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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. But organizers appear to have taken a page from the Superbowl, allowing only drips...
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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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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
For the most part, being owned by a giant media entity probably isn’t such a bad thing: you have a lot of resources behind you when things get tough, the Christmas parties are usually pretty good, and...
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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, which runs CES, is ditching CBS’s tech news and reviews site CNET as its show partner. Earlier this month, CBS forced CNET to remove the Dish Hopper from...
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Inside Aereo: new photos of the tech that’s changing how we watch TV
Brooklyn-based Aereo lets subscribers watch and record over-the-air TV anywhere they go on computers, iPhones or iPads. The service is available for now in New York City but will soon be unveiled in...
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Aereo’s big bet to break the TV industry: CEO Chet Kanojia explains
The digital age lets us consume media how and when we want, and in the format of our choosing. If we want to hear a song, for instance, we no longer have to wait for it on the radio or buy a CD stuffed...
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Amazon gets more CBS and Showtime shows for Prime Instant Video
Amazon Prime Instant Video is getting more shows from CBS and Showtime, the company announced Wednesday. Prime members will now have free streaming access to past seasons of America’s Next Top Model,...
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CBS launches an iOS app to stream full episodes of some shows
CBS on Thursday launched an iOS app that offers full episodes of primetime shows a week after they air. Daytime and late-night shows are available to watch within 24 hours of airing. Android and...
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Aereo strikes back: what’s behind the mobile TV service’s new lawsuit against...
Aereo, the controversial service that beams over-the-air TV to mobile devices, is going on legal offense against the broadcasters that are trying to shut it down. On Monday, Aereo asked the U.S....
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TV ad dollars slow to move online — video ads to hit $5.9B by 2017, says report
In the future of television land, everyone from AOL to the Wall Street Journal will be making awesome online shows and sponsors will ply them with ad budgets once reserved for TV. And why not? After...
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CBS and Time Warner Cable bring new tricks to an old TV fight
Should viewers have to pay $1 or $2 to watch CBS channels? Time Warner Cable and the broadcaster can’t agree, leading TWC to yank CBS channels from its lineup in several big cities. The dispute likely...
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Free antennas? Not good enough: the FCC should put a stop to TV blackouts
Last Friday, the head of the FCC told CBS and Time Warner Cable that she would “consider appropriate action” if they didn’t end a fee dispute that has caused the popular channel to vanish from 3...
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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 reached a fee arrangement over the weekend, ending a dispute that saw the network go dark in millions of homes for more than a month. The deal means blacked-out viewers will...
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Proposed law would end TV blackouts, let viewers drop channels from cable...
In the aftermath of a fee dispute that saw CBS vanish from millions of households with Time Warner Cable for 31 days, a U.S. House of Representatives member is touting a bill that would ban such...
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CBS, Amazon renew deal to stream Under the Dome exclusively on Prime Instant...
Amazon will once again be the exclusive, in-season streaming home of the CBS hit show Under the Dome. The companies announced Thursday that they’ve renewed their deal for the show’s second season,...
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Twitter ramps up TV ad push with new CBS deal
Will 60 Minutes fans prove keen to ingest a mini “60 seconds” version on their smartphone? Twitter and CBS sure hope so. The two companies announced a partnership that will see the network join the...
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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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