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Aereo is a mouse of a company, but it’s frightening a lot of Big Media elephants. After launching in New York nearly a year ago, the service — which streams broadcasters’ ov... More

Basically, HBO is betting against cord-cutting, but also trying to compete in the online space, assuming that most people will keep their cable and pay extra for exclusive content ... More

Time Warner Cable upped the ante in the dicey relationship between Netflix and some of the country’s largest ISPs Wednesday, alleging that the video subscription service discrimi... More

Without even setting foot in Brazil, Twitter attracted 40 million subscribers in this social network-obsessed nation. Now the U.S. company is planning to open an office in Sao Paul... More

Mobovivo, an award-winning, second screen software company and DRG, a leading independent distributor based in the UK, announced today that the Joking Around Comedy Channel app is ... More

Gracenote, a wholly owned, independent subsidiary of the Sony Corporation of America(SCA),has teamed with DG® (NASDAQ: DGIT), the world's leading ad management and distribution pl... More

The next big unscripted format coming out of Endemol may be getting its start in Apple's App Store instead of on a TV network. Endemol-owned prod-co 51 Minds Entertainment is teami... More

Smart-TV app developer Flingo said Wednesday that MStar Semiconductor has agreed to integrate Flingo’s new Samba multi-screen synchronization software into the new MStar system o... More

As a digital analyst, it’s my job to study how technology disrupts business markets and models. As an aspiring social scientist, I also study technology’s impact on culture and... More

In September we wrote about Viggle’s launch of the MyGuy app, their foray into social TV fantasy football. This playoff season, Viggle has partnered with Hall of Fame quarterback... More

ESPN Deportes launches #Redes, the first live multi-screen viewing experience geared towards the bilingual Hispanic sports fan. Presented by Bud Light, the new 60-minute program ga... More

CBS has the rights to this year’s Super Bowl broadcast, and the network is betting big on second-screen interaction for the game. Unlike some other social efforts, CBS isn’t co... More

Second screen TV technology specialist Monterosa Productions has announced the commercial launch of its LViS Studio platform for creating and deploying apps to enhance sport, enter... More

The DASH Industry Forum has just released implementation guidelines for the eagerly anticipated MPEG DASH-264 video delivery standard, covering both live and on-demand services. Ve... More

Seagate Technology PLC is a leading provider of electronic data storage products such as hard disk drives for personal storage and enterprise applications. Its main products are ha... More

LoveFilm has announced a partnership with NBCUniversal International TV Distribution, in a new deal that will see on-demand access given to a slew of American TV shows, including t... More

UpLynk has been in stealth mode for the past year, and it's ready for its grand unveiling. One way to get attention is to announce that Disney/ABC is already a customer. The compan... More

The over-the-top business will likely see many more TV Everywhere offerings from operators as well as programmers going direct to consumers this year, predicts David Adams, VP Co... More

Long stuck in low gear, Walt Disney Co.’s video game division is aiming for infinity. The entertainment conglomerate on Tuesday unveiled plans for a high-stakes initiative called... More