CBS Outdoor offers free WiFi in NYC
CBS Corp. will "light up" midtown Manhattan with the creation of the "CBS Mobile Zone," a wireless high-speed network enabling New Yorkers with Wi-Fi-enabled...
Internet streaming close to becoming a fully mobile medium?
American Media Services-Internet announced a webcasting test conducted last week in the SF Bay Area that demonstrated the viability of Internet streaming. While attending...
China Mobile sets up on Mount Everest
China's largest cell phone service provider successfully tested a transmission station on Mount Everest on Tuesday, making it possible for climbers and those on...
Retail e-commerce sales in October grew 19%
comScore has released U.S. e-commerce spending figures for October 2007, showing that retail e-commerce increased 19% versus year ago to nearly 10 billion. The...
Internet ad revenues in Q3 surpass 5.2 billion
The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers announced Internet advertising revenues exceeded 5.2 billion Q3, representing yet another historic high for a quarter and a...
Intel to unveil chips for HD video streaming
Intel is announcing a family of microprocessor chips that it says will speed the availability of HD video via the Internet. Sean Maloney, Intel's...
AOL acquires Yedda, Inc.
AOL has acquired Yedda, Inc., a semantic social search Questions and Answer service. Yedda will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary. Founded in 2006,...
Ebay in hunt for TV ad star
eBay has launched a competition to allow one of its users to feature in a TV campaign next year in the UK. Consumers who...
CBS joins Facebook Ads for "Amazing Race"
CBS announced it is utilizing Facebook Ads to tap into an online community of "The Amazing Race" fans while attracting new viewers through targeted...
New NPR multimedia site launches
NPR and 12 NPR Member stations recognized for music programming are launching NPR Music, a new, free, comprehensive multimedia music discovery Web site. NPR.org/music...
Streaming media delivers high school football to troops in Iraq
Streaming solutions provider Abacast recently delivered a live high school football audio stream from WHVO-AM Hopkinsville, KY to troops stationed in Iraq. WHVO is...
GE/NBC Universal's Peacock Equity invests in 4INFO
Peacock Equity, the joint venture between GE Commercial Finance's Media, Communications & Entertainment business and NBC Universal, announced an investment in mobile media company...
AWRT to partner with Verizon Foundation for Internet Safety campaign
American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) announced they will be partnering with the Verizon Foundation in a campaign to promote Internet safety. AWRT...
News Corp., NBCU launch Hulu test
NBCU and Fox are set to beta launch Hulu, their online video site that hosts their own, as well as other programming from partner...
NBCU chooses SinglePoint for mobile media campaigns
NBC Universal has selected SinglePoint to launch one of the biggest company-wide mobile marketing initiatives ever conducted by a media company. SinglePoint will execute...