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11/03/2011
Encoding.com Provides Presets for Roku Developers
Encoding.com is providing video encoding to help developers create a video channel for streaming platform Roku. Because Roku is an open platform, anyone can create a content channel for the Roku Channel Store. Using the Roku software development kit (SDK), developers can create anything from a basic free VOD channel to a full-subscription movie service. […]
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11/03/2011
Softel Launches MediaSphere DTA
England-based Softel is taking a cue from the popularity of digital transport adapters (DTAs) in the United States and launching MediaSphere DTA, a transport stream generator capable of distributing data to DTAs. MediaSphere DTA allows cable operators, using full or partial analog infrastructure, to deliver advanced digital services and additional channel packages. Cable operators are […]
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11/03/2011
Comcast Garners an Emmy for Xfinity TV App
Comcast took home an Emmy engineering award for its Xfinity TV iPhone and Android application. Since rolling out the app in November 2010, the MSO says it has been downloaded 3.5 million times. It has undergone several improvements in the course of the year. For more see Comcast Adds Video Streaming To iPad App. Click […]
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11/02/2011
Time Warner Companies Inch Forward with Tablet Apps
Time Warner Cable hopes to launch its TWCable TV application for Android tablets in late November, according to a posting on its corporate blog. The MSO first launched its TWCable TV app for iPad in March, followed by some content distribution rights troubles (For more, see Technology Matters in Content-Distribution Disputes). The operator’s first Android […]
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11/02/2011
DirecTV Enjoys the Highest ARPU in Pay-TV Industry, Says Infonetics
Cable is taking hits from multiple competitors, according to Infonetics Research’s "Pay TV Services and Subscribers" report, which forecasts and analyzes the telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video services markets. “In 2008, cable video made up 59 percent of the global pay TV market, satellite video brought in 38 percent and IPTV was just […]
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11/02/2011
LG Embeds Advertising SDK Into Smart TV Platform
LG Electronics has expanded its offerings for television application developers, content distributors and advertisers with an integrated advertising platform for Smart TV applications. The company’s complete ad solution includes in-app advertising support incorporated into LG’s app development SDK, management and optimization of the publisher’s ad inventory, and ad monetization through LG’s alliance with YuMe. LG’s […]