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08/01/2012
Survey Sez 08/01/12
According to Infonetics Research analysts, “2012 will be a watershed year for TV Everywhere services, as operators across the globe closely watch Comcast, Cablevision and Time Warner Cable to see if adding these services will have a positive impact on subscriber churn and revenue. Demand for digital, HD and premium video content and services will […]
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08/01/2012
Is Cord-Cutting A Real Threat?
Recently, the Convergence Consulting Group reported that, “Based on (their) TV cord-cutting model (taking into account economic conditions, annual subscriber additions, digital transition), (they) estimate 2.65 million (2.6 percent) of U.S. TV subscribers cut their TV subscriptions 2008-11 to rely solely on online, Netflix, OTA, etc. — 1.05 million (1 percent) in 2011 alone.” They […]
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07/31/2012
Taking On TVE, Business Services, Programming Costs
This summer, all eyes will be on London…and potentially on iPads, Kindle Fires, smartphones, any portable device that can keep sports fans connected. If there’s a litmus test of the interest in TV viewing on mobile devices, Summer 2012 is it. Behind it all are the Summer Olympic Games, set for July 27-Aug. 12 in […]
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07/31/2012
Inside The Beltway 07/31/12
Verizon’s lack of interest in building a FiOS network in Baltimore piqued concern from Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) regarding the pending Verizon Wireless/SpectrumCo deal (click here for more information) in a recent letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, saying in part “(Baltimore) officials and constituents there are concerned the company would […]
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07/31/2012
To Market, To Market 07/31/12
Nearly 50 percent of smartphone owners polled by mobile marketing firm Hipcricket Inc. said they had viewed a mobile ad and 64 percent completed at least one purchase as a result of mobile advertising. However, an impressive 74 percent replied that their favorite brands have not advertised to them on their mobile devices, representing a […]
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07/31/2012
Survey Sez 07/31/12
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) says tablet ownership rates among online U.S. consumers reached 29 percent as of June, up 9 percent from the first quarter. Some two-thirds of online consumers expect to purchase a tablet sometime in the future, with nearly half (45 percent) planning to buy one within the next two years…While Wi-Fi […]