Verizon plans to launch an ad-supported mobile video offering this summer that will not count against a customer’s monthly data allotment, said Verizon Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo at an investor conference today. Also this summer…
Verizon will buy AOL for $4.4 billion or $50 per share. AOL primarily focuses on digital content and online advertising, but has a long storied past with the Internet. Its early foundation was built on dial-up Internet subscriptions, a legacy…
Americans spend an average 175 hours per month engaged with a combination of multi-screen TV, four major Internet portals, YouTube and Facebook – 35 hours/month more than they spend working, according to recent Nielsen and comScore market research findings. Eighty…
Some 187 million Americans watched more than 48 billion online content videos in July, while video ad views totaled 19.6 billion, according to the latest comScore Video Metrix report. ComScore’s data once again revealed just how dominant Google is in…
More than two-thirds (68%) of consumer mobile phone use takes place in the home, according to new research conducted by InsightsNow for AOL and advertising agency BBDO. And that wasn’t the only surprising finding, according to an AOL Blog post….
New York, NY – May 26, 2011 – AOL Huffington Post Media Group today announced the relaunch of its flagship television site under the new AOLTV.com brand. New features include a richer interactive listings experience, expanded video integrations, and market…
While not exactly surprising news, but very ironic, Time Warner will spin off AOL into a separate company. Time Warner formally calls it a separation. “We believe that a separation will be the best outcome for both Time Warner and…
The Wall Street Journal is reporting (subscription required) that Yahoo is courting Time Warner to combine AOL and Yahoo into a new company, with Time Warner holding a minority stake. The effort is an attempt to either stop Microsoft’s Yahoo…
Comcast will launch Gemstar-TV Guide’s broadband TV guide on Comcast’s portal site. The online guide allows subscribers to search for online video content from 55 broadcast, cable network and other major entertainment-focused Web sites, as well as from “professional grade”…
For all intents and purposes, the move from dial-up to broadband by the masses is complete. Sure there are still large numbers of dial up subscribers who have not made the move, but there are now more people who access…
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