Posts Tagged ‘ broadband ’

One Week Of Hulu Plus: Glee-Full But Not Giddy

July 9, 2010
By Staci D. Kramer
One Week Of Hulu Plus: Glee-Full But Not Giddy

Is Hulu Plus worth $10 a month? It all depends on the programming you like to watch, how much of it you want to access and how often. I’ve been using the long-anticipated subscription service from the joint venture of Disney (NYSE: DIS), News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) and NBC Universal...
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No Stranger To Services, Best Buy Partners With Sprint To Offer Data Plans

June 29, 2010
By Tricia Duryee
No Stranger To Services, Best Buy Partners With Sprint To Offer Data Plans

Best Buy will launch its own mobile broadband data service on July 11 for some of the devices it sells in many of its big-box retail outlets. The story has been dribbling out over the past few weeks with Best Buy leaking the details itself in an ad that was picked up Read more »

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Hulu’s Jump Through The Subscription Hoop Finally Coming?

June 25, 2010
By Staci D. Kramer
Hulu’s Jump Through The Subscription Hoop Finally Coming?

The latest in a line of reports stretching back several months about Hulu’s plans to try a subscription service comes courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, suggesting that tests could start by the end of June for the so-called Hulu Plus service reportedly priced at $9.99 a month. Notice all the qualifiers there?...
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FCC OKs Process For Changing Way ISPs Are Regulated

June 18, 2010
By Multichannel
FCC OKs Process For Changing Way ISPs Are Regulated

Telegraphed for weeks, the FCC’s vote on an inquiry into Title II classification of broadband (and other options) came as no surprise. As a result, reaction came thick...
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Hulu CTO Feng Leaving For Kleiner Perkins, Will Advise Gore On Green Tech

June 14, 2010
By Staci D. Kramer
Hulu CTO Feng Leaving For Kleiner Perkins, Will Advise Gore On Green Tech

The first big leadership change in Hulu’s young career: Eric Feng, the founding CTO and SVP of audience recruited by CEO Jason Kilar from Beijing to help create the vi...
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Sky turns on set-top box internet connection

June 4, 2010
By Social Media

Sky to turn on connection in fourth quarter of this year.
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Cablevision Tries To Extend WiFi Network To Trains

June 2, 2010
By Staci D. Kramer
Cablevision Tries To Extend WiFi Network To Trains

In the department of good timing, on the same day AT&T (NYSE: T) announced an end to new unlimited mobile data access accounts, Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) is asking the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to extend its Optimum WiFi network to Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North commuter rail trains...
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Streaming Music Archive Wolfgang’s Vault Expands To Boxee

May 28, 2010
By Staci D. Kramer
Streaming Music Archive Wolfgang’s Vault Expands To Boxee

Wolfgang’s Vault has already extended its streaming archive of classic rock and Newport concerts to mobile; today it enters the living room via Boxee. Users of the internet-to-TV app will be able to listen to 10 hours of the Vault free each month, same as users of the iPhone...
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Survey Says: Faster Broadband Doesn’t Equal Innovation

May 25, 2010
By Janko Roettgers
Survey Says: Faster Broadband Doesn’t Equal Innovation

The state of U.S. broadband is mediocre compared to countries like South Korea. Things are even worse in China. But the U.S. has some great online video sites, and China continues to innovate in the P2P video space. What does that say about broadband and innovation?
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Google TV: Next Big Thing Or Wishful Thinking?

May 21, 2010
By Staci D. Kramer
Google TV: Next Big Thing Or Wishful Thinking?

I would love to hop on the Google TV bandwagon. It sounds like a fun ride with lots of great company and exciting plans. But it’s a hard jump to make given how many internet/web/connected TV bandwagons I’ve seen crash and burn or simply fizzle between the cable and consumer tech industries. The constellation...
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