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Hot TV Industry News of the Week - June 7 2014

Fri, Aug 2, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

HD channels and Ultra HDTV took over the headlines this week. Demand for HD services remains low in Belarus, thereby placing them on the slow lane to transition. There is good news for countries on the fast track – Ultra HDTV panel pricing is set to drop another 10% through August. This leads to a question being asked by Forbes: can Ultra HD 4K help the TV industry? It may not be as big a jump as SD to HD, but it’s certainly a progression that benefits the industry. One thing that doesn’t benefit the TV industry is piracy. This is exactly why Google was asked to quickly remove 100 million piracy links. This long-overdue order is sure to make the TV and film industries rejoice.

Wed, Jul 31, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

Fri, Jul 26, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

Social TV and the second screen grabbed the spotlight this week. Ad Age and Trendrr joined forces once again to create a comprehensive chart of “The Social TV Ecosystem” and it has gone viral. Speakin...

Fri, Jul 19, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

It has been an interesting week of twists and turns. Google is thinking about stepping into the OTT field, but not for on-demand programming. Meanwhile, the numbers for set-top box shipments are going...

Thu, Jul 18, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

At TV Connect 2013, we announced that Orange France had selected the Service Delivery Platform, RiGHTv, part of Viaccess-Orca’s TV Everywhere solution, to power its connected devices. RiGHTv ensures t...

Fri, Jul 12, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

Wed, Jul 10, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

Mon, Jul 8, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

One of the main goals of the Viaccess-Orca merger was to extend the unified company's footprint into the Asian markets.

Wed, Jul 3, 2013 | by Efrat Fenigson

The TV Leaders Summit was truly exciting! Together with some of the industry’s most knowledgeable experts, we enjoyed a great exchange of knowledge and heated debates about the future of the TV indust...