"Probably the biggest story out of South by Southwest so far is a controversial charitable program that turned some of Austin’s homeless people into living, breathing wireless hotspots," writes Matt Creamer in Advertsing Age. The story adds that "participants got…
"AT&T is offering to discuss a settlement to an iPhone user who won a small-claims case that alleged the company was slowing down his "unlimited" data service," reports the Associated Press, adding, "A law firm retained by AT&T Inc. also…
A war of words appears to be brewing between reality star Kim Kardashian and a well-known TV actor, CBS News reports. Kardashian is defending herself after Jon Hamm, known for his Emmy-nominated role on AMC’s “Mad Men,” appeared to call…
TVWeek Open Mic contributor Chuck Ross attempts to answer that question by reviewing the history of Canoe’s erstwhile leader and talking to a number of people familiar wtih Canoe’s operations. Please click here to read this insightful piece.
Ratings may not matter so much for shows like "Community," says our friend Bill Carter in The New York TImes. Carter calls the NBC show from Sony Pictures Entertainment "one of the first shows of the so-called post-television era." "Community"…
One of the world’s top technology firms is considering an online pay-television service that will operate on TVs, computers and mobile devices, reports Bloomberg. The company is chipmaker Intel Corp. Intel is talking with media companies including cable networks about…
Barry Diller’s Aereo pay-television service countered a lawsuit filed by the owners of New York’s local TV stations, stating in a counterclaim that the service is "entirely lawful," reports Adweek.com. "Consumers use the Aereo Technology to do no more than…
Larry King will be getting an interview show courtesy of a new Internet television network backed by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu, who has been named by Forbes as the world’s richest man, reports Reuters. The network will be called…
Predicting a "great fight" with traditional media companies, billionaire Barry Diller said he plans to expand his new Aereo Web-based television service to 75 to 100 cities within a year, reports Bloomberg. Aereo, which costs $12 per month and allows…
CNN is in advanced talks to buy a social news site, according to sources familiar with the talks, The New York Times reports. The site is Mashable. The story reports: “Mashable, which specializes in stories about technology and social media,…