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Feb 9, 2012 2:28 PM
After quickly gaining a warm reception and a rapid post-launch investment from BSkyB, the social TV app startup co-founded by ex BBC iPlayer head honcho Anthony Rose is making its first real play at monetisation.
Posted In: Advertising, E-Commerce, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, Companies, Apple, iPad
Feb 8, 2012 10:01 AM
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is expanding its Prime Instant Video library in a deal with Viacom (NYSE: VIA), bringing the total number of streaming videos available free Prime members to over 15,000.
Posted In: Entertainment, Movies, Media & Publishing, TV, VOD, Mobile, Companies, Amazon, Viacom, MTV, amazon prime instant video, nickelodeon
Feb 1, 2012 3:00 AM
The rising popularity of streaming video services is causing a knock-on effect for companies serving ads around that content. And here’s another example of that in action: today UK-based video ad platform Videoplaza is announcing a new $12 million round of funding.
Posted In: Advertising, Gadgets, Tablets, Legal, Regulatory, EC, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Companies, CBS, Five, HTC, Hulu, Qualcomm, Countries, Europe, France, creandum, innovacom venture capital, northzone ventures, qualcomm ventures, videoplaza
Jan 30, 2012 6:20 AM
Looks like new CEO Scott Thompson is wasting little time starting to get Yahoo’s house in order: just a few weeks into the new CEO’s tenure, the internet company is pulling support for 10 of its less-popular mobile apps.
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Movies, Sports, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Search, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Google, Android, Groupon, Portals, RIM, BlackBerry, Twitter, Yahoo
Jan 26, 2012 10:30 AM
A set of quarterly results today from AT&T (NYSE: T) that underscored some of the aftershocks the carrier is feeling in the wake of its failed bid to buy T-Mobile USA. The carrier swung to a loss and failed to meet analysts’ estimates on earnings, partly down to a $4…
Posted In: Gadgets, Tablets, Legal, Regulatory, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Money, Earnings, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Apple, iPhone, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Jan 24, 2012 6:33 AM
Jon Miller, the chief digital officer for News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS), described his company’s digital strategy today as very “focused on video”, with a view that even properties that come from a print tradition should be producing more video content than they are today.
Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Entertainment, Games, Gadgets, Tablets, Legal, Copyright, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Google, YouTube, Microsoft, xBox, News Corp., Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, Fox, MySpace, Countries, Europe, Germany, jon miller
Jan 12, 2012 3:19 PM
YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG) didn’t do a whole lot with a precious hour of airtime at CES 2012 on Thursday, reminding us all that video delivered over the web is poised to get even bigger than it already is yet offering very little about why YouTube is the place where Web…
Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Events, CES, Companies, Google, YouTube, robert kyncl
Jan 12, 2012 5:00 AM
Here’s a look at what’s been going on at the giant electronics show that is CES: » Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Could Sell 37 Million Windows Phones This Year: The Lumia 900 is probably the one product launched at CES that made everyone take notice, and financial analysts are starting to…
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Motorola, Nokia, Sony, dell
Jan 9, 2012 7:23 PM
MobiTV, one of the more established mobile TV companies in the market today with deals in place with several major U.S. mobile operators, today revealed a significant deal to grow out its business in Europe: a deal with Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), one of Europe’s biggest operators, to develop a…
Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, IPTV, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Companies, Apple, France Telecom, Orange, Google, Microsoft, xBox, Samsung, T-Mobile, Countries, Europe, France, Germany, UK, mobitv
Jan 9, 2012 6:59 PM
Samsung, on a high after releasing some strong mobile numbers last week, today became the latest consumer electronics brand to hang its name on to some of the more buzzy trends in TV this year: gesture-controlled television, apps, 3D and cloud-based content. In a presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show…
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Movies, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, Apple, Google, Android, HTC, NBC Universal, NBC, Samsung, angry birds, gesture, gesture technology, kinect, rovio
Jan 9, 2012 11:18 AM
Hispanics, according to Nielsen, have the second-highest penetration of smartphone usage among U.S. ethnic groups, and today brings news of a news app specifically targeting that demographic: Univision is launching its first news app, “Noticias Univision,” based on the broadcaster’s TV brand and website of the same name. It is…
Posted In: Advertising, Local, Apps, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Social Media, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Google, Android, News Corp., BSkyB, Twitter, Countries, Latin America, randy falco, univision
Jan 8, 2012 7:57 PM
News Corp-controlled pay-TV firm BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) is buying itself a foothold in the looming social TV field by acquiring 10 percent of the startup Zeebox for a sum that is “double-digit millions” in both pounds and dollars.
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, Companies, News Corp., BSkyB
Jan 7, 2012 5:00 AM
The biggest spectacle in the tech industry kicks off Sunday evening, when an estimated 150,000 people will flood into Las Vegas not to place a wager on Monday night’s national championship game between LSU and Alabama (I’m taking LSU +1) but to gear up for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics…
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Events, CES, Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, HTC, LG, Microsoft, MSNBC, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Jan 6, 2012 2:06 PM
In a move that further sets up Kazuo Hirai as the heir apparent at Sony (NYSE: SNE), the company has promoted him to president, taking that title away from Howard Stringer but keeping Stringer in place as CEO and chairman of the board, according to a report.
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Gadgets, Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, TV, Mobile, Companies, Sony, howard stringer, kazuo hirai
Jan 5, 2012 5:08 AM
When the News Corporation-controlled UK satellite broadcaster Sky launched a free iPad app for its Sky Sports News channel in September 2010, some wondered if it would also start to offer a paid version of the product. Well, it’s taken 15 months, but it’s happened.
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Sports, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, IPTV, Satellite, Mobile, Social Media, Video, Companies, News Corp., BSkyB, Countries, Europe, UK, sky sports news
Jan 3, 2012 7:08 AM
A new year, and a crisp, new Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) rumor to kick things off: the company is reportedly planning an event for the end of the month in New York, with speculation that it could have something to do with advertising or publishing news—but not the launch of a…
Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, Books, TV, Mobile, Companies, Amazon, Apple, iAd, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, Facebook, eddy cue, iad
Dec 31, 2011 10:30 AM
This is the last in a series of posts that highlighted key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from publishing to legal, and from mobile to advertising. Not too long ago, TV Everywhere was a bold concept being evangelized by Time Warner…
Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Music, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, TV, Broadcast, Satellite, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iTunes, Cablevision, Comcast, Conde Nast, Hulu, Microsoft, xBox, Netflix, New York Times, News Corp., Fox, Time Warner, Time Inc., coming in 2012, everything everywhere, kindle fire, nook tablet, tv everywhere
Dec 28, 2011 12:03 PM
The rumour mill for a supposed integrated Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) TV set is cranking up, with noted Taiwanese circuits news source Digitimes reporting Apple’s supply chain companies will start making components in the first quarter of 2012.
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, IPTV, Companies, Apple
Dec 28, 2011 11:30 AM
Online may be challenging TV to be UK consumers’ primary news source - but only 3.8 percent pay for it, new research says.
Posted In: Advertising, Gadgets, Tablets, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Online News, Radio, TV, Mobile, Research & Metrics, Research, Countries, Europe, UK, oliver and ohlbaum
Dec 26, 2011 1:12 PM
FilmOn, the premium-content internet streaming site that met controversy earlier this year over lawsuits involving CBS (NYSE: CBS), CNET, and copyright, is expanding its line up, adding two new sports channels for NCAA Basketball and NCAA Football.
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Sports, Legal, Copyright, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Companies, CBS, CNET, Disney, ESPN, Google, Android, Countries, Europe, UK, Russia, alki david, filmon
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