Telco TV Industry News
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Verizon's FiOS TV Packs On 194,000 Subs In Q4By Todd Spangler, January 24, 2012
Verizon Communications pulled in a solid net gain of 194,000 FiOS TV customers in the last three months of 2011 to stand at 4.17 million total, while its legacy DSL and telephone businesses continued to falter.
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GSN Extends Affiliation Agreement With AT&TLindsay Rubino (Broadcasting & Cable), January 19, 2012Game Show Network announced Thursday it has inked a long-term extension of its affiliation agreement with AT&T U-Verse TV. More
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WealthTV Takes Free 3D Channel To RokuBy Todd Spangler, January 19, 2012
Herring Broadcasting's WealthTV is delving into the lifestyles of the rich and stereoscopic with the launch of a 24-hour linear 3D lifestyle and entertainment channel that initially is available free to users of the Internet-connected Roku set-top box.
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Tennis Channel, Verizon FiOS Ace New Carriage AccordMike Reynolds, January 17, 2012
Tennis Channel has returned to Verizon FiOS TV's net through a new multiyear carriage agreement.
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Sportsman Channel Crosses 31 Million Subscriber ThresholdMike Reynolds, January 17, 2012With continued launches and upgrades to higher levels of service, Sportsman Channel has surpassed the 31 million home plateau. More
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CES: Drive to ‘Video Everywhere’ Shifts Into High Gear
By Todd Spangler, January 16, 2012The news bubbling up from the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show called to mind a classic Led Zeppelin tune: “The Song Remains the Same.” More
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FiOS, Newport TV Disconnect in Retrans DisputeMike Farrell, January 13, 2012
Newport Television-owned stations in Syracuse and Albany, N.Y. and Harrisburg, Pa., went dark on Verizon FiOS TV systems in those markets on Jan. 12, after the parties could not reach a deal.
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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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CES: Samsung Plugs Into Pay TV ServicesBy Todd Spangler, January 11, 2012
Samsung Electronics is working with four providers -- Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and DirecTV -- to pipe their video services directly into its "smart TVs."
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CES: TiVo's Rogers: AT&T Payments Could Reach $300 MillionBy Todd Spangler, January 11, 2012
TiVo president and CEO Tom Rogers said AT&T could end up paying about $300 million to his company if the telco's U-verse TV service continues adding DVR subscribers, which would be $85 million on top of the minimum the telco agreed to pay under a patent-lawsuit settlement.
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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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Comcast Tests Live TV On Tablets With 'AnyPlay' Box In Denver, NashvilleBy Todd Spangler, January 10, 2012
Away from the multiscreen hype at CES, Comcast announced that it is conducting a trial of its AnyPlay device developed by Motorola -- which transcodes live TV content for wireless delivery to tablets and other displays -- in Denver and Nashville, Tenn.
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AT&T AdWorks Hunts Down Multiscreen ViewersBy Todd Spangler, January 9, 2012
AT&T AdWorks has teamed up with Internet audience measurement firm comScore on a new multiscreen research initiative, which will be based on a panel of 25,000 consumers to measure media consumption across TV, online and mobile.
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TiVo Gets Payday
From AT&T SuitBy Todd Spangler, January 9, 2012TiVo has settled its patent litigation with AT&T, under which the telco will pay at least $215 million over the next six years — and Verizon Communications is next in the digital video recorder company’s crosshairs. More
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CES: Verizon's Stratton To Fill In For CEO McAdam On 'Innovation' PanelBy Todd Spangler, January 6, 2012Verizon Communications will send the head of its newly formed Enterprise Solutions division, John Stratton, to speak on a headliner panel at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show after CEO Lowell McAdam canceled his trip to the world's largest technology exhibition. More
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AT&T To Pay TiVo At Least $215 Million To Settle Patent LawsuitBy Todd Spangler, January 3, 2012TiVo has settled its pending patent lawsuit against AT&T, under which the telco will pay a minimum of $215 million through June 2018, TiVo announced Tuesday. More
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AT&T Posts Up MSG HD Nets On U-verse TVBy Todd Spangler, December 30, 2011AT&T announced late Thursday that U-verse TV customers in Connecticut now have access to MSG HD and MSG+ HD, about two weeks after Cablevision Systems lost its final bid to withhold the sports network's high-definition feeds from telco rivals. More
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Verizon Targets FiOS TV Media Gateway For Late 2012By Todd Spangler, December 23, 2011
Verizon Communications plans to deploy an IP-enabled media gateway for FiOS TV customers late next year that promises to cut energy consumption and distribute video wirelessly to multiple devices in the home, including tablets and game consoles.
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Cablevision, Verizon Settle Spat Over Telco's Broadband AdsBy Todd Spangler, December 19, 2011Cablevision Systems and Verizon Communications said Monday that they settled the MSO's lawsuit, which had accused the telco of running false and misleading ads about Cablevision's broadband speeds. More
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TV Guide Network to Bow 'Hollywood Moms Night,' 'Wilson Phillips' Reality Series in 2012Mike Reynolds, December 18, 2011Capping a year of distribution gains, TV Guide Network is bringing more original programming into 2012. More
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