Comcast announced its plans to offer a new, ultra high-speed broadband Internet tier today, confirming rumors first reported last week.
The new tier will be called Xfinity Platinum Internet and will offer download speeds of up to 305 Mbps and …
Startup StackSocial has raised $800,000 to help take its tech deals platform public, the company announced today.
StackSocial basically provides a white-label daily deals-like store for news publications to place within their website. The startup drums up a number …
Would you be less likely to leave an embarrassingly awful comment on a YouTube video if you had to use your real name rather than an alias?
Well, maybe you’re not the type to leave an awful comment anyway, but …
After nearly six months without a permanent chief marketing officer, movie rental service Netflix has appointed Kelly Bennett to the position, the company announced today.
Netflix’s previous CMO, Leslie Kilgore, departed back in January after the company experienced quite a …
Asana, an enterprise communication startup, has raised $28 million to boost productivity among people collaborating on projects at work, the company announced today.
Asana, which was founded by Facebook employees Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein, offers a free service that …
Zite is boosting the number of publishing partner sections available in its digital magazine mobile app after doubling the number of content impressions since first launching the program, the company told VentureBeat.
For those not familiar with it, Zite lets …
Mobile news aggregation service Pulse is planning a major announcement in the near future, according to the startup’s homepage.
Pulse updated its homepage earlier today to tease the announcement. Initially, users are shown a short animation of Pulse’s launch on …
Comcast is planning to offer a new ultra-fast broadband Internet speed tier in markets shared by rival service Verizon FiOS, according to Broadband Reports.
Comcast’s new broadband tier would offer customers the option of getting downstream speeds of up to …
Say what you will about Amazon’s complimentary Prime streaming video library, but at least its selection is consistently growing.
Amazon has forged a new licensing agreement with Warner Bros. to bring several of the entertainment company’s television shows to its …
Satellite television service provider DirecTV has forged a deal with Viacom to bring its channels back, ending weeks of bickering between the companies and a boatload of consumer unhappiness.
Previously, DirecTV yanked the 26 Viacom channels from its lineup, which …
YouTube has rolled out a new rewards program for its most popular video partners, the company announced today.
Channel partners that have over a million subscribers are getting a shiny new plaque/trophy frame containing (what I’m assuming is) a genuine …
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The Internet Defense League (IDL), an organization dedicated to keeping the internet open, officially kicked off its efforts today with a conference call that included several members of the tech industry and a handful of U.S. congressmen.
The group said …
Media/advertising network startup Say Media has closed a $27 million round that should help the company build out the various genres of content it offers, the company announced today.
Say Media is the conglomerate of former ad network VideoEgg and …
It’s hard to distinguish who’s behaving like the bigger drama queen when it comes to the recent carriage fee dispute between DirecTV and Viacom. For the moment, DirecTV seems to be inching ahead, according to a Viacom blog post published …
YouTube is rolling out a new tool that will allow users to automatically blur the faces of select people within uploaded videos, the site announced today.
The new tool is expected to enhance the level of protection in videos that …
Kim Dotcom, whose file-hosting service Megaupload was shut down by the New Zealand and U.S. governments for copyright infringement at the beginning of the year, has had plenty to say about the case until now. But as he awaits news …
Yahoo posted better than expected results for its Q2 2012 earnings, with revenue at $1,081 million — flat compared to the second quarter of 2011. Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share increased 47 percent to $0.27 compared to the same …
With the ever-growing number of set-top boxes, smart TVs, and rising streaming video viewership, TiVo is attempting to keep its DVR business relevant. To do that, the company announced today that it’s purchasing television analytics platform TRA for $20 million.…
Iconic prime-time news show host Larry King is launching a new program for the streaming media generation on Hulu, the company announced today on its blog.
King is, of course, best known for his CNN show, Larry King Live, …
Less than a week after yanking its cable TV shows from the web, Viacom has restored access to them, which is cause for celebration among many cord cutters and DirecTV subscribers.
Last week, satellite TV service provider DirecTV was forced …
