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Content owners, whether they are publishers, retailers, or marketers, are always looking for new ways to deliver a unique experience to their customers. We call this content personalization. Key trends in this area are led by a collection of technologies that we call post-programming curation. These technologies use the best of behavioral tracking, collaborative filtering, audience targeting, and dynamic content presentation. Read more at GigaOM Pro »

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Most of us have done some online shopping while watching a game. But what about watching online sports while shopping? A food market chain in London is testing out that concept by combining a shopping cart, an iPad and a streaming sports app. Read more »

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Limelight Shows Off Adobe’s HTTP Dynamic Streaming; at NAB this week, Limelight and DirecTV provided a joint demo of Adobe’s new HTTP Dynamic Streaming technology, which combines the benefits of Flash streaming with the benefits of HTTP delivery. (Limelight blog) Irdeto Secures Adobe Flash Access 2.0; […] Read more »

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Change Up At NBC Sports Digital, as Miller Shifts To Universal Sports; NBC Sports has rewritten its digital org chart, shifting Perkins Miller to COO of Universal Sports; meanwhile, Kevin Monaghan, SVP of Business Development, adds the Managing Director of NBC Sports Digital Media title, while […] Read more »

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Viacom vs. Google Court Battle Heats Up; the copyright fight being waged by Viacom against Google will move into a crucial stage on Friday, when both companies are expected to file motions for summary judgment. (CNET) Clicker Redesigns Its Online Video Guide; with a web site […] Read more »

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VOD Site Voddler Gets Another $3.5 Million in Funding; Swedish film streaming site has picked up a further 26 million Swedish kronor ($3.5 million) in funding from Eqvitec Partners, bringing the total amount raised to SEK150 million ($20.2 million). (paidContent) TiVo: New HD Box Coming?; Janney […] Read more »

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Sky Putting 3-D Before VOD; despite a promise to add a true pull-VOD service to its TV options in 2010, Sky gave no progress update for the service, but said it would start launch Europe’s first 3-D channel this spring. (paidContent:UK) Ooyala Launches Localized Japanese Platform; […] Read more »

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At Hulu, ‘Free’ May Turn into ‘Fee’; one plan that the site is considering would allow users to view the five most recent episodes of TV shows for free but would require a subscription of $4.99 a month to watch older episodes. (LA Times) Boxee Adding […] Read more »

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The heads of British Sky Broadcasting and Carphone Warehouse, two smaller British ISPs, so far aren’t impressed with BT’s planned fiber-to-the-cabinet network because it isn’t flexible enough, nor is it future-proof. Is this a sign that copper has no place in broadband networks any longer? Read more »

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FCC Talks Up “Gateway” Set-Top Device; the commission continues to push for a “gateway” set-top device or add-on that would combine linear video with online capabilities (Multichannel News); but DirecTV says it should not be required to open its set-top boxes, arguing it would be too […] Read more »

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Is YouTube Looking at a Subscription Model?; Google vice president of content partnerships David Eun said some full-length shows would not be available to YouTube under its current advertising model (Reuters), and Sky reportedly backed out of talks to put its shows on the video site […] Read more »

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Sony’s Q2 Sales and Operating Revenue Down 19.2%; sales of Bravia LCD TVs dropped 27 percent; company blamed poor quarter on bad global economy and appreciation of the yen. (The Wrap) JK Wedding Video Boosts Chris Brown Record Sales; direct link to buy his song “Forever” […] Read more »

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The scariest thing to watch this Halloween isn’t in theaters — it’s in the stock market. It’s down! It’s up! It’s down! My 401k! Aaaaaaaaagghhh! We can’t help you manage your money, but we can help all those obsessive compulsives get up-to-the minute reports on the […] Read more »