Latino adults are increasing their use of the Internet faster than other ethnic groups, according to a new survey from the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Between 2006 and 2008, the percentage of adult Latinos in the U.S. who used the Internet grew to 64 percent from 54 percent, according to the survey. Among whites, Internet use increased to 76 percent from 72 percent. Blacks saw the smallest overall gain — two percentage points to 63 percent.
Latinos who were born in the U.S. were much more likely to go online than those born outside the U.S. This gap persisted even after accounting for differences in education levels, household income and English proficiency, the report said.
Hulu to add music content
Warner Music Group Corp. will provide music videos, concerts and other programming to Hulu, a free online video site.
The agreement announced Tuesday also includes access to artist interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from recording labels including Atlantic Records, Rhino Records and Warner Bros. Records. The first artists from Warner Bros. to go on Hulu are Brit rockers known as Muse.
Last month, EMI Group PLC became the only major recording company to provide similar content to Hulu, which currently mainly offers TV shows and movies.
A rival music Web site called Vevo already has deals with most record companies. Vevo is owned by Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Abu Dhabi Media Co., an arm of the Abu Dhabi government.
Hulu is jointly owned by NBC Universal, in which a controlling stake is being acquired by Comcast Corp., News Corp. and Walt Disney Co.
Comcast settles movie lawsuit
Comcast Corp. has agreed to pay up to $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the cable TV operator of delaying transfers of large movie and music files despite promises of unfettered Internet access.
Comcast, which is the nation’s largest Internet service provider, did not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement, but said it wanted “to put this matter behind us.”
The company said it no longer engages in the network-management practices in question.
Comcast has argued the techniques were necessary so that the few people who download large amounts of files through BitTorrent and similar file-sharing programs won’t slow down the Internet for others. The company believes its practices were appropriate, clearly disclosed and in the best interest of its customers.
But the Federal Communications Commission ordered Comcast last year to change the way it manages its Internet traffic, following an investigation by The Associated Press.
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