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McDonald's channel debuts
by
David Gura
Oct 21, 2011
McDonald's is rolling out its own TV channel at hundreds of California locations. The idea is to capture new advertising revenue.
Oh, and also: Sony's TVs might sometimes burst into flames
by
Marc Sanchez
Oct 12, 2011
Yeah, not a great week to be working at Sony. Sony is recalling 1.6 million Bravia TVs sold since 2007 because a component on the sets can...
YouTubeTV getting ready to launch
by
John Moe
Sep 27, 2011
YouTube is getting closer to launching channels with original content. Like, really soon. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that YouTube will...
Google spending half a billion dollars for YouTube content?
by
John Moe
Sep 16, 2011
We know that Google pretty much biffed it with last year's launch of Google TV because it couldn't get content partners to play along and provide...
In the year 3000 there will be TV Everywhere
by
John Moe
Sep 12, 2011
Mother will be able to watch her stories on her computer as long as she pays her cable bill. At least that's what TBS is saying with its TV...
How to make anyone on TV just stop talking
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John Moe
Sep 9, 2011
Granted, you'll need some handiness when it comes to electronics. On Monday's show, we talk to Matt Richardson, a New York hacker who has invented...
Sony and Disney films being pulled from Netflix in 2012
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John Moe
Sep 2, 2011
Starz Entertainment is the pay-TV/online distributor for many Sony and Disney films. Sony has a contract clause with Starz that lets it ask for...
For public good, not for profit.
FCC makes new rules for video
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John Moe
Aug 26, 2011
In nine months, TV stations will have to comply with new rules the Federal Communications Commission announced on Thursday. The rules will require...
Time Warner slinging Slingboxes
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John Moe
Aug 24, 2011
In a kind of next step in bridging TV and the web, Time Warner announced yesterday that it will subsidize your purchase of a Slingbox. That's the...
Amazon hearts movie streaming
by
Steve Henn
Jul 29, 2011
This week has seen some big streaming news. I feel like we hit the tipping point were TV on the net was suddenly everywhere....