In the current debate over how the U.S. should oversee the internet, the worst case scenario for many is the web reinvented as cable TV: a service where subscribers pay a lot of money for a… Read more »
Writing regulations to address a complex issue like internet peering could take years and would likely be subject to years more of court challenges. Read more »
Unless Congress and/or the FCC does something to change the rules of the retransmission game, pay-TV providers will need to do something to re-balance their negotiating leverage with the networks. Read more »
The shift in consumer media consumption from fixed, dedicated platforms to open, IP-based platforms caused problems for both in the second quarter. The period also saw a courtroom showdown between Apple… Read more »
Remember when Friendster was the hot social network, publishers doubted that ebooks would ever sell, and Netflix (s NFLX) thought DVDs in red envelopes was the future? We do — that… Read more »
Tablets featured prominently in the connected consumer space during the second quarter of 2012, both as a product category in their own right and as a component of broader platform strategies… Read more »
Several leading consumer interest groups responded enthusiastically yesterday to news of the Justice Department’s antitrust probe into cable operators use of data caps and other tactics against online video competitors. Free… Read more »
Fresh off bringing an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and three publishers over e-book pricing, the U.S. Justice Department has set its sites on the over-the-top video business. According to the Wall… Read more »
Facing criticism and possible regulatory scrutiny over its use of data caps to manage traffic on its network, Comcast said yesterday it would remove its current 250 GB per month hard… Read more »