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MercuryNews.com | 06/26/2006 | Betting on the big bundle

Actually, the big cable and phone companies want to do it for you.
They’re hoping that by investing in businesses beyond what they’re
known for, they’ll be able to offer customers bundles, or what they
call the “quadruple play:'’ Internet, television and home- and
cell-phone service, all from one company. They’re banking that
consumers will prefer the convenience of getting one bill from one
provider rather than choosing from the growing number of phone, TV and
Internet options.

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CNN, Cartoon Network sue Cablevision | Tech News on ZDNet

Time Warner networks CNN and Cartoon Network have sued Cablevision Systems in an attempt to block the cable operator’s plans to roll out a network-based digital video recorder service.

Why ABC’s ‘Lost’ Is the Future of Online Media

ABC’s “Lost” has done more than any other media before it to enable interaction around a brand on multiple platforms. It is the first truly pan-media experience, and that holds lessons for content producers everywhere.
“Lost” is everywhere. It’s a television show that was born in a traditional analog world but came of age in a digital world where the very idea of “television” is giving way to the idea of ubiquitous, platform-agnostic video.

But the show’s presence extends beyond just video. Viewers interact with the brand on multiple platforms. There are Web sites devoted to translating the whispers heard on the show. People track the literary works mentioned. ABC has even created fake Web sites for elements of the show, like for the band Driveshaft.

Cable TV companies, AT&T at odds over regulatory bill

AT&T and cable companies operating in California squared off Monday in Sacramento over a proposed bill that would radically change how television is regulated in the state.

Macworld UK - Sopranos sing on iTunes.

Sopranos sing on iTunes

Yet more TV-related shows have debuted on iTunes in the US, this time from HBO’s globally successful series, ‘The Sopranos’.

As it prepares to launch the sixth season of the series, the network is offering video interviews with the cast, show summaries, behind-the-scenes footage and audio clips through Apple’s service. Complete shows aren’t being released just yet.

HBO has also introduced similar content for three other shows: ‘Big Love’, ‘Rome’ and ‘Entourage’.

Este artículo utiliza el ejemplo de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en Torino para explicar lo complejo del nuevo panorama mediático y las enormes oportunidades en newmedia.