FX has renewed its acclaimed drama "Justified" for a fifth season. The show, which wraps its fourth next week, will return in January. The news was revealed at the cable channel's upfront presentation to advertisers in New York City on Thursday morning. FX also confirmed that it has renewed its comedies "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and … [Read more...]
Facebook pauses efforts to launch ad network
December 19, 2012 by
Remember that mobile ad network that Facebook ushered into beta around three months ago? Don't look for it to escape anytime soon. Per a new report from AllThingsD, spokesman Brandon McCormick has stated the following: "We are pausing our mobile ads test off of Facebook. While the results we have seen and the feedback from partners has been … [Read more...]
Verizon adds NFL Network and NFL RedZone to FiOS TV Online
December 16, 2012 by
Those fortunate enough to be in a FiOS region have enjoyed the NFL's RedZone channel for years now, and those with iPads have been able to stream some of that content to their tablet since 2010. Viewing the NFL online, however, right in a desktop browser, has proven to be nearly impossible. Blame it on popularity, licensing, piracy concerns -- … [Read more...]
NFL Network and RedZone Channel coming to Time Warner Cable
September 21, 2012 by
You don't have to look high (or low) to find a litany of complaints regarding Time Warner Cable's service, support or pricing, but it's evidently aiming to right one particular wrong later today. According to Bloomberg, the National Football League has inked a deal with TWC to bring the NFL Network and RedZone Channel to its systems. The move comes … [Read more...]
AT&T confesses: its network couldn’t handle unchecked FaceTime over cellular
August 22, 2012 by
Well, at least no one can blame AT&T for dodging the core issue any longer. After watching Verizon Wireless snag satisfaction crown after satisfaction crown from AT&T over the years, it seems that the latter is finally using a highly defensive blog post on the issue of FaceTime over cellular in order to cop to what we've all known: … [Read more...]
Netflix introduces its own CDN, Open Connect Network, to give ISPs more control
June 11, 2012 by
It's not often that we touch on subjects surrounding content infrastructure -- lectures revolving around AWS, Level 3 and Limelight give most of us the creeps -- but that stuff is absolutely vital to keep petabytes of content flowing to our retinas. As the company's business shifts from by-mail to instant gratification, there are also decisions … [Read more...]
Qualcomm gets on the Band 41 bandwagon, pledges support for Clearwire’s upcoming LTE TDD network
May 18, 2012 by
Not exactly groundbreaking news here -- Clearwire's impending LTE TDD network is happening, regardless -- but it's always good to have the weight of a mainstay like Qualcomm behind you. Particularly when you're pushing uphill, into the wind, against far more established 4G networks from AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Qually has announced that it'll … [Read more...]
Editorial: Facebook’s my digital scrapbook first, social network second
May 11, 2012 by
I never wanted to join Facebook. I never wanted to join anything online, really. I was coerced into creating a Xanga at some point, and eventually -- when Facebook opened up to NC State email addresses -- I begrudgingly created an account there, too. I had a "thing" about opening my life up to the internet. I knew already that prospective employers … [Read more...]
Apple’s iOS 5.1.1 update for iPad, iPod touch and iPhone: fixes AirPlay and network bugs, jailbroken already
May 7, 2012 by
Plugged your iDevice into an iTunes-equipped machine lately? You should. Apple has just let loose iOS 5.1.1, a seemingly minor point update that actually promises to fix quite a few (potentially) substantial quirks. Coming two months to the day after the iOS 5.1 software update, the extra 0.0.1 is said to improve reliability of the HDR option for … [Read more...]
New broadband network to help emergency responders
May 3, 2012 by
The federal government is following through on a promise to set up a secure national mobile broadband communications network for the use of emergency responders. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews released details in Vancouver, admitting it could be several years before the network is up and running. Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu says the system … [Read more...]
