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Aereo's Internet TV pricing is simpler, but not cheaper

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  • Posted May 13, 2013, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Aereo, the controversial broadcast television Internet streaming startup, will be simplifying its pricing structure on May 15. Gone will be the company's five service tiers and in their place will remain two: an $8-per-month and $12-per-month subscription with varying amount…

Aereo Internet TV forces Fox, CBS to consider subscription-based model

Aereo Internet TV forces Fox, CBS to consider subscription-based model
  • Posted April 10, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Following a recent court decision favoring Aereo's Internet-based, royalty-free retransmission of broadcast television, Fox warned it may pull its freely available NY-area broadcast channel in favor of a subscription-only model. CBS claims it too is mulling over a similar move to…

Adobe discontinues boxed Creative Suite, Acrobat software

Adobe discontinues boxed Creative Suite, Acrobat software
  • Posted March 13, 2013, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Software
  • Adobe plans to end boxed sales of its Creative Suite and Acrobat family software, according to a report by Software Media Blog. Adobe told the blog that its discontinuation of box-based sales for CS and Acrobat will be effective as…

Google testing same-day delivery service

Google testing same-day delivery service
  • Posted March 7, 2013, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • For nearly a month now, Google has been testing its own same-day delivery service named Google Shopping Express. This information comes from Reuters' unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Google Shopping Express won't put the search giant in the package delivery business though...

YouTube to launch paid channel subscriptions later this year

YouTube to launch paid channel subscriptions later this year
  • Posted January 29, 2013, 11:17 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in The Web
  • A handful of popular content producers on YouTube could start charging for channel subscriptions this spring, according to a report on AdAge. The move is intended to lure eyeballs and advertiser dollars away from traditional TV and would kick off…

Amazon launches Kindle FreeTime, unlimited kid content for $3/mo

Amazon launches Kindle FreeTime, unlimited kid content for $3/mo
  • Posted December 5, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Mobile Computing
  • It appears Amazon hopes busy parents are looking to the web for keeping their children entertained and informed. The company has launched Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, a monthly subscription-based service which allows parents to consume unlimited amounts of child-focused digital content…

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