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BitTorrent usage is on the decline in the US largely as a result of consumers having access to legal online content options.

Ann Hoey Made President and Chief Executive Officer at Limos.com. Dawn Lepore Named to Limos.com Board of Directors.>> Netflix Inc.

"The biggest challenge is trying to lead and not hold back the future," said Chase Carey, COO of News Corp., one of the panelists at the closing general session Wednesday at the NCTA's cable show here on May 23.

After all, it's not a stretch to say his service is one of the biggest ways that people today consume TV and movies - and often cited as a potential threat to the decades-old cable industry that's struggling to innovate .

If it seems as if Comcast has acted arrogantly in addressing widespread complaints that it favors its own video streams on its Internet service over those of its competitors, it could be in part because the company so dominates the Internet-service business in the markets where it operates.

On the road to success, failure is always a possibility. But some people seem to have a surplus of resilience, that all-important trait that helps them bounce back, often again and again, to accomplish great things.

I believe many companies have several unused opportunities to grow their revenue.

Netflix, Inc. A : Cox CEO Patrick Esser describes Netflix as the cable industry's "Frenemy." Esser also reveals that in March, the amount of Cox's broadband customers streaming Netflix reached 40%. The content chief for Netflix, Ted Sarandros, states that Netflix cannibalizes some cable programming, and because of the inability for the company to ... (more)

Shares of Netflix were down again Thursday, continuing a long slide that has frustrated its investors over the past two months.

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Facebook stock closed at $32 today, but that's the least of its problems. It's now besieged with lawsuits and investigations around allegations that it did not disclose negative information about future earnings to investors before it went public on May 18.

The title "Dark Shadows," for many, has a nostalgic quality akin to the British series, " Doctor Who ." For some, it conjures images of rushing home from school to watch the original series , a soap opera style drama, from 1966-1971. For others, an introduction to the show came initially from reruns or the 1991 reboot .

Two high-profile new theatrical features, Universal Studios' The Grey and 20th Century Fox's Chronicle, debuted in the two top spots on both national home video sales charts for the week ending May 20: the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks overall disc sales, as well as Nielsen's Blu-ray Disc-only sales chart.

Video from Leading Content Providers, Including Verizon FiOS, Comcast and Others, to Give Customers Choice of Entertainment on Mobile Devices Verizon Wireless today introduced viewdini, an innovative portal that creates a new entertainment choice for consumers by making it simple to search and view movies, television shows, and other video on ... (more)

Online channels are expanding their original programming and giving actors new opportunities -- albeit at a price.

AOL, Inc. : According to the Wall Street Journal, Patch.com, a system of small town news websites owned by AOL, is the focus of a war over the Internet company's plans ahead.

This time the DVD rental service, which is owned and operated by Coinstar , is bringing its famed kiosks to Wal-Mart stores all across Canada.

Is Netflix a friend or foe to the traditional cable TV companies? Cox Communications CEO Patrick Esser says it's a "frenemy." There's no question that Netflix and other over-the-top Internet-based video services have shaken things up for traditional TV distributors and content owners.

Benihana Inc. A : A definitive merger agreement has begun that places Angelo, Gordon & Co.'s private equity group to acquire Benihana.

During a CIO panel discussion at The Cable Show, Sandvine's chief technology officer, Don Bowman asserted Netflix has hit its peak and other video services are gaining traction.A As documented in Sandvine's Global Internet Phenomena report, Bowman revealed that Netflix represents 33 per cent of peak downstream traffic on US cable networks but ... (more)