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Super Bowl advertisers go after "second screens"
February 1, 2012 2:03 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAbout two-thirds of smartphone and tablet owners use their gadgets to do things like text or post on Twitter while watching TV, according to research firm Nielsen. So for the game, companies from Coke to Chevy are trying to reach fans on all of the "second screens" they have.
2012 International CES Roundup
February 1, 2012 3:29 am | by Mike Robuck, Senior Editor | Articles | CommentsHere’s a look at a few trends that are either incubating or fully hatched ...
Cable Could Prosper with Messaging Services
February 1, 2012 3:14 am | by Josh Wigginton, Senior Product Manager for Messaging and Billing at Interop Technologies | Articles | CommentsNever before have consumers had so many communication options. Voice, email, short message service (SMS), multimedia message service (MMS), instant messaging and social networking are nearly ubiquitous.
Real-time services make their debut
February 1, 2012 3:04 am | by Chad Dunavant, Vice President of Product Management at CSG International | Articles | CommentsConsumers can’t get enough of high-speed data, voice and the ever-growing inventory of video content available in the marketplace today.
UP Front - February 2012 - Latest Industry News and Insights
February 1, 2012 2:30 am | Articles | CommentsNumbers and Letters: HTML5, 3-D TV, RF4CE
Memory Lane - A Remote Opportunity
February 1, 2012 2:14 am | by Stewart Schley Media & Technology Writer, Denver, Colo. | Articles | CommentsIn the 1950s, of course, the next great leap for remote controls was tied to television. Zenith Electronics’ iconic Lazy Bones remote was the first incarnation, but users quickly found fault ...
Ciciora’s Corner - Be amazed ...
February 1, 2012 2:03 am | by Walt S. Ciciora, Expert on Cable and Consumer Electronics Issues | Articles | CommentsApparently HDTV is old stuff now. According to USA Today, HDTV receivers are now in 87 percent of U.S. homes, even if some of those homes don’t have HDTV programming.
Open Mic - Who owns the home network?
February 1, 2012 1:51 am | by Benoit Joly, Senior Vice President of Operational Marketing at Technicolor | Articles | CommentsIf there’s one safe bet in telecom, it’s that the percentage of households worldwide with connected consumer electronics (CE) devices will continue to grow at a healthy clip.
Technicolor tops 10 million DTAs sold in North America
January 31, 2012 1:11 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsParis, France-based Technicolor has strengthened its foothold abroad by selling 10 million digital terminal adapters (DTAs) in North America.
Comcast among latest round of investors for SnagFilms
January 30, 2012 1:24 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsFollowing up on a $10 million round of investment last year, SnagFilms has raised another $7 million in funds from its investors, which included Comcast Interactive Capital.
Videotron adds four new HD channels
January 30, 2012 1:21 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVideotron recently bolstered its high def lineup with the addition of four channels.
Alliance: Super Wi-Fi an 'Inaccurate Moniker'
January 30, 2012 1:15 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsWilmington, N.C., is first city to host services in white spaces – previously unused spectrum that lies between television channels.
Thailand welcomes Twitter's new censorship policy
January 30, 2012 1:13 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTwitter "felt responsible to cooperate with governments to make sure basic rights are not violated through the use of social media."
DirecTV, Sunbeam resolve dispute over fees
January 27, 2012 3:01 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsDirecTV and the owner of TV stations in Miami and Boston have resolved a dispute over fees the satellite provider pays to run broadcast programming.
Comcast, NBC pledge $2.7M to broadcasting museum
January 27, 2012 2:58 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast, NBC News and NBC 5 Chicago jointly announced that they have pledged more than $2.7 million worth of in-kind and financial support to the Chicago-based Museum of Broadcast Communications.
