they lit up Twitter and Facebook. Link www.latimes.com Read more on external site »

Well that was unexpected. Cablevision, whose own 2006 victory over the broadcasters in the network DVR case formed the basis of the court’s ruling in favor of Aereo over the broadcasters is now siding with the broadcasters on appeal. Link www.latimes.com Read more on external site »

A review of 12 months of data since comScore changed its methodology shows that AOL had a very good year in online video. Link www.videonuze.com Read more on external site »

Groupon’s latest bid to get away from the daily deals business, this time by taking on OpenTable. Link dealbook.nytimes.com Read more on external site »

According to Russian internet investor Yuri Milner’s calculations, the world could lose 40 million retail jobs over the next 20 years as more shopping moves online. Link blogs.reuters.com Read more on external site »

Another big win for TiVo gives it a perfect record in defending its DVR patents. Is it now a takeover target? Link thenextweb.com Read more on external site »

Digital technology is just disrupting the “respectable” news business. It is also shaking up the grubby world of professional paparazzi. Link www.economist.com Read more on external site »