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Netflix highlights 'family' programming
Netflix is courting families with a new page meant to promote its family-friendly content to existing and prospective subscribers.
Viacom producing short-form Web series at MTVOther.com
Viacom's MTV has set up a new studio to make short online video clips for MTVOther.com and its TV Everywhere apps.
Netflix gets rights to new DreamWorks Animation shows
Netflix will get about 300 hours of original programming from DreamWorks Animation under a new agreement the two companies announced Monday.
Sky Angel - C-SPAN antitrust suit dismissed
A federal judge dismissed an antitrust lawsuit brought by the online video distributor Sky Angel against C-SPAN. But Sky Angel's attorney said the company plans to refile the matter before July 3.
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Why Aereo's legal battle is important to Intel and Sky Angel
Last week, attention in the pay-TV and online video world was drawn to the agreements between major pay-TV distributors and TV networks. The issue mirrors one that has been playing out in a New York courthouse over the past year in the Aereo litigation case.
Checking out the most influential women in wireline
Over at FierceTelecom, editor Sean Buckley profiles 10 women at companies such as Google, Verizon and AT&T who are shaping the future of the wireline industry--long a male-dominated field.
Boxee said to have found a buyer
Boxee, the New York- and Tel Aviv-based online DVR company, has reportedly found a buyer for its assets.
Comcast, Chernin Group, WPP fund Fullscreen
YouTube partner Fullscreen said it has raised money from The Chernin Group, Comcast and WPP. The company didn't say how much money it rounded up or how much ownership it sold in the process.
Telcos build fiber to wireless towers to meet video demand
The major phone companies are increasingly pulling fiber networks to cell towers, to provide backhaul services to the wireless carriers. As carriers offer faster wireless broadband access they need to move more bits--much of it video--around the broader network.
LG, Samsung, others show off cable products that look more like Roku, Apple TV
Consumer electronics companies and cable technology vendors are preparing devices and services for the cable industry that incorporate the features found in in streaming media devices like the Roku and Apple TV.
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