Amino boosts in-home video networking with Wi-Fi
IPTV set-top provider Amino is using devices powered by enhanced Wi-Fi chips to retrofit deployed boxes with enhanced wireless video…
Online media go original, foment quiet revolution
Online media aggregators are venturing into original content. Two recent additions to YouTube’s planned lineup of 96 channels suggest that…
Set-top and online patents accentuate metrics debate
Legacy audience measurement techniques by themselves are unlikely to suffice in the unfolding multi-screen era. A new U.S. set-top patent…
Samsung nurtures SmartTV apps, picks Party Shots
The winner of Samsung’s “Free the TV” competition, announced at CES 2012, was an application that enables consumers to push…
Gesture control among apps challenges for 2012
With Samsung supporting gesture and voice control on its Smart TVs, apps developers will be looking to harness the technology…
Myspace unveils SocTV and second-screen sync
The social network is branching out into television entertainment, with plans to integrate social and interactive TV experiences into a…







