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More than 2M viewers live stream Super Bowl online
February 8, 2012 2:17 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThat's a small fraction of the record 111.3 million viewers that watched NBC's broadcast of the big game. But it was still enough to make it the most-watched single-game sports event online, according to the network.
Poll: TV still trumps Web for campaign news
February 8, 2012 2:15 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIn this campaign season, the social networks have nothing on the news networks.
In the media: Rogers, BCE take Apple’s iTV for a trial spin
February 7, 2012 1:32 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsApple’s TV sets have been the subject of rumor and conjecture for quite some time, especially since a biography on Steve Jobs said he had found a way to come up with an Apple-based TV user interface.
Time Warner Cable launches new on-demand talk show
February 7, 2012 1:28 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsTime Warner Cable has launched “Talking Pictures On Demand,” which is a roundtable talk show that focuses on the various on-demand offerings each month.
Flingo raises $7M to expand device footprint, improve ACR
February 7, 2012 1:25 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsOne of Flingo’s most recent clients is A+E Networks, which said it will introduce some social networking functions based on Flingo’s social TV capabilities on the A&E and History channels.
Cable demos ad insertion in VOD stream
February 6, 2012 3:10 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe achievements of the latest interop at CableLabs move cable’s common ad platform a few steps closer to commercialization.
Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
February 6, 2012 3:07 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVerizon Communications will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Consolidated to buy SureWest Communications for $340.9M
February 6, 2012 3:05 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn a move that merges two Tier 2 service providers, Consolidated Communications Holdings announced that it was buying SureWest Communications for roughly $340.9 million in cash and stock.
Harris plans to intro video file quality tools
February 6, 2012 2:54 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsThe company will have different versions of the tool appropriate for content producers, broadcasters, cable networks, post houses and other digital media operations.
Cablevision preps app to buy Super Bowl merchandise
February 3, 2012 1:47 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsCablevision is working with Shazam, Delivery Agent, and FMI to give consumers the ability to buy NFL paraphernalia during the Super Bowl.
Mediacom reaps rewards of analog-to-digital conversion projects
February 3, 2012 1:45 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsMediacom Communications has expanded its HD line-up for subscribers in Iowa, Alabama and Florida.
ATX Networks buys Arcos Technologies
February 3, 2012 1:39 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe purchase price could total over $26 million; just less than half that amount is to be paid upfront, with much of the balance to be paid as royalties contingent on future sales.
MetroPCS Revives $40 LTE Plan
February 3, 2012 1:37 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe company brings back a popular plan that was suspended when the company stopped selling a specific handset.
Japanese Entrepreneurs Aim for Silicon Valley
February 3, 2012 1:34 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFor an emerging generation of Japanese innovators, the dream isn't a job for life at a big company. They have new ambitions, and they're determined to go places.
Evolution on evolution
February 3, 2012 12:49 pm | by Brian Santo | Blogs | CommentsThe digital terminal adapter is one-way device, a limitation that both justifies its existence and bars it from being a long-term solution. From its introduction, the DTA has been considered a dead end – a very, very useful device – but a dead end. Evolution Digital thinks maybe not.
