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Hot TV News: Net Neutrality Goes to Europe; Mobile World Congress;

Thu, Mar 5, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

The mobile industry’s biggest show kicked off in Barcelona, exhibiting the latest innovations in connected and mobile devices. Announcements such as Ikea’s Home Smart furniture, or Google’s Virtual Network could have interesting implications on the way we consume our entertainment. Following the vote last week, FCC’s Tom Wheeler addressed his European counterparts in an effort to promote new Net Neutrality regulations. In the UK, scientists successfully tested a 5G connection that in a few years could change the speed in which we consume our entertainment. Here’s a fast, buzzing recap of this week’s industry news.

Fri, Feb 27, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Although Oscars ceremony ratings fell this year, and Madonna literally fell at the Brits Music Awards, new reports released this week showed just what a fantastic year the TV ecosystem has had- with b...

Mon, Feb 23, 2015 | by Efrat Fenigson

Releasing a statement to Wired might not be the traditional way of indicating a change in policy, but after a year of fevered speculation that was how FCC Commission Chairman, Tom Wheeler, decided to ...

Thu, Feb 19, 2015 | by David Leporini

"6. 20 Am. Waking up. Didn’t sleep much, as usual in the last year. First shot of Ristretto while checking up the figures of my FaMe app. Still amazed no one understood the “Fake Me” contraction trick...

Thu, Feb 19, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

Barack Obama opened the summit on cybercrime with a call for tech companies to share their information on hacking- not an easy decision for a sector still reeling from Edward Snowden’s revelations on ...

Sun, Feb 15, 2015 | by François Moreau de Saint-Martin

The issue of privacy and security is one of the 21st century’s biggest dilemmas: how does one balance the technological advantages which give us access to a wealth of personal information, with the ba...

Thu, Feb 12, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

A privacy policy warning by Samsung about its Smart TV features raised questions about data collection and privacy in the digital age. Is Apple about to launch an OTT service? According to reports, th...

Fri, Feb 6, 2015 | by Merav Cunningham

The anticipated Net Neutrality recommendations by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler were finally released this week in an Op-Ed in which Wheeler said he supports regulating broadband as a telecommunications se...

Mon, Feb 2, 2015 | by Sefy Ariely

In the ever-changing TV industry, the dominance of OTT services in the market is growing fast. A recent study by Parks Associates shows that Over 50% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to an OTT v...