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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 […]
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07/31/2012
Global Connections 07/31/12
German satellite operator WORK Microwave added several advanced features to its line of high-speed DVB-S2 modems. Using the company’s new filter technology, users reportedly could experience as much as 15-percent bandwidth gain on top of the DVB-S2 standard, while operators can constrain the bandwidth of modulated spectrum to achieve a roll-off of 5 percent or […]
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07/31/2012
Deals Of The Day 07/31/12
Cisco wrapped its purchase of video software and content security solutions provider NDS Group Ltd. (click here for more information). NDS staffers now are part of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Technology Group (SPVTG), led by Senior Vice President/GM Jesper Andersen. Dr. Abe Peled, formerly NDS chairman and CEO, becomes senior vice president/chief strategist for Cisco’s […]