Sirius XM passing along $2 performance fees to subscribers

October 2nd, 2009 Ex-newspaper staffers' Denver news site to endDENVER — A Denver-focused daily Web magazine led by former staffers of the defunct Rocky Mountain News says its last day will be Monday. One of the editors, Steve Foster, said Friday that the Rocky Mountain Independent's site won't be taken down, but its staffers won't be posting new content.

September 30th, 2009 LA Times, Washington Post breaking up news serviceSAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post are breaking up their news service after 47 years, making it the latest casualty of the media upheaval driven by the array of alternative information and entertainment sources on the Internet. The divorce announced Wednesday takes effect Jan.

September 21st, 2009 FCC chairman proposes 'open Internet' rulesNEW YORK — Wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission chairman said Monday in a speech that figures to provoke a fight with the industry. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said wireless carriers should be subject to the same "open Internet" rules that the agency has begun to apply to home broadband providers.

September 20th, 2009 GOP senator: Obama's big media blitz too muchWASHINGTON — One GOP senator says it seems the only place on TV that President Barack Obama hasn't been seen is on cooking shows. Interviews of the president were broadcast Sunday on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Univision — and health care was a top topic.

September 17th, 2009 Variety trade newspaper to charge for online siteLOS ANGELES — Ending a three-year flirtation with free online content, Variety newspaper plans to put some of its Web site content behind a "pay wall" that will require a paid annual subscription, its publisher said Thursday. The changes at the Hollywood trade publication will take place early next year and come with new online features such as a better archive, publisher Brian Gott said.

July 30th, 2009 BSkyB earns supported by homebound consumersLONDON — Satellite TV service British Sky Broadcasting Group posted fourth quarter earnings of 90 million pounds ($148 million) as more consumers turned to home entertainment in the recession. The net profit for BSkyB, which is 39 percent owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., compared to a loss of 9 million pounds a year ago.

July 29th, 2009 NY newspaper to drop most free online contentSCHENECTADY, N.Y. — The Daily Gazette of Schenectady will resume charging for online content after offering free access to most articles and photos since late 2007.

July 13th, 2009 Newspaper to begin charging for online accessHARLINGEN, Texas — A South Texas newspaper says it will begin charging for access to its Web site this week, warning that the days of giving content away for free are over. The Valley Morning Star announced in its online edition Monday that Web site access would remain free for subscribers who receive the print edition seven days a week.

June 29th, 2009 High court won't block remote storage DVR systemPHILADELPHIA — Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for viewers to bypass commercials. The justices declined to hear arguments on whether Cablevision Systems Corp.'s remote-storage DVR system would violate copyright laws.

June 26th, 2009 Canadian cable company Shaw sees 3Q profit riseDES MOINES, Iowa — Shaw Communications Inc. said profit grew 3 percent in the third quarter as it signed up new cable and telephone subscribers.

June 3rd, 2009 NAB: House majority opposes new performers royaltyLOS ANGELES — The National Association of Broadcasters says a majority of U.S. House members are now opposed to imposing new fees on radio stations to pay performance artists.

May 29th, 2009 Time Warner CEO hints at online fees for magazinesNEW YORK — One of the world's largest magazine publishers appears to be having second thoughts about giving away most of its articles on the Internet. Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes told an investor conference Friday that he doesn't think it makes much sense for publishers to provide their content without a way to recover the production costs.

April 30th, 2009 Spike Lee films a game-in-the-life of Kobe BryantNEW YORK — You could call Spike Lee the basketball auteur. No other filmmaker has sought to accurately portray basketball as much as Lee has.

April 27th, 2009 AP sources: Joost seeks cable TV operator as buyerPHILADELPHIA — Online video site Joost is shopping itself around to different cable TV operators, but at least one has declined to buy it, according to people with knowledge of the talks. Time Warner Cable Inc., the nation's No.

April 23rd, 2009 Denver online newspaper misses subscription goalDENVER — The future of a Denver online news venture, meant to fill a void left by the closure of the Rocky Mountain News, remains uncertain after it fell short of its subscriber goal and at least some of the staff parted ways with its financial backers. With backing from three entrepreneurs, former staffers of the News said they would launch InDenverTimes.com if they could get 50,000 paying subscribers by Thursday — what would have been the News' 150th anniversary.