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Nielsen: TV still dominates as media consumption device at home
A recent survey by Nielsen which looked at how Americans consumed media in 2012 found the TV is still the dominant device in American consumers' homes.
RCA introduces Android tablet featuring Dyle TV
Electronics manufacturer RCA today introduced an Android tablet featuring two tuners that allow users to access free live TV on the go. A story in AllThingsD reports that the RCA Mobile TV Tablet includes "two built-in tuner--one standard over-the-air DTV tuner for when you're stationary and one mobile tuner for when you're on the go."
Online video ad venture TubeMogul gets $20 million
A group of investors has added $20 million to the coffers of TubeMogul, giving the six-year-old company more financial resources to attack a marketing plan to help advertisers buy video space through real-time auctions. The latest investment nearly doubled the total amount of money the company has raised, pushing that to $35 million.
Warner Bros. inks exclusive TV content deal with Netflix
It's been a good news, bad news situation for Netflix of late. On the good news front, the online streaming media player signed a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Television Group for complete previous seasons of serialized dramas. This was tempered by the bad news that HBO, in extending its deal with Universal Pictures for movie rights through 2022, effectively shut Netflix out.
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> Google used CES 2013 in Las Vegas to note that Google TV will now be available through nine partners, with new members Asustek, Hisense, TCL and "one not yet identified" joining up. Blog
> Social network ConnecTV has launched a synchronized advertising network. Press release
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Rovi selling online video unit
Rovi Corp. says it wants out of the Rovi Entertainment Store business and will sell it off as "part of its ongoing strategic efforts to focus the company on growth opportunities related to its core enabling technologies and services," a company press release stated.
AllDigital Holdings, Broadcast International to merge
Cloud services platform provider AllDigital Holdings is merging with content management system (CMS) vendor Broadcast International to create an entity that is expected to provide a scalable, flexible and secure digital broadcasting platform that permits any form of digital media--including live and video/audio on demand, digital services and peripheral applications--to target and reach audiences via mobile devices, desktop computers and digital televisions.
Kilar tells employees he's leaving Hulu in Q1
Jason Kilar says he is leaving Hulu. The company's CEO, long rumored to be going elsewhere but previously cemented in place at the online video streaming service, e-mailed employees and then posted a blog calling the decision "one of the toughest I've ever made."
Intel said to be prepping set-top box
Intel apparently doesn't believe the set-top box is dead. The monster chipmaker reportedly will use its press conference at next week's CES in Las Vegas to introduce a new box that reports say will contain elements of premium cable TV reception with access to streaming video services like Netflix.
IMN to unveil 'what's to come' at CES
Steven Turner, CEO of Interconnect Media Network (IMN), likes American television, and he thinks there are many others around the world who feel the same way.
Online video going mainstream, says Cisco study
In 2012, watching online video became more than just a hobby for cutting-edge Internet enthusiasts, found a survey performed by the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) studying the "trends and behaviors" of 1,152 video consumers in the United States. "Overall, streaming video is ahead of downloading and about even with DVDs and Blu-ray discs," said Chris Osika, senior director, U.S. Service Provider at IBSG.
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LAS VEGAS--Verizon Wireless said that almost 50 percent of its data load now travels over its LTE network. The figure is up significantly from October, when Verizon said that 35 percent of its data traffic moved over its LTE network. Further, the carrier said it expects overall data traffic to grow by a factor of seven during the next three years.
LAS VEGAS--Nokia plans to focus both its technical innovations and marketing for its Lumia phones running Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 software on its imaging and location capabilities, according to a senior Nokia executive.
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