More than 30 law and economics experts warned the FCC that a proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable would violate anti-monopoly laws, and will lead to harm for consumers. Read more »
What if the FCC could solve net neutrality in a way that pleased both industry and consumer advocates? User-directed fast lanes hold out that promise in theory — but might be… Read more »
If AT&T gets DirecTV, it could tightly package paid TV programming with broadband, making it difficult an more expensive to rely solely on over-the-top services for your video content. Read more »
AT&T is officially putting its idea of a subsidized internet to the test. A new program allows internet companies to exempt their content from data plans. Instead the content providers would… Read more »
The television industry is in the middle of a shift, but so far most consumers are content to keep both their pay TV subscription and shell out of over-the-top services. How… Read more »
CDN provider EdgeCast has raised $54 million in debt and equity to help it add new products and sales staff. The company is profitable despite the competitive nature of the content… Read more »
Telecom veteran Susie Kim Riley lived in the mobile network core for 8 years. She’s putting that experience use with a new startup that is making mobile data a currency consumers… Read more »
Hulu’s owners hit another milestone on Friday in their long-running effort to sell the company — but don’t hold your breath that the TV service will change hands any time soon. Read more »
We know the NSA is collecting our call records, but there are far bigger fonts of information carriers hold. The mobile network is highly managed, tracking our internet habits from the… Read more »
Executives at this year’s annual Cable Show are trying to figure out their industry’s future. The technology for delivering faster broadband is ready, but the business model of the future isn’t. Read more »