Why Qualcomm thinks LTE-broadcast will work where FLO TV failed
Qualcomm’s big MediaFLO flop hasn’t dissuaded it from pursuing mobile TV. It’s championing a new technology called LTE-broadcast that purportedly solves FLO’s many problems. Read more »
White spaces networks are not “super” nor even Wi-Fi
The government is hoping that making a band of unlicensed spectrum available as part of the upcoming incentive auctions will help build a nationwide wireless network. Is that the best use of that spectrum? Read more »
Comcast buys the rest of NBCUniversal for $16.7 billion
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Comcast’s purchase of the 49 percent of NBCUniversal that it didn’t already own was expected to take several years, but the cable provider said Tuesday it has bought the rest of the company for $16.7 billion. Read more at paidContent »
Can LTE-broadcast dam the mobile video deluge?
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By multicasting popular content over cellular networks, carriers figure they can conserve valuable 4G capacity. But as consumers use their smartphones and tablets to personalize their multimedia consumption, the ship may have already sailed on multicast’s potential. Read more »
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OTT technologies and strategies for broadcasters
TV broadcasters and programmers must embrace a new set of video-delivery techniques to reach consumers today. Online delivery to so many types of consumer devices means that video programmers must produce multiple internet-streaming formats that use different types of security and different ways of inserting ads. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Dick Costolo says being the ‘second screen’ is the future of Twitter
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo says the most powerful feature of Twitter is the way it can show us what others watching the same event are thinking, and that the best use of this feature is as a companion to a televised event like the Olympics. Read more »
Aereo TV Will Stream For Months As Court Case Simmers
Aereo, the controversial technology that turns iPhones and iPads into portable TV sets and DVRs, will not disappear anytime soon despite eff… Read more at paidContent »
Live From New York, It's Aereo TV (For Now…)
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Aereo, a bold new service that brings broadcast TV and DVR to your iPad and iPhone, started its engines in New York City today — and the re… Read more at paidContent »
Diller To Networks: Get Radio Shack To Pay Retrans & Aereo Will Too
Barry Diller’s latest investment in media disruption hasn’t even launched yet and it’s already in court. That’s part of the appeal of Aereo… Read more at paidContent »
Why Aren't More People Cutting The Cord? Regional Sports Networks
This week, Major League Soccer introduced updated apps that let fans stream 230 live pro soccer games next season on iOS and Android mobile… Read more at paidContent »
Second Screen Must Find Its Own Voice To Redefine TV
For all the talk about TV’s “second screen” device experiences, so far they are mostly being used for social interaction around shows. But s… Read more at paidContent »
Broadcasters Sue To Stop $12 Streaming Service Aereo
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Well, that was quick. Two weeks ago, media mogul Barry Diller announced an ambitious cloud-based TV service that streams over-the-air channe… Read more at paidContent »
The Plan By Yahoo, Hulu, Other Big Video Firms To Grab Upfront TV Ad Money
Madison Avenue’s upfront ad markets are the place where TV broadcasters and cable companies sell the bulk of their billions of dollars in co… Read more at paidContent »
CBS And Turner Flip The Pay Switch For March Madness Mobile Streaming
Streaming March Madness tournament games next month won’t be as free and easy as it was last year, with broadcast partners CBS (NYSE: CBS) a… Read more at paidContent »
Why The Diller-Backed Aereo Will Need Some Fancy Lawyers
Broadcasters have a history of squashing disruptive technologies in court — and the new cord-cutting service Aereo could well be their next… Read more at paidContent »
Report: Broadcast Networks Will Get 8% Higher CPMs At Upfront This Year
The rush of content announcements from video companies in recent days, from players like YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG) and Hulu, has caused a number… Read more at paidContent »
Videoplaza Raises $12 Million For Its Multiscreen Video Ad Platform
The rising popularity of streaming video services is causing a knock-on effect for companies serving ads around that content. And here’s ano… Read more at paidContent »
What Broadcast And Cable Executives Still Don’t Understand About YouTube
There are many exciting things happening in the online video industry, but to my mind, none is more noteworthy than the radical transformati… Read more at paidContent »
Facebook’s Latest Scoop: Thousands Of Journalists Use Subscribe Feature
For many news sites, Facebook has become one of the biggest sources of referral traffic to its stories, and today the social network reveale… Read more at paidContent »
Media Buyers: Plenty Of Ads Still Unsold For First Streamed Super Bowl
The ultimate “big game” will get its first live video presentation on personal computers, tablets and mobile phones when NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) a… Read more at paidContent »
Study: Old-School TV Viewing Is Still Growing
A range of on-demand viewing options — and some new platforms to watch that content on — has traditional television watching on the run, r… Read more at paidContent »
What The Burst Of Hollywood A-Listers Will Mean For Online Video
Tom Hanks. Louis C.K. Lisa Kudrow. Kevin Spacey. David Fincher. Bill Maher. Jennifer Lopez. Judy Greer. Steven Van Zandt. Morgan Spurlock. E… Read more at paidContent »
F-bombs And Bare Bottoms At The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today whether the FCC can punish broadcast networks for airing one-off cuss words and an actress’s derriere. The… Read more at paidContent »
Industry Moves: Discovery; Amazon; Turner Broadcasting; MediaBrix
– Discovery Communications: Andrew Warren, former Liz Claiborne CFO and GE/NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) Universal executive, joins as senior executive… Read more at paidContent »
Interview Part 1: Netflix's Hastings Aims To Challenge BSkyB
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) fancies bidding against News Corp-controlled BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) for Hollywood movies and TV shows, even though internati… Read more at paidContent »
Univision Launches 'Noticias' Spanish-Language News App For iPhone, Android
Hispanics, according to Nielsen, have the second-highest penetration of smartphone usage among U.S. ethnic groups, and today brings news of… Read more at paidContent »
BSkyB Buys Stake In Social TV Start-Up Zeebox
News Corp-controlled pay-TV firm BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is buying itself a foothold in the looming social TV field by acquiring 10 percent of the… Read more at paidContent »
Disney, Comcast And Why TV Everywhere Alone Is Not Enough
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Yesterday’s press release from Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), announcing a comprehensive new ten-year distribution agreement… Read more at paidContent »
Sky Sports News Relaunches iPad App, With Fee For Non-Pay TV Subs
When the News Corporation-controlled UK satellite broadcaster Sky launched a free iPad app for its Sky Sports News channel in September 2010… Read more at paidContent »
Disney-Comcast Strike Broad Cross-Platform Content Deal
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Xfinity TV subscribers stymied by the lack of access to iPad app WatchESPN have relief in sight: a new multi-year, cro… Read more at paidContent »
Premier League Rights: Google And Apple Unlikely To Bid
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News reports (Mail Online, Telegraph.co.uk) that *Apple* and *Google* may bid for 2013-16 Premier League live broadcast rights are almost ce… Read more at paidContent »
What's Coming In 2012: The Age Of Ubiquity (For Some)
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This is the last in a series of posts that highlighted key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from… Read more at paidContent »
Linear TV Consumption Is Growing, But Is Ad Spend?
When you consider the internet, on-demand services, games consoles, mobiles, apps and [fill in your personal favorite here], we have more wa… Read more at paidContent »
Game On: HD Streaming Site FilmOn Debuts NCAA Basketball, Football Channels
FilmOn, the premium-content internet streaming site that met controversy earlier this year over lawsuits involving CBS (NYSE: CBS), CNET, an… Read more at paidContent »
Report: In Europe, Not All Windows Open For Netflix
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Some more detail appears to be emerging in the lead-up to Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) launching in the UK next year: in the midst of signing a seri… Read more at paidContent »
