LATIN AMERICA News, Sep 06, 2011

Bitbop Pulls A Hulu, Goes Abroad With Ad-Free Mobile Video Offer In Germany paidContent.org That's a strategy that's also being taken by Netflix in its launches in Latin America, which kicked off today. Hulu, which shows programming with ads in its home market of the US, last week launched an ad-free service in Japan, its first foray abroad. ... See all stories on this topic » Gisele Bundchen launches a global mobilization to support the forests CSRwire.com (press release) This message of awareness was captured in the wilderness of the Amazon, a region in Latin America that serves as habitat for a wide variety of species. The video was released today, World Amazon Day, on Gisele's YouTube channel. To spread the word, ... See all stories on this topic » BBVA Joins Synaptic Digital Client Roster EIN News (press release) Our goal is to provide free, high-quality daily content to global broadcast and online media in the United States, Asia and especially Latin America, where Liga BBVA is the most watched foreign tournament of any sport," said Goyo Panadero, ... See all stories on this topic » A New Netflix Versus Blockbuster Rivalry Brewing The Epoch Times Today, Netflix is busy perfecting its business model, and has expanded aggressively, first to Canada, and now to Latin America. Monday, Netflix launched its video-on-demand service in Brazil, and other Latin American countries will be able to view ... See all stories on this topic » Telefonica Restructures, Creates New Units Light Reading Santiago Fernández Valbuena, previously General Manager of Strategy, Finance and Corporate Development, is now in charge of Latin America. The new operating unit is Global Resources, created to "ensure the profitability and sustainability of the ... See all stories on this topic » China's spilled secrets Los Angeles Times The extraordinary video is on YouTube and can be viewed the world over, although not in China, where YouTube is blocked. The video is the latest example of how in a wired world, China's government is beginning to lose its grip over the Internet and ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times Sid The Baby Sloth At Home In UK Zoo (VIDEO) Huffington Post The zoo's website also explains that sloths like Sid are native to South America. Although they aren't facing extinction, "habitat destruction and climate change are the biggest threats facing Linne's two-toed sloths. They are also hunted as food and ... See all stories on this topic » Gilat Selected to Provide Satellite Broadband Network for Security Communications Space Daily by Staff Writers Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected to provide a multi-million dollar SkyEdge II broadband network and services for security communications in Latin America. The network will be used to provide video surveillance as well as ... See all stories on this topic » Snowboarder Rice goes big on 'The Art of Flight' Houston Chronicle And it meant telling good stories — like when snowboarders had to dive into icy waters high in the Andes of South America to reach their helicopter before it ran out of fuel to fly them out. '"Really scary, we almost died' — that sort of thing," ... See all stories on this topic » Announcing NYC Workshop on Organizing Journalism & Civil Resistance The Narco News Bulletin This Wednesday, the Narco News Team will join LeBaron, Sicilia and the rest to report on their ten-day Caravan of the South through Chiapas to the Guatemalan border. A month later, we'll be in New York with Julian to share these experiences and the ... See all stories on this topic » The Narco News Bulletin Deep River man shares Peace Corps experience (video) Middletown Press A career in journalism existed in a world far south of his mind when he first enrolled into college, he explained. LaPlante's first major was pre-med. After a few classes and some in-depth soul searching, he realized his true passion was writing — and ... See all stories on this topic » (END VIDEO CLIP) FireEngineering.com COSTELLO: Hiring American workers, patriotic? Sort of like going shopping was patriotic after 9/11? That was how many Americans interpreted President Bush's remarks days after the 2001 attacks. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED ... See all stories on this topic » Katy Perry excited about Mexico show Music News The tour began in February and has visited Europe, Australia, Japan and North America. The 26-year-old star took to her Twitter page to reveal her excitement ahead of the shows in South America. 'My mexican fans might rival all others. ... See all stories on this topic » Music News Chinese Online Gaming Giant 'Perfect World' To Invest $100M In A VC Fund TechCrunch Perfect World's games have been licensed to game operators in a number of countries and regions in Asia, Latin America and the Russian Federation and other Russian speaking territories. The company also generates revenues from game operations in North ... See all stories on this topic » Liberty Opens Conference Play at High Point LibertyFlames.com The Panthers return nine starters from last year's 16-4-1 squad, including seven all-conference selections and the Big South Freshman of the Year Sewell. Okiomah, the 2010 Big South Player of the Year and a NSCAA All-American, was also tabbed by the ... See all stories on this topic » Gov. Rick Perry Focuses Laser in Romney's Direction (Video) Gather.com Texas Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry squeezed in a town hall in Conway, SouthCarolina on Labor Day, before heading back to his home state earlier than he planned due to dangerous and damaging Texas wildfires. ... See all stories on this topic » Editor's Choice: VIDEO: The Scotsman who is melting the hearts of more than a ... Scottish Daily Record Scots bank worker Douglas Hamilton has become an internet sensation after posting footage online of his encounters with lion cubs on a wildlife park in South Africa. Fans all over the world have watched the film, called Morning Love from the Lions, ... See all stories on this topic » The Postwar Years: When Chinatown and a Nation Transformed KCET (blog) This led to far more Asian (and Latin American) immigration to the US The new arrivals were often distinct from predecessors from previous waves of immigration - such as those hailing from the Pearl River Delta region prior to 1882. ... See all stories on this topic » KCET (blog) In Conversation with George Gittoes Brooklyn Rail I was in Nicaragua covering the conflict during Leon's best period, all the Latin American stuff. He would debrief me when I would return some warzone. He loved accessing my photographs and experiences and we had a wonderful exchange. ... See all stories on this topic » Guitar Man Warner Williams strums the blues in the District Washington Post Video: Warner Williams, one of the last, great songsters, performs "Hey Bartender, There's a Bug in My Beer." By Justin Jouvenal, To find the guitarist recently honored alongside BB King and John Lee Hooker as one of the nation's greatest traditional ... See all stories on this topic » 'Islam in America' exhibition opens in Mumbai dargah iNewsOne Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) US Consul General Peter Haas Tuesday inaugurated a photo and videoexhibition on 'Islam in America' at the Haji Ali shrine in south Mumbai. It is for the first time that such an exhibition is being held at the well-known shrine. ... See all stories on this topic » Huskies Take Four-Match Winning Streak to Milwaukee Tuesday Northern Illinois University Athletics Live stats and video of the match will be available on UWMPanthers.com. NIU returns all but one player from last season's team that finished second at the Mid-AmericanConference tournament, tallying the most wins (27) since 1998 and best conference ... See all stories on this topic » Northern Illinois University Athletics Football Team at USF Saturday BallStateSports.com The Record: USF began its 2011 season with a 23-20 victory over Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. . . . The Bulls return 45 letterwinners, including 12 starters from a 2010 team that posted an 8-5 overall record and 3-4 mark in the Big East Conference . ... See all stories on this topic » Job opportunity: Administrator - Missionary Society of St Columban Independent Catholic News The Society of St Columban is a Catholic Missionary Society working in fifteen countries with a special commitment to Asia and Latin America. In Britain we are a group of Columban missionaries, who see ourselves being called to be a missionary presence ... See all stories on this topic » Aston Martin Grand 350 Cell Phone Top Speed (blog) It works within North America, Europe, Africa, Asia- Pacific, and South America. The Grand 350 Aston Martin body is CNC machined from aircraft specification aluminum, and anodized to produce an elegant hard surface for demanding everyday use. ... See all stories on this topic » Dissonance, love and plastic, online The Daily Star The video depicts a predominantly black-and-white Beirut, where an animated version of Nachaz (whose renderings are vaguely reminiscent of a more evolved version of the characters in South Park) performs the song. Certain objects used by the band ... See all stories on this topic »

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