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ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIAABC’s shows are viewable via a co-branded version of ABC.com’s broadband player on AOL.com, the first time ABC shows or the player have been made available on another portal. Local ABC affiliates will also benefit from the deal, as their logos will appear based on the DMA each user connects from. Stations will receive one interactive local ad spot within each program, as they do on their own sites, with ABC and AOL sharing the revenue from the other three single-sponsor spots.Note the ABC 7 logo in the top right of the screen and the AOL logo at the top left. Season premiere episodes of seven Fox Broadcasting programs will be made available for free through Apple’s iTunes store. The deal follows moves this week by ABC to make its shows available on AOL and the announcement of NBC’s new, free download service, NBC Direct. (http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-fox21sep21,1,5242807.story 9/21)

MTV is out to get its demographic to do the right thing launching a causes-driven social network dubbed Think MTV.com. Partnering with some powerhouse charities including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Case Foundation, the site seeks to educate and spur young web surfers to action awarding grants totaling $500,000 to select activists under the age of 25. Members of the “Think Community” can create profiles and try to recruit new friends by sharing content within MTV’s new open platform Flux Network.

Turner’s comedy broadband site SuperDeluxe.com launched two new original web series. Layers features Nick Kroll (Best Week Ever) as a deal making Hollywood Agent. Maximus Puss Suicidal Cat is an animated short featuring a wisecracking cat driven to multiple suicide attempts.

Layers

Maximus Puss Suicidal Cat Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, both 34, are tied at No. 5 on the new Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans — the youngest figures to ever crack the top 10. Their net worth has more than quadrupled since 2004. News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch, 76, comes in at No. 33. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/business/news/e3if0cb0b471487e4739253e355e3d0fc9c 9/21)Even Nielsen is getting into the social networking craze. Hey Nielsen is a new online community launching in beta form on Monday combining social networking with buzz tracking, allowing users to share opinions on TV shows, movies, music and internet sites. A la YouTube or Digg, sites and shows will be numbered based on popularity and rankings. Online video network Dailymotion has been added to eBay’s list of global approved video hosting services that can now be embedded in members’ sales listings. Dailymotion also announced a new strategic partnership with online video distribution and analytics company TubeMogul, enabling users to track their videos’ visitor statistics on a regional basis. (Dailymotion powers Cynopsis’ daily video podcast).Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment announced a standalone interactive agency to take on both in house and outside projects. Sony Pictures Imageworks will offer a full range of web and mobile marketing services including online research, customer relationship management, product development and website design and development.