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New Comcast App Supports Live Streaming of ESPN, Other Channels
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 4:39pm | 604Read More...In a move that could send shivers up the spine of Aereo and other cord-cutting services, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will allow users to stream select channels through a mobile device. There's just one catch: the current channel lineup leaves a lot to be desired. According to Variety, the new...
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Time Warner Cable to Carry Al Jazeera America
Friday, October 25, 2013 - 8:33am | 646Read More...Reversing an August decision to drop the Qatar-owned network when it took over Current, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) agreed Thursday to carry Al Jazeera America according to The New York Times. This deal provides the broadcaster exposure to millions of additional households, first in New York...
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Facebook Sharing Social Media Conversations with TV Networks (FB)
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 12:34pm | 561Read More...Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) aims to make America’s four biggest TV networks an offer they can’t refuse – at least one they won’t want to refuse. The offer is to begin sending weekly reports, letting ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC know how much chitchat their programs generate on the popular social network,...
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Security Analyst Claims Responsibility for the Apple Developer Hack (AAPL)
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 9:34am | 692Read More...The Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Developer site is now up and running again, but the tens of millions of people who use it want to know how such an important part of the Apple ecosystem was unavailable to users for four days. The answer is that the site was hacked. Apple acknowledged this Sunday night...
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The 9 Most Infamous Twitter Hacks of All-Time
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 11:58am | 89Read More...Following Tuesday's frightening Associated Press tweet, which "hacked the market," the impact of hijacked Twitter feeds in a world that depends on instantaneously-shared information has become a legitimate concern. The AP hack is the latest in a disturbing (though occasionally hilarious) trend of...
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Google's Project Glass is Already Being Cloned
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 4:37pm | 501Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) has yet to publicly release its first set of glasses but they are already being cloned by a Chinese competitor. Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), which runs the largest search engine in China, is currently developing a prototype device that will be very similar to Project Glass....
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CNN: DaVita Accused of Massive Healthcare Fraud
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 11:07am | 400Read More...In a blistering report on CNN's "Situation Room w/ Wolf Blitzer" show on Wednesday night, healthcare company DaVita (NYSE: DVA) was accused of defrauding the federal government to the tune of $800 million. The report focused on two whistle blowers who are suing the company. DaVita operates...
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Twitter's Potential IPO: Tainted by Facebook & Zynga?
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 1:11pm | 549Read More...As Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) buyout rumors persist and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) continues to struggle after a nearly damning initial public offering (IPO), Twitter executives have become acutely aware of the tough social media market the company will be joining if it does in fact decide to go public....
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CNN Said to Acquire Mashable for $200M
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 8:19am | 202Read More...Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) international news channel CNN is said to be preparing to buy Mashable.com, the site that delivers social media news and web tips. The rumored price? A cool $200 million. The news was broken by Felix Salmon, a Reuters blogger, who got the tip from sources he has not...
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Can a Picture of the CEO Predict Stock Performance?
Monday, December 19, 2011 - 8:14am | 863Read More...Earlier this fall a noted author, Michael Lewis, talked about an interesting investment strategy on CNN's Global Public Square. Lewis discussed his Moneyball book and the theory that people make misjudgments when they rely too much on their eyes instead of numbers and hard data. Lewis mentioned...
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How Will Healthcare Reform Affect Your Investments?
Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 11:47am | 852Read More...According to a recent CNN article, approximately 2.5 million more young adults in the United States are now receiving health coverage as a part of President Obama's healthcare reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A part of the reform that became effective in September allows...
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CNN's Suzanne Malveaux to Moderate Town Hall Meeting on Diversity
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 3:58pm | 133Read More...Suzanne Malveaux, CNN anchor, has been confirmed to moderate a Town Hall Meeting on Diversity being held jointly by the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) and Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) to address the findings of the latest editions of the NAMIC AIM (...
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CNN and the Republican Party of Florida to Produce Key Primary Debate
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 2:49pm | 132Read More...As Florida plans to move their primary up to Jan. 31, 2012, speeding up the GOP presidential nomination process, CNN and the Republican Party of Florida announced that they will co-host a debate. It will take place at the end of January in Jacksonville, Fla. among the 2012 Republican presidential...
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CNN and the Arizona Republicans to Present Presidential Primary Debate
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 2:47pm | 129Read More...As the race for the Republican nomination intensifies, CNN and the Arizona Republican Party announced that they will co-host a debate among the 2012 Republican presidential candidates in this key Western state on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. “Arizona is a key state that will play a pivotal role in...
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CNN to Air Documentary into Anthrax Attack in 2001
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 2:44pm | 128Read More...CNN's Joe Johns reports for a documentary investigation into the anthrax letter attacks of 2001. Letters written with jihadist language and laced with deadly anthrax spores were sent via U.S. Mail to members of the news media and Congress in the weeks following the September 11 attacks on New York...
