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11/02/2012
New Stuff 11/02/12
Weightless, the global organization responsible for delivering royalty-free open standards to enable the Internet of Things, formed a Special Interest Group (SIG) to accelerate the adoption of “Weightless” as a wireless wide-area global standard for machine to machine (M2M) short- to mid-range communications. The Weightless standard this group will define is on track for completion […]
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11/02/2012
Why Amazon Tops Netflix In The Alternative TV Market
A new survey from 451 Research’s ChangeWave service shows that while Netflix leads among paid alternative TV providers, the Amazon Instant Video service is making big gains among consumers. "While Netflix still holds the largest share by far of the paid alternative TV market, consumers continue to shift towards Amazon’s Instant Video service," says Andy […]
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11/02/2012
Storm Relief
Several companies stepped up Thurs to donate money to Sandy relief efforts. NBCU announced a 1-hour live benefit telethon that will be roadblocked across NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA
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11/01/2012
Deals Of The Day 11/01/12
Earlier today, NetScout Systems Inc. purchased privately held, N.J.-based ONPATH Technologies, a provider of scalable monitoring connectivity solutions for high-performance networks that aggregate and distribute network traffic for data, voice and video testing, monitoring, performance management and cybersecurity deployments. According to the buyer, the ONPATH acquisition brings high-density modular network monitoring switch products with an […]
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11/01/2012
Survey Sez 11/01/12
In 2011, Netflix accounted for a touch more than 50 percent of the $3.2 billion OTT market in North America, notes ABI Research, followed by Amazon and Apple. Practice Director Sam Rosen adds, “Once viewed as a key element to cutting the cord, pay-TV operators are expected to launch new OTT services to target lower […]
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11/01/2012
Global Connections 11/01/12
Argentina-based Cablevision partnered with On Demand Group (ODG), a division of Avail-TVN, to launch video on demand (VOD) services to its customer base of more than three million cable subscribers. Cablevision On Demand launched this week, including a range of both transaction on demand (TVOD) services, including Hollywood movies and subscription on demand services (SVOD) […]