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Apple brand rating drops due to ‘lack of new products’
Apple’s brand preference rating fell by 5.1 points between Q2 and Q4 2013, according to…
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Rovi appoints former Arris exec Burke as COO
Rovi has appointed former Motorola Home and Arris executive John Burke as executive vice president…
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Vimeo investing US$10m in indie VOD service
US-based Vimeo is to pump US$10 million (€7.2 million) in new funding into its on-demand…
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Roku takes on Chromecast with new TV streaming stick
Over-the-top set-top-box maker Roku is taking on the likes of Google Chromecast with a new HDMI…
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AOL’s Adap.tv incorporates linear TV into video ad platform
AOL-owned video advertising platform Adap.tv is making linear programming available through its service in a bid…
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Vudu preps Chromecast launch
Walmart-owned online VOD store Vudu is set to launch soon on Google’s HDMI TV streaming…
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US broadband users watch 1.7 hours of mobile video per week
Broadband users in the US watch an average 1.7 hours of video on their mobile…
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Orange in talks with Microsoft for Dailymotion partnership
Orange is in talks with Microsoft about striking a partnership to develop its video site…
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TiVo founders launch ChromeCast competitor QPlay
TiVo’s founders Mike Ramsay and Jim Barton have teamed up to launch a new cloud…
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Amazon resurrects Ripper Street
Amazon’s UK streaming service is resurrecting Ripper Street, the period crime drama that UK public…
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SeaChange falls short as 4Q revenues take a hit
Interactive TV technology provider SeaChange’s fourth quarter revenues have fallen dramatically below expectations thanks to…
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Verizon confirms Netflix talks following Comcast deal
Following yesterday’s deal between Netflix and Comcast, telecom operator Verizon has confirmed that it is…
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Netflix to pay Comcast for access to network in ground-breaking deal
In a significant break with its existing practices, Netflix has agreed to pay US cable…
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Google to expand fibre experiment across the US
Google is in talks with 34 cities around the US about expanding its nascent super-fast…
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Mobile viewing to drive in-app ad revenues
Roughly 60% of smartphone and tablet users watch between one and five hours of TV…
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Scripps sees profits slip, makes Travel Channel write-down
Channel operator Scripps Networks Interactive saw profits drop year-on-year in Q4 after writing down the value…
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Web-connected TV figures top 60%
Some 63% of broadband households in the US have at least one TV set that…
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Discovery’s Zaslav: Eurosport will be “ESPN of Europe”
Discovery plans to deepen Eurosport’s local presence in key markets, including the acquisition of local…
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Apple reportedly in talks with cable for new set-top launch
Apple is reportedly in talks with US cable operators to secure video content rights for…
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Technicolor buys display technology patents
French technology company Technicolor has bought 156 patents, in a move it said would strengthen…
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Brightcove enables cloud ad platform for Chromecast
Content providers developing apps for Google Chromecast can now use Brightcove’s cloud ad insertion platform…
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Quarter of TV audiences discuss shows on Facebook
Up to 25% of TV audiences post content related to the show they are watching…
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FilmOn opens up local TV with ‘teleport technology’
Over-the-top TV platform FilmOn has launched new technology that will let viewers access local US…
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US TV shipments drop by 9% in 2013
The US TV market fell by a “steep” 9% in 2013, with set shipments dropping…
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Viral Spiral, YAMA Talent and Rightster team up for yoga
Social video advertising specialist Viral Spiral, US yoga management company YAMA Talent and business-to-business video…
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Time Warner chief hails UltraViolet and HBO Go growth
Use of UltraViolet ‘digital lockers’ grew by 65% last year, while HBO Go, the premium…
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NBC Olympics announces tech partners for Sochi
Harmonic is providing its MediaGrid shared storage and MediaDeck integrated media playout server system to…
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Netflix to raise US$400 million for expansion, original content
Netflix is planning to raise US$400 million (€296 million) in long-term debt in the first…
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Google opens up Chromecast platform
Google has released a software developer kit (SDK) for its Chromecast TV dongle, opening it…
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Super Bowl generates 1.8 billion Twitter TV impressions
Sunday’s Super Bowl generated 1.8 billion Twitter TV impressions, reaching a unique audience of 15.3…