Texas A&M's move could spark national turmoil

Here's the thing about that Longhorn Network that appears to be ready to drive Texas A&M from the Big 12. At this point, no one in the (self-proclaimed great) state of Texas is scheduled to be able to watch it. According to the Dallas Morning News,

HOUSTON — The Texas A&M System board of regents has called a special meeting Monday that includes an agenda item about conference alignment. The session comes amid speculation that Texas A&M is leaving the Big 12 for

The Aggies are upset over the University of Texas TV network.

Fitzpatrick, the director of athletics at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, will succeed Dr. Ray Cieplik, who retired in June after more than 40 years of service to the institution. "Tim's experience, energy and vision equip him well to advance our

Best sports memories: Seeing the Dallas Stars hoist the Stanley Cup long after midnight in Buffalo, watching the Dallas Cowboys win the Super Bowl and Texas win the national title in perfect Rose Bowl settings.

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Ho-Hum '30 Minutes Or Less' Could Have Been Better

No matter how you know or don't know Aziz Ansari, something tells me you're about to know him a lot better. With the Best Comedy Series Emmy nomination for his NBC sitcom, Parks and Recreation, and a hefty role in this week's 30 Minutes or Less,

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(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) by Jorge Rivas | Print | Comment ( View ) Last Friday Parks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari was performing standup in Los Angeles when a female audience member asked, “Why don't you have a red dot on your forehead?

He gets some help from his best friend (Aziz Ansari), but the hijinks that ensue are both hilarious and explosive. We had the chance to sit down with Eisenberg and Ansari at San Francisco's Goat Hill Pizza, where the

He gets some help from his best friend (Aziz Ansari), but the hijinks that ensue are both hilarious and explosive. We had the chance to sit down with Eisenberg and Ansari at San Francisco's Goat Hill Pizza, where the

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Mortgage rates could fall on market slump

Standard & Poor's downgrade of the United States' credit rating late Friday, followed by downgrades of financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Monday, might not affect the mortgage rate you can get right this instant.

By David Coster on August 9, 2011 Mortgage rates appear to be headed higher today after an overreaction to the US credit rate downgrade by Standard & Poors on Friday evening. While a world in which US debt is not universally considered to be AAA,

This post provided by Money-Rates.com. There can be a fair amount of hype associated with products like mortgages, so when you hear a phrase like "current mortgage rates are historically low," how seriously should you

9, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Mortgage Marvel Rate Trends™, a daily survey of over 950 lenders, shows 30-year, fixed rates dropping 0.17% to 4.44%. Rates rebounded slightly after setting new 6-month lows at 4.42% earlier in the week.

"If people are scared about other investments, whether in this country or in other countries, one of the places they go is they buy US Treasury securities and that pushes those rates down, and most mortgage rates are tied at least in the short run to

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New Patent Lawsuit Against Hulu Could Derail Efforts to Secure a Buyer

Hulu ‘for sale’ valuation of $2 billion may very well have to be readjusted.

Just last week, Hulu learned that its users will have to start paying for what was previously free content, courtesy of a new pricing policy from Fox. The company now has to contend with a patent lawsuit, filed by interactive programming guide vendor, Rovi. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District court of Delaware, alleges breach of patents related online TV program guides, as well as products dealing with online search. Rovi is asking for unspecified damages as well as legal costs.

According to media analysts, Rovi has penchant for suing over patents, and Hulu can probably not expect much to come from the filing. In the past Rovi has sued Toshiba, Amazon and others over patent infringement. But even if the Rovi lawsuit comes to nothing, Hulu will surely have concerns over its operations.

Much of the ‘asking power’ that Hulu has is based on the perception that the company has all the necessary licensing and patent issues all sorted out. If Hulu now has to start announcing pricing adjustments for content, deal with patent lawsuits, it could easily make potential buyers nervous.

The lists of suitors for Hulu include Yahoo, Google, and even Apple. Clearly these are not the sort of buyers that will part with $2 billion without confidence. It’s now up to the people who run Hulu to make sure their mammoth asking price is justified.

Do you think Hulu is worth $2 billion? Leave your thoughts below in the comments.

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