May 21, 2012
- Five of the nation's biggest cable operators announced they would collaborate so that customers of one company can use the Wi-Fi of any of the others in public places like malls, arenas and parks.
- A law professor, Eugene Volokh, argues in a paper that Google is a publisher, with First Amendment protection. But sometimes it benefits Google to be seen as a mere connector.
May 8, 2012
- To reach the multitude of online services competing for your attention, you must first get through a bottleneck that is not competitive at all: high-speed broadband access.
May 2, 2012
- A YouTube presentation completed two weeks of events intended to help digital media companies attract money from marketers that might otherwise be spent on television.
April 27, 2012
- The technology industry is working on viewing options that could include apps, a move that has the potential to transform cable television’s interface and business model.
April 22, 2012
- The entertainment entrepreneur Peter Chernin has made an arrangement with investors, who are taking a stake in the future earnings of his films and television shows and channeling him the money now.
- NimbleTV is the latest example of technology companies trying to break into the closed system of television distribution in the United States.
April 19, 2012
- Although the nation’s largest cellphone service added fewer customers in the first quarter, its customers paid to watch videos, use the Web or play music on their smartphones and tablets.
April 17, 2012
- As data usage multiplies on mobile devices, carriers are making more intense use of the network. But scientists and engineers say there are ways to greatly improve efficiency.
April 16, 2012
- In a shift, Hulu will promote its slate of original programming to advertisers this week in upfronts usually reserved for cable channels and network broadcasters.