• Broadcast-Only TV Homes With Broadband Soar: Nielsen

  By Todd Spangler, February 9, 2012
  The number of U.S. households with broadcast-only TV and broadband climbed 23% in the third quarter of 2011 -- although they're just 4.4% of all TV homes and the jump is not necessarily evidence of growing cord-cutting, according to Nielsen.  More

• House Subcom Serious about Cybersecurity

  Mike Reynolds, February 8, 2012
  The concerns of House Democrats and Republicans about cybersecurity was made clear in a Hill hearing Wednesday unusually free of the partisan divides that often surface in hearings in the House Communications Subcommittee.  More

• Viacom Inks Broad Net-Video Pact With Amazon

  By Todd Spangler, February 8, 2012
  Turning up the heat on Netflix, Amazon.com announced a licensing agreement with Viacom that will allow members of its Amazon Prime free-shipping program to stream over the Internet "thousands" of TV shows from its cable networks, including MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET, CMT and Logo.  More

• NCTA: Boxee Is Wrong About Basic Cable Encryption

  By Todd Spangler, February 8, 2012
  National Cable & Telecommunications Association said Internet-video startup Boxee is "simply wrong" in asserting that changing FCC rules to let cable operators encrypt basic cable channels would hurt consumer choice and limit competition.  More

• Web Video Startup Blip Snags $12 Million In Financing

  By Todd Spangler, February 8, 2012
  Internet video website operator Blip announced it has secured more than $12 million in venture capital from existing investors, including Bain Capital Ventures and Canaan Partners, and debt from Silicon Valley Bank.  More

• Cable Networks Power Higher Earnings at Disney

  Jon Lafayette (Broadcasting & Cable), February 8, 2012
  The Walt Disney Co. reported higher first-quarter earnings thanks to increases at its cable TV networks and theme parks.  More

• ‘Puppy Bowl' Viewership Down Slightly From Last Year

  Tim Baysinger (Broadcasting & Cable), February 8, 2012
  Animal Planet's Super Bowl alternative programming Puppy Bowl VIII, drew 8.7 million viewers across its 12-hour marathon, down 5% from last year's record-setting 9.2 million.  More

• Super Bowl XLVI Most Streamed Game Ever

  George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable), February 7, 2012
  NBC Sports is reporting that the first ever live-stream of the Super Bowl was also the most-watched single game sports event ever, with over 2.1 million according to data provided by Omniture and mDialog.  More

• Super Bowl XLVI Drove Internet Traffic Down As Much As 20%

  By Todd Spangler, February 7, 2012
  With more than 111 million Americans tuning in to Sunday's Super Bowl on TV, overall Internet usage in the U.S. declined as much as 20% on Feb. 5 compared with an average Sunday, even with NBC's debut of the first legal online video feed of the game, according to a study by network-equipment maker Sandvine.  More

• Social TV Startup Flingo Banks $7M In VC Funding

  By Todd Spangler, February 7, 2012
  Flingo, a social-TV and automatic content recognition startup whose clients include A&E Television Networks, raised $7 million in series A funding from August Capital.  More

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