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Netflix Takes Up a Third of Internet Bandwidth Traffic shifting from computers to connected devices

Netflix may have lost 800,000 subscribers last quarter, but there are still more than enough streaming fans left over to hog nearly a third of peak Internet bandwidth. According to the…

October 27, 2011, 12:07 PM EDT

U.K. Internet Ad Spending Booms While Traditional Media Slows Digital spending overtook TV this year

While ad spending in most U.K. media sectors slowed in the first half of 2011—understandable given the shaky condition of the global economy—Internet ad spending in the U.K. managed to…

October 5, 2011, 3:00 PM EDT

Data Points: Turn On, School's Out Parents report an uptick in the media their little couch potatoes consumed this summer

Our minors do some major television watching when school lets out for summer. Between half and two-in-five parents of children 17 and younger report that their little ones consume more of…

August 24, 2011, 6:40 AM EDT

Icann Head Will Step Down Next July Announcement comes amid controversy over new domain scheme

Rod Beckstrom, CEO and president of the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the organization that oversees the Internet address system, is planning to resign next July when…

August 17, 2011, 2:58 PM EDT

Discounted Internet for Low Income Households Comcast makes good on deal with regulators

Getting online will now be more affordable for some in 39 states. Comcast is rolling out a new initiative to help low income households connect to the Internet at discounted…

August 8, 2011, 3:56 AM EDT

New Website Names to Get a Lot More Customized Goodbye .com, hello .adweek?

Ever wondered just how long we can keep creating new Web addresses before we begin to run out? At a meeting in Singapore, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and…

June 20, 2011, 10:17 AM EDT

Dauman: 'In a World of a Lot of Choices, Snooki Still Rules' Cable execs sound off on the future of the industry

“Let’s all cheer up—this is not the music industry,” said Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes as he fielded moderator questions about the future of the cable industry, during a panel…

June 15, 2011, 7:21 AM EDT

NCTA Chief Michael Powell Asks for 'Regulatory Humility' But speech at cable show avoids big issues

What NCTA CEO Michael Powell did say about the rise of Internet video during his opening remarks at the Cable Show in Chicago this morning felt more like nervous reassurance…

June 14, 2011, 1:31 PM EDT

Chuck Schumer Doesn't Think There's Another Net Bubble Current investments are 'worth it'

Senator Charles Schumer doesn't think we're in the midst of an internet bubble. Earlier today, Schumer gave the key note address commencing this year's Internet Week in New York City.…

June 6, 2011, 12:15 PM EDT

Syria Cuts the Internet Government halts connection, hoping to halt protests

Syria pulled the plug on the Internet. As an unwavering anti-government movement continues to demonstrate against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, government officials blocked most of the country’s Internet network, cutting…

June 4, 2011, 5:23 AM EDT

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