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Netflix is supporting a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would reform the Video Privacy Protection Act. The new bill would let users agree to a one-time waiver giving Netflix permission to publish all of their viewing activity on social networks, just like Spotify does with music. Read the full article at Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111212_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Netflix is supporting a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would reform the Video Privacy Protection Act. The new bill would let users agree to a one-time waiver giving Netflix permission to publish all of their viewing activity on social networks, just like Spotify Continue Reading →

A few thousand people spend their early December in part inside the Grand Hyatt hotel, watching UBS’ annual global media conference. They’ve been doing it for 39 years, catching presidents, chief executive or financial officers from major media ventures discourse over accomplishments in one year and projections for the next. Few of those few thousand Continue Reading →

If you catch yourself watching television or movies and asking what else that actor has been in, Hulu’s newest feature will save you from guessing. By activating the face match feature, you can hover over an actor’s face and find out who they are and what else they’ve been in. Read more about the feature Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111209_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Twitter announced a massive redesign that hopes to make Twitter less confusing for new users. The new design simplifies Twitter’s features by consolidating them into separate categories. Downloading Twitter’s new mobile app will give you early web access to the new design. In other news, the National Continue Reading →

According to a report by Reuters, Verizon plans to take on Netflix with its own streaming movie and television service. The service could roll out in 2012 and would be made available outside of Verizon’s broadband and TV markets. Verizon is currently in talks with numerous content providers. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111207_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AT&T finished last in Consumer Reports’ annual customer satisfaction survey. AT&T has ranked last two years in a row, with customers complaining about poor voice quality and customer service. The survey found that those with prepaid plans and smaller service providers had the highest satisfaction ratings. In Continue Reading →

It has been about a month since YouTube announced that they want to get into the programming business in a big way.  That is, they are planning to offer their own lineup of channels.  So, they are going to be a bit of a hybrid, somewhere between Hulu and an MSO.  The difference is that Continue Reading →

Netflix is reviving the cult-classic sitcom Arrested Development, playing new episodes in early 2013. After striking a deal with Twentieth Century Fox, Netflix will make the new episodes available exclusively for streaming video subscribers. Netflix is actively pushing for original content, and is also working on a political drama with Kevin Spacey.  Read the full Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111121_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] This holiday season millions of shoppers are turning to their mobile devices to make purchases. Top merchants are expected to make over $5 billion in mobile sales as more shoppers compare and buy products on the go. Retailers are embracing in-store price checks and are driving online Continue Reading →