It's Been a While NOOZ

[40cakes]

- A California (web) surfer filed suit in state court against Comcast on Tuesday for limiting access to peer-to-peer video sites, arguing such blocking violates federal law and the company's ads touting "crazy fast speeds” are misleading. In court documents Jon Hart writes he specifically upgraded to Comcast's Performance Plus service to use such services, and nothing in Comcast's terms of agreement mentioned limiting traffic. Comcast has denied that it targets P2P users when limiting bandwidth, but independent tests have found otherwise. Wired.com has posted a faxed copy of the suit.

- MTV Networks' Logo produced its first scripted online comedy, Big Straight Sketch Show available now only on Logoonline.com. It's a mockumentary-style show within a show parodying the straight life of a Logo programming exec. Eight 4 1/2 minute episodes will appear in all, timed with the DVD release of season one of the linear Big Gay Sketch Show this week.

- Don Imus signed a new five-year deal with Rural Media Group to simulcast Imus in the Morning exclusively on RFD-TV and RFD HD. The show will air live on weekdays from 6-9a. A rebroadcast version, Imus in the Evening will air on RFD HD from 6-9p and will be available via VOD for West Coast viewers and others. As previously reported, Imus in the Morning will be broadcast on the radio from 6-10a on Citadel's WABC and will be syndicated nationwide by ABC Radio Network.

Oh, and yet another Dragonball movie's been greenlit. We'll see if this one takes.

Comments

[laliatk.livejournal.com]

I'm SO glad that Comcast is starting to get some legal flack for their shenanigans.

[aphelant.livejournal.com]

Comcast has denied that it targets P2P users when limiting bandwidth, but independent tests have found otherwise.

I also believe they're lying - I know for a fact those companies can tell when you are connected to a P2P port (or whatever) and would therefore should also have the ability to restrict your bandwidth.