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Comcast, Clearwire Launch 4G WiMax: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 30, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, California, Cablevision, Clearwire, North Carolina, Wimax, Rhode Island, Portland, Mediabytes, Amazon, High Definition, Associate Programs, Hd, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Tax, Supreme Court, Remote Dvr, Media News, Comcast, Julius Genachowski, Media News

Comcast has teamed up with Clearwire to offer one of the first 4G wireless data networks. Comcast High-Speed 2go will go live today in Portland and ...

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Julius Genachowski Confirmed As FCC Chair

AP | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Robert McDowell, FCC Chairman, Media News

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Julius Genachowski as head of the Federal Communications Commission and Robert McDowell for a seco...

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New FCC Chair Brings Us One Step Closer to Net Neutrality

Timothy Karr | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Fcc, Free Press, Julius Genachowski, Net Neurality, Media News

Expect Chairman Genachowski to turn his attention to bringing more choice to a broadband market controlled by a cartel of phone and cable companies.

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Twitter Essential Tool for Iranian Election News: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 17, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.17.2009 | Media

The State Department asked Twitter to delay a "critical network upgrade" scheduled for yesterday in order for civilian reporters in Tehran to use th...

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Palm Pre Selling for Sprint, Coming to Verizon: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer June 10, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, Search, Conan O'Brien, Verizon, Bing, Pre, AT&T, Microsoft, Spring, Cbs, Mediabytes, Yahoo, The Late Show, David Letterman, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Broadband Grid, Palm, Media News, Jay Leno, Nationwide, Media News

Sprint is happy to report that the Palm Pre sold more units in its first weekend than any other device the company has launched. Sources say that th...

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Nothing Good From The Internet? Bollocks

Josh Levy | Posted 06.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet Policy, Fcc, Time Warner Cable, Email, Blackberry, Youtube, Internet, Freepress, Creative Content, Media News

Thanks to the Internet, the rest of us are feeling increasingly liberated from the shackles of corporate control over content.

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KRXQ Sacramento Radio Hosts Have History of Obscenity Involving Children: FCC Report

Michael Rowe | Posted 06.06.2009 | Media

Apparently a significant chunk of corporate America has "some moral judgment," and have decided that Rob, Arnie & Dawn's in the Morning's abusive tirade against transgender children crossed the line.

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Tune in Now to Freepress.net's Media Summit

Michael Vazquez | Posted 05.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Spectrum, Broadband, freepress.net, Fcc, Media Consolidation, Citizen Journalism, Net Neutrality, Media News

Right NOW through 5:45 PM EST, in Washington DC, activists, watchdogs and journalists are gathered for Freepress.net's inaugural Media Summit happenin...

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In the Clown Car of U.S. Media: Eric Schmidt, John Kerry and More Bozos

Mike Hegedus | Posted 05.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Mission Broadcasting, Rocky Mountain News, TV News, Fcc, John Kerry, Eric Schmidt, New York Times, Newspaper Industry, Bozo the Clown, Wyou, Media News

Are you really looking for a plan to 'save' the U.S. newspaper industry? Here it is.

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Europeans Are Eating Our Lunch; Our Broadband Plan Is Toast

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Broadband, Fcc, Lobbyists, Barack Obama, Net Neutrality, European Commission, Media News

Is there anyone who thinks Congress could produce anything in the way of a meaningful broadband plan that will make a real difference and raise our broadband ranking in the world?

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Supreme Court: Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Ruling Thrown Out

AP | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court Janet Jackson Ruling, Supreme Court Cbs Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Fcc, Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction, Supreme Court, Janet Jackson, Cbs, Supreme Court Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction, Media News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight over en...

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MTV Social Media Show Sharing Ad Rev with Facebook, Twitter: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer May 4, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Social Games, Verizon, Twitter, Wolverine, Obama, Facebook, Mediabytes, Mignon Clyburn, Zynga, Shelly Palmer, Mtv, Fcc, X Men Origins, Wi Fi, 20th Century Fox, Media News, Media News

MTV's new social media-television program will share ad rev with Facebook and Twitter. The new show, What You're Watching With Alexa Cheung, will fe...

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New FCC Appointee Could Face Choice Between Obama's Agenda and AT&T's

Art Brodsky | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

Read More: James Clyburn, Fcc, AT&T, South Carolina, Mignon Clyburn, Media News

House Majority Whip James Clyburn may not have done his daughter, Mignon, any favors by getting her appointed to the Federal Communications Commission.

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Grading the Internet President

Timothy Karr | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Fcc, Obama, Net Neutrality, John Kerry, Internet, 100 Days, Obama Internet, Media News

As early as fall 2007, Obama made a strong commitment to a free-flowing, accessible and open Internet when he unveiled his new media agenda.

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Dear Justice Scalia...

Norman Lear | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Antonin Scalia, Cursing Decision, Television, TV Cursing, Scalia, FCC Expletive Policy, Fcc, Fleeting Expletives, Media News

I'd like to offer my heartfelt thanks to Scalia and his four conservative cohorts on the Supreme Court who voted 5-4 yesterday to uphold the FCC ban on the use of "fleeting" expletives on broadcast TV.

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Supreme Court Says FCC has the Right to Censor Expletives: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer April 29, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Cablevision, Expletives, Microsoft, President Obama, Smart Phone, Mediabytes, Fastest Broadband, Iphone, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Supreme Court, 20th Century Fox, Youtube, Media News, Fox, Wall Street, Media News

The Supreme Court upheld the FCC's right to censor explicit content on live television. A 5-4 decision revered an Appellite Court ruling which stat...

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FCC's "Fleeting Expletives" Policy Backed By Supreme Court

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 04.28.2009 | Media

Read More: FCC Expletive Policy, Television, Fcc, TV Cursing, Fleeting Expletives, Media News

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court deleted expletives left and right Tuesday in narrowly upholding a government policy that threatens broadcasters w...

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FCC Developing Broadband Grid Plan : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer April 9, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Iphone, Apple, Fcc, Shelly Palmer, Advertising, Broadband Grid, Touchscreen, Youtube, Abc, Media News, Notice of Inquiry, Elan Microelectronics, Myspace, Mediabytes, Media News

The FCC began its Notice of Inquiry to create a National Broadband Plan. A plan to roll out a nationwide, broadband grid is part of the American Rec...

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IBM, Sun Talks Stalled: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer April 6, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Sun Microsystems, Box Office, Broadband, Fcc, Ibm, Shelly Palmer, Whdh, Fast and Furious, Media News, Muzak, Mediabytes, Nbcu, Jay Leno, Media News

Talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems have stalled. Sun, which was set to be acquired by IBM, rejected a formal acquisition by IBM this past weeken...

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Cheney, Rove, and Fleischer and the Importance of Net Neutrality

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.18.2009 | Media

Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Ari Fleischer and other right-wing mouthpieces are trying to frame future debates while they reinvent the George W. Bush years...

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NBCU To Sell Content on Sony Devices: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer March 11, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 03.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, Dancing With the Stars, Playstation, Fcc, Shelly Palmer, Targeted Advertising, Red Digital Cinema Camera, Media News, Abc, Mediabytes, Nbcu, Broadband Expansion, Sony, Media News

NBCU and Sony have announced plans to make NBCU content available for purchase on Playstation systems. Sony will begin selling NBC shows like The Of...

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Fairness Doctrine 'Debate' Goes Off the Deep End

Craig Aaron | Posted 03.06.2009 | Media

Read More: Hugo Chavez, Free Press, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Rush Limbaugh, Brent Bozell, Jim Demint, Clear Channel, Michael Powell, Dick Durbin, Kevin Martin, The Fairness Doctrine, Media News

The Fairness Doctrine is dead. But some Republicans are still trying to prop up the issue and parade it around in a tired political theater production...

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A new leader at the FCC

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Technology, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Barack Obama, Politics News

Given the enormous role the FCC can play for ensuring not only the vitality and health of our nations' communications sector, but also the reasonable ...

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Amazon to Sell E-Books for iPhone: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer March 4, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 03.04.2009 | Media

Read More: President Obama, Wnbc, Mediabytes, Amazon, Iphone, Imac, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Media News, Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes, Julius Genachowski, Ebooks, New York Nonstop, Zilliontv, Media News

Analysts believe that Genachowski's nomination for FCC Chair will strengthen the reign of companies like Google, while also pushing for more net neutrality legislation and broadband expansion.

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Obama's FCC Pick Another Good Sign for Open Media

Timothy Karr | Posted 03.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Obama, Net Neutrality, Genachowski, Obama Fcc, Julius Genachowski, Obama Internet, 100 Days, Media News

Obama's appointment is another indication that incoming leadership in Washington will move decisively to protect the free flowing Internet from those seeking to become gatekeepers to new media.

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