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Google is in advanced talks to acquire video website Next New Networks, according to media reports.

YouTube is in talks to buy video producer Next New Networks, according to a person familiar with the discussions.

The independent studio behind the hit Twilight films wants a judge to force bankrupt movie rental chain Blockbuster Inc to pay its bills or force it to into liquidation, according to court documents.

Amazon.com is developing a film streaming service, which would compete directly with Netflix Inc, the Financial Times said.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Wednesday are: Electronic Arts, Anadarko Petroleum, Freeport-McMoRan, CME Group, Broadcom, Whirlpool, Boston Scientific and Netflix.

Cable network advertising growth and threats from online video services Netflix and Hulu will dominate investor attention when News Corp and Time Warner begin the earnings season for big media on Wednesday.

Over the weekend, Blake Griffin and the Clippers faced off against the Charlotte Bobcats and Griffin didn't disappoint the Los Angeles crowd that came to see the wunderkind power forward.

Netflix is set for integration with social networking site.

Bob TourtellotteIf you can't beat 'em, YouTube, join 'em.

Hulu, the privately owned internet company that provides free, ad-supported television archive, is considering becoming the first web-based cable operator.

Netflix Inc shares soared 15 percent on Thursday as another round of strong quarterly results shelved any short-term worries about an overheated stock price or competition from powerhouses such as Amazon.com Inc.

Netflix Inc shares soared as high as 15 percent in morning trading as investors and analysts cheered the company's strong results.

Stock indexes held near 29-month highs on Thursday as buyers took their cues from companies reporting strong results, like Caterpillar, but the short-term technical picture suggested big gains are going to be hard to muster.

The top companies trading higher in NASDAQ stock market during Thursday's early session are: Berkshire Bancorp, WSB Holdings, Bassett Furniture Industries, Arctic Cat, and Netflix. The top companies trading lower in NASDAQ stock market during Thursday's early session are: Hawkins, Princeton National Bancorp, Span-America Medical Systems, ShoreTel, and First Financial Bancorp.

The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: 1-800-Flowers.com, Netflix, Network Engines, Abington Bancorp, and Qualcomm. The top pre-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Rex Energy, Starbucks, E*Trade Financial, China Natural Gas, and Research In Motion.

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade on Thursday are: Netflix, Teradyne, Qualcomm, Symantec, AT&T, Goodyear Tire & Rubber and Procter & Gamble.

The companies which are expected to see active trade on Thursday are: Microsoft, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, Amazon, AT&T, Altria Group, Caterpillar, Colgate-Palmolive and Eli Lilly.

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Netflix, Qualcomm, Tractor Supply, Integrated Silicon Solution, and Abington Bancorp. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Rex Energy, Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Starbucks, E*Trade Financial, and Verigy.

Netflix Inc. reported blockbuster profit and signed up another 3 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, making clear why the movie rental company worries competitors and delights investors.

Netflix Inc., the movie rental service, reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, fueled by rapid subscriber growth that shows no sign of letting up this year.

Netflix reports it has 20.01 million subscribers, a 63 percent increase from a year ago.

Investors fearful that high-flying stocks may be set for a drubbing will be eyeing Netflix's earnings with their fingers on the sell button on Wednesday afternoon.

High expectations and the somewhat difficult task to maintain rapid growth have analysts concerned about Netflix's lofty stock price.

Disappointing earnings reports from blue chips Johnson and Johnson and 3Com cast a pall on U.S. stocks

Amazon.com said it agreed to acquire the remaining shares in DVD rental firm Lovefilm International Limited. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

FCC approves the deal by a four-to-one vote.

Most iPad users prefer free content or ad-supported apps.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a record 219,614 patents in 2010, with IBM grossing the highest number of patents followed by Samsung and Microsoft.

The touch screen mobile device is common enough at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, but Hewlett-Packard was showing of what a touch screen can do when it gets bigger and stays in the living room.