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Cable programmers and operators are dabbling in second-screen applications, which may change the way viewers use their televisions, tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, game players an... More

QR codes are occasionally useful at conveying information to end users, but typically operate in a static environment. Fujitsu thinks it can solve this issue, finding a way to conv... More

Netflix wants to give users the ability to control their apps on TVs and connected devices with their mobile phones, and the company is looking to roll out second-screen control fe... More

Best Buy Co Inc is planning to sell its own tablet, the Android-based "Insignia Flex," for $239 to $259, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, pitting the world's largest... More

Over the past year we’ve seen some major innovations in social TV come from Europe. From Zeebox, to Tweek.tv, to StatsForce.TV and more the use of social platforms by TV companie... More

At this year's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo, Motorola Mobility is demonstrating how its innovations—in the cloud, network and home—are driving the evolution of TV. These technologies ar... More

Rod Carter, Head of Digital Asset Management at BBC Worldwide, on the progress being made to digitise key content within BBC Worldwide’s library, and the consequences he sees for... More

David Gale, EVP of cross media for MTV Networks, wishes more content and hardware companies would adopt his title instead of continuing to use “new” media. He wasn’t getting ... More

Even though smartphones are growing ever more popular and ubiquitous, the amount of time users are watching video on their connected mobile devices is not keeping pace. Research fi... More

Target Corp. became the latest big-box chain to offer to match the online prices of some rival retailers in what is shaping up to be a fiercely competitive holiday shopping season.... More

ITV Studios and Netflix have agreed a multi-year deal for a package of British drama acquired by the VOD operator's services in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Titles include ... More

DVD sales may be dwindling, but the movie industry has another vehicle to drive revenue -- digital rights. Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer touted video-on-demand during the CTAM confe... More

Every year Microsoft Drops the console a little bit of code to match the descending leaves, delivering new features, interface tweaks and additional content to hide behind the Xbox... More

Microsoft said it will sell a 32GB version of the tablet for $499, though adding in the much-touted touch keyboard cover will cost a further $100 ... More

In a speech Monday to cable industry executives in Orlando, Fla., Feltheimeier warned that while "the marriage of content, technology and choice offers an unprecedented experience ... More

Yesterday the worst-kept secret in the Appleverse got another leak: pricing. A screenshot from the internal systems of Europe’s biggest electronics retailer revealed 16 iPad Min... More

Viggle, his New York-based startup, hopes to become the entertainment industry's chief loyalty-rewards program...... More

Boxee plans to announce a new device dubbed Boxee TV Tuesday that aims to combine over-the-air broadcast content with a cloud DVR and streaming services like Netflix and Vudu...... More

Bridget Baker's impending exit as president of TV networks distribution for NBCUniversal evidently won't be the only change in the programmer's executive suite. According to source... More