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Living room TV is now the "second" screen

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:06:00 +0000

For years we in the press have been describing anything that is viewed away from the living room television as “the second screen.” Not anymore.

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BT’s premium sports giveaway gamble

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:15:00 +0000

The irony of Google’s YouTube launching paid channels in the same week that UK Telco and pay-TV operator BT made its crown jewels free was not lost on analysts

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Ask The Experts: MLB replay uses 19in monitors?

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:01:00 +0000

According to sports blog Deadspin, MLB currently employs a 19in Sharp Aquos model for replays, "not because of their quality but because Sharp paid the league an unknown sum of money to become its official TV sponsor."

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Europe fertile ground for 4K

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:36:00 +0000

Global satellite capacity operator SES was talking up 4K in Cannes, and has invited around 200 leading industry players around the world to participate in a 4K HD workshop.

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Can Adobe Primetime Save TV Everywhere?

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:52:00 +0000

Can Adobe's new Primetime Player save TV Everywhere? Maybe.

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No GO: Time Warner Shoots Down HBO GO Streaming Only Option

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:51:00 +0000

Weeks ago the CEO of HBO, Richard Plepler, was musing about the possibility of a streaming-only option for HBO GO. In other words, there was a chance that HBO could disconnect the pay channel from satellite and cable TV and offer it for a flat monthly fee to owners of streaming boxes such as Apple TV, Roku as well as smartphones like Samsung, Android and Apple. Those fed up with high provider rates who had cut their cords and disconnected from cable and satellite were understandably excited about HBO Well that was then and this is now. HBO has a new stance on the matter and it’s not good, and it may be the biggest mistake HBO could make.

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YouTube and Vevo Face the Future of Live Streaming for Mobile TV

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:48:00 +0000

Typically on-demand has ruled as far as mobile TV apps go, but things are changing fast. Two heavy hitters in video content have just branched off into new uncharted mobile TV territories, and it looks like live programming could become the standard rather than the exception in the coming year.

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Next FCC chairman could be anti-broadcast advocate

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:53:00 +0000

The broadcast industry can't be happy about this and apparently neither are several consumer advocacy groups.

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MSOs, Telcos will conquer mobility via WiFi

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:17:00 +0000

Until 2010, cable operators were locked out of mobile platforms by cellular operators that exercised an iron grip through control of the SIM card and ecosystem.

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Boston bombing exposes need for standard emergency procedures for wireless ENG

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:56:00 +0000

The FCC is working with the Department of Homeland Security and wireless carriers to address the difficulties of such situations.