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Get Ready for Lots of Streaming Arianna With HuffPost Video Network

in Media on February 2 at 3:58 pm PT

The latest entrant in the video-newspaper category comes from none other than Huffington Post, which unveiled plans to stream 16 hours of live video on its site daily.
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Google’s Punit Soni: We’re Not Just Playing Around When It Comes to Social Gaming

in Commerce on February 2 at 10:00 am PT

After finding out yesterday that games contribute a staggering amount to Facebook’s top line, we now know exactly how important the category is to the success of Google’s social plans.
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App Makers Craft Code for Protesting SOPA

in News on January 18 at 8:06 am PT

Today, an estimated 7,000 Web sites are going dark to protest the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills. Want to institute your own blackout? There are, of course, apps for that.
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Boxee to Release Last Software Update for PCs

in Commerce on December 26, 2011 at 4:32 pm PT

Boxee, maker of that irregular-shaped video-streaming device with the nifty Qwerty remote, is turning its focus toward TV boxes and tablets, and away from its PC software.
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News Byte

NBC Will Stream Super Bowl Broadcast Live

in Media on December 20, 2011 at 8:01 am PT

A first for pro football: It will put its biggest game of the year on the Web, live, for free. The NFL says February’s NBC broadcast will also be available on Verizon phones; NBC already streams its Sunday night games on the Web. The move parallels other broadcasters’ moves to put some of their big games on the Web, most notably CBS’s broadcast of the March Madness tournament.

The Cost of Online Giving

in Voices on December 17, 2011 at 3:59 pm PT

Donating to a charity online may be costlier than you think.

The Louis C.K. Window

in Media on December 12, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

Louis C.K. isn’t the first performer to sell directly to his fans using the Web. But if he wants to, he can keep working with Big Media, too. Clever.
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Time to Say Goodbye to the Cable Guy: Why You’ll Buy TV on the Web in 2012

in Media on December 9, 2011 at 7:36 am PT

“Not if, just when in 2012″, says analyst Rich Greenfield. OK. But who? Amazon? Verizon? Wal-Mart?
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The Rise of Google, the Ascent of Facebook and the Decline of Everyone Else

in Media on December 5, 2011 at 12:33 pm PT

Very reasonable bet: Google + Facebook will own 50 percent of the Web ad market by the end of this month.
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Jeff Bewkes Renames Netflix: It’s Not the Albanian Army, It’s a Flying Hamburger

in News on December 5, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

The Time Warner CEO is happy to take Reed Hastings’ money, though.
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Game On! ESPN’s New Boss, John Skipper, Debuts at D: Dive Into Media.

in Dive Into Media, November 29, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Wenner Media Digital Boss Michael Bloom Leaves After Six Months

in Media, November 19, 2011 at 7:43 am PT

QOTD: “Oops” — Google TV Edition

Software Finds Place in Posse

in Voices, November 4, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

If YouTube Is Doing $1.6 Billion a Year, Why Does It Need Hollywood?

in Media, November 3, 2011 at 10:12 am PT

Can “One Life to Live” Get New Life on the Web? Here’s the Pitch:

in News, November 3, 2011 at 8:16 am PT

QOTD: Cable Guy Actually Broadband Guy

The Long Haul to Capitalizing on Web Trends

in News, November 2, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

HP’s Project Moonshot Aims to Recreate Servers, Again

in News, November 1, 2011 at 11:59 am PT

AOL Plays Mobile Catch-Up

in Mobile, October 31, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Verizon Signs On for Fox’s Web TV Pullback Plan

Peter Chernin Explains What Happened to Hulu, and Why He’s in Asia

in AsiaD, October 20, 2011 at 5:57 pm PT

Netflix Gets “Gossip Girl” — And a Time Warner Deal

in Media, October 13, 2011 at 10:02 am PT

Playing the Wireless Card: Airlines Rush to Add Wi-Fi

in Voices, October 12, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

“Unleashed”: Zynga Unveils 10 New Products, Including Project Z Platform

in Commerce, October 11, 2011 at 9:57 am PT