Mobile Video & Entertainment News
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Verizon Wireless To Take Super Bowl XLVI AirborneBy Todd Spangler, February 2, 2012
For the first time, the National Football League's title game will be streamed live to mobile devices, with Verizon Wireless exclusively offering the telecast of the New York Giants taking on the New England Patriots to subscribers with select smartphones.
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Sen. Kohl: Plans Underway for Hearing on Verizon's SpectrumCo. DealJohn Eggerton, February 1, 2012
Antitrust Subcommittee chair Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) says plans are "well underway" on a hearing about Verizon's deal to buy spectrum from cable operators, a spokesperson for the senator confirms.
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ESPN Platforms to Provide 110 Hours from Super Bowl XLVIMike Reynolds, January 30, 2012ESPN crew and talent, including Chris Berman's 30th appearance, has set up shop in Indianapolis as the worldwide leader will televise more than 110 hours of television and radio programming leading up to Super Bowl XLVI. More
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Markey Drafts Mobile Privacy LegislationJohn Eggerton, January 30, 2012Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has drafted a mobile device privacy bill in the wake of news last month that Carrier IQ software on smartphones and other devices tracks user keystrokes without their knowledge or consent. More
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LightSquared Contacts Rile Grassley
By John Eggerton, January 30, 2012Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), who has been seeking information from the Federal Communications Commission and others about LightSquared’s waiver to launch a 4G wholesale wireless network, has written to LightSquared principal Philip Falcone to ask him to explain what the senator calls a questionable contact with his office over the issue. More
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ESPN Shazam-ifies Winter X GamesBy Todd Spangler, January 26, 2012
ESPN's Winter X Games Aspen 2012, which run Jan. 26-29, will let viewers use Shazam Entertainment's app for smartphones or tablets to access video highlights, photos, music and other content during the telecasts.
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PGA Tour Launches Official iPad AppGeorge Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable), January 25, 2012The PGA Tour has launched a free iPad app, The PGA Tour HD app, for the 2012 golf season that will offer scores, stats, video highlights and live streaming video coverage of a number of events, including the Farmers Insurance Open. More
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Sen. Grassley Says LightSquared E-mails Smack of Improper ContactJohn Eggerton, January 23, 2012Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) has written to LightSquared principal Philip Falcone to ask him to explain what the senator calls a questionable contact with the his office over the company's waiver to launch a 4G wholesale wireless network. More
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Time Warner Cable Brings Live TV To iPhoneBy Todd Spangler, January 20, 2012
Time Warner Cable has launched a version of its TWC TV app for iPhone and iPod touch devices for watching live TV over a wireless home network -- although Viacom's networks remain absent from the nearly 200 channels in the lineup.
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News Corp.: 'We Did Not Admit Guilt In Wiretapping Settlements'John Eggerton, January 19, 2012Free Press was using News Corp.'s announced settlement of claims against News International'sNews Group Newspapers for allegations of wiretapping to push the FBI investigation into News Corp's U.S. operations, but the media giant suggested that was off base. More
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Consumer Groups, Wireless Competitors: SpectrumCo. Purchase Part of Larger TransactionsJohn Eggerton, January 19, 2012Consumer groups and wireless competitors have told the FCC that it needs to look beyond Verizon's planned purchase of spectrum from cable operators to a series of related deals and relationships among them. More
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News Corp. Settles 36 Hacking CasesJon Lafayette (Broadcasting & Cable), January 19, 2012News Corp. has agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle with 36 victims of phone hacking by its British tabloid News of the World, according to the Associated Press. More
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LightSquared Slams Testing ResultsJohn Eggerton, January 18, 2012Making what sounded at times like a last-ditch pitch, Lightsquared executives Wednesday said government testing of its proposed wireless broadband network on GPS devices was rigged to favor that industry More
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CES: Quick Hits By Todd Spangler, January 16, 2012Shadman Zafar, who previously headed product development for Verizon Communications, has moved into a new role as chief technology officer for the carrier’s involvement in the joint venture with Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Bright House Networks. More
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CES: 2012 Show Draws Record 153,000-Plus AttendeesBy Todd Spangler, January 14, 2012
After being hammered by the recession in the late 2000s, the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show hit a high-water mark with more than 153,000 attendees -- the biggest turnout in the event's 44-year history, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
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Showtime Feeds 'Anytime' iPad App With AzukiBy Todd Spangler, January 13, 2012
Showtime Networks has picked Azuki Systems' mobile-video management system to stream premium content to its Showtime Anytime "TV Everywhere" app for the iPad, which debuted earlier this week.
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FCC Opens Docket on Cable Wireless Spectrum Sale to VerizonJohn Eggerton, January 12, 2012The FCC has opened the docket on cable companies' sale of wireless spectrum to Verizon. More
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Telcos Ask FCC to Reconsider USF Reform ProposalJohn Eggerton, January 12, 2012Verizon, Sprint and USTelecom are among those challenging the FCC's recent revamp of the Universal Service high-cost fund, which provides phone -- and eventually broadband -- subsidies to hard-to-reach areas. More
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CES: Verizon Wireless Names Zafar CTO For MSO Joint VentureBy Todd Spangler, January 10, 2012
Shadman Zafar, who previously headed product development for Verizon Communications, has moved into a new role as chief technology officer for the carrier's involvement in the joint venture with Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Bright House Networks.
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Time Warner Cable Launches HBO, Max GoMike Reynolds, January 10, 2012After the successful completion of a beta trial, Time Warner Cable has officially launched the authenticated video HBO Go and Max Go "TV Everywhere" services for its customers who subscribe to the premium networks. More
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