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Recent events, tragic and triumphant, emphasize the social web’s role as a central source for disseminating breaking news. But getting the facts right continues to be a challenge, and a solution requires cooperation and technical innovation. Read more at paidContent »

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It’s been just a week since Fox instituted an eight-day delay for its shows online, and already people are heading to BitTorrent instead. According to TorrentFreak, the number of viewers downloading shows like MasterChef and Hell’s Kitchen has surged over the past few days. Read more »

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We tried (unsuccessfully) to access Fox shows using its new authentication system on Hulu, getting hung up by the pay TV login that only works for Dish subscribers. Since Dish is the only distributor on board, everyone else’s experience will probably be similar to our own. Read more »

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Jumio, a secretive online-payments startup created by Jajah founder Daniel Mattes, is finally ready for its close-up. And it’s a fitting metaphor, because Jumio is enabling online credit card payments made by scanning a card with a computer webcam. Read more »

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Former Twitter CEO Evan Williams breaks the important aspects of identity down into five distinct pieces, including authentication and personalization. But the reality is that what we mean by “identity” can change from moment to moment, and that may be the most difficult problem of all. Read more »

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An ambitious startup named Enole is trying to bring the spirit of OpenID to the mobile environment, by building a near-field communications (NFC) platform that developers can build on to get devices to carry their owner’s identity. It’s sort of like OpenID for your phone. Read more »

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In a decision that might surprise some viewers who have become frustrated by NBC Universal’s handling of online video content, it streamed the entirety of the quarterfinal Men’s Hockey matchup between the USA and Switzerland live at 3:00 pm EST, the same time that it was […] Read more »

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“TV Everywhere,” the set of new initiatives to make subscription programming available online exclusively to current pay-TV subscribers, could effect the most far-reaching change in the television industry since the introduction of cable. Like community-antenna TV (CATV), as cable was originally known, TV Everywhere has the […] Read more »

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The world awaits an outcome on the will-they-or-won’t-they nuptials that is cable giant Comcast and network/studio NBC Universal (negotiations will probably take a long time since Comcast presumably told GE to wait at their offices between the hours of noon and 5:00 p.m.), here are some […] Read more »

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Cablevision yesterday launched MSG Varsity, a new channel and companion web site devoted to local high school sports. Putting its own authentication spin on the launch, in order to access the MSG site, users must be a Cablevision broadband subscriber (hat tip to paidContent). Pali analyst […] Read more »

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No one escapes TV Everywhere! It’s an unstoppable force that, like Star Trek‘s The Borg, is assimilating every corner of the cable, satellite and telco world. Verizon and Time Warner Cable are the latest to jump onboard the authentication bandwagon and announced their plans today. Verizon […] Read more »

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CBS’ Smith on Authentication: Not Anytime Soon; says “TV Everywhere” won’t get mass adoption until 2014 because of different distributor technologies, legal issues and metrics. (paidContent) Discovery Launches iPhone App; features clips from Mythbusters, Man vs. Wild, Dirty Jobs and more. (emailed release) “How do I […] Read more »

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The multichannel battle will extend to the gridiron as DirecTV has announced that it will offer its NFL “Sunday Ticket” package to cable subscribers via broadband. Of course, there are a few catches. First off, it’s a trial program only in New York. Plus, as USA […] Read more »

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Comcast will add full-length episodic content from The Discovery Channel to its OnDemand Online authentication trial this week, the two companies announced today. Shows from the network that will be featured via OnDemand Online will include Man vs. Wild, Swords and Storm Chasers. Of note from […] Read more »

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Satellite TV provider DirecTV is readying its own version of TV Everywhere, the industry-wide service that gives people access to certain premium content online — but only if they have a multichannel subscription. AdAge has the story, but details are slim, with DirecTV only saying that […] Read more »

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News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch said during a conference call yesterday that he plans to charge for all online content associated with his newspaper and TV properties. “We intend to charge for all our news web sites,” The Financial Times quoted him as saying. “If we’re […] Read more »

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Online video will enable broadcast networks to develop a second revenue stream like their cable brethren enjoy, David Poltrack, chief research officer at CBS Corp. and president of CBS VISION, said yesterday at the Television Critics Association press tour. Specifically, Poltrack was referring to authentication plans […] Read more »

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Iger Talks Authentication; during Disney earnings call CEO expressed concern over TV Everywhere ideas that deliver content at no extra cost to subscribers. (paidContent) RealDVD Lawsuit Drags Down Real Earnings; company spent $4.3 million on litigation in the second quarter defending the controversial DVD ripping software; […] Read more »

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When CBS jumped onto Comcast’s OnDemand Online trial this morning, we took note because it was the first traditional broadcaster to sign onto the authentication program. The press announcement wasn’t exactly jam-packed with details, so we contacted CBS Interactive President Quincy Smith, who gave us a […] Read more »

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CBS announced today that it will become the first broadcast network to join Comcast’s OnDemand Online trial program this summer. According to the press release, the partnership will “expand the number of top-rated TV shows available online,” but didn’t provide any specifics about programming. Typically, authentication […] Read more »

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HBO and Cinemax will join Comcast’s OnDemand Online trial this summer, giving the cable company’s authentication scheme a high-profile partner. As part of the agreement, 750 hours of content from the two networks will be made available through Comcast.net and Fancast.com. According to the press release, […] Read more »

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Starz announced yesterday that it was joining Comcast’s OnDemand Online trial, making content from its pay TV channels available for viewing online — if you’re a Starz subscriber. Starz joins Time Warner, which announced last month that its TNT and Turner networks would be part of […] Read more »

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Comcast’s TV Everywhere test is expected to include TV programming from Scripps Networks, Rainbow Media, A&E Television Networks and Comcast Networks, reports Multichannel News. They will join Time Warner’s TNT and TBS networks, which were announced as inaugural participants in the trial earlier this week. TV […] Read more »

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UPDATE: We spoke with Matt Strauss, Comcast senior vice president of new media, who gave us some answers to the questions we posed earlier. Learn about authentication limits, HD availability and what info you’ll need to provide after the jump. As you might have read, we […] Read more »

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UPDATE (12/03/09): For a comprehensive analysis of TV Everywhere, check out The Ultimate Guide to TV Everywhere report over at our subscription research service, GigaOM Pro. You’re going to hear the phrase “TV Everywhere,” well, just about everywhere tomorrow. As Om reported earlier this evening, Comcast […] Read more »

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Some day, your grandchildren will sit at your feet and marvel as you spin the yarn of the great online video revolution. With mouths agape they’ll listen as you recall a simpler time when all the video content you could ever want was ad-supported and free […] Read more »