President-elect Barack Obama has joined the Consumers Union in asking congress to delay the digital television transition. Obama noted "inadequate funding" for the program as a prime reason to delay the transition, which is scheduled to happen 28 days after...

Intel's revenue for the fourth quarter fell 23% over last year. Intel had warned investors that revenue for the fourth quarter would be down, however, the chip manufacturer still fell short of its predicted forecast of $8.7-9.3 billion, down from...

CBS CEO Les Moonves got Time Warner Cable to pay higher fees to broadcast CBS. Time Warner Cable now will be able to broadcast CBS, as well as its Showtime networks, through 2013. Moonves also told a Citigroup conference that...

Auto sales in December were the worst in 15 years, with sales falling 36%. While US manufacturers are hurting, Toyota actually had the worst sales report, with a 37% decline in sales. With Automotive accounting for as much as a...

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is expected to run out of money to promote the Digital Television Transition. The program, which provides subsidies for households affected by the digital transition, estimated it would be able to cover 51.5 million...

Jeremy Piven left David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow this week, claiming mercury poisoning. Piven, who eats sushi twice a day, received a doctor's note after tests showed elevated levels of Mercury. Piven's role will be taken over by Norbert Leo Butz, who...

Gov. David Paterson wants to solve New York's debt problem by taxing the sale of digital downloads, including mp3's from iTunes. The iPod tax, along with 88 other new fees, is part of the "extreme measures" Paterson is using to...

Steve Jobs will not give his usual keynote speech at MacWorld. Not only that but the upcoming conference will be the last Apple will participate in. An Apple spokesperson said "Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever...

CBS will re-launch TV.com to compete with Hulu. Originally the domain, secured in its $1.85 billion acquisition of CNet, was more of a "water cooler site" rather than an online video or IPTV destination. CBS head Les Moonves is excited,...

The FCC has canceled their December 18th meeting meant to discuss the future of Chairman Kevin Martin's proposed free nationwide Wi-Fi. After receiving letters from Senator Jay Rockefeller and Congressman Henry Waxman, the FCC lacked a consensus to move forward...

In reaction to Jeff Zucker's comment that the old TV business is dying, CBS exec Les Moonves is adamant that "the model ain't broken. The model works." Moonves also harped on the importance of local television, saying "We do not...

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a scathing 110 page report titled "Deception and Distrust: The Federal Communications Commission under Kevin J. Martin." The report claims Martin manipulated findings on FCC reports on "a la carte" channels, as well...

After Conan O'Brien takes over the Tonight Show in May, Jay Leno will begin hosting a show at 10pm on NBC. The move coincides with Jeff Zucker's plan to cut the amount of programming hours with entertainment division fare. Keeping...

President-elect Barack Obama announced that broadband availability would be a major part of his public works project. In a video distributed over the Internet, Obama declared "It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband...

AT&T plans to layoff 12,000 employees. The telco giant claims that a decline in landlines and a lack of growth in broadband subscribers has significantly cut into their business. An analyst at UBS believes that AT&T will cut spending in...

The WSJ is reporting that former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller maybe purchasing Yahoo for between $28-30 billion, roughly $22 a share. Yahoo's stock benefited from the rumor, up 7% to $11.50. While the rumor mill is heating...

The WSJ is reporting that former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan Miller maybe purchasing Yahoo for between $28-30 billion, roughly $22 a share. Yahoo's stock benefited from the rumor, up 7% to $11.50. While the rumor mill is heating up, it...

Britney Spears documentary "Britney: For the Record" drew big ratings for MTV. The tell-all doc took in more than 3.7 million viewers in its debut, which is on par with MTV's biggest events like the "Video Music Awards."

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Cyber Monday will follow a robust Black Friday. While dim reports on the state of retail are all the rage, if analysts and the media continue to spin the doom and gloom, they will only become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Brooke Burke took home the crown on Dancing with the Stars. While this was a lock from the beginning, the real shock was 300 pound, former defensive lineman Warren Sapp besting former 'NSYNC member Lance Bass for second place.

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