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"The New America Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States....The Internet was built on Open Source Innovation. We intend to keep it that way."

Fox is pushing hard for carriage fees of $1 per subscriber. Part of broader Murdoch strategy to charge for content. CBS now getting about $.50 per cable sub. Altogether, bc stations should take in $933m in fees in 2010, while cable nets take in $28b. Explains opposing positions in the negotiations.

"Blockbuster's stock is trading at under a dollar, its net losses are widening, and it's in the midst of closing nearly 1,000 stores-but on CNBC Thursday CEO Jim Keyes insisted that the company had a bright future in digital because of its strong brand. 'When you're driving down mainstreet and you see that Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) brand you know it's the place to rent movies,' he said."

"IAC-owned local guide network Citysearch is expanding its local listings ad service CityGrid through a partnership with search marketer OrangeSoda. Citysearch is also providing an investment in Utah-based OrangeSoda, the amount of which is undisclosed. The move is part of a more aggressive effort by Citysearch to attract more ad dollars from local businesses. While Citysearch has been around for 15 years and has often catered to local online advertisers across a dozen city-centric sites, many other outlets are similarly stepping up their outreach to small marketers too. With CityGrid, Citysearch isn't trying to beat those other directory and local blog sites; it believes it can get those competitors to join them."

Morgan Stanley Research predicts that mobile internet use will outpace desktop internet use in near future.

Two dozen minority interest groups sign letter to FCC Chariman advocating for changes in FCC policy to promote media diversity. Details declines in minority radio ownership and includes several policy suggestions.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski spoke today about some of the likely recommendations in the National Broadband Plan. Among them is a goal of 100 million households at speeds of 100 Megabits per second."

Marvel is suing Jack Kirby's heirs, who are trying to terminate Marvel's copyright to many of their most important characters

"The Federal Communications Commission is considering aggressive moves to stake out its authority to oversee consumer access to the Internet, as a recent court \nhearing and industry opposition have cast doubt on its power over Web service providers.

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing an ambitious 10-year plan that will reimagine the nation's media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country's dominant communication network.

"The Federal Communications Commission is proposing an ambitious 10-year plan that will reimagine the nation's media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country's dominant communication network. "

This blog post situates the ambitious Google Fiber project against recently announced FCC plans to spur faster broadband development. The article also discusses issues of media regulation, specifically pricing and competition.