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@ The Independent Show: SeaChange to demo multi-screen capabilities
July 18, 2012 9:07 am | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsSeaChange International will be at the Independent Show demonstrating software solutions that can enable small and mid-size cable operators to extend their services to tablets, smartphones, PCs and other devices.
@ The Independent Show: RGB enables multi-screen for all
July 18, 2012 8:39 am | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsRGB Networks will be at The Independent Show highlighting how its digital and IP-based video products can be tailored for use by small- and medium-size operators.
From fantasy to reality
July 18, 2012 8:21 am | by Craig Kuhl, Contributing Editor | Articles | CommentsThe delivery of video content to multiple screens by Tier 2 and 3 cable operators has long come under the heading of sheer fantasy. Not anymore. Now it’s real.
TiVo buys analytics firm for $19M
July 17, 2012 3:15 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsTRA provides information linking information from the same households as to what viewers watch with what they buy.
NBC launches 2 apps to watch the Olympics
July 13, 2012 2:41 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNBC launched two mobile apps that will let people watch Olympics events as they happen, look up athlete profiles and access other extra content on their iPads, iPhones and certain Android devices.
Judge lets start-up relay live TV to iPhones in NYC
July 12, 2012 2:52 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe judge said the case probably would have been decided in favor of the broadcasters were it not for the case challenging Cablevision's RS-DVR system.
Hyatt begins rollout of interactive TV
July 12, 2012 2:48 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe system, provided by start-up Roomlinx, enables customers to access hotel services through onscreen menus.
NYC bringing wireless Internet to pay phone kiosks
July 12, 2012 2:36 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNew Yorkers have been making fewer and fewer calls on the city's 12,000 pay phones, yet the kiosks will likely be getting heavier use soon.
Krikorian joins board of FreeWheel
July 10, 2012 3:06 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe co-founder of Sling will work with the ad management system supplier.
Malware deadline passes, very few knocked offline
July 10, 2012 3:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe day that was supposed to see thousands of people knocked off the Internet arrived, but only a few people were affected.
Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday
July 5, 2012 2:21 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsDespite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware.
Netflix's monthly video streaming tops 1B hours
July 5, 2012 2:19 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe advent of high-speed Internet connections and high-powered mobile devices is changing people's viewing habits.
Upfront - July 2012
July 2, 2012 8:22 pm | by CED Magazine | Articles | CommentsEurope’s big cable show, Anga, saw 440 exhibitors, 16,000 trade visitors and 1,600 congress delegates, and the show increased its foreign visitors from 43 percent last year to 50 percent this year.
Comporium pulls in local advertisers with widget
June 29, 2012 12:09 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsA new Yellow Pages app that provides EBIF-based targeted advertising proves popular with advertisers new to TV.
Comcast dinged with $800K fine
June 28, 2012 2:28 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe MSO agrees to pay a fine levied by the FCC for failing to fully comply with a condition of its merger with NBCUniversal.


