Congressional Dems Introduce Bill to Restore FCC’s Open Internet Rules
Performance Marketing
The debate over net neutrality in Washington is just getting started. Just days after President Obama pledged during a Google+ hangout that he supported net neutrality, Democrats rallied in Congress [...]
Rockefeller Wants to Give Online Video Services Parity With Cable
Performance Marketing
Hoping to give cord-cutters more options and more content, Sen. Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) this afternoon will introduce a bill that offers online video services like Aereo and Netflix the same regulatory protections [...]
FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules May Not Survive Court
D.C.'s political bookies are giving the full survival of the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules long odds.
FCC Heads to Court to Defend Net Neutrality Rules
Performance Marketing
Whether or not the Federal Communications Commission has the authority to regulate the Internet comes back in the spotlight on Monday when the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral [...]
Twitter Ups Lobbying Effort in Washington
Brand Marketing
Twitter is looking to increase its clout in Washington, forming a political action committee called Twitter#PAC. Until now, Twitter's presence in Washington has been low-key—unlike Google, Facebook and other Silicon [...]
Big Cable Offering Producers Incentives to Stay Off the Web
Time Warner Cable and other pay-TV operators are offering incentives to producers to withhold content from Internet services, Bloomberg reported. Bloomberg's unnamed sources said the incentives take the form of higher [...]