Facebook watches TV; Virgin readies iPad app

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>  Facebook is looking to offer a feed through cable TV as the medium becomes the next frontier for social networking. Article

>  Virgin is prepping a new multifunction iPad TV app to use with TiVo hardware in U.K. market. Article

>  FierceWireless reports that Cox Communications is aiming to launch a prepaid MVNO wireless service through Sprint. Article

And finally... Netflix keeps expanding: the online video provider this morning announced it will launch service in Latin America later this year. Article

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