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Column: Cast a Vote: Should I Go TV-Free?
Has the time come to get rid of my television? I’m not referring to just my specific provider here. I mean no cable TV. No satellite TV. No rabbit ears. Can it be done yet? Can broadband video fill the…
FCC to Weigh in on Airwaves
The FCC is expected to weigh in on the battle between tech companies like Google and broadcasters over soon-to-be unused airwaves in a report due out as early as today, Reuters reports. The FCC report will consider the feasibility of…
DTV to Cut TV to 34% of Homes
A report out from Leichtman Research found that 34% of U.S. households with at least one TV could lose their signal next year when the country moves to digital TV, TV Predictions reports. Leichtman found that 14% of TV households…
YouTube to Stream Full CBS Shows
YouTube will begin streaming full-length, advertising-supported TV shows and other long-form content from the CBS library as part of a shift in strategy, MediaWeek reports. The CBS deal includes older network shows such as “Star Trek,” “Beverly Hills 90210,” soap…
MacFarlane’s ‘Cavalcade’ Takes Off on Web
Television writer Seth MacFarlane’s Web series “Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy” has earned more than 14 million views in its first three weeks online, according to the show’s backer, Media Rights Capital. MRC negotiated the deal for the online show to…
Cable, Broadcast Spar on DTV
The American Cable Association and the National Association of Broadcasters are again at odds over the issue of retransmission consent, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The ACA complained of increased DTV converter box coupon requests in three of the 11 markets…
Michael Eisner: Web Video to Surpass TV
Michael Eisner, the former Walt Disney Co. CEO and current investor in Veoh, said content creators shouldn’t wait for advertisers to jump into Web video. At a small but packed Helen Mills Theatre in Manhattan, Mr. Eisner said that sites…
Rounding Up HD News: Survey Reveals Non-HDTV Owners Plan HDTV Purchase; In Demand Ends Mojo HD Service
Survey: 73% of Non-HDTV Owners Plan on HDTV Purchase Within One Year In a survey conducted by Pricegrabber.com of 1,915 online consumers, 73% of non-HDTV owners said they plan on purchasing a high definition set within one year, despite the…