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New software shows British TV live on iPhone

Nov 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster itself.

Verizon 2Q profit falls, tops view, plans job cuts

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Jul 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc., the nation's largest wireless carrier, said Monday its second-quarter profit fell 21 percent as cost-cutting in its wireline business failed to keep pace with falling ...

U-verse offers TV alternative and more

Technology / Telecom

May 27, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 2

OK, I admit it. When I am asked to test questionable software, I usually install it first on my wife's computer. And my kids are crash-test dummies ramming head-first into all sorts of dubious products. But they don't care ...

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In race with cable, AT&T pushes discounted bundle

Technology / Telecom

Aug 24, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- AT&T Inc. has started offering its first bundle discount for customers who combine its U-Verse TV service with wireless and broadband.

Survey: Fewer than 2.2M households unready for DTV

Technology / Telecom

Jun 11, 2009 | 2 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- A survey sponsored by broadcasters says nearly 2.2 million households that rely on antennas for their TV reception are unprepared for the shutdown of analog TV signals on Friday.

Amazon launches HD movie rental, TV show sales

Technology / Internet

Apr 22, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday it is adding high-definition video to its on-demand service, offering consumers the ability to rent movies and purchase television episodes shown in HD.

Web service Twitter proposes TV competition series

Technology / Internet

May 25, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Twitter, the Web site that asks what everybody's doing, says it wants to be doing a TV series.

Dish, 46 states settle deceptive practices charges

Technology / Telecom

Jul 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Dish Network is paying nearly $6 million to settle charges that it improperly marketed, promoted and sold its products and services.

Ad watchdog: Cablevision Internet not 'fastest'

Technology / Telecom

Mar 27, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 1

(AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. should stop saying its Internet service is "the fastest around," the advertising industry's self-regulatory body said Thursday, in response to complaints from competitor Verizon Communications ...

DVD protector Macrovision changes name and purpose

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Jul 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Macrovision Solutions Corp., once a maker of copy-protection technology for DVDs, officially changed its name Thursday to Rovi Corp. to mark its transition into a provider of TV listings data and related services.

Cable TV companies mull impact of online video

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Apr 01, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Cable TV operators have treaded gingerly with online video. The companies want to meet consumer demand for watching shows on the Internet. But they don't want cable TV to lose its place as the home's main entertainment ...

FCC offers early peak at national broadband plan

Technology / Telecom

Dec 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Expanding the fund that subsidizes telephone service for poor and rural communities and finding more spectrum for wireless broadband services will be key pieces of a federal plan to bring high-speed Internet connections ...