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U-verse TV on Xbox 360 and Windows Phone 7

AT&T and Microsoft have confirmed an October 15th launch of U-verse TV on Xbox 360 for U-verse customers, which enable access to the U-verse TV experience on their existing Xbox 360s, replacing the need for an extra receiver in the home. AT&T is the first TV provider in the US to offer live TV service […]

October 12, 2010

Casmiro Facebook video platform

Casmiro has become the first company to create a paid video distribution model exclusively for Facebook. Wilbert Jackson of Casmiro states, “Facebook has redefined the way businesses interact with their audience, meet new fans, and acquire feedback about their products. This should be no different for filmmakers and content organizations. Despite the current environment of […]

October 12, 2010

Viewers like web only content

Next New Networks and YouTube, along with Frank N. Magid Associates, have unveiled findings from their joint study of US online video viewership. The study surveyed a broad range of viewers to measure how they engage with Web original content and how they view this content amidst other entertainment options. The research uncovered that viewers […]

October 12, 2010

IPTV leads Spanish pay market, PPV collapses

Telefonica’s IPTV platform Movistar Imagenio continues leading the growth in Spain’s pay-TV market in terms of subscribers, whereas Sogecable-owned DTH platform Digital Plus is losing most. According to the latest report from the Spanish Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT), Movistar Imagenio captured 140,000 new subscribers to 746,000 in the second quarter of the year. It was […]

October 11, 2010From David Del Valle in Madrid

Sonic completes DivX acquisition

Sonic Solutions has completed the acquisition of DivX. The addition of DivX brings widely deployed digital media technologies, an embedded CE footprint of over 300 million devices, a strong consumer brand, and a global market presence to Sonic’s expanding position as a supplier of services and technologies for the distribution of video content over the […]

October 11, 2010

Oregan Networks and Telefónica Collaborate

Oregan Networks, provider of Internet media browser solutions for Digital TV, has been selected by Telefónica, a major international fixed and mobile telecoms operator, as the supplier of client-side middleware, powering OTT video deployments in Telefónica’s Spanish home market as well as other key geographies of Telefónica’s global footprint. The solution offered by Oregan will […]

October 11, 2010

Harry Hill web only show

Comedian Harry Hill unveiled a new online-only comedy series, “Harry Hill’s Little Internet Show” co-produced with ChannelFlip Media, the show will launch exclusively across the AOL network on October 15th.  Each of the ten 5-minute bite size‚ episodes are shot in-and-around Harry’s holiday home in Whitstable and will feature all-new material created by Hill, specifically […]

October 11, 2010

Telus deploys Alcatel-Lucent’s Digital Media Store

Alcatel-Lucent’s DMS service is providing Telus with a digital storefront for its multimedia offering which includes applications, games, ringtones, and wallpapers to more than 7.9 million mobile and broadband Internet customers across Canada.  Alcatel-Lucent Digital Media Store is an end-to-end managed and hosted service for multicontent stores that allows service providers to deliver high quality […]

October 8, 2010

Logitech’s $300 Google TV controller

Logitech has unveiled Logitech Revue with Google TV, a compact, plug-and-play companion box with its Logitech Keyboard Controller, which together provide control over the Google TV experience and home-entertainment devices. The Logitech Revue was first announced at Google’s conference in May, but few details were available, the device is listed for pre-order on Logitech’s website […]

October 7, 2010

Networks sue FilmOn.com

All of the major US networks have filed a federal lawsuit against FilmOn.com. The suit filed claims that at least since September 27th FilmOn has been streaming the signals of numerous US TV stations “all without the consent of the affected stations or copyright owners”. The suit asks the court to enjoin FilmOn from steaming […]

October 7, 2010