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Sprint Buying U.S. Cellular Spectrum And Customers For $480 Million To Expand Midwest Reach (TechCrunch)
The arrangement will help Sprint bolster its own network as it rolls out LTE nationally, the company said in a press release, helping to beef up network capacity. U.S. Cellular cus... More
Chase Carey: ‘Prometheus’ Digital HD Release Spurs Home Entertainment (HMM)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Digital HD platform launch in September proved successful with the early retail release of sci-fi thriller Prometheus, News Corp. presi... More
Apple Ordered to Pay $368 Million in Patent Case Brought by VirnetX (All Things D)
A federal jury in Texas on Tuesday ordered Apple to pay patent holding firm VirnetX $368 million in a patent lawsuit ... More
How Video Will Provide a Third Act for AOL (paidContent)
AOL executives’ comments on a Tuesday morning earnings call suggest they believe the company’s future identify is tied to grabbing TV dollars and becoming a video powerhouse. A... More
Eighteen New Members For Open IPTV Forum In Just Over Six Months (IT News Online)
All intend to participate in the Forum's on-going work to shape the future of a global mass-market for Internet Connected TV through development of the Forum's free-to-use, open, i... More
The $20 Ad Campaign: Small Businesses Find Alternatives to Google AdWords (Paid Content)
Many small businesses have had few options beyond Google’s AdWords to attract customers online. But now, upstart ad companies are using social media and new publishing tools to o... More
Amazon Prime Tests $7.99/Month Option to Compete with Hulu+, Netflix (GigaOm)
Amazon is offering some users who don’t want to drop $79 on an annual Prime membership another option: Paying $7.99 a month. While that actually adds up to more money on a yearly... More
Samsung Signs Multi-Year Smart TV Partnership with Yahoo (IPTV)
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics has formed a multi-year partnership to integrate Yahoo’s Broadcast Interactivity platform into its 2012 range of Smart TVs, bringing real-time... More
Digitalsmiths Receives Industry Recognition for Leadership and Innovation in Personalized Video Discovery Technology (Broadcast Newsroom)
Digitalsmiths, the leader in personalized video discovery technology, last week received its fourth Streaming Media Readers Choice Award after Streaming Media readers voted Digital... More
Volvo Taps Shazam TV for Second-Screen Mobile Engagement (Rapid TV News)
Media engagement company Shazam, in conjunction with Adforce.ie, is to unveil the first TV ad in Ireland enabled by its technology on behalf of automotive giant Volvo. The new ad i... More
HuffPost Live’s New iPad App Could Be a Second Screen Breakthrough (GigaOm)
The Huffington Post launched an iPad app Thursday that may one day pave the way for tablets to dethrone TV as king of our living rooms. The app, called HuffPost Live, offers a stro... More
Sky, Universal In Exclusive Multi-Year Content Deal For UK, Ireland (Deadline)
In a blow to comers Netflix and Lovefilm, the UK’s Sky has entered a new multi-year deal with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution that will give it exclusive right... More
Second Screen Explosion: Tablets Continue Crazy Growth, ‘Most Wanted Gift’ this Holiday Season (Lost Remote)
I don’t know about you, but the rapid growth of tablets has been mind-boggling. They’re the fastest-growing consumer electronics device ever made: 31% of online Americans now o... More
The iPad Mini Is The Ideal Second Screen Companion (Tech Crunch)
One thing that’s become apparent about the iPad mini during my past few days with it is just how well it fills the role of a second-screen device. The iPhone and the iPad both ha... More
Zenescope Reveal Second Screen Comics For 12-Hour History of Mankind (World TV PC)
The History Channel look set to offer one of the biggest TV events of the month, at least in terms of size, when they begin to air 12-hour series Mankind: The Story of All of Us, a... More
VOD on Everyone’s Mind at American Film Market (Home Media Magazine)
During a discussion about the state of video-on-demand, especially the challenges in marketing VOD to consumers, Dish Network’s Bruce Eisen lamented how much simpler it was when ... More
Social TV Startup Miso Pivots Again, Launches Quips App to Let Users Share Their Favorite TV Moments (Tech Crunch)
As startups go, social TV startup Miso has pivoted more than most: The company started out as just another TV check-in app, then launched a product to let users create and browse g... More
Sony Pictures Eyes Full Stake in Multi Screen Media (Hindu Business Line)
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) could look at complete acquisition of Multi Screen Media India by increasing its stake to 100 percent. The company is in the process of buying an add... More
Guitar Hero Co-Creator Unveils Startup With A Plan To Mobilize the Living Room (VentureBeat)
At Green Throttle Games, Charles Huang is creating a new virtual game console for the television based on mobile phones and without the actual game console...... More
