networks
What will you do when television paywalls become standard?
We’re starting to witness the beginning of a widespread television paywall. It may not seem like a big deal at first, but the days of watching new episodes the day after they air for free are limited. Fox recently announced it would delay the release of new episodes of its shows for eight days unless customers subscribe to Hulu Plus or Dish Network. Chances are Fox will gain the support of other major cable providers. How long before the other networks follow suit?
Tivoli Audio Spring NetWorks Giveaway [E-Gear Contest]
The fine crew over at our sister site E-Gear recently posted some details about a giveaway. The contest is offering you (the E-Gear reader) a chance to win a NetWorks internet radio player from Tivoli Audio. Here is what they have to say; “Internet radio has never been easier or more stylish. Introducing the Tivoli more »
What Hulu doesn’t get
Hulu is one the best online video sites available in the United States. One of the weirdest things about the folks behind Hulu (NBC and News Corp.) is they seem to act in a way that counters their best interest. Put a show online? Take it down quickly! There’s software that lets people watch Hulu on televisions? We can’t have that!
Now why would Hulu act like this? You would think that more eyeballs watching shows on Hulu would be a good thing. Shouldn’t Hulu be on as many devices as possible? Let’s speculate on Hulu’s issue.
FRED is dead: XM stations go quiet
I am a Fred fan. Or I guess I was a Fred fan. Fred was an alternative rock station on XM that played some deep tracks that exposed where bands like U2, REM, Cure and others got their sounds influenced from. XM radio has euthanized Fred and other themed genre stations, in efforts to merge more »
“30 Rock” to premiere on Hulu before it hits NBC
Broadcast television is taking a backseat to Hulu.com. “30 Rock” is premiering this Thursday on Hulu, a full week before NBC will air the episode. This is not the first time NBC has shown off its television shows online before the television broadcast. The short-lived “Andy Barker, P.I.” debuted on NBC.com several weeks before ever more »
3G mobile service to be tested in China
China Mobile Communications Corp, the largest network provider in China are ready to begin testing of their 3G network using the TD-SCDMA standard. The test which is set to begin next week will include some 20,000 phones and 5,000 data cards that will be issued throughout Bejing and seven other cities. While there has not more »
