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Xbox One: a next-gen console with a focus on interactive TV and apps – TheVerge

zbutcher — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:39:56 +0000

“After months of rumors and speculation, Microsoft’s next-generation console is finally here. During a special event at the company’s Redmond headquarters today, Microsoft is unveiling Xbox One. Describing it as an all-in-one console, Microsoft’s Don Mattrick unveiled the new shaped Xbox … Continue reading →

Dish Network adds VOD programming to iPhone, Android apps – Fiercecable

zbutcher — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:19 +0000

Dish Network said Monday that it updated apps for Apple’s iPhone and Google Android devices to allow subscribers to view video-on-demand programming. It had previously only offered VOD content through its iPad app. See original here

MPEG-DASH deployments due before second half of 2014 » Digital TV Europe

zbutcher — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:27:45 +0000

“More than 75% of MPEG-DASH deployments are due to take place either the second half of 2013 and the first half of 2014, according to a new study by the DASH Industry Forum.” See original here

Google TV: silent but not forgotten at I/O 2013 – theverge

zbutcher — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:09:21 +0000

“We’ve been told that Google TV isn’t going away — the company can’t give up, because the market and opportunity are too large. But Google’s changing its approach to your living room, beginning with the update this week. Google TV … Continue reading →

Speculation Of A Nexus Q Replacement Swirls After An Unannounced Google Media Streamer Hits The FCC | TechCrunch

zbutcher — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:54:35 +0000

“Google is prepping… something. An announced Google media streamer was recently found in the FCC’s testing database. Details are nearly nonexistent as most are held under a confidentiality agreement for the next 45 days. However, the documents released to the public call … Continue reading →

TVersity – AirFlinger SDK for “Multi-Screen”

zbutcher — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:09:47 +0000

“AirFlinger is an SDK for iOS and Android that combines the capabilities of AirPlay™ and Xbox™ SmartGlass™. It’s main features are media shifting, screen mirroring and time synching across multiple screens.” See original here

TV is now the “second screen”, says YouTube boss – radiotimes

zbutcher — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:54:28 +0000

Head of content Robert Kyncl claims smartphones and tablet computers are the future of watching content in the home. See original here

Apple TV to get first network television app with addition of CW – theverge

zbutcher — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:39:37 +0000

“The CW Network is bringing its shows to the Apple TV with a new app, reports Deadline.That makes it the first TV network to make its content directly available to viewers on the set-top box rather than through an intermediary like Netflix … Continue reading →

Time Warner Cable eyes Hulu stake » Digital TV Europe

zbutcher — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:16 +0000

“US cable giant Time Warner Cable is reportedly considering taking an equity stake in video-on-demand site Hulu, according to several US reports.” See original here

Italy leads in HbbTV potential

sfaure — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:42:38 +0000

HbbTV take-up could be higher in Italy than any other leading television market in Western Europe by 2015. According to Idate, the number of connected TV households among managed broadcast networks… See original here

TeliaSonera Announces Managed CDN and Site Acceleration Deal With EdgeCast – Dan Rayburn – StreamingMediaBlog.com

zbutcher — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:27:42 +0000

“Earlier in the week, TeliaSonera announced a deal with EdgeCast to do a large managed CDN and site acceleration deployment in 3-4 countries where they are the incumbent telecom and have built a specialized sales team of CDN professionals to sell the … Continue reading →

MediaPost Publications: DirecTV Could Pose Aereo-type Threat

zbutcher — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:24:34 +0000

“CBS CEO Leslie Moonves says he’s not losing sleep over Aereo. But DirecTV could bring some restless nights with the amount of money it could ultimately deny broadcasters.” See original here

Motorola prepares for the all-channel multiscreen line-up | Videonet

zbutcher — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:09:19 +0000

The trend in multiscreen TV is ‘absolutely towards the entire channel line-ups being made available to different devices’.” See original here

That’s a lot of videos: YouTube now responsible for 17% of home Internet traffic – GigaOm

zbutcher — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:27:40 +0000

One out of six bytes sent to households in the US and Canada is part of a YouTube video: The service’s share of residential downstream traffic has been growing. See original here

WISI delivers HbbTV over IPTV

sfaure — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:27:27 +0000

The blurring of TV and internet together with the emerging HbbTV services is providing a challenge for the futureproofing of TV headends and next-generation networks. WISI Communications will be de… See original here

Boxfish Releases TV Discovery and Search API

sfaure — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:09:41 +0000

Boxfish, television discovery startup, released an improved TV discovery app this past week. With the new release, Boxfish decided to make its technology available to third parties via an API. Boxfish allows the use of natural language to search for … Continue reading →

Brightcove Announces Live Streaming Platform – huffingtonpost

zbutcher — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:27:41 +0000

“BOSTON – Brightcove, the big video services company, announced today a full-blown, live streaming platform. The company allows the live file to be uploaded to the cloud and and then encoded into as many as 20 live renditions, says founder and executive … Continue reading →

McCain: Pay TV Business Is Rigged Against Consumers – Variety

zbutcher — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:39:48 +0000

“Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) tubthumped his proposed legislation to force pay TV providers to give Americans the option to buy cable TV channels individually, calling the system ‘rigged’ against consumers.” See original here

Microsoft Eyes OTT Set-Top

sfaure — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:24:32 +0000

Microsoft Corp. may expand beyond the Xbox with a new streaming video set-top box that would compete against Apple TV, Google TV, Roku and other players in the retail market. See original here

Disney/ABC to launch to live streaming service

sfaure — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:09:42 +0000

Disney/ ABC Television Group is set to launch a new authenticated streaming service, offering full live online access to ABC shows and local market programming for the first time. See original here

OTT views surpassed IPTV viewers

sfaure — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:39:47 +0000

As we all know well, the TV experience is changing rapidly from a traditional linear TV, to one which is consumer-driven, mobile – to second screen devices See original here

Apple, Google, Amazon & Netflix in France’s radar with new smartphone/tablet tax

sfaure — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:39:46 +0000

Francois Hollande will receive a report today resulting from nine months of studying how the digital economy can contribute to cultural funding in Fran See original here

Hulu Plus for Android update improves player UI, expands compatibility – engadget

zbutcher — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:54:47 +0000

The Hulu Plus app for Android has a new update, and the most noticeable change is that its player UI to closer match the one on its website and in iOS. See original here

Yahoo!’s emerging video focus – nscreenmedia

zbutcher — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:52:19 +0000

“Throughout all the turmoil of the last year, video has remained an important anchor for Yahoo! The site has remained 4th or 5th most popular video site for at least the last year according to Comscore’s online video rankings. In terms of … Continue reading →

DRM in HTML5 is a victory for the open Web, not a defeat – arstechinca

zbutcher — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:42:28 +0000

“The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the group that orchestrates the development of Web standards, has today published a Working Draft for Encrypted Media Extensions (EME), a framework that will allow the delivery of DRM-protected media through the browser without the use … Continue reading →

Codecs: Evolution versus Revolution – tdgresearch

zbutcher — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:42:45 +0000

“A new codec war is looming! The peaceful reign of H.264 is over, the end is nigh, and HEVC is ready to battle to prove its worth, steal the crown and prove itself the one true king (guess who just … Continue reading →

Netflix for iOS update features auto-play for TV shows, adds movie recommendations

zbutcher — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:24:36 +0000

“Netflix today updated its iOS app with some features that will undoubtedly please all you TV lovers out there.” See original here

A La Carte TV Will Never Be – Variety

zbutcher — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:09:40 +0000

The prospect of consumers getting the ability to choose which cable channels they want has proven to be a remarkably resilient fantasy. See original here

YouTube Blog: New ways to support great content on YouTube

zbutcher — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:52:30 +0000

“Starting today, we’re launching a pilot program for a small group of partners that will offer paid channels on YouTube with subscription fees starting at $0.99 per month. Every channel has a 14-day free trial, and many offer discounted yearly … Continue reading →

The computer in the living room: setting up a Mac mini media center | Macworld

zbutcher — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:39:46 +0000

You want one box to manage all of your local and online media. Could the Mac mini be that box? Chris Breen says the answer could be yes if you’re technically inclined, but maybe not for the whole family. See … Continue reading →