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Report: Hulu Thinks Maybe You Shouldn't Cut Your Cable Cord Just Yet
Hulu is one of the many streaming services that have led a growing number of cable and satellite subscribers to cancel their subscriptions and get most of their TV entertainment via the Internet. But a new report claims that Hulu is now looking to appease cable companies by eventually making the service available only to those who are also paying for cable. More »

The floor of the Worst Company In America BattleDome is stained with the blood of the vanquished. But only one company can earn the privilege of placing the WCIA Golden Poo in its trophy case, so the violence must continue. More »

Comcast Launching Subscription Streaming Service For $4.99/Month
Comcast has officially declared war on Netflix, announcing the launch of its Xfinity Streampix subscription video service that is cheaper than Netflix but which will only be available for Comcast customers. More »

The Super Bowl Will Be Streamed Online & On Some Mobile Phones For The First Time
Not in front of the TV? No problem for those watching this year's Super Bowl if you've got a computer with an Internet connection or certain mobile phones — Super Bowl XLVI will be streamed online for the first time ever, the NFL announced today. More »

Regulators Will Keep Stink Eye On Comcast-NBC Merger's Impact On Online Video
The feds approved the Comcast-NBCUniversal merger earlier this year, but the deal had to clear another hurdle Thursday. Earlier, the FCC and U.S. Department of Justice agreed that the company needed federal court approval of the online video aspect of the deal. Now a U.S. District judge has given the merger a thumbs-up on the condition that the court will keep a close eye on the company's effects on the video industry for the next two years. More »

Say Hello To Your Worst Company In America Elite 8!
Two rounds of WCIA bloodshed are in the book and the beaten bodies of 24 multi-billion dollar companies are being hauled off to be burned on a pyre. But for those businesses left standing — let's call them the Elite 8 — the parade of pain marches on. More »

Meet Your Worst Company In America Sweet 16!
After eight days and 16 first round battles, the WCIA steel cage is littered with the bones of those companies not crappy enough to continue on in the tournament. But the thrill of victory is fleeting for the remaining combatants, all of whom must square off again if they hope of crowning themselves the Worst Company In America! More »

Here's Your Lineup For Worst Company In America 2011!
For the sixth year in a row, we asked Consumerist readers to send us their nominations for our Worst Company In America tournament. And this year's response was the greatest by far. More »

This Polo Shirt Is Not Up To Buy More's Exacting Standards
Even if a shirt is purchased as part of a joke, it should hold up to multiple wearings and washings, right? Michael ordered a polo shirt with the Buy More store logo from the NBC series "Chuck." The shirt is clearly defective, with a seam under the front buttons already unraveling, but NBC is holding firm: they won't exchange the shirt for a non-defective one. What would Big Mike say? More »

NBC Tells Staff To Submit Paperwork For Comcast Transition, Even Though Merger Isn't Approved
A tipster says that NBC is having employees submit new paperwork for a new personnel management software program that will take over after the Comcast merger, even though that merger hasn't been approved by the FCC yet. Hmm. Here's the note: More »

Comcast Charges Toll For Netflix Delivery
The largest broadband backbone provider in the world says Comcast has set up a tollbooth, charging it a fee to deliver Netflix content to Comcast customers. "This action by Comcast threatens the open Internet and is a clear abuse of the dominant control that Comcast exerts in broadband access," said Level 3 in a statement. More »

Fox Blacked Out Hulu For Cablevision Subscribers
A small skirmish in the pissing match between Fox and Cablevision could have major repercussions. More »