Mobile Video & Entertainment News
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Cable Show 2012: TiVo Streams TV To Tablets, Debuts IP Set-TopBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012
TiVo is promising to let cable operators deliver Slingbox-like features to their subscribers, with the introduction of a streaming device that extends live TV and DVR content to tablets and smartphones both in -- and outside -- the home.
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Cable Show 2012: Epix Eyes Subscriber Conversion from Freeview DownloadsMike Reynolds, May 21, 2012Epix, the multiplatform, premium entertainment service, rang up some impressive streaming numbers during its free weekend preview last month and is now looking to convert those downloads into subscribers. More
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Cable Show 2012: Elemental Pushes Multiscreen Video To The EdgeBy Todd Spangler, May 21, 2012Video-processing solutions vendor Elemental Technologies is debuting a server aimed at cutting bandwidth and storage needed for multiscreen-video distribution, by packaging streams closer to end users. More
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Quick Hits
By MCN Staff, May 21, 2012Dish Network released a revamped app iPad app for “TV Everywhere” access that improves video performance — particularly for the new iPad’s higher-resolution screen — as well as enhances the onscreen guide and allows access to the operator’s Blockbuster on-demand titles. More
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Facebook IPO Poses Questions for Media CompaniesGeorge Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable), May 18, 2012
In a development that could have an important long-term impact on the online video, mobile and TV landscape, Facebook wrapped up the third biggest IPO in history Friday, with its share price opening with an 11% pop from the $38 IPO price and then settling back to $38.37 at close. That would value the company at over $100 billion.
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Time Warner Cable Picks Motorola To Lock Down Multiscreen TVBy Todd Spangler, May 18, 2012Time Warner Cable has selected Motorola Mobility's SecureMedia digital rights management system to encrypt linear and on-demand TV programming for delivery across a slew of devices. More
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Verizon/SpectrumCo Critics Hammer Telco Over DSL DecisionJohn Eggerton, May 17, 2012Verizon's decision earlier this month to discontinue standalone DSL service has provided ammunition to critics of its deal to buy advanced wireless spectrum from cable's SpectrumCo. More
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Weather Channel Recharges iPhone AppBy Todd Spangler, May 17, 2012
The Weather Channel on Thursday released a new version of its free app for iPhone and iPod touch devices -- its first major redesign since 2009 -- aimed at providing a simpler interface and enhanced personalization features.
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Time Warner Cable, Viacom Reach Deal For Tablet, Smartphone TVBy Todd Spangler, May 16, 2012
Time Warner Cable and Viacom announced a deal Wednesday that will provide Nick, MTV and other networks to the MSO's TWC TV service for watching live TV on tablets, smartphones and PCs in the home, ending the companies' yearlong legal fight.
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Cable Show 2012: SeaChange Targets Tablet Ads Based On Web-Browsing HistoryBy Todd Spangler, May 16, 2012SeaChange International has teamed up with Tellabs on a solution that can deliver ads dynamically in a video stream delivered to an iPad based on a subscriber's Web-browser viewing history. More
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Republicans Want More ‘Answers' from FCC on LightSquaredJohn Eggerton, May 15, 2012In the wake of news that LightSquared had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, the Republican leadership on the House Energy & Commerce Committee called for more "answers" from the FCC on the conditional waiver it granted the company. More
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Cox, Verizon Wireless Offer Oklahomans Who Take Bundles Up To $400By Todd Spangler, May 15, 2012
Cox Communications and Verizon Wireless launched a co-marketing program in Oklahoma, under which consumers who subscribe to the MSO's triple play and a smartphone or tablet from Verizon Wireless can receive up to $400 -- an arrangement that competitors and critics call anticompetitive.
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Smartphones, Tablets Not Yet Meaningful Portion Of Total Video Viewing: CEABy Todd Spangler, May 14, 2012While TVs are used for two-thirds of overall video viewing time among U.S. adult Internet users, and laptops or desktop computers account for another 30%, smartphones and tablet computers are not yet "significant sources" of video viewing in terms of time spent, according to a survey by the Consumer Electronics Association. More
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NTIA to Pitch Broadband Loan SuccessesJohn Eggerton, May 14, 2012The House Subcommittee on Communications & Technology has scheduled a hearing May 16 on "broadband loans and grants," and the Obama Administration is expected to argue that those programs are generating jobs and spurring innovation. More
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Verizon/SpectrumCo Deal Critics Form Alliance for Broadband CompetitionJohn Eggerton, May 14, 2012A new group, the Alliance for Broadband Competition, will be pitching reporters Monday on why the government should nix the Verizon/SpectrumCo/Cox deal. More
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Consultants Pitch Action Plan to Verizon’s Opponents By John Eggerton, May 14, 2012Forewarned is forearmed. Major cable operators, including the top two MSOs, could face a new front in the fight for their sale of advanced wireless spectrum to Verizon. More
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Upfronts 2012: Univision Prepping for 'TV Everywhere' Entry This SummerTim Baysinger (Broadcasting & Cable), May 11, 2012Univision will launch its first TV Everywhere service this summer, UVideos Digital Network, the network announced Friday, ahead of its upfront presentation next Tuesday. More
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Dish Boosts Video Quality In 'TV Everywhere' iPad AppBy Todd Spangler, May 11, 2012
Dish Network released a revamped app iPad app for "TV Everywhere" access that improves video performance -- particularly for the new iPad's higher-resolution screen -- enhances the on-screen guide and also allows access to the operator's Blockbuster on-demand titles.
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AT&T U-verse to Launch Univision's Three New Cable ChannelsMike Reynolds, May 11, 2012Univision Communications and AT&T U-verse have reached a multiyear, multiplatform deal that includes carriage of the U.S. Spanish-language media leader's three new cable networks, as well as authenticated access across an array of vehicles. More
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Upfronts 2012: Starcom, Tapestry Put Univision Communications at ‘Forefront' with Multimedia BuyMike Reynolds, May 11, 2012
In what is being billed as its largest single agency pact, Univision Communications has concluded a multiplatform buy with media agency Starcom USA and its multicultural shop, Tapestry. The agreement is Starcom USA and Tapestry's first 2012-13 upfront buy.
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