Even in the so-called digital age, TV remains must-see. The average viewer in the United States watches about 4.5 hours of live TV per day, according to Nielsen. But it seems rarer and rarer that many of us are watching the same …
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Google Fiber Issues Public Challenge: Get Up To Speed!
Google’s Kansas City broadband project is designed to shame the top US cable and telecom giants. Why is the U.S. ranked 28th in broadband speed?
Viacom and DirecTV Negotiating Failure Leaves 26 Channels Dark
The latest dispute between a programmer and pay TV operator went right up to the midnight wire — and then straight over the cliff as 26 Viacom channels went dark on DirecTV.
Netflix’s Biggest Fans: Kids (and Moms)
For decades, television has been used as a babysitter by parents desperate to get dinner on the table or for a few minutes of calm amidst the drama of child rearing. But instead of channel surfing, kids today are increasingly
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Fastest Growing Segment of Piracy? Live TV
Illegal streaming of live television programming online now comprises more than half of all Internet copyright infringement, according to a new study.
Made for Digital: Believe Entertainment Group Is Bypassing Television
A new breed of media companies are trying to convince people to get their sitcom and drama fix directly from online original programming instead of television.
For Netflix Users, “Catch-Up” TV Viewing Has a Catch
For the last two weeks, I’ve been what Netflix likes to describe as a binge viewer, watching two, sometimes three episodes a night of the acclaimed AMC adult drama Breaking Bad.
But now that I’m completely hooked, I’ve …
Suggested New Movement: “Cord Trimming”
in between that revolutionary band of consumers who say they no longer want to pay for channels they don’t use, and a video content establishment that says you need to support the incumbent pay TV model, there is … compromise.
U.S. Probe of Comcast, Broadband Giants Echoes ‘Net Neutrality’ Battles
Report: Netflix Beats Apple as No. 1 Online Movie Supplier
After building a powerful subscription video-on-demand business virtually overnight, Netflix passed Apple last year to become the top revenue earner in the U.S. online movie business.
Study: Online Streaming Cannibalizes Traditional Television Viewership — Sometimes
With kids channel Nickelodeon suddenly experiencing double-digit ratings drops in the fourth quarter last year, a debate began swirling as to whether streaming of the Viacom-owned channel’s shows on Netflix was dispersing its …
Popcornflix Aims to be Top Ad-supported Movie Streamer
Up for an 11-year-old R-rated indie thriller starring the late Dennis Hopper? How about a 2006 romantic comedy featuring an ensemble cast that includesSeinfeld‘s Jason Alexander andSons of Anarchy‘s Ron Perlman?
But wait, …