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Hot TV Industry News of the Week - 13.12.2013

Fri, Dec 13, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

This week proved to be an interesting one for the TV industry. Experts are claiming that nearly 1.7 billion OTT devices are set to ship by the end of this year, which is great news for the cable industry. However, the cable industry is also making headlines because of desperate attempts made by the NCTA to stop subscribers from cutting the cord. Meanwhile, users of YouTube’s Content ID have flagged a significant number of videos by the most prominent of YouTubers for copyright infringement, and most of the owners feel that the act was unjust.

Wed, Dec 11, 2013 | by David Leporini

Yesterday was a good time for enterprise security practitioners. Back then it was enough to install a device to protect a building, and that was it. Unfortunately, such good times are gone. In fact, w...

Fri, Dec 6, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

There has been a mix of interesting TV industry news making the rounds this week. The most surprising of all was Apple’s acquisition of Topsy. What were they thinking? They must have had social TV in ...

Wed, Dec 4, 2013 | by François Moreau de Saint-Martin

Connections Europe 2013 proved to be an enlightening event for all attendees. Spanning two days in beautiful Amsterdam, the agenda was packed with discussions led by renowned executives of top compani...

Fri, Nov 29, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

Smart TV apps took over the headlines this week. For starters, Forbes boldly claimed that cable is no longer about TV. Pretty strong statement there, but they backed it up quite well. In that regard, ...

Wed, Nov 27, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

What’s the first thought that comes to mind if you hear someone utter the word “hybrid”? Would you think about cars? Perhaps cross-pollinated plants? Or maybe even mixed-breeds of cats or dogs?

Fri, Nov 22, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

Deadline Media reports that OTT TV is expected to generate revenues of £1.6 billion in 2017, and revenues will primarily stem from live-streaming media and VOD. Does that idea seem feasible? Due to th...

Mon, Nov 18, 2013 | by Alain Nochimowski

Most attendees at the MIPCOM Conference held this fall in Cannes probably didn’t notice the small off-MIPCOM exhibition organized by a handful of second screen technology vendors outside of the Palais...

Fri, Nov 15, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

There was a mix of interesting Connected TV news making its rounds this week. For this week’s “Hot Industry News,” we figured it would be best to feature the buzz that made us raise our eyebrows.