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ABC taps Yahoo to drive live viewing

It’s the flip side to the ongoing upfronts for 2012-13: the current season is drawing to a close. CBS’s Big…

Xbox 360 hailed as a game-changer for Connected TV

Christian Bombrun at French broadcaster M6 believes that now Microsoft is transforming the game console into a general entertainment hub…

Verizon wants deeper partnerships with TV makers

The telco believes the ‘Operator as an app’ model is viable for second and third TVs but Quality of Experience…

CTIA 2012 showcases Android tablets

As a wireless device, the tablet now appears at wireless conventions, such as this week's CTIA 2012. Models from Toshiba,…

Discovery taps into Rev3’s digital video content

Discovery Communications plans to acquire digital video producer Revision 3. The acquisition promises some synergies and gives the non-fiction media…

Acetrax deal emphasises the OTT VOD opportunity for BSkyB

BSkyB’s acquisition of Acetrax adds to the feeling that major Pay TV operators increasingly view OTT and connected TV devices…

Pay TV future: vertically integrated or open CE?

The value of apps-based connected TV delivery and the future role of the set-top box came under the microscope last week when Verizon, Samsung, ADB and NDS debated Pay TV/CE cooperation.…

Verizon wants deeper partnerships with TV makers

The telco believes the ‘Operator as an app’ model is viable for second and third…

Something was missing at Connected TV Summit: fear

Two years ago the Pay TV industry was defensive and the CE vendors bullish. This…

zeebox named overall winner at Connected TV Awards

The social TV app triumphed at the Connected TV Summit today, with BBC iPlayer, JAZZTELíS…

Google and Nielsen say cross-media campaigns reach light TV viewers

A study by Google and Nielsen concludes that cross-media campaigns can increase the incremental reach of ad impressions to light TV viewers while saving considerable expense versus spending for equivalent results on TV.…

50,000 Tags and three minutes viewing for UK Shazam ads

Around 50,000 viewers used the Shazam App to tag the UK’s first ever Shazam-enabled ads,…

Britain’s Got Talent final: apps compete for companion screen audience

The final of the popular talent show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ demonstrated the potential for synchronized…

Dish Auto-Hop courts subs, spurns broadcasters

Dish Networks last week announced that satellite subscribers using its Hopper whole-home HD DVR system…

Britain’s Got Talent final: apps compete for companion screen audience

The final of the popular talent show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ demonstrated the potential for synchronized second screen advertising and also highlighted how different apps have their own merits and why companion audiences could therefore be fragmented. …

ABC taps Yahoo to drive live viewing

It’s the flip side to the ongoing upfronts for 2012-13: the current season is drawing…

CTIA 2012 showcases Android tablets

As a wireless device, the tablet now appears at wireless conventions, such as this week's…

BBC reveals companion screen app strategy

The broadcaster views synchronous companion screen apps, built around flagship programmes, as a way to…

Multi-screen back office gets recommendation source code

In a move bolstering its multi-screen back office platform, SeaChange International is licensing content recommendation source code from Aprico that promises both better experience for consumers and more revenue for Pay TV operators.…

Content discovery: the moment of truth on Saturday night

Content discovery has a big impact on the perception people have of their Pay TV…

Content discovery boost thanks to Swisscom iPad app

Swisscom’s TV-Guide and Remote Control app is helping consumers on the discover-learn-consume content journey. It…

M-GO media discovery suitable for Pay TV, too

Technicolor’s M-GO media discovery app will appear on connected TVs and Ultrabooks this year but…

As multi-screen TV matures, customer experience is key

YouSee TV Everywhere customers never have to log-in to access content. This kind of detail matters if you want to reach beyond early adopters to the mass-market viewer, who hates hassle.…

Xbox 360 hailed as a game-changer for Connected TV

Christian Bombrun at French broadcaster M6 believes that now Microsoft is transforming the game console…

M6 demonstrates power of non-linear and multi-screen

French broadcaster Groupe M6 is pioneering multi-screen viewing with its catch-up TV services via connected…

Elemental demos with content distribution, audio and other partners at NAB

Media processing company Elemental Technologies has brokered a raft of booth partnerships for this week’s…