ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad

ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.
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Microsoft’s Sneaky Success: The Xbox Is the Most Popular Video Player in the U.S.

New data says the game player serves up more video than the iPad, iPhone or Android. Google TV or Apple TV are so far behind they don’t even make the cut.
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Viral Video: Not Being Michael Jordan

He never shoots. He never scores.
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Xbox Grows, With Users, Beyond Videogames

Apps for Microsoft System Feed Gamers Hungry for Other Entertainment.
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Google’s Cable TV Lineup: A Wishlist

Don’t expect Google to break the bundle when it experiments with cable TV. But you could see some cool features, like a cloud-based DVR, and a programming guide that doesn’t make you want to scream.
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Four Weird Things the Internet Is Doing to Our Understanding of Television

People seem really intent these days on fusing television with the Internet. On one level this makes no sense.

Viacom’s Philippe Dauman Has a Bundle, Will Travel: The Full Dive Into Media Interview

Want Snooki via Google TV, or Apple TV, or whatever new platform wants to play? You’ll have to pay for all of Viacom’s cable channels, too. Speaking of Snooki …
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Barry Diller Gets Into the “Cord-Cutting” Business

Kinda sorta: The IAC head is backing Aereo, a start-up that will let you watch some TV — but not all TV — live on your iPad.
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Disney Profit Rises 12 Percent

Walt Disney Co.’s fiscal first-quarter profit rose 12 percent, helped by revised contracts with broadcast affiliates and increased customer spending and attendance at its theme parks.

ESPN’s John Skipper Loves Every Platform — As Long As He Gets Paid (Video)

Give ESPN President John Skipper points for consistency. He wants to make ESPN available on every device and screen. What he doesn’t want to do is give it away for free.
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Why the Future of TV Won’t Be Here Soon