Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and John Thune (R-SD) rolled out a plan that, if passed, would dramatically reshape the economics of television. The idea is to unbundle broadcast programming so that individual consumers could pick -- and pay for directly -- only the channels that they want to watch.
Fixing Silicon Valley’s diversity problem
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
What can Silicon Valley firms do in the short term to achieve their goals of having a more diverse workforce?
Fixing Silicon Valley’s diversity problem
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
What can Silicon Valley firms do in the short term to achieve their goals of having a more diverse workforce?
Fixing Silicon Valley’s diversity problem
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
What can Silicon Valley firms do in the short term to achieve their goals of having a more diverse workforce?
Fixing Silicon Valley’s diversity problem
Filed Under: Benton Headlines
What can Silicon Valley firms do in the short term to achieve their goals of having a more diverse workforce?
Why Twitter’s users are in open revolt
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Twitter is planning to debut a Facebook-style, algorithmically curated newsfeed -- provoking a backlash among Twitter users. In addition, the image-sharing site Twitpic announced that it was shutting down amid legal pressure from Twitter over Twitpic's trademark application.
A Cable Merger Too Far
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There are good reasons the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission should block Comcast’s $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable.