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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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Telegraph | News | CCTV channel beamed to your home

Big Brother, the reality television show that attracts up to seven million viewers, is old hat.

In the world of boundary-pushing television, it was surpassed yesterday by a group of Eastenders who have become the first to monitor their own neighbourhood via a home CCTV channel.

Local TV’s Clear Shot At The Net

Local TV’s Clear Shot At The Net
Demand for video ads could be the stations’ salvation.

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.

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News from PC Magazine: Philips Downsizes Mobile TV

Royal Philips Electronics will release a new chip that enables much smaller TV phones, according to an announcement today at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas.

Wired News: Japan: Digital TV for Cell Phones

TOKYO — Digital TV broadcasts for mobile phones equipped with special receivers began in Japan’s major urban areas Saturday, following several months of test broadcasts.

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