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  Rogers Launches Online TV Site With 1,500 Hours Of Content

  
  Canada's Rogers Communications officially launched On Demand Online -- its "TV Everywhere" authentication site -- expanding the service 50% with more than 1,500 hours of video content as well as offering select live sports and events over the Web.  More

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• TV Ad Gains Propel Overall 5.1% Q1 Ad Spend Rise

  Total U.S. ad spending rose 5.1% in the first quarter, led by a 22% surge in spot-TV sales, according to Kantar Media data.

• FCC Survey Estimates 30 Million Get Bill-Shocked

  The FCC says that a just-released survey suggests 30 million mobile device users have experienced "bill shock," which it defines as a sudden increase in their bills without any change in their service plan.

• Intel Invests $10M In Set-Top Data Startup TRA

  Intel Capital announced a $10 million investment in TRA, a New York startup that provides media measurement and analytics software that uses set-top box data.

• Turner Drives Integrated Sponsorship Pact With Toyota For 'Are We There Yet?'

  Turner Entertainment has steered an integrated deal with Toyota behind upcoming original series Are We There Yet?

• CNN, Access Channel Take RTDNA/UNITY TV Awards

  National and local cable channels took home the awards in the television category of the Radio-Television Digital News Association's (RTDNA) 11th annual UNITY Awards.

• Hillcrest Upgrades TV Browser To Fake Out Hulu

  Hillcrest Labs is trying to outfox Hulu with a new version of its browser for big-screen HDTVs designed to circumvent the Internet TV site's measures that have prevented the software from playing videos.

• TiVo Loses 96,000 Subscribers In Q1