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Dish’s Q2 subscriber loss smaller than expected

July 20, 2012 1:17 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Dish Network lost 10,000 net subscribers in the quarter, which was smaller than analysts predicted in a typically weak quarter for pay-TV operators.

Google's Q2 earnings rise as clicks on ads soar

July 20, 2012 1:15 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Google is getting even better at showing online ads to the right people at the right time. That enabled the Internet search leader to hit analysts' earnings target for the second quarter.

Microsoft reports 1st loss as public company

July 20, 2012 1:14 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Microsoft posted its first quarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company as it declared a struggling online ad business a bust and prepared for one of the biggest product updates in its history.

U.S. venture funding falls 12% in Q2 to $7B

July 20, 2012 1:07 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Funding for start-ups fell 12 percent in the April-June period as U.S. venture capitalists poured less money into fewer deals than a year earlier.

Google stays coy on Motorola plans

July 20, 2012 12:01 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | Comments

Google provided no details about its plans for Motorola Mobility during its earnings call, leaving the industry without an indication of the Internet search giant's strategy for the hardware space.

Verizon’s broadband adds fewest in 4 years

July 19, 2012 3:15 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

Solid subscriber growth of FiOS Internet barely compensates for DSL losses; FiOS TV grows, as well.

Illinois governor signs consumer utility laws

July 19, 2012 3:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

The scam – with charges ranging from $10 to $45 per bill – has been around for years on landline phone bills and is creeping into the cell phone industry.

Clearleap adds authentication service

July 19, 2012 3:07 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | Comments

The ability to authenticate will help Tier 2s and Tier 3s also start offering TV Everywhere-type services to their subscribers.

Satview Broadband vows to expand

July 19, 2012 3:05 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

Satview Broadband, an MSO that serves several rural areas in Nevada, said it is negotiating to buy up to five more nearby cable systems.

Motorola developer faces prison for secrets theft

July 19, 2012 3:04 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

An American software developer caught with more than 1,000 confidential Motorola documents before boarding a flight on a one-way ticket from Chicago to her native China five years ago is due to be sentenced for trade secrets theft.

You bought it: Suddenlink sold for $6.6B

July 19, 2012 12:00 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, BC Partners and Suddenlink President and CEO Jerry Kent – along with members of his management team – have bought the nation’s seventh-largest cable operator.

Cogeco steps into U.S. market with $1.36B purchase of Atlantic Broadband

July 18, 2012 2:17 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | Comments

Canadian cable operator Cogeco is making its first foray into the United States with its $1.36 billion purchase of Atlantic Broadband.

Viacom decides not to block 'Daily Show' online

July 18, 2012 2:15 pm | by The Associated Press | News | Comments

Viacom has decided to let new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" be shown on its websites, easing a blockade of online viewings that it imposed in a fee dispute with DirecTV.

FreeCast set to start charging

July 18, 2012 2:14 pm | by Brian Santo | News | Comments

The company also plans to release its first device and a wireless PC/keyboard that users will be able to use to control the FreeCast guide and navigate the Web on their TV screens.