JAKE COYLE

AP Entertainment Writer
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In original Internet shows, hints of coming change

After years of experimenting, the top video destinations on the Web are suddenly flush with original programming: documentaries, reality shows and scripted series.

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More surprises than snubs in open Oscar field

In a refreshingly open Oscar field, the surprises outweighed the snubs among the varied nominees announced Tuesday.

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YouTube plots 'Your Film Festival' for users

YouTube is launching a film festival that will play out online and ultimately send 10 finalists to the Venice Film Festival.

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Colbert preps prez run, transfers PAC to Stewart

Stephen Colbert isn't running for president — at least not yet.

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Tom Hanks' Web series to stream on Yahoo

Tom Hanks' long gestating Web series is coming to Yahoo.

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Review: Everybody's streaming Netflix, but what?

Netflix's streaming-video audience of more than 20 million subscribers has led many to label it a kind of digital TV network, and one that may grow into an HBO rival — if it's not already.

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Lady Gaga voted AP Entertainer of the Year

You might say that Lady Gaga's year really began in an egg.

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NY film critics pick 'The Artist' as best film

The New York Film Critics Circle named the silent film ode "The Artist" the year's best film Tuesday, giving the nostalgic black-and-white movie an early boost to its already promising Academy Awards prospects.

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Internet memes sprout around Occupy movement

Call it the Meme Movement.

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On 'SNL,' Penn State scandal offends even Satan

On "Saturday Night Live," even the devil was offended by the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

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YouTube launches broad entertainment venture

YouTube is making a bold step into original programming in an entertainment venture with some 100 content creators, from Madonna to The Wall Street Journal.

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Aping the Onion, the AV Club expands into video

The Onion's serious side, the A.V. Club, is following its comic brethren into video.

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With deals, YouTube expands as music destination

YouTube has been very good to bedroom singers, who have found a quick path to fame, and major labels, which have benefited from some of the largest digital audiences for their top music videos.

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Celebrities come out for Wall Street protest

As the nearly monthlong Occupy Wall Street protests have grown, they've attracted the support of celebrities.

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Coldplay to livestream Madrid concert online

Coldplay will livestream a concert from Madrid just as the band is releasing its fifth album.

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Like a TV network, Yahoo launches fall programming

With TV network style, Yahoo is launching a fall slate of shows in a bid to strengthen its original programming.

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Colbert to meet Radiohead in hour-long episode

Stephen Colbert meeting Radiohead is such a special occasion, a regular episode of "The Colbert Report" wasn't sufficient.

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NY arts world commemorates Sept. 11 in music, film

"Boy, this is a great city," says Woody Allen, lounging on a park bench that overlooks Manhattan's East River and the 59th Street Bridge. "I don't care what anybody says. It's really a knockout, you know?"

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Startup tries to put sociability back into movies

Streaming movies might not yet have the equivalent of a theater experience, with roaring crowds crunching on popcorn, but they are getting more social.

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Invention site Quirky finds genius in the masses

At first glance, the offices of Quirky Inc. appear much like those of any number of Internet startups.

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Blake Griffin begins internship at Funny Or Die

Stymied by the NBA lockout, Blake Griffin is going to work for Will Ferrell instead.

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After joining Foursquare, what's next for Obama?

President Barack Obama joined the location-based social network Foursquare this week, adding to his other hip, online destinations that include Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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Review: Spurlock starts an original series on Hulu

To jump-start its original content business, Hulu has turned to documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, the industrious red head whose engaging excitability can turn things like a McDonald's diet or hidden ads in movies into entertaining feature length documentaries.

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Study: 1/2 of Netflix users watch via game console

A new Nielsen survey finds that in the battle between screens, Netflix users are opting for TVs and Hulu users are siding with computers.

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Amy Winehouse among musical talents gone too soon

Amy Winehouse released only two albums in her life, one of which sold more than a million copies, won five Grammys and sparked a retro soul movement that hasn't yet stopped.

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