Labor issues of SOPA and PIPA remain
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been blocked for now, but creators are still losing out to pirates. Read More »
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been blocked for now, but creators are still losing out to pirates. Read More »
Video closed captioning came closer to reality as the FCC moves the 2010 rules along. Read More »
Deloitte's new State of the Media Democracy Survey reveals an increasing number of us are leaving cable TV for streamed content. Read More »
Americans are watching billions of videos, and an increasing number of video ads. Read More »
People are watching more video on iPads and mobiles, and they watch longer than they do on desktops. Read More »
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 »
Smartphone users doubled mobile data traffic in just one year. Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »