Time Warner Cable announced Thursday it is working with a number of networks to provide its customers with more online access to programming.
The networks involved in the upcoming trials of TV Everywhere include TBS, TNT, HBO, CBS, Syfy, BBC America, AMC, WE tv, Sundance Channel, Discovery and the Smithsonian Channel.
Last month Comcast began a similar test offering content from HBO and Cinemax online.
Time Warner Plans For AOL Spinoff
Time Warner said Thursday that its board is moving ahead with plans to separate its AOL division and make it an independent, publicly traded company.
"We believe that a separation will be the best outcome for both Time Warner and AOL," said Jeff Bewkes, Time Warner Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
AOL to Buy Back Google Stake, Break Away from Time Warner?
AOL is reportedly buying back a 5% stake owned by Google, and it has a new CEO in Tim Armstrong, formerly of Google. A spinoff from Time Warner is also anticipated.
Warner Launches On Demand Service For Classic Films
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) has announced it has launched an on – demand DVD and digital downloading service offering movies from its library before 1986.
At WarnerArchive.com, movie fans can choose from more than 150 classic titles that have never been available on DVD or for digital download. Some of the titles include Academy Award nominee "Sunrise at Campobello," "The Citadel," and "Mr. Lucky."
Google Asks Time Warner For Money Back
Roughly three years ago, Google bought a five percent stake in AOL for $1 billion. AOL then went down the tubes, and more recently, the economy has done the same. So everyone’s favorite search giant has now put Time Warner into a position where it may have to offer something of a refund.
Microsoft & Yahoo Trying To Get Time Warner On Their Side
You’ve heard said "keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," now Yahoo wants to test the boundaries of that maxim to the full.
Meter’s Running In Time Warner Test
Beaumont, TX, earned the distinction of being the testing ground for metered Internet service for the heaviest users of network capacity.
Bronfman, Warner Music To Internet: Gimme
Music tycoon Edgar Bronfman, Jr., would like to bundle a fee into your Internet access in exchange for unlimited access to music.
SeeqPod Finds Warner Lawsuit
The Electronic Frontier Foundation called the Warner Music Group lawsuit against SeeqPod “an attack by the entertainment industry on the DMCA safe harbors that protect hosting services and search engines.”
Warner, Imeem Resolve Suit, Share Music
Two months ago, Warner Music Group (WMG) filed suit against Imeem for copyright infringement. Now the suit has been dropped, and – get this – the two companies have announced a strategic partnership through which “WMG’s world-class catalog of popular audio and video content will be made available . . . for interactive, on-demand streaming on imeem’s free, ad-supported service.”