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Networks ABC, CBS and NBC are blocking viewers from accessing their programs through Google’s (GOOG) Web TV service, demonstrating the challenges Google faces in getting content for its new product.

Users can’t watch full-length episodes of show’s including NBC’s “The Office” and ABC’s “Modern Family” on Google TV, The Wall Street Journal said.

Google TV allows people to access the…

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Networks Block Users Watching Programs Via Google TV originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:39:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Google

Global shipments of televisions that can connect to the Internet will triple over the next four years according to a report released today.

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Internet-Ready TV Shipments to Triple by 2014, Report Says originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:49:00.

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Hulu is considering raising up to $300 million in an IPO next year to add more shows to its subscription service, Reuters reported Friday. Will that be enough capital to keep Hulu competitive with Netflix, as well as services from companies such as Apple, Amazon and Wal-Mart?

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Is Hulu Ready to Go Public? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 09 Oct 2010 13:45:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Google , Netflix, Apple, Wal-Mart Stores, McDonald’s, Amazon.com, News Corp, Walt Disney

In spite of the growing number of Americans interested in watching television on the Internet, a new ABI Research report finds that seven out of eight viewers aren’t ready to give up their cable or satellite services just yet.

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Why Internet TV Can’t Compete with Cable originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:30:00.

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YouTube has entered the live streaming market with an experimental platform involving four media partners.

The Google-owned (GOOG) video website will preview a new live streaming platform in a two-day trial.

The partners are celebrity-focused Young Hollywood, the online TV outlet Next New Networks, the how-to guide Howcast and Rocketboom, the Internet culture Vlog.

“This is just an…

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YouTube Launches Live Streaming Experiment originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:44:00.

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