Executive producer and geek god J.J. Abrams’s new puzzler drama “Alcatraz,” debuting Monday night on Fox, is in some ways an act of customer relations. Some of you said shows were getting too complicated, and, friends, the networks heard you. No more mysteries wrapped in riddles inside enigmas! Read full article > >

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Fox’s ‘Alcatraz’: An enigma in a mystery in a riddle already unwrapped for you

NEW YORK — Cable companies Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks are giving up on their dreams of creating their own wireless network, opting instead to resell Verizon Wireless service. The companies said Friday that they have agreed to sell their wireless licenses — which they haven’t been using — to Verizon Wireless for $3.6 billion. Read full article > >

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Cable companies toss in towel on own wireless efforts, will resell Verizon Wireless service

While other networks have generated new hits, NBC has not, and the network’s new leadership has made clear to its staff that rebuilding will take time and patience.

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Dish Networks and Blockbuster introduced a new media bundle of services, CNET reported , that will let Dish subscribers access to streaming movies, and DVDs, Blu-Ray discs and games by mail, for $10 additional per month. Called Movie Pass, the report said, the new service will be available to Dish subscribers from Oct. 1, and new customers who opt for Dish’s $40 per month America’s Top 200 package will get a year of free access. An all-in-one package is likely to be popular among consumers looking for convenience. Read full article > >

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Dish, Blockbuster introduce Movie Pass

MTV Networks announced Thursday that its chairman and chief executive, Judy McGrath, is resigning.

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Media Decoder: Judith McGrath, Chief of MTV, Resigns

MTV Networks chairman and CEO Judy McGrath is stepping down, parent company Viacom announced Thursday; she will not be replaced. McGrath started with the company in 1981, when she was working as a copywriter. She was named chairman and CEO of MTV…

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Judy McGrath Quits MTV

The cost of calling mobile phones from other networks and landlines is set to fall after regulator Ofcom imposes cuts.

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Mobile firm charges cut by Ofcom

YouTube is said to be in talks to buy Next New Networks, a Web video production company, in what would be its first major foray into producing original content.

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YouTube May Buy Video Production Company

O3b Networks raises $1.2bn for a series of satellites to support super-fast broadband to Africa and other emerging markets.

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Finance for O3b satellite project

The Media Desk looks at the election night coverage on the networks, cable channels and new media.

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Media Decoder: Election Night: Live Blogging the Media Coverage

With mobile traffic growing, the U.S. needs to keep up with spectrum demands

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Building better wireless networks

Advertisers aren’t the only ones who want your browsing history: The U.S. government is seeking to require phone and broadband carriers to ensure that their networks can be wiretapped, according to The New York Times. An Obama administration task force…

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U.S. Seeks Internet Wiretaps

Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.

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UK mobile firms to merge networks