Tim Gray

Time Warner announced today plans to stream episodes from Warner Brothers television programs free on the Internet. As early as January, couch potatoes will be able to catch up on old TV shows delivered across Time Warner’s Internet division America Online on a broadband network called In2TV. Although the shows are free, revenue is expected […]

Microsoft settled another antitrust lawsuit this week when it agreed to pay Korean ISP Daum $30 million and strike up a partnership arrangement with its former legal adversary. The agreement resolves the companies’ antitrust dispute in South Korea and includes a cash payment of $10 million, an advertising commitment valued at $10 million, plus other […]

The popularity of instant messaging continued to grow this year, as many Americans embraced the technology both for personal and business purposes, according to a survey released today. Instant messaging use increased 19 percent over last year, and in fact appears to be gaining ground on the granddaddy of Internet communication — email, as users […]

The blogoshpere was abuzz today about leaked memos from Microsoft Chief Architect Bill Gates discussing the urgency the company faces with its strategy to deliver software over the Internet. The methods behind the Gates memo also became part of the discussion after it became clear the memos hit media outlets such as the Associated Press, […]

The average weekday U.S. newspaper circulation has taken another hit, falling 2.6 percent in the past six-month period, signaling continued pressure from the Internet, according to an industry group. The falling numbers marked a 14-year low compared to any other six-month period since 1991, according to an analysis of the data by the Newspaper Association […]

Signs continue to point to a healthy holiday season this year, as reports on eSpending suggest good times for online sales are right around the corner. The fifth annual Holiday eSpending Report, issued jointly by Goldman, Sachs, Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive and scheduled to be conducted and released weekly throughout November and December, is expected […]

Yahoo and TiVo announced Monday they have teamed to allow TiVo users to remotely program their digital video recorders using Yahoo’s television Web site. Beginning today, users can log onto a computer and use the Yahoo site to set TiVo to record TV programs. The deal helps TiVo move beyond the relative static realm of […]

Federal Authorities have arrested and charged a California man with hijacking hundreds of thousands of computers and creating a vast zombie network that launched denial of service attacks and spewed spam. Special agents arrested Jeanson James Ancheta, 20, of Downey on charges he profited from the use of “botnets” — a network of hijacked computers […]

Netflix this week began contacting thousands of customers who may be eligible to receive a free one-month upgrade in service under the terms of a class-action lawsuit. Members enrolled in a paid membership plan before January 15, 2005, and who were members on October 19, 2005, are entitled to an upgrade in service stemming from […]

The first large scale collection of public domain books went live online today as part of search giant Google’s plan to amass the world of letters on the Internet. Google announced the availability of the collection as part of Google Print, an oft-contended project that stalled over the summer due to potential copyright litigation. However, […]

The great Internet divide between those with online access and those without is shrinking, and analysts predict the gap will continue to narrow over the next decade. “African Americans Online: Crossing the Digital Divide,” a report published this week by Internet market research firm eMarketer, shows the African American population is now online at an […]

“NBC Nightly News” is scheduled to become the first news program to air its entire broadcast on the Web, a move that might lead other networks to increase distribution over the Internet. Beginning Monday, “NBC Nightly News Netcast with Brian Williams” will be available for free beginning at 10 p.m. EST, according to NBC News. […]