Comcast’s free Internet service and debt forgiveness

Comcast has announced it will include up to six months of complimentary service for any new family that has not yet applied for Internet Essentials, which subsidizes the cost of basic broadband for low-income subscribers.
Apple

Apple suppliers begin production of new iPad tablets

Apple Inc's suppliers have begun manufacturing new iPad tablets in an attempt to revive flagging sales of the tablet, Bloomberg reported, citing

Apple facing lost iPhone market share

According to a Fitch Ratings report released Tuesday, Apple Inc. could lose a quarter of its smartphone
IAB / Interactive Advertising Bureau

In-feed sponsored content success rely on brand familiarity, trust, more

A new comprehensive study of U.S. online news users by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and Edelman Berland shows that relevancy (90%) is the top factor in sparking interest in in-feed sponsored content, yet it also clearly demonstrates that the public’s feelings about the advertiser itself determines the success of this type of native advertising.

Horizon Broadcasting re-launches MyCentralOregon.com

Bend, OR-based Horizon Broadcasting Group, the operator of six radio stations in Central Oregon, has re-launched MyCentralOregon.com
Tablets

On-demand streaming audio up 50% in 1H

During the first half of the year, digital album sales were down 11.6%, while purchases of individual tracks

“Measuring Broadband America” report shows healthy Internet sector

Last week, the FCC published its fourth annual report on measuring fixed broadband, and the results yet again

Amazon to debut “Really” in third pilot season

Amazon Studios will debut the half-hour dramatic comedy pilot Really from Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers), Main Street Films’ Craig Chang and
Google

Google to launch 180 satellite for global internet service

Google is planning to launch a fleet of 180 satellites to provide web access for the 4.8 billion people not yet

Hispanics well ahead of the pack in mobile video

Hispanics over-index in a number of mobile media usage and consumption, including watching

Online content: Fee for free?

New research from University of Michigan / Michigan Ross Marketing Professor Kanishka Misra shows how media providers could boost online revenue with the right mix. Online content providers constantly grapple with how much to offer for free and how much to charge. Pile on too many fees for content, and customers disappear and ad revenue declines. Give away too much, and you could miss out on subscriber revenue. Customers have been known to flee websites in droves over even the slightest of fees.
radionomy

dotFM teams with Radionomy

BRS Media announced that dotFM, the .FM Top-Level Domain Registry, will work together with Radionomy, the no-cost internet radio creation platform, to offer clients a service that lets anyone create a music or talk Internet Radio Station with a .FM or .AM prefix.
Tom Wheeler

Wheeler: Open Internet must be preserved and protected

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler denied that he’s trying to divide the Internet into fast and slow lanes

AOL, Microsoft team on content offering

AOL announced it has signed a video distribution deal with Microsoft. Beginning this summer, content from AOL brands like HuffPost Live, TechCrunch and

iHeartRadio adds WebmasterRadio.FM’s B2B network

WebmasterRadio.FM, celebrating its 10th year of delivering original talk programming surrounding digital