• FCC Asks for Patience on Media Rules (LATimes.com)
    The nation's top telecommunications regulator cautioned broadcasters Tuesday not to expect quick action on media ownership limits.
  • Group Unveils Open Interactive TV Standard (Reuters)
    A group of interactive television content providers on Monday unveiled a new set of open technology standards for making interactive TV programs they claim will play on any TV set-top box or Web-based system.
  • Congress May Let Programs Be Dropped (AP)
    Congress might hold hearings, but lawmakers say they ultimately would not object if the three major networks decide to scrap some of their high-profile news programming, including ABC's "Nightline" or the early evening news broadcasts.
  • AOL Tests Hyperactive Advertising (MSNBC.com)
    AOL Time Warner has quietly begun testing “rich-media” content and advertising within its online unit. The move to include more video and audio elements within marketing messages in its proprietary service could have a big impact on AOL’s ad revenues.
  • Mobile Workers Drive Wireless Demand (Cyberatlas)
    With more than half of the domestic U.S. workforce going mobile by 2006, the need for wireless data/internet (WDI) solutions that propel wireless device, application, and service providers will increase, according to an AMI study.
  • TV Stations Ask Court to Reconsider Ownership Rule (Reuters)
    Local television broadcasters Friday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to strike down a regulation barring a company from owning a television station and a cable system in the same market.
  • Potential Death of Internet Radio, Part 3 (RAIN)
    At least partially in reaction to the recent CARP recommendation on Internet radio royalty rates, RAIN has learned that San Francisco-based business-to-business webcaster RadioCentral has shut down its several dozen streams and laid off virtually its entire staff.
  • Cable Rates Up Overall, Per-Channel Rate is Down (B&C)
    On a per-channel basis, cable rates increased 1.5% for the 12-month period ending July 1, 2001.
  • Cable Networks Cooperate to Cut Through Clutter (NYTimes.com)
    The A&E Network and the Weather Channel are joining forces to promote special, related programs on both channels this month.
  • Web Searchers Get Serious, Not Smarter (Media Life)
    In its early days, when the web was still a novelty, folks searched mostly for the fun of it, looking for sex, entertainment and whatever else might amuse them. With the web's novelty now gone, searchers these days are a more serious lot, using the web more and more to find e-commerce and business information.
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