[Medianews] Taiwanese Researchers Use Apple Watch To Fly A Drone

Taiwanese Researchers Use Apple Watch To Fly A Drone By Kavita Iyer Geek, Technology Taiwanese technology researchers at PVD+ have written an algorithm for the Apple Watch that renders it a remote controller that can pilot drones and manipulate lights using hand gestures. This could mean a r

[Medianews] Senate OKs ban on local Internet tax

Senate OKs ban on local Internet tax Tribune Newspapers and news services Congress voted Thursday to permanently bar state and local governments from taxing access to the Internet, as lawmakers leapt at an election-year chance to demonstrate their opposition to imposing levies on online se

[Medianews] Operators Name ESPN Most Valuable Net

http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/operators-name-espn-most-valuable-net/402503 Multichannel ESPN is the most valuable network to cable operators, according to a new survey by Beta Research. The survey information was also distributed by Walt Disney Co. and ESPN, which have been fighting a

[Medianews] Time Warner Outlook Solid; Revenue Misses (The Wall Street Journal)

http://www.wsj.com/articles/time-warner-beats-estimates-outlook-solid-1455107363 Firm also raises dividend and approves $5 billion in stock buybacks ENLARGE The Time Warner Center in New York. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES By KEACH HAGEY and LISA BEILFUSS Time Warner Inc. offered an upbeat forecast for the

[Medianews] YouTube Debuts First Original Content, but Won't Say How Many Subscribed to Its Service

http://www.adweek.com/news/television/youtube-debuts-first-original-content-wont-say-how-many-subscribed-service-169563?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Adweek_Newsletter_2016001107&utm_source=sailthru&utm_term=AWK_NewDaily Not a lot, at least according to creator Hank Green's poll By Tim Baysinger F

[Medianews] HBO Now Is … Just Okay, With 800,000 Subscribers (Re/code)

http://recode.net/2016/02/10/hbo-now-is-just-ok-with-80-subscribers/ HBO Now Is … Just Okay, With 800,000 Subscribers (Re/code) By Peter Kafka The Internet demanded it for years, and last year HBO finally gave it to them. But so far, only 800,000 people have subscribed to HBO Now, the pay TV

[Medianews] US pay-TV customers think cable and satellite companies are “greedy” (Rapid TV News)

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/2016021141715/us-pay-tv-customers-think-cable-and-satellite-companies-are-greedy.html Michelle Clancy 11 February 2016 A full 77% of all respondents in a US survey from TVfreedom believe that pay-TV providers care more about their own profits than ensuring quality servi

[Medianews] Disney, Nielsen and the Broadband-Only Homes -- Pivotal Research

https://www.mediavillage.com/article/disney-nielsen-and-the-broadband-only-homes-pivotal-research/ BOTTOM LINE: Investors we have spoken to have expressed understandable confusion given stories in the press in recent weeks regarding Nielsen "restatements" in context of concerns around cord-cutti