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Google’s Internet Service Might Actually Bring the U.S. Up to Speed (MIT Technology Review)
In a radical departure from its core business, the search giant is installing high-speed fiber neighborhood by neighborhood...... More
iPad To Dominate Tablet Downloads For Next 5 Years, Owning 56% In 2017: Analyst (TechCrunch)
The launch of the iPad mini and “continued dominance” of the iPad will ensure Apple’s iTunes App Store remains the “premier destination” for tablet downloads through to 2... More
Yahoo and Facebook Not in Search Alliance Discussions (All Things D)
Yahoo and Facebook are not currently in talks about forming a search alliance or building a search engine together, according to my sources, who scoffed about such a deal reported ... More
Linked Content Coalition Forges Ahead (Advanced TV)
A media industry project aimed at making content more accessible and user-friendly is pressing ahead with its plans to create the basis for a universally recognisable way to commun... More
Shazam May Become Europe’s First Billion-Dollar Tech Firm (IP&TV)
In 2013 at least one European next-generation technology company will achieve a US$ 1bn value through a sale, IPO or fundraising, according to global M&A advisors Magister...... More
Lionsgate, Sony Record Box Offices Portend Robust Home Entertainment Business (HMM)
The opening weekend theatrical success of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn 2 coupled with the follow-up of Skyfall helped Lionsgate and Sony Pictures achieve separate 2012 revenue ... More
The Apple-Samsung Court Battles Expand to iPhone 5, Galaxy S III (Wired)
Apple and Samsung’s intellectual property feud isn’t limited to the April 2011 lawsuit that went to trial in August. Far from it. Besides international iterations of the case, ... More
BitTorrent Inks Deals With 20 TV Set Makers (Multichannel News)
Consumers using Internet-connected TV sets from some 20 manufacturers will soon be able to stream video content -- including both legal and illegal material -- downloaded via embed... More
Prime Time Seeks A Future In A When-You-Want-It World (USA Today)
Technology has been kind to viewers. But it also is hastening the end of the kind of mass-audience, gather-round-the-tube appointment TV that networks have counted on and Americans... More
Bad Reasoning: We Don’t Need More High Speed Internet Because People Don’t Use Fast Internet Now (Tech Dirt)
There's been a lot of discussion lately about how far the US has fallen behind other countries when it comes to high speed broadband. And many are taking it for granted that high s... More
Verizon To Choke Pirates’ Browsing Speeds (BBC News)
Verizon has declared war on illegal downloaders, or pirates, who use technologies such as BitTorrent to steal copyrighted material...... More
Google and Dish Network Allegedly In Talks for New Wireless Service (ars technica)
Google and Dish Network are reportedly in talks to partner up for a new wireless service to contend against market competitors like Verizon Wireless and AT&T, according to the ... More
Three Ways Social TV Analytics Is About to Change the TV Business (Forbes)
While talk of social TV is not new, the industry is still stuggling to understand what exactly the intersection between social media and the TV business will mean...... More
Netflix Under Attack: Why Carl Icahn Could Force A Sale (Hollywood Reporter)
"It makes a great acquisition candidate," the activist investor tells THR, setting up a showdown over the $4 billion-plus company ... More
Second-Screen Hopefuls Hard-Pressed to Disrupt Hollywood ‘Cabal’ (PaidContent)
A stream of research reports continues to show people using mobile devices whilst watching TV. But what does the opportunity really add up to. Not a lot, says an influential digita... More
OnLive Gaming Comes to LG Google TVs (IP&TV)
South Korean electronics manufacturer LG has formed an agreement with US cloud gaming specialist OnLive to integrate the latter’s OnLive Game Service into its LG Smart TV with Go... More
Internet Television Is Where Cable Was In Early Days, Says Conde Nast Entertainment Chief (The Verge)
There’s already an endless amount of video entertainment available online, so it’s a bit weird to think that the era of internet television is just beginning. And yet it’s tr... More
Vevo Expands Its Reach In Europe (CNET)
Vevo has launched today in Spain, Italy and France, bringing the expansion of the online music service to 10 countries...... More
Independent Movies Embrace On-Demand Platforms (NPR)
The stigma of a film going "straight to video" is beginning to fade. Movie studios are increasingly experimenting with showing their films on iTunes, Amazon.com, cable and satellit... More
