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May. 24, 2013

Topeka station loses a reliable engineer who’s seen it all

He was 81 years old and, after 58 years, worked right up until last month....More
May. 24, 2013

Why some Telcos are going OTT only

The conventional wisdom is that while OTT is fine for TV Everywhere service extensions, core pay-TV will continue to be delivered over dedicated....More
May. 24, 2013

Broadcasters should stick to program making

  Red faces at the BBC as John Linwood, the BBC's chief technology officer, is suspended following the scrapping of their in-house....More
May. 20, 2013

ABC and other networks move toward Nielsen online TV audience tracking

ABC is starting to see the bigger picture of capturing audience engagement as it pertains to online TV. Nielsen is breaking out into new areas as....More
May. 20, 2013

Beyond Netflix: Is Yahoo the Next HBO?

Although lately most of the mobile TV news has been via Amazon launching new pilots for upcoming shows and Netflix streaming hit shows such as "House....More
May. 17, 2013

Why are Europe’s broadcasters immersed in headphones?

One unexpected consequence of the mobile revolution is a renewed interest in headphone technology, with broadcasters, rather than producers or mobile....More
May. 15, 2013

Belkin ships Dyle mobile TV receiver for iPhone and iPad

This is a big win for mobile TV consortium Dyle and mobile device accessory manufacturer Belkin, this week coming out of the gates with a new mobile....More
May. 13, 2013

Living room TV is now the "second" screen

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....More
May. 11, 2013

BT’s premium sports giveaway gamble

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....More
May. 10, 2013

Ask The Experts: MLB replay uses 19in monitors?

According to sports blog Deadspin, MLB currently employs a 19in Sharp Aquos model for replays, "not because of their quality but because Sharp paid....More
May. 4, 2013

Europe fertile ground for 4K

Global satellite capacity operator SES was talking up 4K in Cannes, and has invited around 200 leading industry players around the world to....More
May. 3, 2013

Can Adobe Primetime Save TV Everywhere?

Can Adobe's new Primetime Player save TV Everywhere? Maybe....More
May. 3, 2013

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

HBO's CEO, Richard Plepler, recent musing about the possibility of a streaming pay option for HBO GO appears to have died a quick death....More
May. 3, 2013

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

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....More
Apr. 30, 2013

Next FCC chairman could be anti-broadcast advocate

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