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US Senate Votes Just Slightly in Favor of Net Neutrality

The US Senate on Thursday rejected a Congress-backed bill to overturn net neutrality rules. Politicians voted 52 against, 46 for SJ Resolution 6, which would have rejected the order taking effect on November 20. The measure had been promoted mostly by Texas Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison and by fellow party members. A successful vote was […]

Warner Bros’ ‘Aim High’ Social Series Will Debut on Facebook October 18

Warner Bros Entertainment has announced that “Aim High” is set to become the first ‘social series’ to air on Facebook staring on October 18. Viewers can become part of a show by tapping into their profile to create a unique viewing experience with their photos, text and friends: Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) today announced […]

All My Children and One Life To Live “Air” on the The Online Network in January

All My Children fans will only have to wait months for new episodes of the now online soap opera. Prospect Park announced Tuesday that The Online Network, its Internet-based platform, will launch in January with original programming including new episodes of All My Children and One Life To Live. As part of its January bow, […]

New Series on Crackle to Feature Josh Cooke, Seth Green

Crackle, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s online video network, announced today that “Issues,” a new original comedy series starring Josh Cooke (“Better with You”) will premiere on July 20, 2011. Created by Matt Oates (Wasted) and Cooke, “Issues” follows Dr. Ted (Cook), a disgruntled psychologist, who has to deal with the bizarre neuroses and psychoses of his […]

Google Kicks Off Music Cloud Beta at Google I/O

As part of the many launches at Google I/O day one, Google formally launched its first real steps into cloud media delivery. Music Beta lets users upload as many as 20,000 songs in their personal music collections that they can then stream from either a modern web browser or an Android phone or tablet. Offline […]

YouTube Now in the Movie Rental Business

YouTube followed up its teaser with confirmation that it was bringing major movies to its rental service. Many of the 3,000-plus movie titles being added Monday are from three of the four major movie studios, including NBC-Universal, Sony, and Warner. The mix includes both classics and newer titles such as Inception. Many titles have extras […]

MapQuest Launches Canadian Site

MapQuest today announced the launch of MapQuest.ca to provide accurate mapping tools and directions for Canadian addresses. “MapQuest has been providing solutions to Canadian users to meet their trip-planning needs for years,” said Christian Dwyer, senior vice president and general manager, MapQuest. “The launch of MapQuest.ca speaks to the growing needs of Canadian consumers for […]

Google Adds Flash to Instant Previews

  Google picked Friday to add Flash support to its Instant Previews feature even as it cautioned against using Adobe’s plugin too heavily. The move lets users with a regular web browser see a Flash-heavy site’s animations, layout, and videos in the quick view sidebar instead of plugin errors. The approach would work immediately for […]

Outbrain Study Gives Insight Into Content Consumption Trends

Outbrain today released its inaugural Content Discovery and Engagement Report for the first quarter of 2011. Drawing on data from premium publisher sites where Outbrain’s platform is installed, the report paints a detailed picture of how readers are discovering and engaging with content online. Particular attention is paid to which sources — search engines, portals, […]

Comcast 105Mbps Cable Internet Coming to Major Cities

Comcast has taken its 105Mbps cable Internet mainstream with a national rollout. The Extreme 105 tier is estimated to be in reach of about 40 million potential subscribers in core cities, such as Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. Its service as before runs off of the DOCSIS 3.0 […]

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