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Reuters – With the high definition DVD format war settled, Wal-Mart Stores Inc is now aggressively promoting sales of Blu-ray players.

Reuters – Online video service Veoh Networks said on Tuesday it had secured an additional $30 million in financing from investors Intel Corp, Adobe Systems Inc and influential media investor Gordon Crawford of Capital Research Global Investors.

PC World – AT&T subscribers in 58 U.S. cities can sign up for their carrier’s new mobile TV service. AT&T Mobile TV is now available in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and 51 other markets. One catch: You need a specially enabled AT&T phone.

AP – Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good old DVD.

Reuters – DISH Network Corp and EchoStar Corp said on Friday they had filed a lawsuit against TiVo Inc and asked a Delaware court to find that their new DVR software does not infringe a TiVo patent.

TechWeb – InformationWeek – The satellite companies have asked a Delaware court to find that their new DVR software does not infringe a TiVo patent.

Reuters – DISH Network Corp and EchoStar Corp said on Friday they had filed a lawsuit against TiVo Inc and asked a Delaware court to find that their new DVR software does not infringe a TiVo patent.