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  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. NBCU and News Corp, the conglomerates behind Hulu, have pulled all TV content from competitor TV.com. The recently relaunched site, which is owned by CBS, had a deal with the Hulu-founders when TV.com was owned by CNET, however, since CNET Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. As expected, the House of Representatives passed the bill to postpone the end of analog television. The Democrats easily got the majority needed to pass the bill, which saw legislators voting on strict party lines. Once President Obama, who is Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The House of Representatives defeated the bill to delay the DTV transition. For now the transition will still happen on February 17th, 2009. However, an amended bill could be reintroduced as early as next week. The RIAA may be teaming Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. It looks like the transition to digital television is going to be delayed for 90 days. My sources inside the Beltway tell me it’s a done deal. Fearful that an overwhelming crowd at the Inauguration may hinder cell phone service, Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. President-elect Barack Obama’s plan to delay the DTV transition may postpone the switch 90 days. Currently, Senator Jay Rockefeller is preparing the legislation, which AT&T, one of the telco’s who purchased spectrum to be available February 17th, endorses. However, Verizon Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Intel’s revenue for the fourth quarter fell 23% over last year. Intel had warned investors that revenue for the fourth quarter would be down, however, the chip manufacturer still fell short of its predicted forecast of $8.7-9.3 billion, down from Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. CBS CEO Les Moonves got Time Warner Cable to pay higher fees to broadcast CBS. Time Warner Cable now will be able to broadcast CBS, as well as its Showtime networks, through 2013. Moonves also told a Citigroup conference that Continue Reading →

The Bush Administration is opposing FCC Chair Kevin Martin’s proposed free nationwide Wi-Fi network. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said a national Wi-Fi network “would likely lead to congested and inefficiently used broadband, and it would be inconsistent with the Administration’s view that spectrum should be allocated by markets rather than governments.” Time Warner CEO Jeff Continue Reading →