Posts Tagged ‘ AT&T ’

Smaller Cable Networks at Risk of Being Squeezed Out?

2010/09/03
By Ryan Lawler
Smaller Cable Networks at Risk of Being Squeezed Out?

Smaller cable networks might see their negotiation leverage being stripped away, as cable companies commit more of their programming spend to "must carry" channels. That's one key takeaway from AT&T's recent negotiations with Crown Media for carriage of the Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel.
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AT&T Lets U-Verse Customers Download TV Episodes To The iPhone

2010/08/09
By Tricia Duryee
AT&T Lets U-Verse Customers Download TV Episodes To The iPhone

One of the visions of tomorrow’s connected world is that people will be able to call up the TV show they missed from the night before and watch it while on their way to work from their phone. AT&T (NYSE: T) gets pretty close to this futuristic scenario Read more »

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AT&T Takes TV Viewing Mobile With New iPhone App

2010/08/09
By Ryan Lawler
AT&T Takes TV Viewing Mobile With New iPhone App

AT&T is launching a new mobile app to let U-verse subscribers record content on their DVR and watch it anywhere with a WiFi connection on iPhone or Blackberry Torch. Replacing the Mobile Remote Access for iPhone app, it adds available content for download on mobile devices.
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DoCoMo Acquires Remaining Share Of PacketVideo For $111.6 Million

2010/08/02
By Tricia Duryee
DoCoMo Acquires Remaining Share Of PacketVideo For $111.6 Million

Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) has agreed to pay $111.6 million for the remaining 65 percent interest in PacketVideo that it did not already own to create new services that would allow users to share content easily between phones and other consumer electronics.


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AT&T Has Another 3.2 Million Reasons to Love Apple

2010/07/22
By Peter Kafka
AT&T Has Another 3.2 Million Reasons to Love Apple

A record for new iPhone activations--spurred by the iPhone 4--nets the telco another 860,000 new customers.
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You Can’t Help It: You Love Clicking on iPad Ads!

2010/07/21
By Peter Kafka
You Can’t Help It: You Love Clicking on iPad Ads!

The online ad industry worries that people like you no longer pay attention to their pitches. But if you're holding an iPhone or iPad, you're much more likely to engage. At least for now.
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Vid-Biz: Flash 3-D, TiVo, AT&T

2010/07/09
By Ryan Lawler
Vid-Biz: Flash 3-D, TiVo, AT&T

Today on the Net: Adobe will add 3-D capabilities to an upcoming release of its Flash plugin, TiVo is working on developing a whole-home DVR that takes advantage of MoCA technology and AT&T could drop AMC, WeTv and IFC as part of a carriage dispute.
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Why You’ll Pay to Watch Ads on the iPhone and iPad

2010/07/02
By Peter Kafka
Why You’ll Pay to Watch Ads on the iPhone and iPad

The new iAds that Apple launched yesterday are interesting. But they had better be: You're going to shell out part of your data budget to see them.
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Apple Promises iPhone 4 Reception Fix; Well, Not Really

2010/07/02
By Staci D. Kramer
Apple Promises iPhone 4 Reception Fix; Well, Not Really

Folks who’ve been griping about signal problems with the iPhone 4 might be thrilled to know Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is planning a software fix in the next few weeks. But don’t get too excited: it’s not meant to actually fix anything but the way signal strength is displayed. Turns out infallible Apple...
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Apple Not Too Sorry It Sold 1.7 Million iPhones, But Apologizes For Delays

2010/06/28
By Tricia Duryee
Apple Not Too Sorry It Sold 1.7 Million iPhones, But Apologizes For Delays

Apple’s iPhone 4, which went on pre-order June 15 worldwide, represents “the most successful product launch in Apple’s history,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, in a statement today.

The brisk sales of phones are despite a number of hiccups, including shortages of the white model, stores selling out, Read more »

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