> They’re a leading home device maker, and that’s also a big opportunity,” Google CEO Larry Page said of Motorola on Monday. “We’re working with them in the industry to really accelerate innovation. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/15/motorola_purchase_may_bolster_google_tv_in_bid_to_unseat_apple_tv.html)By “accelerate innovation” Page means shoving free Google TV-enabled Motorola set-top boxes down the throats of consumers via the cable companies, and then claiming victory in market share over Apple. They…

> The free online television service has become one of the most-watched online video properties in the U.S. and a top earner of web-video ad dollars since its 2008 launch. > > [ > >  > ](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703779704576074283037958472.html#)WSJ’s Sam Schechner reports on Hulu re-tooling its business plan to keep up with a changing digital world. > > []() > > But its owners—industry powerhouses NBC Universal, News Corp. and Walt Disney Co.—are increasingly at odds over Hulu’s business model. Worried that…

> Microsoft will reportedly announce a new Windows-based $200 set-top box using Windows Media Center as its primary interface, according to the [ > *Seattle Times* > ](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013824940_brier03.html). The company, which has been trying to put a Windows box in living rooms for more than 10 years with little success, is expected to make the announcement during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. via [macworld.com](http://www.macworld.com/article/156842/2011/01/microsoft_set_top.html?lsrc=rss_main)I can’t believe…

> **Sony’s price slashing promotion for its new Blu-Ray Google TV appliance indicates additional trouble for the Android-based device, following a content blockade imposed by television broadcasters, a rash of unenthusiastic reviews, and the fragmentation issues endemic to Android.** > > Sony announced a promotional $100 price cut on its $399 Google TV device, an unusually deep discount for a brand new product, especially for Sony. While the company offered a variety of Black Friday discounts on other Blu-Ray products, none approached the 25 percent off fire sale of its new Google…

> [Google Inc.](http://topics.sfgate.com/topics/Google) is shifting its troubled Google TV initiative to its [YouTube](http://topics.sfgate.com/topics/YouTube) division, The Chronicle has learned. > > Some industry sources speculated that the move was a response to the surprisingly negative reaction to the new [Internet television](http://topics.sfgate.com/topics/Internet_television) service among major media companies. > > The Mountain View company declined to discuss the relocation of Google TV, but when asked, a spokesman said YouTube has realigned its content partnership efforts. > > “Just like any rapidly…