Broadband Access

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is in the final weeks of a region-wide promotion whereby it offers six months free of its 768 kbps or 3 mbps Internet service to current customers of its landline telephone service.The service provider has been aggressive in promoting the deal, going beyond a flood of direct mail pieces to the use of outbound call centers, with ...

i.TV has launched a movie and TV guide service for the iPhone and iPod touch, that comprises a visual media guide, community features and the ability to stream movie trailers and TV previews.The company says the service presents users with relevant and up-to-date TV and movie listings based on their current location and other customizable profile settings. The service provides ...

This week EMBARQ announced that customers no longer have to call the customer service number to get all of their questions answered; now they can just go to YouTube with the launch of the YouTube Channel, featuring instructional videos to help answer some of its top customer service inquiries.EMBARQ, citing media statistics about how many people watch online video, wants ...

Content delivery services (CDN) provider BitGravity Inc. today announced a new release of an application programming interface (API) that extends greater control over progressive downloads within Flash, enabling developers to inject advertising into their encoded video. The company claims the new Advanced Progressive API release unlocks a developer’s ability to create affordable and scalable interactive video applications. It also provides support ...

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK), blocking it from providing its DVD copying software, in the latest development in a high-stakes court battle between the company and a list of Hollywood movie studios.RealNetworks responded today with a countersuit, claiming the TRO is essentially without merit and that its DVD copying software protects content ...