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Upfronts 2013: Discovery en Espanol Introduces 'Vroom' Programming Genre

Network Puts Focus on Cars, Soccer to Draw More Male Viewers
By: Lindsay Rubino (Broadcasting & Cable) May 14 2013 - 9:06pm
Network Puts Focus on Cars, Soccer to Draw More Male Viewers
New York -- Discovery en Espanol is speeding up this year with the introduction of a new programming genre called “Vroom.”

HBO To Air Gay-Themed Dramedy in 2014

Premium Network Orders Eight Episodes about Three Friends in San Francisco
By: Tim Baysinger May 14 2013 - 5:28pm
Premium Network Orders Eight Episodes about Three Friends in San Francisco

HBO has picked up eight episodes of a series about gay men living in San Francisco.

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Upfronts 2013: Telemundo Launching TV Everywhere Service

TelemundoMás Will Offer Full-Length Episodes of More Than 300 Programs
By: Tim Baysinger May 14 2013 - 5:05pm
TelemundoMás Will Offer Full-Length Episodes of More Than 300 Programs

Telemundo will launch this summer its own TV Everywhere service: TelemundoMas.

The authenticaed service will offer full-length episodes of more than 300 of Telemundo's programs. TelemundoMás will offer full episodes the day after they air via a user-friendly portal that adjusts to the size of the user's screen.

According to Nielsen, 68% of U.S. Hispanics own a smartphone and spend 11% more time watching mobile video than the general population.

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Upfronts 2013: Skipper Says Competition Will Make ESPN Better

Worldwide Leader To Deliver New 'SportCenter' Set, App; Kick Off New NFL, Soccer Studio Shows
By: Mike Reynolds May 14 2013 - 2:50pm
Worldwide Leader To Deliver New 'SportCenter' Set, App; Kick Off New NFL, Soccer Studio Shows

New York -- ESPN has long been the king of the sports jungle, but president John Skipper made some pachydermal points during the programmer’s upfront presentation to advertisers here Tuesday.

Starz Plays with Fire

Premium Programmer’s TV Everywhere Apps Connect to the Kindle Tablet Line
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 14 2013 - 2:01pm
Premium Programmer’s TV Everywhere Apps Connect to the Kindle Tablet Line

Starz’s trio of TV Everywhere apps are on Fire – the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD tablets, that is.

Senate Hearing Finds State of Video in Flux

Cable, Broadcast Execs Talk A La Carte, Retrans and More
By: John Eggerton May 14 2013 - 1:25pm
Cable, Broadcast Execs Talk A La Carte, Retrans and More

There appeared to be a lot more questions than answers about the state of video at a Senate Communications Subcommittee hearing Tuesday.

Upfronts 2013: Univision Partnering with El Rey Network

Announcement Follows News of Sassa Joining Company
By: Tim Baysinger May 14 2013 - 12:59pm
Announcement Follows News of Sassa Joining Company

New York -- Univision Communications has made a strategic investment in the El Rey Network, led by filmmaker Robert Rodgriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn, Spy Kids) and Factory Media. The general-entertainment, English-language service targeting young adults is scheduled to launch in December on Comcast systems.

Brightcove Streamlines its Live Streaming Platform

Video Cloud Live Marks Fusion with Zencoder, the Cloud-Based Encoding Vendor Brightcove Acquired in 2012
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 14 2013 - 9:58am
Video Cloud Live Marks Fusion with Zencoder, the Cloud-Based Encoding Vendor Brightcove Acquired in 2012

Online video management specialist Brightcove has launched Video Cloud Live, an adaptive bitrate, live streaming module that’s designed to make it easier for its content partners to host and stream live events over the Internet.

Aereo Lands in Atlanta on June 17

Says it Will Offer Access to 27 Over-the-Air Broadcast Channels at Launch
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 14 2013 - 8:26am
Says it Will Offer Access to 27 Over-the-Air Broadcast Channels at Launch

Aereo said Tuesday that it will unleash its broadband TV/cloud DVR combo in Atlanta on June 24, marking its third launch market, following its initial debut in New York City and in Boston on May 15.

Netflix Still King of the Downstream: Study

But YouTube Makes Big Gains as ‘Home Roaming’ on Tablets and Smartphones Catches Fire
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 14 2013 - 7:20am
But YouTube Makes Big Gains as ‘Home Roaming’ on Tablets and Smartphones Catches Fire

Netflix remains the most voracious gobbler of downstream bits on fixed broadband networks in North America, but YouTube is gaining ground as consumers increase the amount of video they're streaming on home Wi-Fi networks, according to a new study from bandwidth management supplier Sandvine.

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