A study released by the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Germany revealed that Cox Communications is blocking visits to peer-to-peer sites and other bandwidth-hungry Web sites, Online Media Daily reports. Cox responded that it does manage access to…
Yahoo today will likely announce a partnership with advertising company WPP in an agreement that will help WPP better target Internet users through its 24/7 Real Media unit, the New York Times reports. WPP acquired 24/7 Real Media for $649…
MySpace TV will develop an Ian Ziering-starring comedy based on a short film he starred in and produced called “Man vs. Monday,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The movie was in a number of film festivals in 2006, the newspaper reports….
The National Association of Broadcasters has asked the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to put DTV-to-analog converter coupon requests from Wilmington, N.C., first, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The NAB is worried that the NTIA is getting swamped with backlogged requests…
The American Association of People With Disabilities and the Consumer Federation of America, as well as several other groups, argue that the National Telecommunications & Information Administration’s digital converter boxes and all digital televisions, except for Sony models, will become…
NBC Sports is beefing up its mobile content to bolster its 2008 marquee sporting events. The network will make live game telecasts, in-depth analysis and news available on its mobile platform, NBC2Go, for events including Saturday’s Preakness Stakes, the Stanley…
Harris Corp. will introduce “the first full mobile digital TV transmission platform” in compliance with the new Advanced Television Systems Committee solution presented by LG Electronics and Samsung, TVNewsday reports. Harris will introduce the platform to broadcasters in November, the…
NBC released a test version of its television download service NBC Direct, Silicon Alley Insider reports. The software allows users to download free shows from NBC’s site to their computers. The shows expire in seven days and must be viewed…
Verizon Wireless found that small banner ads on mobile devices produced the same level of brand recall as 30-second television spots, Media Daily News reports. The company’s data also revealed that mobile banner ads produce click-through rates that are “exponentially…
The player: Tim Napoleon, chief strategist, media and entertainment, for Akamai Technologies. The play: Mr. Napoleon has helped Akamai, whose networks speed up its customers’ Web applications, grow its business among both standard- and high-def Web content providers. About 20%…