Technology

TiVo Asks Bureau to Rethink Charter Waiver

Wants Guarantees That it is not Creating De Facto Downloadable Security System Without Any Notice or Opportunity for Comment
By: John Eggerton (Broadcasting & Cable) May 21 2013 - 12:13pm
Wants Guarantees That it is not Creating De Facto Downloadable Security System Without Any Notice or Opportunity for Comment

TiVo has joined the Consumer Electronics Association in a challenge to the FCC's conditional waiver to Charter to supply set-tops with downloadable security rather than the current CableCARD hardware fix, but it is taking a different route.

The Consumer Electronics Association on Monday sought a full-commission review of the Media Bureau-level decision, arguing that the bureau did not have the authority to make the call.

AT&T AdWorks Pitches Ad Targeting ‘Blueprint’

Mixes Anonymous Online, Mobile and TV and Third-Party Data to Cut Down on 'Irrelevant Ads'
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 21 2013 - 7:32am
Mixes Anonymous Online, Mobile and TV and Third-Party Data to Cut Down on 'Irrelevant Ads'

AT&T AdWorks, the telco’s New York-based advanced advertising division, is pushing ahead with a new audience targeting system that uses anonymous AT&T data from a mix of online, mobile and TV users that’s overlaid with data supplied from third party providers.

The resulting platform, called AT&T AdWorks Blueprint, aims to deliver the most relevant messages to consumers while reducing the amount of “irrelevant ads” that pop up when they're using browsers on PCs and mobile devices or watching TV.

Spike TV To Air 'Xbox Reveal'

Will Broadcast Multiplatform Coverage of Microsoft's Unveiling of the New Xbox
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) May 21 2013 - 5:56am
Will Broadcast Multiplatform Coverage of Microsoft's Unveiling of the New Xbox
 

As Microsoft prepares to show off the next generation of its gaming console, Spike TV has announced that it will provide exclusive live multiplatform coverage of the "Xbox: A New Generation Revealed" announcement from Microsoft's corporate headquarters on May 21.

The May 21 announcement will be closely watched by the gaming community, as Microsoft reveals for the first time key features of the next version of its gaming platform.

MSO Deals Lift TiVo’s Subscriber Boat in Q1

Adds 277,000 MSO Subs; CEO Tom Rogers Says Liberty Global Getting 'Increasingly Comfortable' with TiVo's Value
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 20 2013 - 6:22pm
Adds 277,000 MSO Subs; CEO Tom Rogers Says Liberty Global Getting 'Increasingly Comfortable' with TiVo's Value

MSO partnerships highlighted TiVo’s fiscal first quarter, as the DVR pioneer added 277,000 subscriptions through pay TV partnerships, marking its largest quarterly subscription gain in the category in more than seven years. MSO revenues, meanwhile, jumped 98% year-over-year, TiVo said.

Virgin Media represented the bulk of those subscriber gains, as the U.K.-based MSO added 172,000 in the period, extending its total to 1.5 million, or 40% of the MSO’s base.

Myx TV Launches Roku App

Asian-Targeted Network Teams With adRise To Create App
By: R. Thomas Umstead May 20 2013 - 5:03pm
Asian-Targeted Network Teams With adRise To Create App

Asian-American targeted network Myx TV will make its content available on the Roku digital media receivers, the network announced Monday.

The network has teamed with content distribution company adRise to make its programming available to more than five million Roku owners. The Myx TV app is currently available through the Roku Channel Store beginning today.   

Scripps News Says It Uncovered Unsecured Lifeline Personal Data

Part of Investigative Series on Data Security; Investigation Targets Say Scripps Is One Breaching Security
By: John Eggerton May 20 2013 - 2:22pm
Part of Investigative Series on Data Security; Investigation Targets Say Scripps Is One Breaching Security

Scripps News, which serves the company's broadcast, newspaper and online properties, Monday began publishing stories that is has uncovered data security lapses affecting thousands of customers whose data was collected by companies participating in the government's Lifeline phone subsidy program. The FCC is testing an expansion of that program to broadband subsidies.

Dijit’s Personal TV Guide Targets the Web

Startup’s NextGuide for Browsers Also Connects with Comcast and DirecTV DVRs
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 20 2013 - 11:49am
Startup’s NextGuide for Browsers Also Connects with Comcast and DirecTV DVRs

Looking to expand its audience and establish deep pool of data that it can sell to programmers and advertisers, Dijit Media has unleashed a beta version of its personalized NextGuide, a platform that helps connect consumers to TV shows and movies from traditional TV services as well as a range of over-the-top sources such as Netflix, Amazon.com, Hulu, and Apple iTunes.

Yahoo to Pay $1.1 Billion For Tumblr

Deal for Micro-Blogging Platform is Part of Effort to Jumpstart Yahoo’s Sluggish Growth
By: George Winslow (Broadcasting & Cable) May 20 2013 - 10:42am
Deal for Micro-Blogging Platform is Part of Effort to Jumpstart Yahoo’s Sluggish Growth
In a bid to revitalize its offerings and attract younger users, Yahoo has agreed to acquire Tumblr for about $1.1 billion.
The deal is expected to close in second half of 2013.

Dish Ships VOD Beyond the iPad

New TV Everywhere App Brings VOD to Android & More iOS Devices, Ties in Twitter and Facebook
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 20 2013 - 10:14am
New TV Everywhere App Brings VOD to Android & More iOS Devices, Ties in Twitter and Facebook

Dish Network’s TV Everywhere app now offers authenticated VOD fare on more devices as well as some new social networking hooks.

The satellite TV giant announced Monday that VOD capabilities for the Dish Anywhere app, initially offered on just the iPad and PCs, is now supported on Android devices (version 4.0 and higher) and any Apple iOS device, including the iPhone, that runs version 5.0 and higher of the operating system.

Target Tests Video Streaming Service

‘Target Ticket’ Beta Touts Access to 15,000 Titles
By: Jeff Baumgartner May 20 2013 - 8:10am
‘Target Ticket’ Beta Touts Access to 15,000 Titles

Retail chain Target is testing the waters on a video streaming service that appears poised to  take a stab at a growing but fragmented over-the-top video market that includes Netflix, Amazon, Vudu, and the new Redbox-Verizon joint venture.

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