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Netflix loses rights to stream nearly 2,000 titles

Netflix dropped nearly 2,000 titles from its streaming video service Tuesday night due to licensing issues. According to the tech website Mashable, the popular streaming movie and TV service has been unable to reach a licensing agreement with Warner Bros., MGM and Universal, meaning their right to offer some 1,794…

CNN in talks to buy Mashable for $200 million

John Plunkett, guardian.co.uk CNN is on the verge of buying social media news website Mashable for “upwards of $200m”, according to reports. The global news network, which is owned by Time Warner, is said to be in advanced talks to acquire the site which was founded by Scottish-born Pete Cashmore in 2005.…

LeVar Burton bringing Reading Rainbow to the digital world

LeVar Burton, the host and producer of the children’s program Reading Rainbow, plans to bring the TV series back to life for kids living in today’s digital age. The Peabody Award-winning show, which encouraged children to read, was broadcast by PBS for 26 years. Reading Rainbow also received 24 Emmy…