Microsoft offers $44.6 billion for Yahoo
The deal looks to reshape the competitive landscape of the Internet consumer services business....
Web sites make it easy to catch missed TV shows
The number of broadband users who watched full shows online weekly doubled in 2007....
Fischer Connectors names new U.S. president
The Swiss company has appointed Mark Barber as president of its U.S. subsidiary. ...
AT&T to hit 1 million IPTV subscribers by end of 2008; Verizon reached that number in early 2008
Verizon topped 1 million FiOS TV subscribers in the first few weeks of 2008....
Consumer awareness of DTV transition at 79 percent
Broadcasters are now focused on helping consumers learn more about the converter box, coupon program....
FCC levies nudity fine against 52 ABC affiliates
The fine proposal comes as much of the regulatory criteria the FCC uses to fine stations is under review by federal courts....
FCC 700MHz spectrum auction bids exceed $19 billion
Someone met the $4.6 billion minimum bid on the C-block spectrum, allowing the building of a new open national network....
U.S. TV networks have lost a quarter of their audience
The Nielsen ratings organization found that viewership is down 21 percent compared with the same time last year....
FCC promotes localism
In December 2007, the FCC issued its long-awaited localism report. With it came rule proposals that, if adopted, would impose new regulatory burdens on...
Writers’ strike is sending viewers to the Internet
When the strike is over, many viewers might not return to television....
FCC adds ownership studies to official record
The commission did so to comply with the Office of Management and Budget’s rules....
Former FCC chairmen lead team pushing for media education
The group wants Congress to fund research about the affect of digital media on children....
Michigan congressman urges consumers to order converter box coupons soon
Dingell is telling colleagues in Congress to alert constituents about the DTV transition....
DTV converter boxes in stores by Feb. 18
The NTIA determined the date that units should be in stores....
Analog spectrum bidding begins
The auction began last Thursday and is expected to include multibillion-dollar bids from the nation’s two biggest wireless phone companies as well as Google....
