Perhaps you know someone who still subscribes to the old-fashion analog cable service. Did you know that this basic cable service takes up about 70% of the cable network's capacity. All other...

TVU Networks is controversial. Its TVUPlayer (click here to download the free software) enables people to stream live TV broadcasts to one another via the Internet. It receives high praise for...

MobiTV announced earlier this year that it had secured $70 million in a Series C funding round. Now it is being reported that two more investors, Adobe Systems and Hearst Corporation, have now joined...

Why is this woman smiling? "This is now three years; it's a huge story," says Andy Donchin, executive vice president of national broadcast for Carat USA. "Network TV is still...

Marco Greenberg asked a good question earlier this week: "with the explosion in Internet video ... has the time arrived for the much-maligned corporate video to get an 'extreme...

We have had a flurry of 'user generated content' stories wherein some television network or show entices viewers to make a specific type of Mashup and see who wins a contest. Many of the...

What's better than winning the gold medal in the Olympics? Good fortune is smiling down upon NBC's Olympic coverage from Beijing. Last week the broadcaster learned that two of the most popular...

How much will Verizon pay to build out its fiber optic network? Verizon's FiOS project is the only major U.S. telecom operator that is running fiber directly to each customer's home. This...

Here in the U.S. we will see Microsoft TV's IPTV platform in full sway at AT&T installations. With what I've witnessed during controled demonstrations, it is impressive. Verizon also is...

According to the Wall Street Journal, Verizon is in advanced talks with YouTube to bring the Web site's video to cell phones. If this deal happens, it could be finalized within weeks. You got a...

You may recall an entry titled Did Google violate its 'do no evil' pledge? in which a blog entry at Mark Cuban's weblog speculated about how the YouTube acquisition was structured. On...

Fox News Channel was added to AT&T's U-verse programming lineup.......

no truth the rumor that Mr. Softie wants to issue individual bar codes to each player and scan them before consuming any digital media. Anthony Sarni at the XboxSpace blog noted that Microsoft...

You know all that online video we are watching, well it is making for more advertising inventory to sell. So, thanks to an article from Wendy Davis, we can quantify it a bit better. RESEARCH FIRM...

Mr T, K-fed and b-list celebrity puppets help Hollywood's A-list solve mysteries. In episode 1, Guy Ritchie has been kidnapped by a head-shaving cult. "Quit your jibba-jabbin and get in the...

CBS has hired "a star Silicon Valley dealmaker to shape its new media strategy and pursue acquisitions." His name is Quincy Smith. Mister Smith is noted here in the Silicon Valley for his...

One of the beautiful things about the Internet is that there really are no national borders. So, a Web site devoted to European theatrical movies and shorts is accessible to everyone. Tracy Swedlow...

Just in time before AT&T's U-verse launches in 15 U.S. markets: AT&T has signed a distribution agreement with Warner Bros. This means that Warner Bros.' library of movies will be...

Recently, NBC started up an ad-supported, full-episode video player named originally enough 'NBC Rewind.' Rewinds are 2-minute replays of episodes you missed on television. You can also watch...

Perhaps the most popular new show on network television this season is Heroes on NBC. While I was bumping around over at the NBC Web site, I notice this little item: the comic books which are a part...