Jan 23, 2013 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 165

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3D TV, Cable TV, Carrier Ethernet, Connected TV, CRTC, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, FCC, Femtocells, H.265, iptv, IPv6, M2M, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, OTT, Pay TV, PON, QAM, Sateliite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telecom, TV Everywhere, UHDTV

CSR launches Evaluation, Development Kits for Smart Remotes – http://is.gd/Rtzs0Z

CSR introduces VibeHub, VibePlayer DLNA platforms at CES – http://is.gd/ywLcOT

du extends bill payment services to customers through UAE Exchange http://bit.ly/VlhxS7

Pace ahead of forecast – http://bit.ly/XQrQQF

Aereo bags $38mn funding, eyes 22 new US cities-  http://bit.ly/Zvkmy1

Looking beyond 4k to the TVs of the future at CES – http://bbc.in/10gojNc

OTT – Netflix Announces Major ISPs Deploying Their CDN Caches; New 3D Streaming – http://is.gd/2OqZVf

OTT Broadpeak Launches C-CAS Adaptive Streaming Solution for Pay TV Operators – http://www.broadpeak.tv/

SMK to Demonstrate Bluetooth® Smart TV Remote Controls Based on CSR µEnergy® Platform at International CES 2013 – http://is.gd/U8F8z0

The New Digital Video Landscape – Streamed Netflix as a Cable Service? – http://bit.ly/URzBox

Mobile – Softbank Mobile Sells Two-Thirds Stake in EAccess – http://bit.ly/101DCUf

ACCESS Showcases Advanced Solutions for Connected Home, Connected TV and OTT at 2013 International CES – http://ow.ly/gD8j3 ACCESS Launches WebKit-based NetFront™ Browser NX 3.0 Featuring World-Class HTML5 and Multiscreen Functionality – http://ow.ly/gCVJB

Broadcasters and Publishers to Benefit from DG and Civolution’s Synchronized Ad Platform Availability – http://ow.ly/gBfWK

Former FCC Chairman admits data caps aren’t about preventing network congestion | The Verge – http://ow.ly/1RkZ0p

Keep in mind that the following article was written by a vendor-rgb Networks. But I think that it gives a good indication of what is ahead in 2013 for the video industry. http://lnkd.in/AkJ_va

FCC wants gigabit Ethernet in all 50 states by 2015 – http://is.gd/Kbwo0v

Emerging trend toward bookless libraries in a digital age – Philadelphia Inquirer – http://dlvr.it/2qRSFQ

Femto cells – SCASIA13 brochure now available to download – http://www.smallcellsasia.com/brochure – Hot off the press info about Small Cells Asia 2013

Will TV Everywhere Reverse the Trend for Legacy Pay TV? – http://buff.ly/10gwa7y

Connected TV/Social TV – Talking to Your Television – http://bit.ly/TILPuJ

Telefonica targets local markets with M2M http://goo.gl/fb/ebK5r

TV Connect Industry Awards to Showcase the Best in Connected Entertainment http://bit.ly/Ta39gB

Illegal cable operators remain key challenge in Ukraine – digitaltveurope.net/31433/danon-il…

Multi-screen means licensing headache for Pay TV – bit.ly/WFvg3K

Cable TV rates rise almost [sic] every year, and sports channels like ESPN are widely viewed as the culprit – bit.ly/V4dC8R

OTT – Netflix expected to suffer 4Q loss as costs rise – bit.ly/UPHPtU

Flat screen TV demand deepens across Southeast Asia – is.gd/ZKLrbJ

Satellite to carve out UltraHD niche – is.gd/CxcTQv

Cox Introduces the Next Generation in Home Security – pop.to/15q9p

Dec 19, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 163

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Advanced Advertising, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CALM Act, CAS, Connected TV, Cord-Cutting, Digital Video, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, Encryption, FCC, Google TV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, QAM, Satellite TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telecom, Tru2way, UHDTV, VOD, WiFi, WiMAX

ABC to lead the way with Telstra Digital Video Network Technology – http://is.gd/ALFYC7

CAS/DRM/Encryption – Irdeto, NAGRA security investigation sees satellite operator convict pirate site – http://is.gd/fJR2TD

Satellite: Comtech Looks to Regain Mobile Data Footing After Drop in Government Sales – http://ow.ly/fZbPJ

STB – Pace bids for Google set-top business – http://sns.mx/fbg6y8  Pace confirms Motorola proposal: UK firm Pace has confirmed it has made an early-stage proposal to search … bit.ly/S2ZArQ

Satellite – NewSat Strengthens Satellite Services For Oil And Gas, Mining, Government and Military Customers With New iDirect Hub – http://bit.ly/W2IGXQ

Netflix’s ISP rankings confirm the expected: Google Fiber is ‘the most consistently fast ISP… http://is.gd/ZfkWB4

66% of Pay TV subscribers have multi-screen in EU vs. 90% in North America – http://is.gd/AABomD

Ericsson to Enable Global Video Platform for Telefónica Digital – ow.ly/g0p5Z

KPN taps Accenture for improved TV delivery: Dutch Telco KPN has selected US consultancy Accenture to develop… bit.ly/UdQHXQ

Netgear esta trabajando en un nuevo Google TV set-top box, the NeoTV Prime IPTV – bit.ly/UciWoq

Belgacom TV adds apps: Belgian telco Belgacom has started offering apps for its IPTV service ‘Belgacom TV’ – bit.ly/X4JavF

Apple TV enfrenta serios frenos a la adopción masiva, Si no se vuelve más abierta no alterará el mercado de TV? – shar.es/6BddC

OTT complements premium IPTV service | Savvy Telcos embracing IPTV-OTT hybrid strategies – http://is.gd/Kg62UT

KPN past aanbod IPTV en Digitenne aan – MediaMagazine.nl – goo.gl/nGVKD

BT drops Pace for YouView?: UK Telco BT has terminated its agreement with set-top box vendor Pace for the … bit.ly/UafV9y

Amino secures gateway order from unnamed Euro Telco: UK firm Amino Technologies has won a “significant” or… bit.ly/WZ61IS

Mobile TV – 2012: A Banner Year for Mobile-TV Sports – http://is.gd/huY39h – Boosted by the Summer Olympic Games in London

Netflix rival Redbox starts movie streaming this month – http://is.gd/xMcHCC

Broadpeak Launches C-CAS Adaptive Streaming Solution for Pay-TV Operators. Integrated on Broadpeak BkS100 Servers, C-CAS Brings Adaptive Streaming to Legacy Set-Top Boxes – http://is.gd/xT6RNr

Pay TV – Indonesia’s growing middle class is ready for Pay TV – http://is.gd/tO6261

Apple “moving closer to making TV set”: In the latest instalment of a rumour series that just won’t die – bit.ly/UmExvL How the Apple TV will work: http://is.gd/ODkhfh

Ofcom releases International Communications Market Report – bit.ly/Xg25DD

CALM act goes into effect today, should keep TV commercial breaks quieter – engt.co/Un5Xlg

Nangu.TV to showcase solution at CSTB 2013 – http://is.gd/qkk6H0

BBC: “Online is a wonderful canvas for us”: Daniel Danker, General Manager of On Demand at the BBC… bit.ly/XWgPww

TV über den DSL-Anschluss von Vodafone – goo.gl/7HkJa

Samsung take on the ‘Set top box’ by offering full IPTV capabilities over a smart TV – bit.ly/UCjmHa

Multiscreen TV/IPTV – The key business driver for multiscreen IPTV is not incremental revenue, but rather customer loyalty: ow.ly/g4LcJ

Audio specialist DTS to improve sound of UltraViolet movies: US firm DTS has seen its surround sound technology… bit.ly/XhruwY

Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV explained…for kids – lnkd.in/ri9n3y#iptv – bit.ly/UcsuSt

Sweden’s Telia launches TV Everywhere: Swedish Telco Telia will launch its new TV Everywhere service on De… bit.ly/SiJ5rM

UltraViolet passes 7mn registered accounts: There are now over 7mn registered accounts for the ‘UltraViolet… bit.ly/W5Lt6z

OTT – Redbox Instant to launch in beta before Christmas: The partners behind soon-to-launch US online video service… bit.ly/SnTFxD

Consumers keep loving streaming media players: Global popularity of streaming media players – those boxes … bit.ly/Y0L6KR

IPv6 Forum: Japan using IPv6 for IPTV multicast for more efficiency… bit.ly/ZoVOLn

Albentia introduces a new IPTV solution: Digital TV transmission over wireless WiMAX networks with multicast and VoD – goo.gl/wqCD7

Nextra Teleservices selects IBM’s PureSystems technology – bit.ly/U6XnaN

India will have 61 million Digital Cable TV Subscribers by 2015: Analysys Mason – http://is.gd/6BOkdP

Mobile – New research could offer better cell reception at lower cost – phy.so/274955060

FCC approves Dish Network’s wireless plans – http://is.gd/FHqP2k

Mobile – UAE Based Du Signs $100 Million Loan for Huawei Equipment Purchases – http://bit.ly/ZcoW9R

Shell Renews Contract with T-Systems – http://bit.ly/Whk3dQ

Taiwan Broadcasting System goes HD with ATEME MPEG-4 Encoders – http://bit.ly/Whk0P7

Ofcom – The latest Broadcast Bulletin has just been published – http://ofcom.in/VLhKKb

Satellite – Troubled Russian Satellite Reaches Designated Orbit: A wayward Russian satellite reached its designated geostationary orbit – http://bit.ly/UChTj6

Mobile – Australia Approves Mobile Roaming Rules, Costs – http://bit.ly/U3WTo0

Satellite – Argentina’s state-run telecom, Arsat, to launch mobile services: Argentina’s president Cristina Fernández de Kir… http://bit.ly/Xy6Bh9

OTT, VOD to dominate by 2020, driving big network changes – http://is.gd/VR12e5

LTE/4G – Ethiopia to get LTE – http://goo.gl/fb/JPocx  Ethiopia’s monopoly operator Ethio Telecom has announced plans to deploy LTE services.

Free Wi-Fi Coming to Scottish Trains – http://bit.ly/UClJsL

BBC plans revamp of BBC iPlayer for Android – http://bit.ly/VLhkmR

Research: Pay TV customers will cut existing bills before cutting cords – http://lnkd.in/ag2Ren

Ono’s TiVo launches new HDTV channels – http://dlvr.it/2fPfQD

DTH – UPC hits new DTH milestone – http://dlvr.it/2fPgtf

Second screen Social TV app Zeebox launches on BlackBerry smartphones – http://tvfutu.re/UaUrx0

5 Myths about Social TV | http://is.gd/P0wmGH

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

Dec 06, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 161

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Advanced Advertising, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Carrier Ethernet, CAS, CDN, Connected TV, CRTC, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTV, FCC, FTTH, Google TV, H.264, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiplatform TV, Multiscreen TV, MVPDs, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Streaming Video, Tru2way, TV Everywhere, TV Middleware, UHDTV, Video Encoding

DVRs Now in Half of US PayTV Homes – abcn.ws/SBB6lZ

Eska TV launches HbbTV app – dlvr.it/2Z5CzH

How to Reach Holiday Shoppers With MultiScreen Video – ow.ly/fDl21

Michael Lantz, Accedo’s CEO on How will the Smart TV experience evolve in 2013? – http://ow.ly/fLFF0

Viasat inks new accord with NBCUniversal for Russia, Ukraine & CIS: Viasat Broadcasting has signed a new multi-year… bit.ly/11qjcYm

FCC Issues Declaratory Ruling on Opt-Out Confirmation Text Messages – http://ow.ly/2txKp8

TV: the “only one medium that continually delivers mass reach” | sco.lt/9B01Wz

Majority of US multichannel homes have a DVR: Just over half (52%) of US households that subscribe to a multichannel… bit.ly/XilLLW

Swisscom debuts Quing home automation: Switzerland’s biggest telco has today unveiled a major new smart ho… bit.ly/VqdUrH

Impact of portability of video distribution on the TV business – tinyurl.com/d672zlq

Orange Vallée: “Multiscreen experiences are a priority for us”: Nicolas Bry, SVP Digital at France Telecom… bit.ly/11G54JK

Smart TV – LG claims Smart TV first for Verizon FiOS: South Korean electronics manufacturer LG has introduced a new a… bit.ly/11FHqNq LG Smart TV App offers alternative to Verizon FiOS TV set-top box bit.ly/XhcbZT

Time Warner Cable is sick of overpaying for low-rating TV channels. But which channels are overpriced? The numbers: http://on.wsj.com/XjF1Zy

How to get targeted ads on your TV? Try a camera in your set-top box – http://ars.to/WEZP8K

Rentrak Pursues MRC Audit: Rentrak, which relies heavily on set-top-box data for TV measurement services,… http://bit.ly/VtjIke

The IsatPhone Pro saved 7 lives out at sea, read the survival story here: http://ow.ly/fLXFh

Forecast: Internet ad spend will outstrip all print in 2015 http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/02/forecast-internet-ad-spend-will-outstrip-all-print-in-2015/ …

NewSat’s Jabiru Satellite Program will strengthen Internet on satellite solutions – http://lnkd.in/QjkKXR

NewSat at the AfricaCom Cape Town – http://lnkd.in/wGgtqM

Croatia ends 3rd quarter with 355,869 IPTV subscribers. Stronger growth in the take-up of DTH. Cable subs down quarter over quarter –  http://t.co/k0MhnPy4

Cost factor of neutral host DAS is $350K + base stations (100K+ per netw). Numbers don’t work. Tenants would rather go with femto. Property developer: Not seeing a carrier agnostic in-building architecture being approved by operators. Needed.

Could HBO be going B2C? They’ve just launched a new Code Labs division to focus on digital apps – HBO places renewed focus on digital content, mobile apps with Seattle ‘Code Labs’ office – http://is.gd/rD3ivg

Netflix will start getting Disney films while they are still on pay-per-view… but not until 2016 http://cnet.co/VkefKc

Satellite TV subscribers in Croatia pass the 100,000 mark – bit.ly/TLHe9U

IPTV – Moana TV IPTV to launch in Samoa in December – bit.ly/11yet6X

India to become largest DTH and IPTV market in the world, says Frost & Sullivan – tvfutu.re/Sus5eS

BT improves IPTV customer experience – bit.ly/11xwLVW

IPTV in Australia: Quickflix cutting staff while Telstra bulking up – bit.ly/Rz5j8x

Mware Solutions can help with your IPTV encoding and middleware – bit.ly/R4toE8

Hibox has developed a sophisticated multiscreen IPTV/OTT middleware platform – bit.ly/TGUPA2

Operators will be able to optimize their service even more when Big Data will be enabled on the home gateway – goo.gl/5g13j

Amino to shutter Swedish office next year: UK set-top box manufacturer Amino has indicated that its 2012 … bit.ly/11wUK7H

BBC reinvents the Red Button: After 13 years of delivering Red Button interactive services, UK broadcaster… bit.ly/11wUK7K

Elemental Technologies: “Only software-based video compression solutions can keep up”: Keith Wymbs, VP… bit.ly/XlD2UD

Redknee CEO Lucas Skoczkowski: Size Matters – Acquisition of Nokia Siemens Network assets could give scale needed for telecom BSS sector, http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=227651 …

Mobile – Latest SA Research: France Handset Vendor Marketshare by Operator: Q3 2012 – sa-link.cc/CST051212

Multiplatform to fore as Sky Italia enhances Sky Go, Articles: connectedworld.tv/articles/multi…

LOVEFiLM launches on Wii, Wii U to come soon: http://is.gd/FpFam2

TV Everywhere in more places for Elemental Technologies: http://is.gd/l8iEPa

CenturyLink Selects Amdocs for OSS Consolidation – http://bit.ly/TCfBAt

CDN – Akamai completes Verivue acquisition: US firm Akamai, a global provider of Content Delivery Network (CDN) … bit.ly/11Uk8n6

How to Simplify Television Asset Management Requirements – bit.ly/tv-content-man…

Redbox Instant to launch consumer beta this month: US telco Verizon will be launching a consumer beta of… bit.ly/11TmJxN

iiNet multicasting IPTV over the NBN – bit.ly/11T5z38

LIME delivers OTT video with a Caribbean flavour: Cable & Wireless Communications’ Caribbean division, LIM… bit.ly/VCe13j

PlayStation 3 most popular for viewing Netflix on TVs: Sony Computer Entertainment America and Netflix have… bit.ly/11SZfZC

Multiscreen – Tip-toeing Towards A Multi-Screen Future | Media Week | Media Week Blogs bit.ly/YNUsJT

OTT – Mexico’s Totalmovie launches global OTT video service: Totalmovie, part of Mexico’s Grupo Salinas, has revealed… bit.ly/XpnL5e

IPTV Copaco to launch in Paraguay on December 14^th – bit.ly/11Ctmp1

Entone FusionTV fuels world’s first premium internet TV service – bit.ly/11CtnJE

DTV/IPTV – Romanian digital cable take-up on the rise – bit.ly/VAV6pH

Streaming Video – Redbox Instant won’t be ready until next year, after all – ow.ly/1PYoaA

iiNet primero en certificar Multicast en IPTV sobre standard NBN, que garantiza la mejor calidad de video en IPTV arnnet.com.au/article/443766…

Google mulled adding home phone service in Kansas City fiber packages, backed away due to… dlvr.it/2Zwsz4

Dec 01, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 160

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Cable TV, Carrier Ethernet, CAS, Connected TV, CRTC, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, FCC, Femtocells, HTML5, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile Data, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, MVPDs, Ofcom, Optical Netyworks, OTT, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, TV Middleware, UHDTV, VoLTE, WiMAX

IPTV – Telefonica standardizes on Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV – bit.ly/R9udLI

The IPTV Daily Newsletter is out! paper.li/iptvtwit

IPTV – Espial’s Kirk Edwardson tells how to power a compelling multi-screen user experience with open IP middleware –  http://is.gd/WTXfHl

OTT – Deutsche Telekom SVP: “I don’t see external OTT services as a threat”: Gerry O’Sullivan, Senior Vice President… bit.ly/10Ibh8w

The FCC ignores its own report, which warns that further media consolidation is a threat to media diversity – http://is.gd/if1XSh

WiMAX/TD-LTE – Clearwire takes the knife to Data abusers – http://is.gd/rRQwCM

‘Multi-User’ and Network Set-Top Box Top Solekai’s Agenda – http://is.gd/0Vspd3

Verizon launches TV channels for iPad viewing – http://is.gd/tNpsg6

VidTech Insider web series – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LzPxh-L58Q&hd=1

OTT – The perils of setting up OTT video in Australia and the challenges that await Quickflix –  bit.ly/WssmOH

Connected TV/Social TV/IPTV – A video review of Google Fiber TV in America including second screen integration – bit.ly/WsryJH

YouTube sees itself as TV platform, says partnership chief – ow.ly/fzVuF

Satellite – Astrium Services to Demonstrate Latest Maritime Solutions for Middle East – ow.ly/fAz75

LTE/4G – EE raises data caps on 4G mobile broadband plans – http://is.gd/czbtVb

Asia Plus launched on Qtel’s Mozaic TV – http://is.gd/0F8Ost

Vimond, Unified Streaming forge dynamic remuxing partnership – http://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews.asp?id=154647

IPTV Second screen means shift in focus for advertisers, says Ogylvy & Mather: People now spend around 11 hours… http://bit.ly/UZrzFP

Univision’s UVideos Launches on Xbox Live – http://bit.ly/WZYnmd

Telecom – MegaFon raises £1.1bn in London IPO – http://goo.gl/fb/pO1TM

Can Smart TV replicate the success of the mobile apps market? Accedo’s Michael Lantz gives his opinion to CSI Magazine – http://ow.ly/fE7E6

OTT – Sky’s Now TV service comes to Roku streaming boxes in the UK – http://is.gd/ciuUZ6

Smart TV today, dumb TV tomorrow: strong Smart TV sales mask the uncomfortable truth – tmi.me/Bdx1y

OTT changing viewer habits – ow.ly/1POfTV

Managed IPTV, OTT to drive fixed broadband growth – tinyurl.com/ctnjkh5

Accenture: Half of U.S. Consumers Watch OTT Video on TVs – telecompetitor.com/?p=28389

Streaming Video – The Looming Battle – http://bit.ly/X0ubaI

OTT Video Views Explode On Multiple Screens – http://is.gd/xB3SUt

Discovery growing in outside of the US market places –  http://lnkd.in/25p994

The Web optimization, policy and DPI market is expected to reach $2bn in 2013 according to ABI Research… fb.me/YvsJlEYC

The LG Intuition has a beautiful larger tablet-style screen! – bit.ly/vzsavvy

Social TV – Peel partners with Samsung to take Social TV international – gigaom.com/video/peel-goi…

IPTV Video is essential to online news – just ask Brightcove: Jeff Whatcott would say that – after all, he is –bit.ly/10Yg9GN

Online Video has doubled Mobile Data usage over the past 12 months – fb.me/1RusAnz0E

FTTH – Ars asks: Help us max out Google Fiber – ars.to/UrU1Sp

Satellite – AsiaSat Secures Backup Launch Services with Sea Launch – ow.ly/fEPBT

Broadcast TV -What is Form 317, you ask? Paul Cicelski tells you… FCC Form 317 Deadline is Near – commlawcenter.com/2012/11/by-pau…

Should the FCC review telecom mergers? ow.ly/fEX08

VoLTE – Early implementations of VoLTE are power-hungry – gigaom.com/mobile/volte-c… Voice calls over 4G LTE networks are battery killers – bit.ly/RjmFWP

Femtocells – Data Consumption on the Rise: Small Cells are Key Solutions to Offload Network Congestion: bit.ly/Wjzmxj

NOW TV launches on Roku” – Roku’s Euro strategy rolls on. Curious to see what other catch-up clients will launch – advanced-television.com/2012/11/28/now…

MPEG DASH and HEVC, and that talk grew louder and angrier as the conference went on. Will standards lead to the end of the world as we know it? – http://lnkd.in/wM9bR9

220 million Smart TV sets will be sold globally in 2017, up from the 54 million expected in 2012 –bit.ly/Sqj1c0 Smart-TV sales will exceed 50 million globally in 2012, but most will remain unconnected.

Youth revolution: half US and UK viewers consume TV via broadband – http://is.gd/bKiPvI

Mobile – Redknee announces Cellular One deal – redknee.com/about_us/news_…

Carrier Ethernet – Carriers to spend $1B on small cell backhaul by 2017 says Mobile Experts –goo.gl/FdkMr

Carrier Ethernet – BTC cuts wholesale Internet prices by half in Botswana – goo.gl/F9mv0

Satellite – NewCom Intl Deploys iDirect Powered Distance Learning Network in Colombia – ow.ly/fEQAs

Satellite TV Rapidly Growing its Market Share in Thailand – ow.ly/fEQxK

Telefónica Digital invests in dynamic app platform developer: bit.ly/V7Prp6

STB – Its A New Era Of Set Top Box Domination – http://is.gd/Nz6nZc

Satellite – SES’ work to install satellite equipment for the Burkina Faso parliamentary election – on.fb.me/TsV9lS

Streaming Video – YouTube On The Wii U – Another Step Towards The New World Of TV. Controls on pad equals no clutter on TV – http://is.gd/rLAvEa

Zapstreak, The Android Airplay Alternative, Launches Globally Today – http://is.gd/JJXHth

Sprint starts assembling a connected car dream team – dlvr.it/2Ygxtn

Quickflix (Australia) cost of a new customer is $60 (up from $31) HBO deal is ‘unaffected by FOXTEL Contract’ –bit.ly/Yc59qs

DRM – Chill offers DRM-free video-on-demand from content creators – http://is.gd/eZ6GIR

Redbox Instant video streaming said to launch in December – dlvr.it/2YhfT7

Next argument against flawed ITU WCIT12 proposals for Internet governance – WTO agreements & rules: telecomtv.com/comspace_newsD…

Comcast Compensates Woman For Exploding Cable Box – After Explosion Destroys Cable Box and Television – dlvr.it/2YqVqg

EGoM on telecom deferred again – Moneycontrol.com dlvr.it/2YrVzn

Netflix’s “house of Cards” looks compelling, but will binge release strategy pay off? – http://is.gd/VsZYqt

Rogers Invests In Interactive TV Startup Aiming at Smart TVs – TV Interactive Systems Relaunches as Cognitive Networks, Names Michael Collette CEO – http://is.gd/Csxshb

Bahrain’s Batelco selects IPTV middleware from Oregan Networks: Bahraini Telco Batelco has selected middleware… bit.ly/TwSU0a

HTML5 – Canadian TV software firm Espial buys HTML5 user interface specialist ANT for $8m – goo.gl/mag/WxGngG

Netflix and Amazon: Quite the co-opetition case study – http://is.gd/c7KGTZ

Nov 25, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 159

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Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Cloud TV, Connected TV, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, Ethernet-Over-Coax, FCC, FTTH, iptv, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, PON, QAM, Satellite TV, SIP, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telecom, Tru2way, TV Middleware, UHDTV, VOD

Middle East and Africa will have highest cloud traffic growth by 2016, finds Cisco Global Cloud Index – http://is.gd/XWLIZ3

Maxdome VOD launches on PS3 – developed by Accedo – http://lnkd.in/rF5w5Z German over-the-top (OTT) video service Maxdome has launched a VOD app on PS3 – mvpx.tv/UUJhbI

Informa: global online video market to hit US37bn by 2017: Video services delivered “over-the-top” of broadband networks… bit.ly/10j28TL

LoveFilm gets down with the kids: UK-based over-the-top (OTT) video service LoveFilm has signed a content … bit.ly/UquGqe

STB – Microsoft’s Xbox TV set top box ‘to launch in 2013’ – http://is.gd/YOBeJ8 – Microsoft is building low-cost alternative to its Xbox console, designed to provide access to core entertainment services as a set-top box

Mobile video offers key opportunity says Clearwire CTO – http://is.gd/sUqWuM

LTE + Smartphones = potential headache for Australian FTTH operators – http://is.gd/qTYs1H

Mobile – Airtel expands African mobile money service – http://is.gd/rF61yC

SIP – SIP Trunking ROI Calculator: How much can you save? Calculate at – http://ow.ly/fwSue

Comcast Remains Neutral – Analyst Blog – NASDAQ – http://dlvr.it/2X6VZn

Social TV – Sailing on the social TV river – ow.ly/1PIctz

Russia’s Vimpelcom makes a Beeline for new channels: Russian service provider Vimpelcom has added 16 new channels… bit.ly/10FN69K

Hull ISP KC Launches YouView Based Broadband TV Services – ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2012…

Streaming video to TV: still an unsolved problem – http://is.gd/PkrUu9

Two Analysts Just Went To Kansas City To Check Out Google Fiber—And They Were Blown Away – http://is.gd/NmHPQi

SDN – Why Network Engineers Are Sick of SDN – And What Vendors Can Do About It: 2012′s dominant networking buzzword – http://bit.ly/T7moS0

Analyst Jeff Hynen weighs in on – China Rolls Its Own Ethernet-over-Coax Standard – http://is.gd/sKMOMv

Telecom – Slovenian company plans to enter telecommunication market of Nakhchivan … http://sns.mx/uTmly8

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Nov 21, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 158

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3D TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Connected TV, Cord-Cutting, CRTC, DOCSIS, DTH, DTV, FCC, FTTH, HDTV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Program Costs, QAM, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, Streaming Video, Telecom, Tru2way

Satellite – Arabsat awarded as the leading MENA Satellite Operator by The ASBU BroadcastPro Summit & Awards: broadcastprome.com

In the US about half of cable-TV bills go to sports – http://is.gd/1dIkUw

Major US multichannel video providers lost over 50,000 subscribers in Q3 2012 – bit.ly/ZW0dmX

Crackle arrives on the PlayStation 3 – http://is.gd/nGNaql

The IPTV Daily Newsletter is out! paper.li/iptvtwit

UnoTelly Allows Region Free App Access on Xbox 360 – http://is.gd/fMd17K

HBOnordic now available to 500,000 Swedish IPTV subscribers. “HBO premieres on Telia” – flpbd.it/HmbeL

OTT – Netflix is immediately available on Nintendo’s Wii U – http://is.gd/3Dcv8v

Shazam may become Europe’s first billion-dollar tech firm. In 2013 at least one European next-generation – bit.ly/ZXHHLI

Social TV – TDG: Social TV app makers must engage without distracting: The burgeoning market for Social TV apps and se… bit.ly/WoFlWq

Swisscom TV subs up 31% y-o-y – http://is.gd/Xl2zp9

IPTV – Telefonica standardizes on Mediaroom IPTV – ow.ly/fpPXl

IPv6 – Worldwide IPv6 Usage Reaches Key Threshold – dlvr.it/2W17gx

Satellite – Arabsat Partners with Level421 for Reliable Coverage in Middle East and Africa – ow.ly/fpZUX

Nintendo adds Broadcom’s NFC tech in the WiiU, boosting interactivity in gaming and beyond – gobrcm.com/fphQV

WiMAX takes off in Algeria despite stalling 3G auctions – http://lnkd.in/y4X7qg

IPTV/OTT -Telefónica y Microsoft: juntos planean crear plataforma global de video –bit.ly/XZiSje

STB updates – Grosse mise à jour pour le décodeur Neufbox TV : http://is.gd/hOj45A

Ofcom: No 3 strike letters before mid-2014 – http://is.gd/1KJNc2

YouTube: “We could do Pay TV – http://is.gd/pLOyzN

Disney closes Movies Online service – http://is.gd/954TDC

OTT – Netflix: “Amazon losing $1bn a year on streaming” – http://is.gd/4qI4mK

Half of Internet users unsure of content legality – http://is.gd/PZoDbT

Social TV – US Social TV app GetGlue is bought by Viggle for over $75mn | bit.ly/UQYnim

71% du temps de visionnage passé sur tablettes est dédié à des vidéos de 10mn ou plus, 30% à du contenu de plus d’1h – bit.ly/Ufh0hq

Net-Connected Televisions Will Let Users Stream Both Legal, Illegal Video Content – http://is.gd/MFBXRV

Satellite/Mobile – Rascomstar, Viasat Demonstrate New GSM Cellular Service in Africa – ow.ly/frTp0

Satellite – INTELSAT Names Ron Busch as New Space Data Association Chairman – ow.ly/frTjG

Social TV – Flingo Bets on Social TV Apps in Smart TVs: “People are watching more TV than they ever have. You could say… bit.ly/107Js9s

Digital TV in Lithuania up 18% year-on-year at end 3Q 2012 – bit.ly/107wVCT

Dutch digital TV connections grow to 6.3 million in Q3 2012 – bit.ly/10o3v2A

Bell Canada Renews Astral Bid – http://is.gd/Mv7acT

IPTV/Connected TV – Chunghwa Telecom reports strong early sales of its IPTV Connected TV sets –bit.ly/10804Oh

Social TV – Mark Cuban an investor in Flingo – Bets on Social TV Apps in Smart TVs: beet.tv/2012/11/flingo…

ESPN3 finally comes to Cablevision, WatchESPN ‘coming soon’ to Optimum TV to GO – http://engt.co/TOOz7v

Eloqua Experience: How Brands Become Publishers and Create Customers Part 2 – http://trap.it/HycJq2

Interesting: Here’s how Boxee TV is promoted in Walmart stores – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDeA5X-t2kQ&feature=relmfu …

AT&T, Boingo, T-Mobile agree to back wireless in 30 more New York City subway stations – http://dlvr.it/2WK0vQ

FCC says Dish can use wireless spectrum, with limits – http://reut.rs/Y0N1ys

Next Wave: Can Google Capture and Survive in the Mobile Spectrum? http://sns.mx/fig4y1

HDTV – 10 Smart Tips for Buying an HDTV – http://dlvr.it/2WK9Tl

Mobile bridges the marketing gap between rural, urban in India – http://sbne.ws/r/bWfo

Major change for Hungarian public TV – http://dlvr.it/2WQZRy

BitTorrent to start testing live P2P – http://dlvr.it/2WQs9r

New study on media concentration in Europe – http://dlvr.it/2WR6P5

Cable TV losing subs to Satellite and IPTV: US firm Infonetics Research has issued new figures for the… bit.ly/10ujVGF

Smart TVs – why are they so awful to use? is.gd/sNmqly

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

Nov 07, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 154

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3D TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Connected TV, Cord-Cutting, CRTC, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTV, DVB, FCC, Femtocells, iptv, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, NFC, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telco TV, TV Everywhere, UHDTV, Video Transcoding, WiFi, WiMAX, WLAN

AT&T Pledges $14 Billion for Broadband Expansion ow.ly/f6ucn

FCC Paves Way for Non-Commercial Stations to Fundraise for #Sandy ow.ly/f6u9F

Survey of operators deploying session border controllers reveals an opportunity for up-and-coming SBC vendors – bit.ly/WfWUc0

Broadcast TV – Notable business trend? Some radio transmitter companies broadening into TV – http://is.gd/svIPfX

Canadian TV & Telecom Times is out! – http://paper.li/gregobr/1315856514#

Tablet + TV Everywhere, the “first screen” of the future – Screendome – http://bit.ly/SGGnKQ

Software Defined Networks (SDN) – SDN Central Daily News is out! – http://bit.ly/A2N7nZ

Mobile – Report: Microsoft working on its own smartphone design – http://bit.ly/RA9xXY

Major natural disasters like hurricane SANDY and earthquakes have increased the demand for communications in-doors: http://ow.ly/eWkfP

IPTV/Apple TV – Apple adds ‘Apple Events’ channel to the Apple TV so viewers can watch iPad …: Apple has just quietly added… http://bit.ly/Tnp4vT

Social TV – Tim Kring talks 2^nd screen strategies with Brian Seth Hurst – http://ow.ly/eZJHk

FCC – Post-Sandy, FCC Warns Of Worsening Cell Phone Networks – http://trib.al/cw3AmN

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

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

5 Key Telco TV Takeaways — It’s about IP, not IPTV — Pressure mounting for OTT multiscreen – http://is.gd/2lR83m

Candidates ignore Telecom issues – http://is.gd/TGpV9t

A set-top box that streams broadcast TV to mobile devices – http://t.co/Y2Psmg3D – thus showing the TV rights model has to change

IPTV – Bahrain’s Batelco expands reach of its IPTV service: bit.ly/WlBWIT

NFC – NFC transactions to reach $100 billion in 2016 – http://is.gd/Uvz1rD

Telecom Operators Plan Discriminatory Tariffs for Subscribers – http://sns.mx/uflMy3

How Is the U.S. Doing in the ‘Global Bandwidth Race’? Interview with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski –http://bit.ly/SDJjYO

The Small Cells Daily is out! – http://bit.ly/KUJ85N

Satellite – Red Cross sets up VSAT SATCOM center in Elizabeth City, NC – http://goo.gl/J9UPy

Satellite – Top story this week: Gap in Weather Satellites Forecasted for Upcoming Years – ow.ly/eYKfU

Mobile OS three-way cage fight – sns.mx/Knhdy3

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

IPTV subscribers predicted to hit 6 mln this week – Yonhap News – http://bit.ly/RJ2xIg

Mobile – Android: 72% percent of Android apps pose a potential security risk, says study –http://nl4.us/sTzEdI

DVB approves next generation handheld spec – http://bitly.com/R8Fokh

EBU event supports funding for eastern Europe digitisation – http://bit.ly/TsL8Dh

LTE/Mobile – EC: UMTS spectrum must be available for LTE by mid-2014 – http://bit.ly/YJnRlO

The SocialTVx Daily is out! – http://bit.ly/nJVMHX

Sony Offering Free Bond 50 Blu-ray Boxset For HX8 TV Buyers – HDTV Test – http://dlvr.it/2R90Dj

HD+ in over 750,000 German households – http://bit.ly/RyCsNT

Croatia’s biggest telecom company suffers setbacks in profit – http://goo.gl/q1pHt

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Standards Quarterly Report now available – http://ow.ly/f0hH8

Discovery Channel app launched today on Samsung Smart TV in the US – developed by Accedo.

Netflix enacts ‘poison pill’ shareholder plan to challenge new investor’s plans to sell the company – http://is.gd/dHuAg5

Magine aims to be a cloud pay TV service without the box – http://magine.com/

Cord-Cutting on rise at Time Warner: Cord-cutting seems to be taking a toll on Time Warner Cable. The… bit.ly/TtUv7L

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

Sprint to Acquire Spectrum, Customers in Midwest from U.S. Cellular – j.mp/SBhfCe

Monetizing OTT Multi-Screen Video | http://is.gd/CW27eW

Mobile – Android adoption growing 6 times faster than iPhone – tinyurl.com/caahnod

OTT – Netflix Has Big Usage Lead on Amazon, Hulu, HBO: Sandvine – dlvr.it/2Rmns2

The Dutch Media Authority authorized 3D OPEN to broadcast – http://www.3dopen.tv

Glasses free 3D tablet to launch in 2013 | 3D Focus – http://is.gd/r7Y7r8

IPTV – Australia’s IPTV’s Fetch TV Looks To Expand By Snagging US & UK Channels – bit.ly/SBaCzR

Virgin TV Anywhere: Free video streaming hits iPhone and laptops today!  – http://is.gd/eT53gI

Sony Pictures CTO: “People are being locked into making technology decisions before buying content”:… bit.ly/VCdXns

Telefónica Digital aims to use Web RTC to boost ‘cross-platform’ video calling – tinyurl.com/c7zw7q7

Cord-cutting continues as Charter, Cablevision and Dish lose 102,000 video customers in last quarter – on.wsj.com/TKuGmt

Analyst Angle: 3 Group shows the way for carriers to partner with OTTs – http://is.gd/VlwUUY

Nov 02, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 153

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Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Connected TV, DRM, DTH, DTV, FCC, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiformat Transcoding, Multiscreen TV, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telecom, TV Middleware, UHDTV, WiFi, WiMAX

Mobile – http://is.gd/06gnfd – With parallels to Starent, Movik aims to revolutionize mobile content delivery

How to monetize mobile video – Part II – http://is.gd/zHpv9X

Pay-TV market worth $236bn by end of 2012 – http://is.gd/HEen1Y

Mobile – California notifies mobile app developers of privacy law non-compliance – http://ow.ly/eUSmu

IPTV – BT passes 750k IPTV subs: UK telco BT has passed three-quarters of a million subscribers for its IPTV service… bit.ly/Y61FDj

Multiformat transcoding revenue to reach $ 600 m by 2016 – http://is.gd/OOSt4N

Boxee aims to beat Apple and Roku in the TV box game – http://is.gd/83jIHQ

As expected Filmnet is going to be launched in Finland as well – MTV strikes back – http://is.gd/piK7T0

OTT – Carl Icahn says Netflix sale is possible strategy in TV interview – http://is.gd/ZzxnPw

YouView software update adds surround-sound, faster boot times… dlvr.it/2Q19gb

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

IPTV/OTT – Thomson Video Networks and Anevia Offer Integrated OTT Solution – http://is.gd/2l7uWD

IPTV Brightcove Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter 2012: Brightcove Announces Financial Results for … bit.ly/Rv3QdP

UHDTV – Sony Reveals Development of 4K Raw Recording Interface – ow.ly/eWaFN

Social TV console wars – Xbox’s Stevie – bit.ly/VdBhry vs Nintendo’s WiiU – bit.ly/8xwE76

Mobile – Swisscom Cutting 400 Jobs Next Year – bit.ly/TbxZR0

WiMAX Forum embraces ‘rival’ tech – mwl.me/QWmWv7

With exception of a few CDNs, I see no evidence that Telcos can “monetise” broadband by charging content company’s for “upstream” services or QoS

Stations Improvise to Cover Massive Sandy | Broadcasting & Cable ow.ly/eWad8

Satellite/IPTV – Qatar Telecom + Mariner… A Probing First (SatBroadcasting — IPTV)-  bit.ly/WaKORs Qtel Selects Mariner xVu for End-to-End IPTV Quality Assurance of Mozaic TV service from Huawei –bitly.com/TwuQxD

LTE – Tekelec Customer Syniverse Begins LTE Roaming Trials

Domino’s Pizza deal with Lionsgate U.K. for streaming video adds spice to OTT space – fb.me/27h1vP9s9

Mobile Research – Latest SA Research: North America Smartphone Vendor & OS Market Share by Country: Q3 2012 – sa-link.cc/WSS311012B

Toni & Guy joins O2 Wi-Fi stable – Operator steps up Wi-Fi business to help brands with data-led targeting. ow.ly/2sYQUJ

NXP Semiconductors NV : NXP Boosts SmallCell Wireless Base Stations With High-Performance RF – 4-traders.com/news/NXP-Semic…

TV Technology: SMPTE Sampling: File-Based Workflows – bit.ly/VemcGe

Broadband – Just a 10 percent increase in broadband integration can improve a country’s GDP by 3.2 percent – huff.to/QVrlyA

Connected TV – castLabs Download Service Provider gains UltraViolet reference, Articles: http://is.gd/tpZL4Q

Digital Movies Gaining In Popularity – [Say goodbye to DVDs ] – bit.ly/XLCsxy

Mobile/LTE – Microsoft and NTT DoCoMo sign collaborative agreement to push LTE Windows 8 tablets to… thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012…

RTS are an Exterity IPTV Streamforce Platinum partner. Thinking about an IPTV install or want to know more about IPTV? – rtscommunications.com/iptv

IPTV – Ukrainian telco Vega prepping for IPTV: Ukrainian telecoms group Vega has started the process of preparing… bit.ly/WbP96S

IPTV – PointTopic sees strong IPTV growth internationally, with China and France driving plenty of IPTV adoption – bit.ly/S0jrWy

Daily Video Industry Roundup is out! – bit.ly/etXZ5N

Wi-Fi: A Major “Hotspot” for Service Providers By Tony Verspecht and Luiz Lima, Cisco Internet Business – cs.co/6018pzlI

The Streaming Video Market Is So Messed Up It’s Scary – bit.ly/SnogqH

Social TV infografica. TV Goes Social, l’irresistibile ascesa dei secondi schermi: visual.ly/tv-goes-social…

UHDTV – Super Hi-Vision, 4K Are Closer Than You Think: tinyurl.com/b7nlll5

Broadcast TV/OTT – CBS, Netflix extend international licensing agreements – bit.ly/Q9mBIE

Satellite – Fiji TV chooses Intelsat for direct-to-home media distribution in the Pacific Ocean region – ow.ly/eVBRV

A global media and entertainment company has chosen Pilat Media’s Integrated Broadcast Management System (IBMS) – http://is.gd/khoSCA

Satellite – Intelsat to Provide Capacity for Chilefilms Cinema Distribution Network – http://ow.ly/eY6y9

Satellite – RSCC and Eutelsat announces Express-AMU1/Eutelsat-36C satellite – http://is.gd/vLg5p2

ActiveVideo News: Fabulous piece on CloudTV from bnetTV – http://ow.ly/eYDW6

IPTV – CUSTOMER WIN: Australian Communications Leader Grabs More Growth with BMC Software – http://bit.ly/WfZLSl

IPTV/Social TV – CBS Rolls Out Second-Screen App for NCIS: LA, Part of Larger Social TV Strategy:. http://bit.ly/Yx3sR7

Satellite – SpaceX Signs Deal to Stay in Hawthorne Until 2022 – http://ow.ly/eYEqz

Video Offers New Way for Companies to Communicate Internally – http://ow.ly/eRAqB

In Focus: Consumers Online Video Satisfaction Rises – bit.ly/Ti6sgL

How SMBs View Online Media: Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) spent $1,190 on average during the… bit.ly/Tj1AIv

RGB Networks is best in show at TelcoTV – http://is.gd/05wiPZ