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A sale would mean the end of Hulu as we know it

Reports continue to surface that new parties are evaluating Hulu as a potential acquisition target. Yahoo is the latest corporate name to come up in Hulu's reported sale discussions.

Media executives weigh in on Aereo, Netflix, Amazon

Executives at some of the largest media companies weighed in on several online video topics during quarterly earnings teleconferences this week. They were asked by stock analysts about topics such as Aereo's online distribution of TV signals and Netflix's plans to be more selective about the programming it licenses.

Video ads expected to hit Facebook this summer

Facebook users could begin seeing video ads this summer, the Financial Times reported.

tw telecom sees 14.3 percent climb to $202 million on strong Ethernet, VPN sales

tw telecom reported that strong Ethernet and VPN product sales in Q1 2013 drove up data and Internet services revenue 14.3 percent, or $25 million year-over-year, to $202 million.

FCC gears up for a host of new wireless spectrum auctions

With the exception of last fall's $300 million Mobility Fund auction, the FCC has not conducted a large spectrum auction since the 700 MHz spectrum auction held in 2007. However, according to a new report from FierceWireless , the FCC will conduct a series of auctions that could free up as much as 200 MHz of spectrum

Sprint adds IaaS to its growing cloud services repertoire

Sprint is taking its partnership with CSC to another level with the introduction of its new infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) service called CloudCompute.

AT&T sues Brightlink over unpaid VoIP resale charges

AT&T has sued Brightlink Communications, an Atlanta-based wholesale telecommunications provider, claiming that it owes AT&T over $467,000 in unpaid charges for VoIP services that it provided to Brightlink to resell to its customers.

Comcast, Fox others evolve TV Everywhere authentication processes

After some initial hiccups, the top U.S. cable operators and broadcasters, including Comcast and Fox, are fine tuning their TV Everywhere authentication processes.

Week in research: Data centers play it safe; Ethernet switch market set for turbulence

Fibre Channel is still the technology of choice for data center operators, despite the emergence of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), an Infonetics Research report says.

Google Fiber takes on AT&T, Verizon in Shawnee, Kan.

Google Fiber on Thursday said that it is extending its fiber to the home service into Shawnee, Kan., where it will take on established telcos AT&T and Verizon.