Labor issues of SOPA and PIPA remain
01.23.12
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been blocked for now, but creators are still losing out to pirates. Read More »
Entertainment and Gaming Archives
FCC advances with Internet video closed captioning
01.18.12
Video closed captioning came closer to reality as the FCC moves the 2010 rules along. Read More »
Report: youth leading TV switch from cable to broadband
01.06.12
Deloitte's new State of the Media Democracy Survey reveals an increasing number of us are leaving cable TV for streamed content. Read More »
October, 2011: 184 million online viewers watched 42 billion videos
11.29.11
Americans are watching billions of videos, and an increasing number of video ads. Read More »
More People Watching Online Video, and More Watching it on Handheld Devices
11.14.11
People are watching more video on iPads and mobiles, and they watch longer than they do on desktops. Read More »
Majority of Under-45s Have Smartphones
11.04.11
While overall smartphones are still less than 50 percent of total mobile ownership, they're a majority for people between 18 and 44. Read More »
Exponential Growth of Mobile Data Due To Proliferation Of Smart Phones
10.19.11
Smartphone users doubled mobile data traffic in just one year. Read More »
Internet Data Traffic Set to Quadruple by 2015
08.29.11
According to Cisco's Visual Networking Index for 2011 — a forecast of digital trends and online usage — the Internet is about to become a whole lot busier. Read More »
FCC Sets Six Month Deadline for Online Closed Captioning
07.28.11
Last October, President Obama signed into law the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 — "a bill to increase the access of persons with disabilities to modern communications, and for other purposes." In short it required that Internet video content be closed-captioned for the hearing impaired — just as it is on broadcast and cable television. Read More »
Will Limited Bandwidth Capacity Raise The Costs of Streaming?
07.18.11
The news last week was about the sharp rise in Netflix fees. What was $7.99 a month for DVDs and streaming is about to double to $15.99. But, cautions The Wall Street Journal, Netflix and its competitors are apt to raise consumer costs well beyond simple fee hikes. Read More »
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