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Warner Bros Takes TV To Web

A new initiative from Warner Bros. Television seeks an audience, and advertising revenue, from online broadcasts.

People Increasingly Turn To Computers For TV

If you watched the lead-in to "My Name is Earl" last night, you know that (a) Jeff Zucker, the president and CEO of NBC Universal, isn't terribly funny, and (b) his network is pushing online video.  But even with Zucker's "The Office"-gone-bad awkwardness, it seems the act of watching television online is becoming more popular.

TiVo Comes Under Attack

Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit | Lawgarithms | ZDNet.com Denise Howell has an informative write up on a copyright debate held last week at the Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood.Participants in the debate included TiVo VP and general counsel Matt Zinn, Executive Director of the Copyright Alliance Patrick Ross, Fred von Lohman from the EFF and moderator Doug Lichtman of UCLA Law School.Two things I found interesting in the article.

Google Broadcasts Offer To Help Television

Search advertising company Google wants to help its television brethren by bringing ads to local TV markets.

Online Video Rarely Makes It To The TV

Videos can lose a lot when they're presented on a small screen.  Try to picture the stunning landscapes in "The Lord of the Rings," or the gargantuan creature in "The Mist," on a 17-inch computer monitor, for example.  But that apparently continues to be the way most people watch online content.

Project Canoe Looks To Sink Google TV

If you ask us, something that even Google may fear shouldn't be called "Project Canoe."  No one at Cablevision, Charter Communications, Comcast, Cox Communications, or Time Warner Cable stopped by, however, and so their ad-related project is (for the time being) named after a small, motor-less boat.

Many Households Still Unready For TV Switch

Remember the 1982 tune "TV Party"?  Black Flag saw the humor in television addiction, but on February 18th, 2009, some people could be singing the song's last few stanzas without a hint of sarcasm.  Less than a year is left before the switch from analog to digital signals takes place, and ten percent of American households remain unprepared.

iVillage Show Canceled

If you have anything to do with iVillage, now might be a good time to back away.  Last week, we received word that 13 employees had been laid off.  Fresh reports indicate that the "In the Loop With iVillage" show has been canceled.

Google & Panasonic to Launch Web-Enabled TVs

At some point you will have to concede that the YouTube video of a hippo singing will be better than anything that’s on the 200 gazillion cable or satellite TV channels. And, when you come to that realization, Google and Panasonic will be there to fill the void.

Internet Crushing TV Networks

Sliding attention isn't only a problem for newspapers, as ABC, CBS, and NBC all saw viewership decline through 2007.