Viacom’s Philippe Dauman Says “Mob Mentality” Doomed SOPA and PIPA

Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman says he’s unhappy with how SOPA and PIPA turned out.
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Viral Image: The Biggest and Bluest Marble

Our beautiful home in the deep, dark universe.
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Myspace — Yes, Myspace — Says It’s Going to Sell You Web TV

Who knew the first cable-cutting alternative would come from Justin Timberlake and crew? At least it’s supposed to: Plans are vague now, but will supposedly be firmed up soon.
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Dish Gets Ready to Serve Up Broadband and a Giant DVR

A pre-CES leak reveals some cool stuff, but not the Web-based cable killer some of you are rooting for.
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In Skies Over Iran, a Battle for Control of Satellite TV

Shohreh, a 37-year-old Iranian nurse, sat down with her husband and parents one night in September to watch a documentary about Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, scheduled to be shown on the British Broadcasting Corp.’s BBC Persian channel.

Dear Dish Network: Your Spam Makes Me Sad. Please Stop.

The satellite TV service has a whole lot on its plate. So why is it wasting time placing bogus comments on Web sites?
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Dish in Talks for Internet TV

Dish Network Corp. has approached several media companies about the possibility of licensing their TV channels for use on a new pay-TV service to be delivered over the Internet, rather than over Dish’s satellite system, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Microsoft Puts More TV in Your Xbox — As Long as You Keep Paying for Cable

Microsoft has a slew of announcements coming tomorrow. One of them: Xbox owners will be able to use the game system as a cable box/streaming video service. It won’t do cord cutters any good.
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Motorola Could Get Google Closer to Your Living Room — If the Cable Guys Play Along

Does that sound likely to you?
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Using Fox’s New Web TV Plan Isn’t as Hard as Being Waterboarded

Fox tells Web surfers how to get their not-really-free anymore Web TV. It’s not rocket science, but it’s going to take some work. Also: Hulu? What Hulu?
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A Loss for Sirius