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A Better Piracy Mousetrap   28 Mar, 2014

Google, Viacom litigation hastened development of software capable of flagging videos for...More>>

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WGA Voices Opposition to Comcast/Time Warner Cable Merger   23 Mar, 2014

The Writers Guild of America said the proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable by Comcast would...More>>

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Google Updates App Purchase Requirements; Faces Lawsuit   18 Mar, 2014

Facing a lawsuit over the ability of children to run up in-app purchases without entering a...More>>

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Google, Viacom Settle $1B Copyright Infringement Lawsuit   18 Mar, 2014

Google and Viacom March 18 announced they have come to a legal resolution of their 7-year-old $1...More>>

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Blockbuster Not Coming Back in the U.K.   6 Mar, 2014

Turns out the Blockbuster resurrection in the U.K. might have been wishful thinking or a hoax. Dish...More>>

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Dish, Disney End AutoHop Litigation   3 Mar, 2014

Dish Network and The Walt Disney Co. March 3 reached a retransmission distribution agreement that...More>>

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Comcast, Time Warner Cable Merger Hearing Set for March 26   25 Feb, 2014

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing on the proposed Comcast-Time Warner...More>>

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Dish’s Three-Year Blockbuster Adventure: $91 Million Loss   21 Feb, 2014

Dish Network’s three-year ownership of video rental icon Blockbuster resulted in a cumulative net...More>>

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FCC to Draft New Net Neutrality Rules by Summer   19 Feb, 2014

The Federal Communications Commission plans to draft new guidelines regarding net neutrality that...More>>

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FCC Set to Share New Net Neutrality Plan   12 Feb, 2014

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is close to unveiling a plan to reinstate Net...More>>

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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Aereo TV Case April 22   11 Feb, 2014

Aereo TV and broadcasters’ much-anticipated faceoff before the U.S. Supreme Court now has a date:...More>>

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Latino Media Groups Join Net Neutrality Petition   4 Feb, 2014

The National Hispanic Media Coalition and Presente.org said they have submitted tens of thousands...More>>

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Net Neutrality Support Petition Gets a Million Signatures; Obama Weighs In   3 Feb, 2014

A petition with a million signatures demanding action on net neutrality was delivered to the...More>>

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FCC Chairman Accepts ‘Invitation’ to ‘Interpret’ Verizon Court Decision   29 Jan, 2014

Speaking Jan. 28 at the State of the Net Conference in Washington, D.C., FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler...More>>

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Dish’s Hopper DVR Wins Another Legal Ruling   24 Jan, 2014

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Jan. 24 unanimously denied Fox...More>>

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FTC Calls Apple Settlement Over Kids' In-App Purchases 'A Victory'   23 Jan, 2014

Apple will be paying at least $32.5 million in refunds of mobile in-app purchases children made...More>>

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Appeals Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality   14 Jan, 2014

A U.S. District Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Jan. 14 has ruled against the Federal...More>>

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Russian Youth Say 'Nyet' to Facebook, 'Da' to Ad-Supported Video   14 Jan, 2014

Facebook may be the world’s largest social media platform with more than a billion unique users....More>>

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Studios Face Antitrust Probe by the European Union   13 Jan, 2014

The European Commission Jan. 13 said it has opened antitrust proceedings to examine provisions in...More>>

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Top Court to Hear Aereo TV Case   10 Jan, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 10 said it will hear the appeal filed by a group of broadcasters...More>>

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