8 posts and columns on Internet video

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Glenn Beck Rallies Troops for Revolution Against TV

in Media on March 15 at 5:00 am PT

Glenn Beck still rails against his usual enemies, from the “hardcore socialist left” to “extreme Islam.” Now there is a new target: Mainstream television.

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Painful Profits From Web Video

in Media on August 15, 2011 at 12:01 am PT

Media companies are starting to cash in on Internet video. But that new money could be coming at a cost as fewer young people watch traditional television.

Time Warner Cable’s Porn Problem: It Isn’t Selling Enough Porn

in Media on July 29, 2011 at 8:30 am PT

Maybe Hulu and other Web sites aren’t encouraging cord-cutting (yet!). But free Web porn is cutting into a high-profit part of the cable business.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

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Comcast Gets Static on Net TV

in News on August 30, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The Justice Department is focusing in on how Comcast Corp.’s bid to purchase control of General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal television and movie unit could affect the emerging Internet video market, people familiar with the matter say.

Sony and Roku Try To Join TV to Web, But No Merger Yet

in Personal Technology on August 13, 2008 at 6:06 pm PT

Two set-top boxes have been launched to try to marry the Internet and the TV. Both adapters, from Sony and Roku, worked well in tests, but each has limitations.
sony

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Americans Watching More TV Than Ever, Nielsen Says

in News on July 8, 2008 at 12:06 pm PT

The more things change, the more they stay the same: In May, Americans watched more hours of television than ever before, according to Nielsen. In May, Nielsen reports, the average American watched 127 hours and 15 minutes of television, which comes to something just over 4 hours a day. That’s up 4 percent from 121 hours, 48 minutes in May 2007. There are some signs of change elsewhere in the data, however.