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CBS now lets you watch full episodes of fall shows through its apps 8 days...

When CBS launched its iOS app in March, the network said it would make full episodes of “some” primetime shows available 8 days after they aired. But viewers discovered that content was actually pretty...

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Netflix nabs all 8 seasons of Dexter in streaming deal with Showtime

Netflix and Showtime parent company CBS have signed a deal to make all eight seasons of the recently ended Dexter available for streaming. The first four seasons of the show will start streaming in the...

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Aereo asks Supreme Court to take copyright case, stop broadcasters “war of...

Aereo, a TV streaming service that is locked in a massive legal battle with the country’s broadcasters, asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to accept a legal challenge filed by the broadcasters in...

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Go ahead, use that tweet: no one can stop you!

On Monday, a movie marketing stunt touched off a curious discussion over when and how we can quote tweets. The episode reflects the growing influence of Twitter but, fortunately for free speech...

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To understand the future of TV, look in your pocket

The future of TV is a hotly debated topic. And while consumption of TV content has increased (Nielsen reports that the average American watches almost 34 hours each week) in many ways TV has resisted...

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Hulu gets Fraggle rock spinoff, older CBS fare

Fraggle Rock spinoff The Doozers is coming exclusively to Hulu, the streaming service announced Monday. The show’s 50 episodes, which have been produced by the Jim Henson Company, will be available...

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Here are 3 ways Aereo will tell the Supreme Court that it’s legal

The stakes can’t get any higher for internet TV service Aereo. One week from now, the two-year-old company will go before the Supreme Court to face off against a group of big broadcasters that want to...

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Why the Supreme Court just set TV innovation back a decade

It’s more than 24 hours later, and I’m still furious. When news of Aereo’s demise broke yesterday morning, I did my best to calmly explain why six people used the law to kill the most innovative TV...

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CBS website OnGamers shows why you shouldn’t rely on — or try to rig — a...

The dangers of relying on a single site or social network to drive visitors to your website are relatively well known by now, but we got another useful example this week of why that can be a bad thing...

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Aereo’s in a Catch-22 when it comes to cable, rules are rigged against...

The Supreme Court ruled last month that Aereo, whose service helped subscribers stream TV signals, is like the cable companies that need a license to transmit over-the-air TV. But when Aereo responded...

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Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million For Magazine Apps, Cross-Platform Services

Polar Mobile -- the Canadian startup that develops apps for big-name publishers like CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), Conde Nast, Sports Illustr… Polar Mobile Raises $6 Million For Magazine Apps,...

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Joe Paterno’s death and the reality of news as a process

There's been a lot of journalistic finger-wagging over a student website that filed an erroneous report on the weekend saying Penn State coach Joe Paterno had died. But that student site behaved better...

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News Website Silicon.com Set To Vanish After Almost 15 Years

The once high-profile technology news website Silicon.com is set to disappear after almost 15 years, as parent company CBS (NYSE: CBS) rolls… News Website Silicon.com Set To Vanish After Almost 15...

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Videoplaza Raises $12 Million For Its Multiscreen Video Ad Platform

The rising popularity of streaming video services is causing a knock-on effect for companies serving ads around that content. And here's ano… Videoplaza Raises $12 Million For Its Multiscreen Video Ad...

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Why The Diller-Backed Aereo Will Need Some Fancy Lawyers

Broadcasters have a history of squashing disruptive technologies in court -- and the new cord-cutting service Aereo could well be their next… Why The Diller-Backed Aereo Will Need Some Fancy Lawyers...

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CBS and Turner flip the pay switch for March Madness mobile streaming

Last year’s free-to-view March Madness on Demand was wildly popular for CBS and Turner. This year, the tournament games will be under a paywall, in a sort of TV Everywhere model. CBS and Turner flip...

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CBS And Turner Flip The Pay Switch For March Madness Mobile Streaming

Streaming March Madness tournament games next month won't be as free and easy as it was last year, with broadcast partners CBS (NYSE: CBS) a… CBS And Turner Flip The Pay Switch For March Madness Mobile...

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CBS Offers March Madness Cubicle Contest

CBSSports.com is encouraging cubicle dwellers to turn their lair into a basketball temple and post photos on Facebook for a March Madness co… CBS Offers March Madness Cubicle Contest originally...

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Aereo TV Will Stream For Months As Court Case Simmers

Aereo, the controversial technology that turns iPhones and iPads into portable TV sets and DVRs, will not disappear anytime soon despite eff… Aereo TV Will Stream For Months As Court Case Simmers...

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CBS To Stream The Masters .. But Not Every Hole

CBSSports.com announced it will be streaming portions of the Masters, the first of golf's four annual marquee events. CBS To Stream The Masters .. But Not Every Hole originally published by Gigaom, ©...

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Dish’s “Auto-Hop” ad skipping device in legal showdown with TV networks

Here we go again. Another disruptive TV technology, another major lawsuit. This time Dish Network and the major TV networks are suing each other over what Dish calls its "best in class DVR" technology....

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Now Last.fm looking into password hack. Who’s next?

First LinkedIn, then eHarmony, and now possibly Last.fm. As the number of sites falling victim to password hackers continues to grow, the questions are flooding in about how these incidents are...

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Last.fm suspected password breach weeks ago

The security breach that led to millions of Last.fm passwords being compromised happened at least three months ago -- and remained undetected, despite the fact that the company suspected in May that it...

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CBS takes aim at a rival, shoots CNET in the foot

The Hopper from Dish Network was a finalist in CNET's "Best of CES" awards -- until parent company CBS told the tech news-and-reviews site that it couldn't include the company because CBS is suing it....

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Hey, Twitter, Hawaii Five-0 wants you to pick the killer

CBS is touting the upcoming Hawaii Five-0 episode "Kapu (Forbidden)" as a television first -- the ending will be picked by those watching in real time, via Twitter and site voting. It's an interesting...

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CES severs ties with CBS over Dish Hopper coverage

The Consumer Electronics Association is ditching CBS's CNET as its CES partner. CEA CEO Gary Shapiro said he's "shocked" that CBS "would bar all its reporters from favorably describing classes of...

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Inside Aereo: new photos of the tech that’s changing how we watch TV

Upstart Aereo is taking on the TV industry from a single floor in Brooklyn where it has stuffed thousands of tiny antennas and top notch transcoders and servers. Here's a primer on how it works -- plus...

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Aereo’s big bet to break the TV industry: CEO Chet Kanojia explains

To the frustration of consumers now used to digital distribution, the TV industry stubbornly refuses to unbundle its expensive channel packages. The CEO of upstart Aereo explains why he is taking them...

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Amazon gets more CBS and Showtime shows for Prime Instant Video

Users of Amazon Prime Instant Video will be able to stream more shows from CBS and Showtime, including past seasons of America's Next Top Model, Everybody Loves Raymond and The L Word. Amazon gets more...

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CBS launches an iOS app to stream full episodes of some shows

CBS's new iOS app lets viewers stream episodes of some shows a week after they air. But full episodes from popular shows like "The Mentalist" and "The Big Bang Theory" are missing. CBS launches an iOS...

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Aereo strikes back: what’s behind the mobile TV service’s new lawsuit against...

Aereo, which sells $8 a month subscriptions to watch TV on mobile devices, has responded to lawsuits from broadcasters by filing an unorthodox suit of its own this week. The suit may be for PR purposes...

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TV ad dollars slow to move online — video ads to hit $5.9B by 2017, says report

The growth in online video shows means more alternatives to TV than ever before -- but advertising dollars are stubbornly sticking with the older medium. TV ad dollars slow to move online — video ads...

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CBS and Time Warner Cable bring new tricks to an old TV fight

Millions of TV watchers have been cut off from CBS because a broadcaster is fighting a cable company over $1. The two sides are trying new tricks to get the upper hand -- but what viewers really need...

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An epic proposal on the CBS and Time Warner Cable programming fight

Think the FCC can’t do anything to make Time Warner Cable and CBS figure out their differences in the retransmission war the two are currently waging? Think again. Harold Feld delves into the wonky...

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With CBS still blacked out on Time Warner Cable, interest in Aereo is up

Aereo won't say how many subscribers it has gained from CBS going dark on Time Warner Cable, but there's data showing that interest in Aereo is definitely up. With CBS still blacked out on Time Warner...

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7 stories to read this weekend

Nomads, death of used book stores, clothing factories in American South, Time Warner and CBS fight, music discovery (or not), making love like a movie star and fighting cancer are some of the stories...

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TWC will give away antennas and Best Buy credit to those affected by CBS...

As CBS remains blacked out on Time Warner Cable in several major markets, TWC announced Friday that it's giving away basic antennas and Best Buy credit to affected customers. TWC will give away...

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Free antennas? Not good enough: the FCC should put a stop to TV blackouts

A major TV channel has gone black for millions of Americans. As the blackout goes into its fourth week, the FCC will have to realize that band-aid solutions won't work: instead, it should step up and...

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CBS reaches deal to end blackout — but it’s no solution for a broken TV model

CBS and Time Warner Cable resolved a long-running blackout. But the deal did little to address the underlying causes, including sports rights, that are giving rise to a growing number of blackouts in...

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Proposed law would end TV blackouts, let viewers drop channels from cable...

A House member is proposing a new law that would give viewers more power over which channels appear in their TV packages, and end some hardball tactics that arise in disputes between broadcasters and...

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CBS, Amazon renew deal to stream Under the Dome exclusively on Prime Instant...

CBS's summer hit "Under the Dome" will return for a second season, and once again, Amazon will have exclusive streaming rights -- with new episodes of the show streaming on Prime Instant Video four...

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Twitter ramps up TV ad push with new CBS deal

Your Twitter feed will soon contain clips from CSI or 60 Minutes thanks to the company's new partnership with CBS. For Twitter, this represents a doubling down on its big bet to pull major money in...

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The great unbundling begins: CBS next to offer online subscription for cord...

CBS is the next network that is offering cord cutters a way to subscribe to its programming without paying for cable. However, live streams are limited to certain markets. The great unbundling begins:...

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Judge says Aereo must shut for good as live TV, but service may survive as a...

Broadcasters put the final nail in the coffin of Aereo as a live-streaming TV service Thursday, but a judge's ruling could open the door to it operating as a cloud-DVR service. Judge says Aereo must...

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Did the dam just open for internet TV? What the FCC news means for the cable...

Consumers have been waiting forever for real TV options over the internet -- now they may finally get them. Here's what the FCC's big announcement could mean for you. Did the dam just open for internet...

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Streaming TV site Aereo files for bankruptcy, will reorganize

Aereo filed for voluntary bankruptcy on Thursday, a move that the company says will allow it to "maximize the value of its business and assets" without being dragged down by ongoing lawsuits in several...

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CBS and Dish reach deal, but don’t include internet TV service

So much for that blackout: CBS and Dish announced a new multiyear distribution deal Saturday that brings the broadcaster’s programming back to the satellite TV operator. The agreement comes just hours...

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Broadcasters try to block Aereo asset sale, $90M tax transfer

The TV industry has already shut down Aereo at the Supreme Court and driven it into bankruptcy, but that’s apparently not enough: now CBS, Fox, NBC and other big broadcasters are asking a judge to...

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What the consumer tech space can expect in 2015

In 2015 expect the payoff for video ad tech to begin, sharp growth for OTT, and more legal battles for net neutrality. What the consumer tech space can expect in 2015 originally published by Gigaom, ©...

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TiVo buys Aereo name, auction fetches under $2M

Aereo, the streaming start-up that was poised to upend the TV industry until the Supreme Court shut it down, has been sold for scraps. Aereo’s assets fetched under $2 million at auction, according to a...

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