Feb 05, 2013 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 166

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Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Connected TV, CRTC, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTT, FCC, H.265, Hbb TV, HEVC, Hybrid TV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Middleware, Mobile TV, Multiscreen TV, NAB, NCTA, NGN, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Second Screen, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, UHDTV, VOD, VSAT, WiFi, WiMAX

Columbus simplifies IP video delivery in the Caribbean: Columbus International, a communications service provider… bit.ly/10vWz1u

Elementos de un Sistema de IPTV – pic.twitter.com/8aI2lBxL

Verizon’s FiOS TV subscriber growth slows in Q4 2012 – bit.ly/10Q9yRr

Digisoft.tv HbbTV support for Iris http://bit.ly/WaUycP

It’s Game On for Second Screen | http://is.gd/JTI1ul

The Global Phenomenon of Mobile Commerce : Numerous forms of mobile commerce are emerging in markets large… http://bit.ly/X8y3mh

Analyst: Redbox Instant poses Netflix SVoD threat http://bit.ly/SQBYpD

Third of Brits would change TV device http://bit.ly/WX3tMu

ITU agrees HEVC standard http://bit.ly/WX3srF ITU approves HEVC/H.265 video-coding standard, requiring half the bit rate of H.264. http://bit.ly/TMpukD

Miranda Technologies acquires Softel http://bit.ly/WzUYqy

Skyfall digital release before physical http://bit.ly/Wl0nEc

Verimatrix secures MegaFon IPTV http://bit.ly/10Whxwr

UK lagging in cloud adoption http://bit.ly/10Wh2Ct

ProSiebenSat.1 Accelerator incubator http://bit.ly/V3UEkv

Bulgaria opens new DTT tender http://bit.ly/V3UdGV

BlackRock lifts blinx stake http://bit.ly/10WgJYo

Belkin to acquire Cisco’s Home-Networking http://bit.ly/V3SYYk

ESA Activates Search and Rescue Package on Galileo Navigation Satellites http://ow.ly/h8HeH

Cozi TV Debuts Original Show http://bit.ly/1116Ti7

Africa 24, the news channel, launches on Arabsat’s Badr-4…. http://fb.me/2ILpmItnP

U.S. and Canada Partnership Successfully Refuel Mock Satellite on ISS http://ow.ly/h8F1g

The BCM7445 delivers Ultra HD content to your living room, cuts bandwidth & power – http://gobrcm.com/h4vWt

NATPE: Interesting parallels between early days of broadcast syndication and online TV: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118065222/ …

MegaFon Selects RGB Networks to Launch New OTT Service – http://is.gd/zamiQd

Zappware delivers multi-device end-to-end OTT solution to SBB and Telemach http://goo.gl/fb/0mznq

Netflix’s House Of Cards Could Be The Best Show You Won’t See On TV http://tcrn.ch/WDgZVz

OTT monitoring is important to the network & customer expectations are high! Provide quality OTT content – learn more: http://www.sencore.com/company/blog

Streaming Video is going mainstream: People often use streaming for game consoles and set-top boxes attached to their TVs: http://bit.ly/XyRx2z Streaming video is the future: The new H.265 video format will help chew up video so your network can swallow it: http://bit.ly/Y9cHq1

Top 3 media streaming TV devices for 2013 – Roku, Apple TV, and… http://sns.mx/f7gSy8

IPTV growth slows down in US: While US telcos continued to add IPTV subscribers at a rapid clip in the fourth… http://bit.ly/1176AHh

Super Bowl live stream ideal showcase for second screen advertising | It’s Game On for Second Screen – http://is.gd/Nscxh1

RuSat Selects Newtec To Offer VSAT Broadband Service http://ow.ly/hcNvJ

Spanish network picks Comcast Media Center’s VOD platform http://goo.gl/xujQh

Elemental Provides Support for HEVC H.265 Codec – http://is.gd/N1h8em

Sorenson – Hold the Phone — HEVC (H.265) Adoption May Be Sooner Than You Think – http://is.gd/xsBA7s

60,000 BT Vision customers with YouView set-top boxes – bit.ly/UlN0p7

Techtel Partner Harmonic Inc Named Top Video Headend Provider in Latest MRG IPTV Market Leader Report: bit.ly/UQQ0Y9

Dec 10, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 162

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Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Cord Cutters, CRTC, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DVB-T2, FCC, Femtocells, H.265, Hbb TV, HTML 5, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiplatform TV, Multiscreen TV, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, retro-SON, Satellite TV, Streaming Video, Telecom, Tru2way, TV Everywhere, TV Middleware, VoLTE, WiFi, WiMAX

Swisscom reveals its plans for HEVC on classic IPTV – bit.ly/XtGHQc

Samsung HDTVs get an IPTV app for LG U+ in Korea, most US providers are still slacking… goo.gl/fb/Bf6Fl

Open IPTV Forum Commissions Digital TV Labs To Provide An OIPF Test Suite – bit.ly/VlNvJh

KPN Close to Sale of Spanish MVNO – bit.ly/VlDxrE

Aereo CEO: Our cheap TV wouldn’t exist without cloud computing – zite.to/SyRJyW

How to increase the Distance for TV over DSL Using Retransmission Video Servers – bit.ly/iptv-dsl-dista…

BT Vision adds Universal Channel and others: UK telco BT has signed a deal with Universal Networks International… bit.ly/VHZnYv

OTT/Streaming Video – TDG: Netflix “betting the farm” on Disney: US research firm The Diffusion Group (TDG) has gone on record a… bit.ly/XtDQqy

“40% [tablet users] use them at least 1x/day while watching TV, 22-25% use them several times” – http://is.gd/bKtUBL

UK Research: Pay TV customers will cut existing bills before cutting cord – http://is.gd/v1ShRb

FCC Ajit Pai – We need modern regulations to accelerate the transition to an all-IP world. We need a modern regulatory framework to expedite the Internet transformation. Reclassifying broadband under title II would receive bipartisan criticism.

Is T-Mobile Quietly Deploying HD Voice? – AMR-WB Technology Not the Battery Hog VoLTE Is dlvr.it/2bR6vM

CipherCloud Raises $30M From Andreessen Horowitz For Cloud Encryption Technology – tcrn.ch/WLOpQI

YouTube Guide Is Coming To All Devices, Site Gets Update – ow.ly/2tBIIO

Tech alliances join forces at CES2013 to create a seamless, connected home. Read how: gobrcm.com/fTms8

Broadband – Second wave of UK’s ultrafast broadband cities unveiled – ow.ly/fSKNg fb.me/Q5CJd35S

Satellite – Thales Alenia Space and Astrium GmbH Collaborate for BepiColombo – ow.ly/fT2cE

Satellite – Globalstar Returns Next-Generation Satellite to Commercial Service – ow.ly/fT1H3

Deutsche Telekom invests almost EUR 30 billion over three years in the future of telecommunications – bit.ly/VLblAC

Cable companies ordered to support HD content streaming within homes by 2014 – http://pulse.me/s/g1JXR

TDS: IPTV will be available in 3 additional markets this year – bit.ly/RH8jja

FTTH – Eircom to connect 1mn Irish homes with fibre by end-2014: Irish Telco Eircom has confirmed the next phase … bit.ly/TY7YEh

US Pay TV operators and STB firms sign up to energy-saving plan: Fifteen leading Pay TV providers and cust… bit.ly/125QH1A Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement Expected to Save U.S. Consumers $1.5 Billion Annually bit.ly/11P80F0

Multiscreen offerings “dramatically increasing” in Europe and Asia: Low average revenues per user (ARPUs)… bit.ly/125QJqi Multiscreen services will reach over 100 million Western European Pay TV subscribers by 2016 – http://is.gd/FERYY8

BBC launches Connected Red Button – bbc.in/QEbOp9

Time Warner Cable expands WiFi reach – on-msn.com/SKOd5S

New Zealand’s Telecom trials LTE: New Zealand operator Telecom has begun trialling its LTE network in parts… bit.ly/TXRrjy

Infonetics confirms “retro-SON” deployments – bit.ly/125GMsI

IPX networks to carry wholesale services worth $5 billion by 2017 – bit.ly/VNJZK1

Mobile – Now is the time to build mobile apps, small business owners | VentureBeat – ow.ly/fTLx3

Parks Associates: Pay TV providers in Europe and Asia testing new roles as OTT providers – http://is.gd/uM0YGJ

Cable TV/Broadcast TV – As cable ratings climbed, cable TV began programming year round – http://goo.gl/VyD6F – Broadcast TV now following suit

Satellite – O3b’s customer, Ozonio MDC have just launched portable Micro Data Centers to our links – see Financial Post article: http://natpo.st/Xy3iLE  O3B Networks to deliver Satellite Internet in Madagascar – http://goo.gl/qV8vc

Satellite – Modernizing Internet Service Delivery Via Satellite Broadband – http://goo.gl/sZdgZ

Satellite – Extended Satellite Network: http://goo.gl/FXnEp

Cord Cutters – One more time – We are having a lot of fun in our new Google+ Cord Cutters community – check it out: http://is.gd/v4jBIg

The Small Cells Daily is out! –  http://paper.li/small_cells/1338565004#

CRTC urged to ban 3-year cellphone contracts – http://sns.mx/ulmzy6

Vivendi offered $8bn for Brazilian DTH – bit.ly/Rws9Oa

Polish Pay TV merger complete – bit.ly/XhgPXz

Ukraine’s http://Megogo.net goes global – http://bit.ly/WO6XQn

Hong Kong’s now TV expands distribution – http://bit.ly/WO6P3k

ESPN Player on iPad – http://bit.ly/WO6Dkt

Warner Bros, Disney, Roadshow & MGM Dissolve Aussie Pay TV Movie Partnership – http://dlvr.it/2bJ5gp

Net2TV Launches Portico Streaming TV Service – only on Philips TVs for now – B&C – http://is.gd/OUoDF3

Telecom – India: FDI in telecom sector plunges to $43 mn in April-September FY13 – http://dlvr.it/2cDmv5

Smallcells in airports is big opportunity, says femtocell firm – http://is.gd/NN57UT

Belgacom launches TV app store: Belgacom TV has launched a series of TV apps giving access to its own and third-… tinyurl.com/b8y33dm

BT cancels Pace YouView deal: UK telco BT has confirmed that it will not be using YouView boxes from manufacture… tinyurl.com/adjmljl

New French DTT channels to launch this week: This Wednesday will see the launch of six new free-to-air HD channels… tinyurl.com/aractx5

KDG expands VOD platform: German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has rolled its VOD service out to around… tinyurl.com/9wswe64

Lovefilm launches on Nintendo Wii U: Following last week’s launch on the Nintendo Wii, OTT video-on-demand service… tinyurl.com/aqxvapn

The telecoms.com Daily is out! paper.li/telecoms/13178…

Marissa Mayer Signs Off On A Yahoo-NBC Sports Partnership – read.bi/UPqdiN

Interesting that 2^nd Screen tech is #1 – 11 Big Tech Trends You’ll See in 2013 – ow.ly/fXj1G

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski just announced the formation of an agency-wide Technology Transitions Policy Task Force – http://is.gd/S1kkR8

Nov 16, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 157

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3D TV, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Connected TV, Cord-Cutting, Covergent Communications, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTV, FCC, FTTH, Google TV, Hbb TV, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, OTT, Packet Cable, Pay TV, PON, QAM, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telecom, Tru2way, TV Everywhere, TV Middleware, UC, UHDTV, Video Transcoding

Arris Transcoding and AD Insertion MRG Review: Download analysis – mrgco.com/blog/arris-tra…

HBO now available via Pay TV in the Nordics bit.ly/StkIC6

State of the Broadcast Pro Video Industry – New Poll Results — scri.com/nbcur.shtml/

Over half Americans stream TV shows – http://is.gd/2cZb0W

LTE – AT&T Brings LTE Coverage to Eight New Markets – dlvr.it/2TncD0

Cable companies are trying to make deals customers can’t refuse, but it won’t stop cord cutting – bit.ly/ZLUkbT

FCC recommends cross-ownership waivers for Tribune Co. – Chicago Tribune – dlvr.it/2Tnz7b

Leap Wireless Shakes Up Management Team – http://bit.ly/T4uyyl

How do you make money from M2M? – http://lnkd.in/ErXAbw

OTT SMS killers..: KakaoTalk Now Profitable, Will Next Take Aim at Indonesia – http://bit.ly/UrtC37

Video Discovery Specialist Veveo Launches Voice Search That Actually Works – tcrn.ch/PW9n0O

Google Play comes to Europe: UK, Germany & France. Spain and others in the next months. broadbandtvnews.com/2012/11/11/goo…

Why the iPad app NextGuide wants to be the Switzerland of TV guides – http://is.gd/2Gf8ZA

IPTV – Telefónica crece en televisión y vídeo por internet – blodico.com/135297759242 Telefónica ushers in the next phase of IP video delivery on a global scale: Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica –  bit.ly/W96AUW Telefónica and Microsoft to Deploy New Global Video Platform – bit.ly/TKDqam

UTStarcom takes minority stake in cloud-based video platform aioTV: bit.ly/Zzn3l6

Adobe Project Primetime: TV over the internet – http://is.gd/hoCLPb

IPTV/TV Middleware – Tri-County Telephone deploys Innovative Systems IPTV middleware – bit.ly/ZOxIYh

Court Fail Puts YouView Broadband IPTV Service at Risk of Losing its Name –ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2012…

IPTV Scripps Networks Interactive expands to more – bit.ly/ZNpdfV”

Fetch set top box can now stream all your media to your TV via “Media Hub’ update – bit.ly/RE9Mn4

ACMA releases full report into Online Video content services in Australia including Connected TV, NBN and IPTV – bit.ly/RE5f3U

Find your Fayve (for iPad) movies from online services – http://is.gd/aDn49P

Tipping point for UK Connected TV? 55% of households have connected main screens to the internet, according to YouGov. http://lnkd.in/4SYpTw

IPTV – TV1 im Web-Filmprogramm: Da gibt’s immer wieder Neues: http://bit.ly/RwzhnB  http://bit.ly/Ss1XPy

IPTV – Zapperbusch Produktioncenter für IP-TV und Web-TV realisiert und produziert neues V-Commerce-Format… http://bit.ly/W9IwBa

IPTV – Ziel: Ich will u.a. am PC-Monitor Gamecube spielen (gibt nur analog aus) und fernsehen (IPTV nach Entschlüsselun… http://bit.ly/W9IwBc

Hbb TV – Digital TV Labs registered by HbbTV Consortium – http://is.gd/ZfEF71

Apple TV vs. Roku 2 XS: Streaming Media Showdown – http://is.gd/hVClw8

Connected television: the audiovisual engine for Mirada TV –  http://is.gd/JZOSo1

Google TV Launches a New Advanced TV Guide Application | iptv-news.com/2012/11/google…

Newtec Satcom’s Vision award for new MDM6000. SatconEXPO  – pic.twitter.com/MOFtb8EY

Coverage of Ooyala’s Global Video Index here: bit.ly/TLQ1tB

A user’s perspective on second screen experiences. See thoughts on using your tablet with your TV- geek.com/articles/mobil…

How Apple Owns Social TV with Traditional Commercials – mbist.ro/RVdZUN

Banjo’s Location Based App Rolls Out New Features – bit.ly/Wbiiya

Viaplay Selects Accedo to Extend Leading OTT Service to PS3™ – http://www.accedo.tv/pressrelease/2012:viaplay2

Broadcast TV – Mitigating loud commercials, part 2 – http://is.gd/reEkbB

Volicon Observer® Video Monitoring and Logging System Simplifies Compliance Monitoring for Malawi Regulator – http://www.theiabm.org/article.php?group_id=6895

LIPSYNC POST INVESTS IN BLACKMAGIC VIDEOHUB AS INTEGRAL PART OF FACILITY EXPANSION – http://www.theiabm.org/article.php?group_id=6920

Broadcst TV – Harris Corporation Secures Multi-Million Dollar Digital TV Transmission Contract in Bulgaria – http://www.theiabm.org/article.php?group_id=6906

3D – DOREMI RELEASES 3D HFR (HIGH FRAME RATE) UPDATES – http://www.theiabm.org/article.php?group_id=6928

GEPCO® INTERNATIONAL UNVEILS VDM230LT ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH-DEFINITION MINIATURE COAX FOR MOBILE TRUCKS AT CCW 2012  – http://www.theiabm.org/article.php?group_id=6908

Predicament of telecommunications – http://sns.mx/uHmdy7

Fizziology helps TV networks determine how much people like a TV show – http://is.gd/aajcqR

Telecom – Survey finds 8 in 10 European SMEs plan to switch telecom service providers soon – http://bit.ly/ZYuUrA

LTE/4G – The Need for Timing Synchronization Technology for 4G/LTE Networks: http://goo.gl/fb/MZAx6

Google Considering Wireless Network [REPORT] – http://dlvr.it/2VGbHL

Broadband availability often doesn’t mean jack! It’s about access: can I get it, is it good/fast enough, can I afford it – http://bit.ly/RnwSOH

Closed Captioning for Streaming Media – http://bit.ly/Wf6JG8

Google TV Embedded LG TVs Get OnLive – Two Platforms Trying to Gain Relevance Find New Union – http://dlvr.it/2VGlmr

European TV Broadcasters Continue Ad Revenue Decline – buff.ly/WeN9tC

IPTV – Get AirPlay Video Streaming For Cheap With This Chinese Apple TV Knockoff: Priced at only $99… bit.ly/ZZctmD

Apple TV described as ‘imminent’ by analyst, actual HDTV not Apple TV box: One of the 2012 rumors that… bit.ly/ZIPQDC Apple TV set imminent?: According to Jefferies & Co analyst James Kisner, a major US cable operator has been… bit.ly/ZIPSeV

Brightcove has unveiled new tools for its App Cloud: ow.ly/fm4cr

Oct 10, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 149

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3D TV, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Connected TV, DRM, DTH, DTV, Encryption, FCC, Femtocells, FTTH, Google TV, H.264, Hbb TV, iptv, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, spectrum auction, STB, Streaming Video, Telecom, TV Everywhere, UC, UHDTV, Video Infrastructure, VOD

Former FCC Wireless Bureau Chief Joins NAB – http://ow.ly/efekT

FCC NRPM Includes Potential Revision of Buying Group Definition | Broadcasting & Cable http://bit.ly/Vq3ATd

NSN collaborating on US public safety LTE network: Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), networking company Cisco… http://bit.ly/Qz7LYd

Connected TV services worth over $3 billion by 2016 – http://bit.ly/SEUICG

Roku announces the new 3M Streaming Projector powered by the Roku Streaming Stick! http://ow.ly/efQJZ

For Latinos, TV Viewing Is Family Affair: A new study unveiled by Spanish-language network Telemundo indicates… http://bit.ly/UJ1SHU

Eutelsat Condemns Jamming of Broadcasts From Iran – http://ow.ly/eg33q

Social TV – The two biggest hurdles Social TV needs to overcome – http://tvfutu.re/PeHDVN

LG looks to Disney to spark 3DTV uptake in Smart TV – http://tvfutu.re/PeKr58

Satellite – SES, Eutelsat: Serious dispute over UK satellite signals – http://bit.ly/T7JXsY

Social TV – Fox announces partnership to track Social TV ROI and more Social TV news all right here: http://www.scoop.it/t/social-tv

IPTV/HDTV/Smart TV – HD+ geht mit Smart-TV-Angebot an den Start – http://is.gd/K0AglE

Universal Service Fund Reform and How It is Unfolding this Tuesday, October 16th’ – http://fb.me/1S1lqyXXo

John Mayo: The number of wireless-only households in the U.S. is approaching 70 percent.

‘The Small Cells Market to Reach $233.7m in 2012’ Says Visiongain Report – http://prn.to/QQTLLp

3D TV/STB – ZTE Plans 3D Digital TV Boxes Operating Google’s Android – bit.ly/VXgmaA

Judge accuses Dish Network of delay tactics: TV News: Co accused of trying for mistrial in Voom TV case – bit.ly/VXltaO

Google Gnaws Away at TV Cords With New Content Service – sns.mx/f1gey1

Satellite – Hughes network systems signs 10-year smart grid Satellite connectivity deal in Finland – ow.ly/elz2Z

German municipal utility selects PBN gear for FTTH network – http://is.gd/z0B0U1

Jim Barthold explains how a “small” benefit of IPTV presents a big threat to cable – ow.ly/elxuo

Box Counters the Threat of ChatterBox – The Switzerland of Content Collaboration – http://is.gd/ueLjUC

Apple’s ‘next big thing’ may be iDevice TV remote – Apple Insider – dlvr.it/2Hp6rq

Social TV: ‘Dexter’ Check-Ins Crash in Second Week: Email · Print · RSS. In last week’s chart tallying the… bit.ly/PUiWbM

Boxee TV Leaked — Cable Companies Should Be Concerned: As the price of cable and satellite TV rises, more … bit.ly/PUiYAu

Verizon’s huge 4G network just smacked AT&T in the face – tinyurl.com/9ctg6xd

Cord-cutting on the cheap: Over-the-air HDTV saved to a Boxee DVR –  http://is.gd/TzimXX

Spanish online video service Filmin taps Accedo for Smart TV apps: Madrid-based online VOD service Filmin … bit.ly/TqXxxg

DTV – Latin America adding 10 million digital TV households each year – bit.ly/R3APGa

Korea’s LG adds cloud gaming for IPTV subs – bit.ly/WLFVuH

IPTV – En noviembre Copaco facturará ya su IPTV. La Nación, Redacción – bit.ly/SPe0Fx

Broadcast TV – Broadcasters not capitalising on rise of second screen – http://is.gd/xmm0Zf

ZTE planning 3D-capable Android-based STBs: Chinese telecoms equipment vendor ZTE is planning to launch – bit.ly/WLFVuF

SoftAtHome strengthens ties with DSP Group: US firm DSP Group, a provider of wireless chipset solutions for – bit.ly/QPTzu5

Amazon Should Try to Buy Netflix… Again – http://is.gd/NgFAGl

Google Play finally opens up shop for Google TV, content now available for purchase. Google TV gets Google Play Movies, TV shows, and music – http://is.gd/S5nftS Google Play in-app subscriptions get free-trial option – engt.co/SKBFuX

MobileCon 2012: Verizon Wireless LTE roll out ahead of schedule; VoLTE, AWS set for late 2013: bit.ly/QSF7Sd

A majority of the Spectrum being freed up for mobile broadband is coming from broadcast incentive auctions – ow.ly/eiRVc

Oct 05, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 148

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Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Connected TV, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTV, DVR, Encryption, FCC, Hbb TV, iptv, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Optical Networks, OTT, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, TV Everywhere, UC, UHDTV, Video Infratructure

Wireless technology NFC still has a ways to go – sns.mx/YTiey8

The IPTV Daily Newsletter is out! bit.ly/fNrcuh

TalkTalk begins selling YouView TV bundles: UK ISP has officially launched its new YouView service, with its Tal… http://tinyurl.com/9nsdk9v

Netgem creates connected home division: Set-top and interactive TV technology supplier Netgem has created a new … http://tinyurl.com/8fn9v2d

Zeebox launches in US with major backers: Zeebox, the social TV company founded by former YouView and iPlayer ch… http://tinyurl.com/9r9jdtr

SES successfully launches Astra 2F for UK and Ireland: SES has successfully launched its Astra 2F satellite, whi… http://tinyurl.com/8j4fom9

LightSquared pitches new plans to FCC in attempt to end GPS interference hex – http://engt.co/SOPfyE

OTT – Netflix brings the “Just for Kids” user interface to the iPad, Android tablet support forthcoming – http://tnw.to/a5PT

Dish And The Dream Of Internet TV – http://tcrn.ch/TYGMur

Mobile Broadband in India: Carrier Strategies – http://conta.cc/V5LKTP

Satellite – Hughes updates its HughesNet satellite broadband with Gen4 service – http://dlvr.it/2FRW80

LTE/4G – 4G licenses will raise money to help the UK economy – 4rd.ca/aabgYl

Vodafone and O2 Network Infrastructure Merger Plans Approved – http://is.gd/6EeieS

Social TV – Virgin Media readying to launch belated second-screen initiative – trap.it/VskwXk

OTT – Sweden’s Viaplay picks Envivio to power OTT video service: Swedish over-the-top (OTT) video streaming serv… bit.ly/QB7P8j

IPTV – Accenture snaps up Nokia Siemens’ IPTV assets – http://is.gd/Mlu36Z NSN completes sale of Belgacom IPTV assets: In a move which finalises its departure from the IPTV business… bit.ly/QnvZEL

Google TV must prove its worth – by Jacques Bajon – blog.idate.fr/?p=3306

Bermuda CableVision Launches Video-on-Demand – http://is.gd/lMz075

IPTV – jetzt läuft auch fernsehen iptv – ich darf sagen, dass die Vodafone hotline nett und kompetent geholfen hat be… bit.ly/QniKUJ

Pay TV penetration close to saturation point in North America – bit.ly/QArgy1

Cord Cutters quick tip: using AirPlay on a Google TV – dlvr.it/2FvTNp

Time Warner Cable, AT&T want Google’s Kansas City deals, report says | Internet & Media – CNET News –http://cnet.co/UFjpkl

INTERNEXA selects Alcatel-Lucent’s 100G fiber optic technology to dramatically enhance content distribution in Peru – http://ow.ly/ebqMf

Satellite – Clear Channel deploys first XtremeSat Media satellite broadcast distribution platform for TeleSouth – ow.ly/ecjSB

MLB’s rich TV deal gets booed by American Cable Association – New York Business Journal –bit.ly/VwnM4w

Satellite – Eutelsat_SA to provide satellite Broadband service to post offices, schools and govt. offices in Albania – ow.ly/ecjxK

Connected TV – What is wrong with connected TV, by the BBC – http://is.gd/Pn95An

Satellite – Astrium to provide hardware for Lockheed-built Jabiru-1 satellite – goo.gl/qxDJ7

Viacom Reaches Into Zeebox – Programmer Joins Comcast, NBCU and HBO in Teaming With Second-Screen App Startup – http://is.gd/yLTXQs

IPTV – Netflix, Web TV popular among students, professors: While the popularity of video-streaming websites, such… bit.ly/T5ch4x

Tellabs Small Cell Backhaul Solution. It’s compact, cost-efficient, plug-and-play, with full control and visibility – ow.ly/ebLnc

ThinkSmallCell interview with Martin Guthrie, Head of Business Development in EMEA, NEC Europe – goo.gl/rLZA5

Just Published a new report! View “Italy: Mobile Data, Multiplay and Value-Added Services to Spark Growth” here: ow.ly/edsVK

Build, Buy or Partner: OTTtv World Summit Helps Telcos Respond to the Rise of OTT: With the… bit.ly/UhSekQ

Sept 15, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 144

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3D TV, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Connected TV, CRTC, DOCSIS, DRM, DTT, FCC, Google TV, Hbb TV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, NFC, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, PON, QAM, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Tru2way, TV Middleware, UC, UHDTV, VOD

FCC Defends Net Neutrality Rules – http://bit.ly/PeIO2g

FCC Appears to Have Scrapped Broadband Funding Proposal – http://is.gd/3T3lkN

Freesat confirms that hybrid IP/broadcast is the future – http://ow.ly/dxkbT

Mobile – 4G/LTE – Amazon Lights Up AT&T’s LTE in New Kindle Fire – Telecom News Analysis –goo.gl/GXmQs

UHDTV – HDTV? Pffft. Ultra HD is 4 times better – http://is.gd/1CV4eu

UC – Is your company ready if disaster strikes? NEC’s blog has 4 tips to integrate Unified Communications in the event of an emergency –  http://ow.ly/dBtY9

Satellite TV – KIT digital partners with major satellite vendors – http://bit.ly/RCNUKR

Pay TV/Google TV – Google steps up outreach to Pay TV operators as it looks to build Google TV offering – http://ow.ly/dCBI1

Broadcast – Neotion VOD CAM solution for Stofa – http://bit.ly/RCNzrD

Mobile/LTE/4G – Video accounts for 85% of Vodafone Germany LTE traffic – http://bit.ly/QDBAKp

Streaming Video – Hoyts launching Hoyts Stream – http://bit.ly/RHJNaH

IPTV Television Consumption Changing Thanks To Internet TV Say Nielsen: Consumers finding new ways to watch TV –

Times Internet announces the launch of BoxTV.com premium video service – http://is.gd/XUgDTb

Apple TV? – http://is.gd/JbD784

IPTV/OTT/Multiscreen TV –  Octoshape and Axel Technologies Partner to Offer MultiScreen OTT IPTV Platform – bit.ly/RCjdFy

Gimme ad-supported Smart TV – http://is.gd/vjcHXZ

LG to Beat Sony to U.S. Market With 84-inch Ultra HDTV (also known as 4K) – http://is.gd/gq799j

Fastweb to close its IPTV service – once the poster child of the Telco TV movement – on Nov 5 – lnkd.in/YiAKsV

IPTV – Technicolor and Telecom Italia partner for next generation CuboVision Service – bit.ly/Pdtx1F

IPTV – Post Addio IPTV – wp.me/1QpBX

TV Middleware – With NextGuide, Dijit Continues the Search for the Perfect TV App – trap.it/HmRe8L

IPTV/OTT – DUNE HD AND MWARE deliver end-to-end solution for IPTV and OTT operators – http://is.gd/68aLFI

The IPTV Daily Newsletter is out! – bit.ly/fNrcuh

IPTV – HuffPo Co-founder Takes on Cable News With New Startup – http://is.gd/h4G0jS

UltraViolet movie format to use Dolby Digital Plus encoding, keep sound thumping across platforms – http://is.gd/RhgFCy

Nielsen could re-define U.S. TV households – http://is.gd/GkwMOM

Why Google is going to sell Motorola’s set-top box biz — Online Video News – http://bit.ly/S8jBGR

STB – Digital STB shipments to reach a quarter of a billion this year: Despite experiencing some significant challenges… bit.ly/OfRzIq

M-Go: Technicolor, Dreamworks Back New Video Service – http://is.gd/bbFxjt

More research on cord-cutting and nevering “Nielsen shows how people use TV differently” – http://is.gd/YfCC0t

How times have changed! “Time Warner Cable: How about some TV with your Netflix?” – http://is.gd/OUTutC

Mobile – ITU – Mobile technologies & enlightened service packages help persons with disabilities connect to new opportunities –  http://bit.ly/PbizuW

Mobile – M1 awards mobile backhaul contract to Ericsson – http://goo.gl/CB8pO

Satellite – ISRO successfully launched 100th mission placing Astrium Spot-6 and Japanese Microsatellite into orbit: http://ow.ly/dEwrm

FTTH – New fault detection technology has ‘mind-boggling’ impact on business case for FTTH, says UTEL – http://is.gd/O74mFh

Mobile – Smallcells, hetnets and interoperability – interview with Nick Johnson – bit.ly/TMV9Pw

Mobile – Mindspeed and SpiderCloud Innovate on Scalable Enterprise 3G SmallCells – bit.ly/PbccYC

OTT/IPTV – Viaccess-Orca’s OTT and IPTV Solutions Win Four Industry Awards Within Six Months – http://is.gd/n3gOzv

Mobile – 60% of US #mobile bankers likely to adopt a mobile wallet in the next 12 months – http://t.co/rih7RhYf

Satellite – Inmarsat… First Handheld Satellite Phone Orders Reach 100,000 – bit.ly/SHcLPd

STB – Samsung’s Elion TV App May Spell Doom For Set-top Box Vendors, And Offer Hope to Service Providers – http://is.gd/Aci4hL

Social media can drive TV viewership – goo.gl/Ywjty

FCC defends its “trojan horse” approach to net neutrality – http://is.gd/mgVdtl

Satellite – Es’HailSat debuts Ka-band, Ku-band satellite for Qatar, MENA at IBC 2012 – goo.gl/sQug6

If you think your world is connected now, just wait. Future Connected Home | Connected World magazine – ow.ly/dCgA3

NextGuide for iPad Gives You Searchable and Personalized Recommendations For TV – bit.ly/RTY4ph

It’s an LTE (and HD voice) World Going Forward – ow.ly/dGo0l

Social TV – New Study Reveals that Almost 1 in 3 Teens Watch a TV Show Because of Social — And 1 in 4 Often Interact… | sco.lt/7bsvC5

Nielsen To Extend Metrics To Mobile, Online Ratings ‘Accurate’ – http://is.gd/L8oeV8

Social TV – Yet another sign of Social TV growth and gr8 network execution: X Factor premiere boasts 1300% growth from 1st season – trendrr.tv/main/chart

VOD – Some pretty bullish comments from TW’s CFO on SVOD upside: “Warner Working With Netflix on Original Programming” – http://is.gd/w3aPbn

IPTV Kaltura Launches Next Generation Solutions for Cross-Device Video Delivery: Kaltura Launches Next Generation – bit.ly/PfC2Lg

Mobile – How the Carriers Will Pitch iPhone 5 Buyers (And What They Won’t Tell You) – dthin.gs/ShrWIo

TV Everywhere is a hot-button for SPs at the moment. But it has woeful visibility. The BEST customer awareness is 26%.

OTT – Scaling OTT: Do the economics stack up?: OTT delivery of TV content is widely touted as the future of television… bit.ly/PnhY83

Ooyala: 60% of Online Video Viewing is Now Long-Form – ow.ly/1Ovizy

Kansas City (KC) gets Google Fiber for real in October-Hanover Heights section of KC, Kan., leads wire-to-wire and is first in line – bit.ly/QZDNKN

Miranda Technologies’ Vision Of Control With NVISION (SatBroadcasting) – http://goo.gl/fb/mjnS4

Satellite – Disaster Monitoring Constellation… Superior Space Systems (Satellites) –http://goo.gl/fb/ZWLB8

Connected TV – Every LED/LCD/Plasma TV Sets to be sold in 2017 in Latin America will be connected to the Internet… http://fb.me/1vgeL5YVn

Satellite TV- Eutelsat-Panel auf den Medientagen München zu “TV-Plattformen der Zukunft” – http://bit.ly/QXxIUR

Google: Wallet usage doubles since opening to all credit cards – http://bit.ly/QfIJPv

The battle for market share in Scandinavia as HBO and Netflix prepare to launch there – http://bit.ly/Skvfyw

Broadcast TV – Harris InfoCaster 4.3.3 SE Released. Get it here: http://bit.ly/RPiIrN

Sept 05, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 142

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3D TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Carrier Ethernet, CAS, Connected TV, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTT, FCC, Hbb TV, iptv, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, QAM, Quad Play, Satellite TV, Social TV, Streaming Video, Tru2way, TV Middleware, UHDTV

LTE/4G/Mobile – Mexican Spectrum Re-farming – A Menu of Indigestion? goo.gl/TodqC

Satellite – GilatSatNet Adds Disaster Recovery Function to SkyEdge VSAT Platform – ow.ly/dsN9F

Satellite – MTNSat and Jetstream Partner to Launch Maritime HD Streaming Video Service: http://ow.ly/dsNlD

Amazon has increased video titles available to Prime Instant Video subscribers 5-fold in 15 months thanks to deal blitz – http://bit.ly/OVIJlK

Satellite – VISLINK Unveils Ka-band Version of Advent MSAT Terminal – ow.ly/dsNCe

Ericsson: “We increasingly expect consumers to receive content from operator CDNs”: Dr Paul Stallard, Head… bit.ly/OOvEdq

Multi-screen matters to your consumer, it should to you – http://is.gd/FZPyuo

Vodafone Germany hits a six with Hollywood: Vodafone Germany has expanded the video-on-demand library of… bit.ly/Q6NAhO

China’s YOU On Demand takes blockbusters online: Chinese national Pay-Per-View (PPV) and video-on-demand… bit.ly/Q5ZNZC

Google’s new Fiber TV service adds content –  sco.lt/55tKLp

Multiscreen TV – Kaltura Goes All Multiplatform, With Support For iOS, Android, Xbox, And Google TV Apps – http://is.gd/7T1lxu

Kaltura Launches Next Generation Solutions for Cross-Device Video Delivery – http://is.gd/iE9faE

Global Mobile Media Revenues To Touch $150 Billion In 2012 – http://is.gd/dXB9bj

Digital Rapids Enhances Award-Winning Encoders with Powerful New Software – http://bit.ly/REoGus

Nokia Pulls Multiple Technology Innovations Together into New Hero Devices – http://sa-link.cc/ha

Mobile – Fast-moving mobile industry braces for competitive fall, slew of new devices –http://bit.ly/OSAAN6

The most social commercials and brands on TV: http://www.lostremote.com/2012/09/05/exclusive-the-top-brands-on-social-tv-from-bluefin-labs-infographic/#

UnoTelly Gives You Media Choices Worldwide – trap.it/L4fhzA

HDTV -Sony unveils 84-Inch 4K QFHD Television – trap.it/7MTv5t

IPTV – Asian IPTV experience suggests tough job ahead for Google Fiber TV: Based on our lengthy experience studying… bit.ly/NRzn7T

IPTV/Pay TV – Astro Malaysia enters decade-long IPTV partnership with Maxis: Malaysian Pay TV operator Astro Malaysia has… bit.ly/Q7tvNZ

DTH – Freesat’s upgrade increases competition in the UK’s free-to-air TV market: Free-to-air DTH has been a small… bit.ly/R8JBXB

IPTV – Broadcom tech shortlisted for IBC Show Innovations Award – gobrcm.com/duvjD

CHART OF THE DAY: Google Is Activating 1.3 Million Android Devices On A Daily Basis –http://shar.es/7MiSd

Sept 04, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 141

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Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Connected TV, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTT, FCC, Google TV, Hbb TV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, PON, QAM, Satellite TV, Secind Screen, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Telecom, Tru2way, TV Everywhere, TV Middleware

IPTV Ukraine waters down must-carry rule: The Ukrainian government will no longer require cable operators to ca… http://bit.ly/R3B4PZ

IPTV IBM gets into the IPTV delivery business: The development of content delivery networks (CDNs) made it almost… http://bit.ly/R3B2Yq

IPTV UTStarcom Closes Divestiture of IPTV Business: BEIJING, Aug. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — UTStarcom Holdings… http://bit.ly/R3B2Ym

Mobile – Few customers loyal to mobile carriers – http://bit.ly/ODK1jp

Got broadband Access now extends to 94 percent of Americans. http://tf.to/avKqW

The Future Of Live Streaming: Lessons Learned From The Olympics – http://is.gd/gbikbf

Did you know that KIT Digital offers an extensive suite of professional and integration services –http://dld.bz/bAwur

IPTV – Rostelecom stays on track – http://dlvr.it/251PX9

IBM Cloud powers Philips Smart TV – http://dlvr.it/253gJd

IPTV – Hotel technology IPTV Company, TiVUS, announces first contract in India – http://bit.ly/T5BES1

IPTV – Deutsche Telekom to take IPTV to mobile devices – http://bit.ly/TEbOSG

TV makers to develop online system – http://bit.ly/QOHSGv

IPTV – IPTV Hisense and Samsung tune in to Google TV: Google TV has struggled to gain adoption in consumer’s living ro… http://bit.ly/T6KqiL

IPTV Top10 ways marketers are using the second screen: Top10 ways marketers are using the second screen. Posted… http://bit.ly/OBVX6L

Mobile – Generation Smartphone: Smartphone’s role as constant companion/helper/coach/guardian has only just begun| IEEE Spectrum – http://ow.ly/dmHJq

Dune HD announces world’s smallest Full HD media player at IFA; High performance Dune HD Connect makes existing … http://bit.ly/RcloKi

New OTT alliance to promote interoperability: French firm Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery networks (CDN)… http://bit.ly/T9xPNk

BRIC countries showing greater appetite for Smart TV: Large developing markets such as Brazil, India and China a… http://bit.ly/Rckc9P

Generating & Automating Content for Multi-Platform Multi-Display Dist – 15 Nov – Wash DC –http://bit.ly/NdpDnd

Mobile – European Communications M2M survey results: 27% think potential growth that operators can expect from M2M is overstated bit.ly/OHQXxh

Social TV – The “social-ness” of television is not just about your “friends,” but about community of interests +affinities – awe.sm/o3rGv

httv’s STB turnkey solution, “httvBOX”, offers a multiscreen service experience for STB: remote interactive services and EPG – http://is.gd/tj1HYJ

Ericsson – The question is, can you really enjoy the TV content on a tiny screen? Apparently. The latest TV and video ConsumerLab report found that mobile devices are an important part of the TV experience – http://is.gd/FmdOIb

Second Screens and P2P web piracy dominate for Viaccess-Ocra at IBC –  http://is.gd/kPkFtI

Google Master Plan Finally Comes To Light With Fiber Network –  http://is.gd/GsQHFl

Amazon Prime’d to Vanquish Netflix – http://is.gd/OtZiHA

Dutch digital TV connections grow 2% in second quarter of 2012 – bit.ly/TdJQ2K

Pay TV subscriptions in Russia to hit 37.6 million in 2016 – bit.ly/QWzdlm

Netflix partnership with Freesat will ‘ruffle feathers’ at BSkyB – http://is.gd/G63kQZ

First Full Cloud Based TV Show Production – http://is.gd/0t50Eq

Mobile – Ericsson in pole position to buy Nokia Siemens unit: report – http://is.gd/dYMRKn

STB – Russia’s STB market to reach 5.15 million units in 2012 – http://bit.ly/R31BlV

Mobile – ComScore: iPhone Now 33% of US Smartphone Market: With Android increasing its dominance around the globe, the US… http://bit.ly/RhrE3m

Telecom – Sizing up the top telcos in Q2 2012 – http://bit.ly/Tijcpc

MPEG DASH – Ericsson to Demo New HEVC Encoder – Broadcasting & Cable – http://is.gd/l2dGjV

Broadband/Telecom – Ireland’s Rabbitte unveils ambitious national broadband plan – http://bit.ly/Tijcpa

Social TV – Magic Ruby to Demo New Social TV Platform – http://is.gd/yh3ndu

Tiny gigahertz antenna could mean 20 Gbps wireless – http://dlvr.it/25thD5

Leading European Set-Top Box Manufacturer Televes Chooses Sigma Designs’ SoC and “httvBOX” Middleware for New Fr… http://bit.ly/R3flxc

DTS presentará ante los medios digitales y de retransmisión sus innovaciones de sonido en IBC2012 – http://bit.ly/NO4EIJ

Why I’m Cutting the Cord, and How Cable Can Get Me Back – http://is.gd/tAbyih

SeaChange Shows Europe’s Multi-Screen Video Progress for Monetizing On-Demand and Broadcast Services at IBC2012 – http://bit.ly/Q2rhd1

Dune HD Announces World’s Smallest Full HD Media Player at IFA – http://bit.ly/Q2f9hH

Satellite – Thomson Video Networks (TVN) and Fraunhofer expand partnership with encoder technology integration – http://ow.ly/ds15k

Mobile – Qualcomm buys small cell specialist – http://bit.ly/PZyLxu

Diane Royer of Avaya takes a second-half look at Top 12 trends – http://bit.ly/Q2vU6W

OTT – Amazon Adds EPIX Content to Prime Instant Video, Prompting Netflix Slide: Amazon on Tuesday announced… http://bit.ly/ShjVcJ

TV Everywhere – Ten Times Boost In TV Everywhere Streams In 2012; New Tools In Online Video Tech: These days, it feels… http://bit.ly/ShjRK0

Satellit und Kabel liefern sich weiter Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen: Der Satellit wird als Verbreitun… http://bit.ly/OPatX8

Multiscreen Delivery and Monetization Solution Expanded by RGB_Networks – bit.ly/PGq8sK

Addressable TV Ads Might — Finally — Be Ready for Prime Time adage.com/u/etnvHb

OTT – Netflix stock slumps 11% after Amazon signs Epix deal – trap.it/WKgpQc

Aug 31, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 140

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3D TV, Cable TV, Carrier Ethernet, CAS, Connected TV, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTT, DTV, FCC, Furute TV, Hbb TV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telecom, UHDTV, VOD

FCC to Review Mobile-Airwaves Policy – on.wsj.com/TBofP6

Samsung plots revenge on Apple, will sue if new iPhone has LTE – bit.ly/Pvh2Pi

Satellite – HarrisCorp to provide communications network for FAANews NextGen System – ow.ly/diDCW

Satellite – MTN Satellite Communications… Maritime Multi-Channel Is Even More Ship Shape (SATCOM) – goo.gl/SxATf

Content strategy essentials – trap.it/fCEdd5

IPTV – Mirifice to launch MiriMON Cloud with Amino at IBC – goo.gl/fb/UBh2Z

STB – Amino showcases ‘seamless’ Pay TV/OTT experience at IBC 2012 – goo.gl/fb/1v1Hn

IPTV/Broadband VOD – IPTV and Broadband Video Demand Increasing Worldwide – dld.bz/bKxcX

IPTV – Mariner integrates IPTV QoE with Microsoft Mediaroom – bit.ly/OpUjVC

Uncapped, unshaped ADSL with Internet TV – trap.it/vLhw9u

Scotland’s STV and milkshake! arrive on YouView: Two new video-on-demand offerings have arrived on the UK’… bit.ly/QwZTJs

Menü-Update und TV-Apps gestartet – bit.ly/SRPLKq

UPnP+ to advance the Internet of Things: UPnP Forum, the industry body behind the Universal Plug and Play … bit.ly/SQ7ZOc

OTT/STB – YouSee preempts Netflix launch with Netgem STB order: Danish cable operator YouSee has ordered hybrid set-… bit.ly/QwCkAo

IPTV – Microsoft Mediaroom picks up another pair of IPTV provider believers – dlvr.it/24CHPZ

OTT – Netflix: Get Content Or Perish – trap.it/v6hBCp

OTT – Netflix vs Lovefilm, who wins? – trap.it/TmwubR

OTT – Altibox extends Agama quality assurance with OTT video service monitoring – trap.it/SGmBLE

The IPTV Daily Newsletter – bit.ly/fNrcuh

Ericsson Market Research; By 2020: 50 billion connected devices globally with +15billion expected to be video enabled.

Optical Network spending booms 15% in 2Q12 – bit.ly/OqVxA7

TiVo Stream transcoder officially set to go on sale September 6th for $129 – engt.co/OqYBvR

Satellite – UAE elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Satellite … sns.mx/u1k2y0

GOP platform blasts FCC: The platform adopted by the Republican party this week describes the telecommunications… bit.ly/OuJT5q

Optical science makes 3D cinema glasses a thing of the past – bit.ly/Ptt1Bo

TV Makers Fail to Cash In On Smart TV Adoption – bit.ly/SRnoxD

IPTV – Everything You Should Know About IPTV – dlvr.it/24Kxyx

Smart TV or Just Average? – trap.it/SVFgAc

Social TV – AT&T targets Social TV interactions with new Facebook app: US Telco AT&T has finally brought a Facebook… bit.ly/STJ8aK

MTN Worldwide TV now available to superyachts – trap.it/6bZXh5

Rakuten-owned Spanish VOD service Wuaki.tv partners with Microsoft, now available on Xbox 360 and iPad – bit.ly/Nx2Idp

Carrier Ethernet – Time Warner Cable targets business customers with $25M fiber network in NYC –goo.gl/tlThv

Cable TV – A nice look at the wild, wild stories of cable’s original cowboys! – on.fb.me/pej51c

Yahoo TV – Ready to Put a Yahoo TV in Your Living Room? (Don’t Laugh, It Could Happen) – trap.it/XQzLuV

The Next-Gen WAN. Cloud services shake things up as carriers go slow – ow.ly/dkwx4

Verizon Launches MundoFox on FiOS in Some Markets – bit.ly/OqVAvy

FilmOn.TV Announces Partnership With Premium Korean National Broadcaster Arirang bit.ly/SUOgLE

The http://telecoms.com Daily is out! – http://bit.ly/oOuYkK

Mobile/Telecom – Smartphones taking over faster than expected | Telecom Asia – http://bit.ly/PPUfRr By 2013, it will be a smartphone-majority world – http://is.gd/TEzpz2 Smartphones will account for half of the mobile phone market in 2013 — two years earlier than expected – http://ow.ly/dlIUF

3D TV – Panasonic’s 103-inch glasses-less 3D plasma panel arrives at IFA (eyes-on) – http://dlvr.it/24XC1s

If Content Is King, Multiscreen Is The Queen, Says New Google Study – http://is.gd/RviHkf

Streaming Video – Streaming moving into the German Mainstream? – trap.it/HFFy2T

TeliaSonera and Samsung launch IPTV for Smart TV – eliminating the set-top box – goo.gl/fb/O0BSG

DTH/IPTV – DISH enhances international IPTV services – http://lnkd.in/sVyJbk

RTL reports strong on-demand growth – http://ow.ly/dht4B

Mobile – Nearly Half of U.S. Smartphone Users Consider 4G Very Important when Choosing a Mobile Provider – http://bit.ly/UeaAPY

Multiscreen mania: how our devices work together –bit.ly/OvPlqn

DirecTV, Viggle Reward TV Viewers: DirecTV has an arrangement with Viggle that will provide rewards to… http://bit.ly/SZjuBk

TiVo Stream Gets Viewers Off the Couch – http://j.mp/PrlGOd

Telecommunication equipment sellers suffer slowdown – sns.mx/uPk4y3

Google to shut down TV advertising sales business – sns.mx/f0fKy4

Mobile – New research shows 20% of US moms shop with smartphones: Across all US moms, the top smartphone… vsb.li/zp6arp

LG Joins Philips in Online Television Push as Apple Threat Looms – sns.mx/SdjBy1

IDC predicts China will overtake U.S. in smartphone shipments – bit.ly/Ow77d4

Aug 28, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 139

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3D TV, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Carrier Ethernet, CAS, Connected TV, Digital Video, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTT, FCC, FTTH, Google TV, Hbb TV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, NFC, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Tru2way, UHDTV, VOD

Wi-Fi accounts for 70 percent of all Smartphone-originated traffic! –  go2see.it/khw

Smart TV – Are you a Samsung Smart TV owner? Download SwipeIt and instantly “swipe” photos from your phone to the big screen! – smgm.us/c3G

Satellite – Satellite market growth to be driven by Ku Band – goo.gl/r28EI

How Google is Driving Mobile Video Market Growth – trap.it/PZvWhT

Connected TV/Apple TV – La TVconnectée Apple (IPTV) ne serait pas d’actualité – bit.ly/PgkpbF

Hulu Plus vs Netflix on Apple TV – trap.it/BYfsR6

Watching Movies and TV… With a Catch – trap.it/WkY8f8

The IPTV Daily Newsletter is out! – bit.ly/fNrcuh

LTE/4G – Nearly half of U.S. consumers don’t feel need for 4G LTE speeds – cnet.co/SXOCOO

Finland Allows Tests of cognitive Radio Services – http://bit.ly/OlP0ow

Alaska delegation signs on to defend rural telecoms from FCC rule – http://sns.mx/uCkzy8

IPTV – Global IPTV market to hit 165m by 2017, with APAC contributing 85m of new subscribers with China 77m – http://is.gd/ST1jvZ

STB/Google TV – Hisense Pulse Google TV set-top box coming in November for $99 – http://engt.co/OmWLKW

Version 3.50 of Envivio’s on-demand transcoding software, Envivio Muse On-Demand, offers “si… http://bit.ly/SJkLML

Rogers Media Inc. is buying all outstanding shares of Score Media Inc., and it will w… http://bit.ly/OjM3qj

India’s AJK Cable Networks deployed the Envivio Muse headend system for its new MPEG… http://bit.ly/SJkNnH

IPTV – Espial TV Browser Pre-Integrated on Panasonic Semiconductor’s Connected TV Platform – fb.me/1SyCHMCDm

Broadband TV/IPTV – GOOGLE FIBER – trap.it/qd5aAe

This week: CA bill torches state’s broadband http://bit.ly/SIymFC + following the RNC + reauthorization of Sat TV act

Ericsson study: TV viewing increasingly accompanied by use of social media – http://ow.ly/dhGoY

Mobile – ZTE launching Grand X LTE on China Mobile in Hong Kong – ow.ly/1Ot72x

Traffic and market report came out recently; 6.3B subs and 140 M net adds in Q2 (40% of new Q2 handsets were smartphones) Ericsson12

Hungary adds 90,000 digital TV subscribers in 1H2012 – goo.gl/fb/M7rQi

DigiVive partners with Times Television Network for nexGTv – trap.it/DfLkmv

Social TV – Ericsson: social TV is exploding: The technologists’ predictions are becoming reality: social TV services … bit.ly/Onk5K9

Middle East, North Africa regions set for IPTV explosion – region offers opportunity to build up-to-date networks… fierceiptv.com/story/middle-e…

Video delivery platforms to become US$ 4bn industry by 2017: The good times will keep rolling for provider… bit.ly/MXITKX

IPTV – Mariner Improves IPTV QoE With Microsoft Mediaroom Client 2.2 Integration – bit.ly/QqZcBj

The Best Apps for Watching Movies and TV – dld.bz/bKtAk

“Smart content delivery is the greatest challenge”: Robyn Peterson, Chief Technology Officer at … bit.ly/SMRy3C

SeaChange wins new orders for multi-screen ad platform: US firm SeaChange International, a provider of TV … bit.ly/SMIonN

STB/OTT – Norway’s Altibox goes OTT with video quality assurance: Norwegian triple-play service provider Altibox has… bit.ly/SMIonF

thePlatform debuts video commerce platform: thePlatform, a subsidiary of US cableco Comcast, has developed… bit.ly/PmauRG

Pay TV, Wi-Fi and the once and future home network – dld.bz/bKt5G

TVSync API Aims to Meet Increased Consumer Demand for Connected TV and Second-Screen Applications – trap.it/U2Gtfk

Mobile – Isis, another mobile-payments system, is set to launch next month – cnet.co/O0O4XB

Comcast data suggests digital previews can boost TV ratings – bit.ly/PZzaTZ

OTT – Ericsson’s Djuphammar: Operators that shift rev from minutes/messages to bundles with buckets, generally mitigate OTT threat (Very true!)

Mobile – No NFC in Next-Generation iPhone – ow.ly/1Ot8Xv

Telecom – Department of Telecommunications move for locally-made telecom equipment – sns.mx/uuk0y2