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Hot Industry News of the Week - Jan 11, 2013

Fri, Feb 7, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

The biggest event in TV this week is also the biggest in the world of sport. As the XXII Winter Olympic Games open today all eyes are on Russia and its host city, the Black Sea resort of Sochi. And things are heating up elsewhere in the industry too with both Netflix and YouTube making big announcements…

Tue, Feb 4, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

Pay TV providers are finding it ever more challenging to keep up with the changes brought by TV Everywhere and Over-the-Top (OTT) services. Nonetheless, as the TV market continues to evolve at a rapid...

Fri, Jan 31, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

The hottest TV industry news this week was mostly about viewing trends in Latin America. According to Cisco, social TV is growing in Latin America at a rate much faster than the US. What’s also impres...

Wed, Jan 29, 2014 | by François Moreau de Saint-Martin

In the near future, TV sets are going to be connected to private and/or public IP networks. In fact, according to Informa Telecoms & Media forecasts, by the end of 2016, we will see more than 1.8 ...

Fri, Jan 24, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

There has been a lot of OTT news floating around this week. The Canadian pay TV service and cellco, Rogers, will soon announce their new OTT service. This isn’t the first time they made waves in the i...

Wed, Jan 22, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

Roku, best known for their cord cutters’ heaven streaming box, announced that they will be launching a TV set later this year. This is big news coming from a company whose current digital media player...

Fri, Jan 17, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

The hottest TV industry news this week was taken over by broadcasters in distress who are taking action. A group of top broadcasters decided enough is enough with Aereo violating copyright, and are ta...

Fri, Jan 10, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

This was the week of CES. CES has been buzzing with smart TV and second screen news. For example, Roku beat Apple in the race towards developing a line of smart TVs. Then again, that’s assuming the Ap...

Wed, Jan 8, 2014 | by Efrat Fenigson

Content operators need to take a step back and examine how content service engagement has evolved and improved over time. The process has gone from poorly designed user interfaces, program guides and ...