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Internet TV Could Soon Gain Hegemony Over Conventional Cable Television

Internet TV Could Soon Gain Hegemony Over Conventional Cable Television

As the world of online entertainment continues to evolve, there is has also developed a growing threat to conventional cable television programming, as more and more consumers are now leaving these well established cable companies and switching to more versatile and easily accessible Internet television services such as Netflix, Hulu etc. Even though [...]
Net neutrality gets stronger

Net neutrality gets stronger

Hollywood forces that are increasingly facing the wireless devices as minicinemas may be excluded from the market for policing of internet traffic in the form proposed by Verizon and Google. And companies independent of Hollywood, whose limited resources would not pay the use of “highways” of the Internet, they fear being more affected [...]
Hulu now is charging

Hulu now is charging

Hulu is a favorite TV provider in the web, but it is facing an ideological battle over its future. From now on Hulu will charge USD 9.90 in order to the users have access to certain shows from some networks. On one side are the sponsors, who would like Hulu if it becomes a paid service. The other is the “Community Advertising”, which would [...]
Disney anounces a “pay-per-streaming” service

Disney anounces a “pay-per-streaming” service

Disney is preparing a system, called Keychest, which will allow consumers to watch any movie on TV, smart phone or cable TV. According to the site TGDaily the content will not be “downloaded”, but instead, it will be stored in the content provider, operator of cable TV or Telephone Company. When the product is purchased, the User will receive [...]
Balloon Boy story non-stop coverage: this is what’s wrong with (cable) media

Balloon Boy story non-stop coverage: this is what’s wrong with (cable) media

The Associated Press has reported that the Larimer County, Colorado sheriff’s office has already ascertained that the Heene family did not stage a hoax when the Balloon boy’s parents reported that their 6-year-old son was feared to have been in ‘a helium balloon that floated away from their home and traveled more than 50 miles.’ Knowing [...]
The Closer is back

The Closer is back

Today’s great success in the United States is the TNT original series “The Closer” in which Kyra Sedgwick (Golden Globe winner) is Brenda Johnson, a detective in the department of police of Atlanta moved to a special unit of heinous crimes in Los Angeles. Despite the fragile appearance, the detective Johnsan was trained by the CIA and [...]