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The Associated Press is creating a strategic business unit to come up with fresh experiences for news on the web, mobile phones, tablets, and e-readers.

"Who has time to sit on the couch and watch TV anymore? In the last 10 years, broadcasters have lost 25 percent of their audience. So to win back some viewers, the industry has a plan to grab their attention while they are on the move. Beginning in April, eight television stations in Washington, D.C., will broadcast a signal for a new class of devices that can show programming, even in a car at high speed. In all, 30 stations in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Washington have installed the necessary equipment, at a cost of $75,000 to $150,000

"next week, SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) will demonstrate how cable operators can create seamless subscriber experiences across televisions, broadband-connected PCs and smartphones including Apple's iPhone."

"Nearly two weeks remain before the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to deliver its national broadband plan to Congress. But analysts are already picking potential winners and losers based on key themes that have already been identified, such as mobile broadband networks and spectrum swaps. The plan's overarching goal is to give all Americans access to affordable, high-speed broadband Internet."

FCC has created a mobile application that tests the speed and quality of broadband connection.

Expanded Workspace Media

"Chinese society will not only benefit from increased connectivity, but from increased competition resulting in higher quality, more robust offerings at lower prices."

With SlingPlayer, the IPhone becomes a mini-TV and the iPad a comfortable portable TV, on AT & T's 3G Network

FT Press, taking a hint from the twitter/blog/rss trend and came up with a business plan to dice up their best book content into smaller, downloadable formats.

Location-based game Foursquare has found its groove, as U.S. visits to the site jumped 50 percent in January, according to Hitwise.