California SB 822, the strongest net neutrality bill in the nation, has now advanced towards a broader Senate vote. It would be the strongest and most far-reaching net neutrality law in the nation. Accordingly, telecommunications companies and me…
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Comcast Supports a Ban on Paid Prioritization — With ‘Special Exceptions’ It Chooses
Comcast is completely willing to accept a ban on paid prioritization. As long as it’s a ban on the sites it doesn’t want to prioritize. As mega-ISPs struggle to contend with a disastrous net neutrality repeal, some pretty bizarre stat…
Los Angeles Wants to Build Its Own Citywide Broadband Network
It would be one of the largest municipal broadband networks in the world. Now, Los Angeles is studying an aggressive plan to protect net neutrality. Los Angeles wouldn’t be the first municipality to create their own broadband utility. …
Yes, BMG’s Revenues Are Up 21% to $629 Million. And That’s Good News for Everyone.
BMG’s handsome $629 million in 2017 revenue is part of a broader rising of the tide. We’ve been beaten up in the past for reporting a lot of bad news. But up until recently, the music industry wasn’t such a pretty place. A…
AT&T and CenturyLink are Being Sued for Exposing Millions of Private Customer Accounts Online
Dismayed customers of both AT&T-owned DirecTV and CenturyLink are now taking action against these companies for failing to protect their information online. These days, most of the outrage surrounding privacy involves Facebook. But it turns o…
U.S. Government Sentences DMX to One Year In Prison for Tax Evasion
DMX will spend a year in prison for tax evasion — on top of a $2.29 million bill. Yeah, you can actually go to prison for not paying your taxes. At least when it involves this much money. According to the U.S. Government, rapper DMX (r…
If You Could Give One Brand a Hug, Which Would It Be?
Once again, another study finds that people, especially millennials, absolutely love Apple. Calling itself the “Brand Intimacy Agency,” MBLM published its annual study analyzing over 54,000 brand evaluations from 6,000 consumers in the US, …
94% of 18-24 Year Olds Use YouTube On a Regular Basis
Americans now use YouTube more than any other social network — by a huge margin. According to a study published two weeks ago, only 3% of channels on YouTube will ever break the US poverty line. And a German researcher discovered that …
After Acquiring Beats for $3 Billion, Apple Decides to Develop Its Own Pair of Headphones
Apple is rumored to developing a serious pair of high-end headphones. And they won’t be branded Beats. Inspired by the success of its AirPods, Apple looks ready break into the high-end headphone market. But Apple is already in the high-end …
Hey Wait — What Happened to the Winter Music Conference?
Did the Winter Music Conference just close its doors after more than 30 years? This one’s kinda strange: it looks like the Winter Music Conference is closing its doors after 30 years. Even stranger: it appears that they forgot to tell …