On The Hill:
Global Crossing warned the
FCC of "significant disruption" in the internet if carriers can charge access fees as in the
Comcast/Level 3
dispute. Noted the company, Comcast's proposed fee "is the functional
equivalent of an access charge" and should be struck down. --- As a
expected, the FCC voted to move forward on Universal Service Fund
reform. Now watch for the devil in the details. --- Also as expected,
Rep Fred Upton (R-MI) says he'll aim to cut off funds for net neutrality regs, most likely as part of a bill to keep the gov't funded.
OTT: Joint ventures don't work, media guru
Scott Kurnet told
Business Insider. And that means
Hulu is doomed. Go here for
more. --- Be that as it may,
ComScore's 2010 US Digital Year in Review report (
here)
points out that Hulu outdraws the online services of all five major TV
networks by a factor of two. The same report notes "a consistent
increase in video advertising as a percentage of total online viewing."
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Netflix is now the No. 1 media brand says the
Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index, knocking
Apple down to No. 2.
Analyze This: According to analysts at
Trefis, Xoom and tablets will make up 20% of
Motorola Mobility's value as the market for tablets continues to boom. Estimates from
DigiTimes call for the company to sell 700K to 800K Xooms in the first quarter alone.•
Around the World: The UK's
Competition Commission is questioning the "excess profits" which
BSkyB earns from its movie deals.
People: Lots of shaking going on at
CBS as
Jeff Fager moves up to chairman of CBS News,
David Rhodes comes in from
Bloomberg to be president of CBS News, Sean McManus becomes chairman of CBS Sports.
SkyREPORT:
Sky-Stream has launched a satellite IPTV streaming service over the
VT iDirect platform. Using the
Apple TV platform, the Dubai-based service provides VOD services in the Middle East and Africa. ---
ND SatCom will supply transmission stations for a satellite-based cloud computing system in South Africa.•
