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Work for Disney and Like to Text and Drive? If If Doesn’t Kill You, It Could Get You Fired

Texting while driving isn’t just dangerous to your life — it may put your career at risk, at least if you work for the Walt Disney Co., reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com.  Disney sent out a company-wide memo on Wednesday…

Do You Own an iPad? Survey Says You’re More Likely to Cut Pay TV Service

If you own an Apple iPad, you may be more likely to cut your pay-television service, according to a survey from The Diffusion Group, reports B&C.  About one-third of iPad owners were likely by various degrees to cut their pay…

With Unusual Trading Before Earnings Announcement, Disney Is Investigating Leak of 4th-Quarter Results

With trading in Walt Disney Co.’s stock plunging almost 5% in the half-hour before the company released fourth-quarter results, the company said Thursday it’s investigating a leak of the quarterly report, according to the Associated Press.  Disney’s fourth-quarter results showed…

Deep Product Staff Cuts Coming to Yahoo, With Managers Asked to Come up With 20% Reductions ‘as Planning Exercise’

Yahoo is prepping for major cuts to its product staff, with managers asked to come up with 20% headcount reductions "as a planning exercise," reports Advertising Age.  It would mark the first major layoffs at Yahoo since April 2009, soon…

Charter to Start Contacting Broadband Users Who Tap Too Much Bandwidth

Charter Communications said starting next month it’ll begin contacting broadband customers who tap too much bandwidth, reports Multichannel News.  The cable company is also reserving the right to kick policy violators off its network if they don’t cooperate, the story…

ivi TV, Online TV Broadcaster Locked in Legal Battle, Set to Debut Stations from Los Angeles, Philly and Chicago

ivi TV, an online television broadcaster locked in a legal battle with the networks, is set to debut local stations from Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Chicago, reports Television Broadcast. The service allows people to watch live broadcast TV from their…

Distributors Set New Services: Dish Unveils Google TV Offer; FiOS Introduces Mobile Service

Dish Network on Wednesday introduced its Google TV offer, which will allow customers to surf the Web and watch additional online TV content from their television screens, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Dish’s Google TV offer will cost customers $179 for…

Hulu Reveals 2010 Revenues; Prelude to IPO?

Hulu has revealed how much money it will bring in this year, Advertising Age reports. According to the article, "The company will earn $240 million in revenue in 2010, he said, up from $108 million in 2009. That tracks pretty closely…

AOL to Debut Scripted Web Video Series from Michael Eisner’s Web Studio

AOL will debut half a dozen scripted Web video series in a deal with Michael Eisner’s Web studio, Vuguru, reports The New York Times. The deal will allow AOL to place original video on its home page and Websites. Financial…

Private Equity Giant Has Sights Set on Yahoo!

The New York Post’s Claire Atkinson reports that another private-equity firm is eyeing Yahoo!: KKR & Co. KKR is interested in either helping Yahoo go private or helping it finance a deal, the story says. KKR co-founder George Roberts is…