Nov 11, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 155

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

Online video, connected device proliferation sees blinkx eye $80MN H1 revenues: connectedworld.tv/articles/onlin…

Irish eyes smile on Shazam TV-enabled second-screen Volvo ad: connectedworld.tv/articles/irish…

Activision Q3 Tops Guidance; Boosts Full Year Outlook – bit.ly/Z17dyi

OTT – BH Telecom places €3mn order for new OTT platform: A new over-the-top (OTT) video service is brewing for Bo… bit.ly/VHeSDa

Samsung’s Galaxy S III Beats iPhone 4S In Q3 : The Galaxy S III has overtaken Apple’s iPhone 4S for the… bit.ly/TN5Jqh

Mobile -“Forget apps and smartphones – I just want to make calls” – Interesting read at The Telegraph pub.vitrue.com/4uA3

AT&T moves dramatically towards “Internet Everywhere” – forbes.com/sites/larrydow…

Barco installs world’s largest suspended LED videowall – ow.ly/f7x6o

Satellite – Inmarsat Names L-3 GCS as Global Xpress Initial Launch Partner – ow.ly/f6Aup

OTT – Netflix dominates streaming rivals with growing video share – dlvr.it/2S3zxm

Tekelec also wins at Informa’s Broadband Traffic Management Congress: Best Signaling Solution for Traffic Management broadbandtrafficevent.com/broadband-traf…

Channel 4 sets out multi-platform stall – csimagazine.com

U.S. TV Stations Seek Retrans Fees From Canadian Cable and Satellite TV Services | bit.ly/VM0l9b

Virgin Media launches Virgin TV Anywhere app – bit.ly/Zcwiq4

UK’s First 4G Network, EE, Delays SIM-Only Tariff Launch For Up To Two Weeks sns.mx/S2kCy6

No clear signal on FCC chair’s post – Brooks Boliek – politi.co/SV0wgs

Windstream Q3 revenues get boost from broadband, business and FTTT sales – fiercetelecom.com/story/windstre….

Mobile – The 25 Most Powerful People in the U.S. Wireless Industry – bit.ly/XmZRad

Skype launches online platform designed to enable small enterprises to connect with their customers – ht.ly/fa8Q5

OTT – Multicast nanoCDN might redefine streaming economics – http://is.gd/RgAZFT

Optical Networks – New optical report or ToC: 40G/100G & ROADM Deployment Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey – bit.ly/IrhcXN

Broadcast – RØDE Microphones Launch New Edition of Soundbooth – bit.ly/WLDYSK

Cable TV – 3 Takeaways from MSO’s 3Q earnings: bitly.com/Tg82A5

Satellite – Latest SA Report: Military Satellite Trends and Outlook – sa-link.cc/GAAS091112

Social TV – Study: 63 percent of tablet owners multitask with TV – ow.ly/faU5a

Virgin TV Anywhere extends viewing flexibility – http://is.gd/oQnYtD

Freeview celebrates decade with fresh campaign – http://is.gd/UtDp0X

TV Middleware – Putting the customer experience first: Telco choosing APMAX IPTV middleware from Innovative Systems – bit.ly/SS62iX

Microsoft Patents TV That Watches Back, Counts Heads, Charges Admission – http://is.gd/SFiBRf

Be Careful When Comparing Amazon to Netflix – http://is.gd/jgzLQs

IPTV – MRG Global IPTV leaders include Microsoft, Verimatrix, AlcaLu, Harmonic, Huawei, and Google-Motorola – bit.ly/Q2Uj2C

IPTV – Kansas Telco TCT boosts IPTV services – bit.ly/SS62iX

IPTV – IPTV helps Manitoba Telecom as legacy business declines – bit.ly/UeCOri

Making the Switch from Cable to Internet TV – http://is.gd/CRTsT6

OTT – Can You Have Faith in Netflix Like Icahn? – http://is.gd/yDUdSl

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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

Oct 30, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 152

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4G/LTE, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, CableTV, CAS, Connected TV, Content Strategy, CRTC, DRM, DTH, FCC, iptv, IPv6, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, STB, Streaming Vidoe, Telco TV, Tru2way, TV Everywhere, TV Middleware, UHDTV, VOD

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

HBO Nordic delays OTT launch: The launch of HBO’s Nordic online video service has been delayed, the cable network – tinyurl.com/936ysux

Russia’s TransTelCom launches TV service: Russian telco TransTeleCom is launching an online TV service – tinyurl.com/9myha7b

Current TV assessing sale options: International pay TV broadcaster Current TV is eyeing a sale – tinyurl.com/8dtdkwq

CRTC requires more transparency in rates for wholesale telecommunications – sns.mx/uslEy3

Pay TV – Parks Associates finds 7% of US Pay TV subscribers recently returned to the service after cutting the cord – bit.ly/RiUPI9

IPTV/VOD/WiMax – Albentia introduces a new IPTV solution: Digital TV transmission over wireless WiMAX networks with multicast and VOD – goo.gl/gvL5q

IPTV/DVB-T – Macedonian regulator: IPTV subs in country up 51.36% in Q2 to 51,166; DVB-T users down 18.62% to 38,360.

IPTV – Дружно приступаем к участию в тестировании – goo.gl/FXTHo

Cable TV/IPTV – Foxtel explores triple-play and IPTV strategy – http://is.gd/RdROZw

OTT – 3 Reasons Microsoft Should Buy Netflix – http://is.gd/DxXEZC . Furth reason –  Microsoft’s buyout of Netflix would also make sense for one  very important reason not stated above – The current Pay TV players (Cable Companies, Telcos and DTH providers) cannot prevent Netflix from becoming really BIG as they cannot challenge this takeover nor can they themselves buy Netflix  (fall afoul of  “concentration of media”). This will allow Netflix to grow unhindered using the latest technology developed in this space.

Why Apple could own the Living Room of the future – http://is.gd/FG3t0k – Call me an Apple skeptic, but this is not certain in any way and is iffy at best.

OTT – Notes from this week’s Netflix Q&A –  dld.bz/bQBqG

Telco TV: For AT&T, the IPTV game right now is about engagement – http://is.gd/cX2GQZ

4G/LTE – A recent survey of Over 65 unique global service companies, 63% say that their company offers or plan to support M2M services in the cloud.

Mobile – Small Cells to Leverage the Benefits of New Mobile Backhaul Solutions – http://bit.ly/Yeex9w

Multiscreen TV – If Content Is King, Multiscreen Is The Queen – http://is.gd/vOpajA

Bravo Launches Interactive Experience for its New Reality Series, Start-Ups Silicon Valley – http://bit.ly/SnTpgf

VOD – UK ITV slowly rolling toward paid VOD launch – http://dlvr.it/2PFljY

Marquis Broadcast has launched X2Pro LE and X2Pro Professional, delivering Final Cut Pro X projects to Avid Pro Tools – http://is.gd/BE7prR

TelecomItalia’s CuboVision lands on Windows8  – http://bit.ly/UYMNXq

Dutch to tax DVR and tablets – http://dlvr.it/2PCkzK

Telecom – Video: Ericsson predicting telecom business model moving from direct to indirect – http://youtu.be/pvH1Ciqt0_c

Liberty Global: Cable services will transition over time to cloud-based infrastructure: Aamir Hussain, Man… bit.ly/Sdr35R

Connected TV – DTG: “The user experience of Connected TV has become more seamless”: Richard Lindsay-Davies, Director Gene… bit.ly/XRTsCD

Multiscreen TV – Bahrain’s Atyaf launches TV Everywhere: Bahraini Telco Atyaf has launched an over-the-top (OTT) multi-screen TV – bit.ly/RlPJY6

Apple TV – Mark Cuban: Apple TV Is a Pipe Dream – http://is.gd/aFsFxm

IPTV – Chile’s Movistar ready to deliver IPTV over fibre: Telefónica’s Chilean subsidiary Movistar has connected … bit.ly/V3HZQI

GWI Maine lists OTT as a reason not to get into IPTV – gwi.net/policy/blog/fi…

Advertising on a Freemium Model : In the long run, we are all advertisers – http://is.gd/yyPzg3

EIU report suggests that the UK’s broadband plans are unlikely to have the economic impact many have hoped for – ht.ly/eSAHD

Digital Policy Institute Examines Broadband in America – ow.ly/eR22z

Roku Gets the Ultimate Set-Top Box Feature: Universal Search Across Netflix, Hulu, and Others – http://is.gd/lCUJf3 Roku adds search channel for Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, more – http://is.gd/7SHoy6

Neilsen Wire – In Any Language, Content is Still King: New Survey Finds Spanish-speaking U.S. Hispanics Interested in More – http://is.gd/40AkXu

Univision launches bilingual digital network – http://is.gd/12UkSG

Interview: Netflix talks about its new Windows 8 app – http://is.gd/JE6eYl

Netflix hits Amazon Appstore in UK, available for Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD – http://is.gd/qdd4J7

Practical Content Strategy, Part 1: Roles and Approaches  – http://is.gd/bPGoD9

OTT, Multiscreen TV, & IPTV – CNW Edit Recaps 5 Key Telco TV Takeaways – ow.ly/eTmzw

Mobile – ZTE Named World’s 4th Biggest Smartphone Manufacturer – goo.gl/fb/mZpZG

“It’s all about speed, baby” – goo.gl/fb/xrKda

52% Think Broadband Most Important Utility – Though East Coast Likely Believes Power More Important – dlvr.it/2PY3dH

Mobile – Amid subscriber declines, MetroPCS plans RCS launch for tomorrow – tinyurl.com/9lkyofj

4G/Mobile – Simplicity speeds innovation, simplifies automation – Vish Nandlall, CTO Ericsson at 4G World.

Six things that Service Providers need to do to tackle OTT and profit from OTT in their networks.

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Broadband TV, Cable TV, Connected TV, Data Analytics, DTH, iptv, OTT, Pay TV, Social TV, Targeted Advertising, Telco TV, TV Everywhere, Walled Garden

1. Move from a “Walled Garden” to open access platform with monetization

2. Move beyond TV Everywhere with apps that engage NOT distract viewers

3. “Content Personalization” is the new packaging mantra for Pay TV

4. Turn Data Assets into Revenues by leveraging Customer Data and Analytics

5. Understand the changed dynamics of “Customer Life-cycle Value”

6. Use Targeted Advertising and information sharing (e.g. social media recommendations) as two sides of the marketing and promotion of content to consumers

 

Sept 20, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 146

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Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Connected TV, DRM, FCC, H.264, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telco TV, Telecom, TV Everywhere, TV Middleware, UHDTV, WiFi

While Wall St. analysts are encouraged by pure-play TV groups’ financial improvement, some are still skeptical – http://bit.ly/OZiMkf

Singapore Airlines launches SwiftBroadband-based connectivity for Long-haul Fleet – http://is.gd/ZnwAjR

Comcast’s fastest broadband starts cap-free – A new 305Mbit/s (downstream) residential broadband tier from Comcast Corp. that’s available in most of the operator’s northeast markets won’t be saddled with soft usage caps and overage charge policies that Comcast is testing in Nashville, Tenn.; and Tucson, Ariz. — at least not yet. The new tier is “being offered as unlimited,” and Comcast has “no further plans to announce at this time,” a company spokesman said.

Starting next month, Comcast will test out a new broadband usage plan in Tucson that will begin to scale customer monthly data allowances with the speeds offered by individual Internet service tiers. For example, customers who take Comcast’s fastest tier in that market (105Mbit/s downstream) will have 600GB of wiggle room per month before they’re subjected to possible overage charges, while customers of most of Comcast’s other tiers in Tucson will be fitted with 300GB caps. Comcast has yet to apply any of its new usage-based policies in markets that currently offer the recently launched 305-Meg tier.

Bright House Networks to beef up its metro network – Bright House Networks will beef up its metro network and continue its evolution toward a more packet-centric infrastructure after selecting Fujitsu Network Communications Inc’s 100G Flashwave 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform. In addition to expanding the capacity of its metro networks, Bright House also hopes to lower the cost per bit of optical transport by tapping the platform’s ability to deliver 100 Gbit/s on each of 88 channels. Bright House serves about 2.5 million business and residential customers in five states.

BendBroadband CEO requests FCC to permit Basic tier encryption ASAP for large MSOs only – BendBroadband President and CEO Amy Tykeson urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow cable operators to encrypt their basic TV tiers posthaste, but asked the Commission not to impose some conditions on smaller MSOs that are being proposed by the nation’s six largest incumbent cable operators. Among the proposals being pitched by the Big Six includes the use of an operator-supplied adapter, such as a digital transport adapter (DTA), with home-networking capability that can decrypt basic TV signals and pass them along to IP-connected video devices, such as a Boxee box, that are sold at retail. According to this FCC filing, she argued that such conditions would be prohibitively expensive for tier 2/3 MSOs, and that “small operators do not have the clout, resources, or scale enjoyed by the largest operators to influence manufacturers in the design of new models of DTAs…”

Invidi Technologies gets patent for keyword based addressable advertising – Invidi Technologies Corp. has scored a patent that explains how to generate addressable (i.e. targeted) advertising via the use of keywords. The patent (No. 8,272,009) is titled “System and Method for Inserting Media Based on Keyword Search,” and describes how those keywords, when used in an electronic program guide, for example, can be monitored and used to target an ad to a set-top box. In the cable context, Invidi’s software lives in the box and selects an ad from a group of them being streamed to the set-top or from a batch of ads that are stored locally on a DVR.

Roku Streaming Stick coming in October for $99, while mobile app adds AirPlay – CNET – bit.ly/SEvXXx

Multiscreen TV – “The ‘second screen’ has become an obsession in the broadcast industry” – bit.ly/Psu2XB

World’s first LTE-enabled quadricopter takes off – new Nokia Siemens Networks blog by Gerald Reddig –http://bit.ly/P2GZX2

IPTV – Developing Countries Welcome New Web TV Features – shar.es/uIwIA

OTT – Shaw latest to launch Web video-on-demand service to rival Netflix – http://is.gd/FVQUqa

With TiVo Stream, TV Goes Beyond TV – on.wsj.com/QQUk2T

Multiscreen TV/Telco TV – Getting ready for Telco TV? Check out our new TransAct Encoder/Transcoder for multiscreen IPTV – bit.ly/OkmsN6

Better the devil they know? BT and UK cities’ £114 million superfast-broadband fund: The most interesting … bit.ly/UtGGbx

Cable TV – Liberty Global continues to snap up leading cable players across Europe, bidding for the rest of Belgian MSO Telenet – goo.gl/wIrQS

Clearwire TDD-LTE network to wholesale to Sprint to augment Sprint’s FDD-LTE network RE – bit.ly/PDdCLM

Accedo to power cloud-based Social TV app for Telecable Pay TV in Spain – ow.ly/dRfHs

OTT/Satellite – “OTT Distribution Costs Could Put Providers at a Disadvantage” – ow.ly/dRhfz

Verizon CFO buries his head in the sand, claims unlimited data is ‘going by the wayside’ – engt.co/OHFAJG

Time Warner Forecasts Wholesale Rev Growth, Higher TV Subscriber Fees: Though the multichannel TV universe… bit.ly/Of3kEU

Social TV Check-ins: A Metric With Measly Market Merit, says TDG Research – http://is.gd/ZWYybv

Roku Streaming Stick a Stone’s Throw Away, Launches in October for $100 – http://is.gd/dUDG6R

Next TV Summit: Westlake: Microsoft Chose to Join Pay TV Ops, Not Fight Them – http://is.gd/XoRMvg

Satellite – China adds two satellites to global positioning net – ow.ly/dRiPf

Tech industry getting serious about open Internet and copyright-related lobbying – http://is.gd/XyPjy5

Social TV – How Social TV buzz really does move the ratings needle – bit.ly/Talzx5

Aug 08, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 134

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3D, 3D TV, 3DTV, 4G, Advanced Television, Apple TV, Broadband, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Connected TV, Digital Video, DirecTV, DOCSIS, DTH, DTT, DTV, EBIF, FCC, Google TV, HDTV, Internet TV, IP Video, iptv, IPv6, LTE, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG, NCTA, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telco TV, Telecom, Triple Play, Tru2way, VOD, WiFi

OTT – What Can We Learn from Netflix? trap.it/zcLLhj

Smart TV – Jaison Dolvane, Espial CEO : The latest trends in the Smart TV market – bit.ly/PCUc6t

British Lords: Drop terrestrial broadcast, adopt IPTV – awe.sm/g2TVC

Why Advertising Revenue Will Not Support Local TV – bit.ly/M3PQJQ

Parks: cord-switching to blame for cable’s woes: While many in the cable TV industry are starting to believe… bit.ly/RxB00m

Shazam! 5bn songs, TV shows and ads identified (and counting): UK media discovery platform Shazam has pass… bit.ly/RZr37H

FCC – This is really going to get smart meter opponents riled up: U.S. report: FCC’s cell phone radiation guidelines outdated – cnet.co/MidCBW

Verizon to deliver FiOS TV to Samsung Smart TVs: US telco Verizon has formed an alliance with Korean consumer electronics… bit.ly/QbPiOH FiOS TV app for Samsung HDTVs and Blu-ray players available with 26 live channels (video) trap.it/s9J5hv

Cable TV – Why News Corp and Disney should merge: A perfect storm is on the way for Cable TV – trap.it/pbHbZy

YouTube versus Netflix – trap.it/9Q3cmw

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

Great piece by Ashkan tracing online video’s past and future: mediapost.com/publications/a…

Ultra Violet or Ultra Flop? – trap.it/jJthNS

IPTV – The Year’s Best in IPTV #iptvbit.ly/O1fSvL

Multiscreen TV – Rostelecom: “Cloud-based service provisioning is the only way to provide a real multiscreen TV service”: … bit.ly/OFByfO

Connected TV – Video report- the growth of the Connected TV – bit.ly/MnQmhi

The Connected TV Viewer – Brand New Report IPTV Second Screen – bit.ly/Ou5sq1

Congrats to Envivio for making CSI_Magazine’s prestigious CSIAwards2012 finalists – bit.ly/NAav3R

Elemental Server is selected by Streaming Media as the on-demand Hardware Encoder of choice in its Annual Buyers’ Guide ow.ly/cOii6

Telecom – Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated Acquires Globility … sns.mx/u2kby6

STB – ADB finds gateway partner for North America: Geneva-based set-top box provider Advanced Digital Broadcast … bit.ly/O2wSVn

Cable TV – Google Preps Sale of Motorola Home – goo.gl/fb/G3A07

IPTV – Telstra recruits IPTV head – bit.ly/QJZd4q

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

Spotify App Lands on Amazon Kindle Fire – trap.it/YeFdkt

Google TV – Wither Google TV: Nearly Two Years Later, It Still Awaits Hulu Plus – trap.it/Nmr49g

Freewheels’s latest video monetization report –beet.tv/2012/08/freewh…

What can we learn from Netflix? Get the revenue model right from day one – http://is.gd/OhhNct

Satellite – Half a Gigabit Throughput Record Over Satellite (Part 1): Newtec Engineers Share Their Experiences – YouTube – bit.ly/Mwwhvm

Deutsche Telekom launches M2M developer community – mwl.me/QKlFdF

IPTV – IPTV Stats & infographic – Zapstreak: video tops Android to connected …: With Zapstreak’s technology embedded… bit.ly/OQp0mj

Satellite – Inmarsat Introduces BGAN Link Promotions Designed for Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America – bit.ly/OQoNiP

Pay TV/IPTV – Americans drop Pay TV in favour of IPTV? bit.ly/QETIlo

Turkish IPTV Channels visit: ME-IPTV.com.au – dlvr.it/1z0gcb

“Charging on the basis of volume used makes no sense any longer” – Swisscom on their voice/messaging pricing overhaul – bit.ly/RzVA04

CEO on the role of Wi-Fi in mobile – gigaom.com/2012/07/23/int…

If the Best Portable TV Is an iPad, Then Google’s Got Trouble – trap.it/AXksBG

Kein Videoportal von RTL und ProSiebenSat.1: bit.ly/O4tvdD – bit.ly/O30XEj

PurpleStream Convergence raises an undisclosed amount from Mercatus Capital and Hub Media Group – trap.it/tU7DSL

Cablevision launches Optimum TV streaming app for Kindle Fire | The Verge – theverge.com/2012/8/7/32263…

OTT – German Court Rejects Hulu Clone – shar.es/vwhK7

Mobile – Android: MetroPCS Powers Up Voice of LTE (VoLTE), Begins Sales of LG Connect 4G – nl4.us/vlAejx

Apple News: Android smartphone share quadruples iOS in Q2 – nl4.us/laQKYJ

Multiscreen TV – Apple stakes its claim as king of the multiscreen says Informa Telecoms & Media: bit.ly/QL8ycg

Mobile – Apple, Samsung US smartphone sales jump 43 percent – sns.mx/LNiTy2

OTT – PrimeTel gears up for #OTT dlvr.it/1z0svg

Sigma Designs Shares Up 27.7% Since SmarTrend’s Buy Recommendation (SIGM) – bit.ly/OSLpiO

Pay TV – WSJ’s “growing” evidence of Pay TV cord-cutting is interesting, but a little flimsy: on.wsj.com/NZPPIg

FTTH – Presenting the Broadband Communities FTTH Top 100 List: bbpmag.com/2012mags/july/…

Ofcom – BSkyB wins appeal against Ofcom over Sky Sports wholesale prices – gu.com/p/39tqd/tf

Facebook Subscription Payments Goes Live, But Will Spotify and Netflix Pay The 30% Tax? trap.it/WXR94E

Connected Devices to reach 650 M by 2017 – bit.ly/NH3HBm

 

Aug 01, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 132

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3DTV, 4G, Advanced Television, Apple TV, Broadband, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Connected TV, Digital Video, DirecTV, DOCSIS, DTH, DTT, DTV, EBIF, FCC, Google TV, HDTV, IP Video, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG, NCTA, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telco TV, Telecom, Triple Play, Tru2way, VOD

Global IPTV subs to triple by end-2017: The number of subscribers to managed IPTV services worldwide is predict… http://t.co/ksw9pz1z

Disney’s Pay TV fees would tumble 65 percent, or $5.4 billion, if based on customer loyalty – http://nyp.st/OGzlTD

Handset manufacturers holding up launch of VoLTE in Korea – http://bit.ly/Ma9war

Study: Digital Paywalls Allow Average Of 11 Free Stories http://bit.ly/Mzj14n

LTE Smartphones and Tablets Drive Increased Data Usage of Both Cellular and Wi-Fi Networks According … http://ow.ly/1lMzZZ

Broadcast/Streaming Video – Elemental technology to stream Olympic Games to billions of multiplatform viewers worldwide – http://ow.ly/cERQF

Optical Networks – TSIC’s 100 Gbps Optical Network Gives the Carrier a Strong Position for High Capacity Needs: TSIC has deployed a… http://bit.ly/QfsoKk

Consumers Not Sold On In-Car Connectivity: According to a new Harris Poll, more than three-quarters… http://bit.ly/MzhlIc

Cable TV/FCC – Comcast makes it official. Appeals FCC Tennis Channel program carriage decision to D.C.Circuit.

IPTV – Du zahlst immer noch zuviel für Internet, Mobilfunk IP TV & Telefon?! Warum?! Das muss doch nun wirklich nicht … http://bit.ly/Qsl8dp

IPTV – VirtualSat: Neuer IPTV Dienst bringt Privatsender ins Internet… http://bit.ly/Qsl5yj

IPv6 – IPv6 on its way to conquer the world after World IPv6 Launch – http://is.gd/WhJFKV

Optical Networks – ADTRAN Introduces ROADM and Capacity Enhancements for its ONE Product, Beginning to Address the Metro: http://bit.ly/R9s9BW

Lawsuit spotlights India’s flawed TV ratings system: TV News: NDTV demands reparation in New York court – http://vsb.li/OsQbm3

Watchdog Files FCC Complaint About Comcast’s XBox App: When Comcast merged with NBC Universal, the cable… http://bit.ly/MzqKzw

Mobile – Elliot Drucker: small cells could be better than Wi-Fi for addressing the capacity crunch – http://bit.ly/N22kiQ

Streaming the Olympics: How CNTV and Neulion do it – http://dlvr.it/1xQSVv

Multiscreen TV – Multiple approaches to multiscreen – Azuki Systems – bit.ly/Op8VU7

Roku reveals Streaming Stick partners but no date or price – trap.it/TcJSPf

Connected TV – The Growth of the Connected Television: Now 10.4% vs 4.7% of homes from year prior. (via Nielsen Wire): bit.ly/R5G0Vn

Time Warner Cable/Meredith Reach Retrans Deal – bit.ly/PuYCge

Reed Hastings was right: Olympics drop Netflix traffic 25%, study says – dlvr.it/1xRJZK

Reuters has a good analysis of today’s sideshow in Apple v Samsung. newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News

How a second screen app can get you opinions – fast! [INFOGRAPHIC]: ow.ly/cFHQv

HBO Ignores Internet Geniuses, Sells More HBO – dthin.gs/PsLNmp

The End of Cable TV? How Everyone Will Watch Television In The Future – readwriteweb.com/archives/the-e…

Social TV – Who’s Funding Who in Social TV? INFOGRAPHIC bit.ly/NfIG0m

LTE Smartphones and Tablets drive increased data usage of both Cellular and Wi-Fi networks – go2see.it/iuq

July 04, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 121

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3D TV, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Connected TV, Digital Video, DOCSIS, DTH, DTT, DTV, EBIF, FCC, Google TV, HDTV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telco TV, Telecom, Tru2way, VOD, WiFi

AlcaLu, ZTE awarded BSNL network contracts – mwl.me/N8dpPW

YouView launches, Now TV on board – bit.ly/LORcXV

Hbb TV – France progresses with HbbTV – dlvr.it/1pQDbt

Canada minister quiet on RIM future: Observers claim takeover inevitable but deals valued at more than C$330 mil… bit.ly/MWe1YN

Bouygues Telecom to axe 5.7% of workforce amid price war: 556 employees to be offered voluntary redundancy. bit.ly/OniEMZ

T-Mobile USA data network suffers widespread outage: 3G issues affect operator’s customers nationwide. bit.ly/OniEMU

RealNetworks CEO Nielsen resigns, chairman Glaser named interim chief: Video streaming specialist on the hunt fo… bit.ly/OniHbP

Report: Vodafone and Hutchison set for Irish infrastructure alliance – mwl.me/N8d7IX

IP-TV Entertain to go bald auf dem Smartphone verfügbar – Golem.de – bit.ly/RabDPw

Youview TV platform and set-top box coming to UK stores this month (update: priced at £299) –engt.co/O3yZTw

Confirmation from Sky that NOW TV will be joining YouView – bit.ly/N76xik

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

Virgin attacks Pay TV verdict dlvr.it/1pSB6c

Verizon: net neutrality violates our free speech rights – bit.ly/LPmGc0

BDC Lifts “Live InSite” into the Marketplace – bit.ly/Oo5Wh6

Netflix users clock-in more viewing hours than ever: over one billion in June – engt.co/LP61K9

TV’s future is in the hands of developers: readwriteweb.com/mobile/2012/07…

Satellite – Thuraya SG-2520 Satellite Phone used with 160 Units with GSM …: Thuraya SG-2520 Satellite Phone used with 160 … bit.ly/O4PAq0

Telecom – Telefonica first to launch Firefox OS powered devices – via Telecompaper: bit.ly/LOTiCS

International Datacasting Announces Three Contracts for Centient Content Distribution Platform bit.ly/Ny7XTc

Telecom – Key Considerations in Selecting a Next-Gen Policy Server: bit.ly/PcT4wY

Global Internet TV Industry – sns.mx/fxfCy8

IPTV Shazam puts social in Olympics TV – bit.ly/MX0Pmk

Marvell’s Weili Dai on TV’s future: the tech is ready — Online Video News – bit.ly/OlKqJW

Connected TV – Most UK homes will access Connected TV by 2014 – http://bit.ly/NlJHFV

Connected TV – Penetration of Internet Connected TV sets growing rapidly – http://tvfutu.re/LJxt7C

Anti-piracy agreement rejected by EU bit.ly/Ln9hOS

Telcos on horn of dilemma in upgrading to fibre for IPTV, OTT video – is.gd/VhsC4O

Wholesale IPTV service coming to Switzerland – awe.sm/m07Sj

People are more likely to stay in the room or not change the channel during the ad break if they were multi-screening: bit.ly/N66Fi8

Social TV – Trendrr plans to go local with Social TV Analytics – http://tvfutu.re/MmHGwA

Mobile – Report: Femtocell revenues slide 2.7% despite 14% jump in shipments – http://goo.gl/gBH9p

Second Screen industry shows visible progress – http://tvfutu.re/Mrgahv

IPTV – JadooTV Partners With Pearl Media To Offer South Asian Content On IPTV Service – http://bit.ly/Opcpbx

Google study reveals growing live TV piracy (UK) – http://tvfutu.re/MrgFIq

Social TV – Behind the scenes of one of the Social TV biggest adventures – http://tvfutu.re/Mrhyk8

IPTV-Aktionen des Monats-jetzt günstig einsteigen – http://bit.ly/LSZ4mX

The Future of Brand Delivery on TV – http://awe.sm/k079Y

Satellite – MEASAT to Provide Tracking, Telemetry and Command (TT&C), Upgrades Teleport – http://goo.gl/j2hex

Dish wants AutoHop trial in New York, snubs pols – http://bit.ly/PdSmiY

ZTE Wins China Telecom IP Procurement Contract – http://bit.ly/LUKKRb

3D TV – There’s not a lot of mystery about why 3-D in the home has mostly been a colossal failure – http://indy.st/NlGx4T

OTT – Charging extra for OTT: good luck with that – goo.gl/b4P0Z

Key time for South Korean net neutrality – goo.gl/GZQU4

OTT –  Netflix just became cable TV’s biggest network: People taking control of their viewing, no? http://ow.ly/1OcAJm

June 29, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 119

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3D TV, Advanced Television, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Connected TV, Digital Video, DOCSIS, DTH, DTV, EBIF, FCC, Google TV, HDTV, Internet TV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile TV, MPEG, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, Pay TV, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Streaming Video, Telco TV, Telecom, Tru2way, VOD, WiFi

Gadget report: Asus Transformer Pad Infinity, Sony Google TV http://sns.mx/fEfAy8

IPTV Apple TV App Store evidence mounts with new iOS 6 Beta http://bit.ly/M80NdK

IPTV Nexus Q Vs. Apple TV: Is Google’s Cloud-Based Entertainment Hub … http://bit.ly/Qqyl5A

Mobile – “50% of mobile users worldwide don’t have access to broadband, meaning femtos are not an option”

Telecom – Total Telecom Interview: Dato’ Baharum Salleh, CEO, Symphonet… http://bit.ly/QqxmSS

Mobile – Vodafone announces new European operating structure: http://bit.ly/Qqw1LU

Femtocells deployed by O2, Orange and Bouygues http://mwl.me/MXAjbg

T-Mobile brings out new mobile data plans mainly for the suits and ties, makes overage optional http://dlvr.it/1n1vRp

Retransmission Overhaul Launched – http://ow.ly/bSLxr

70% Of Consumers Now Watch TV On Non-TV Devices; PCs Reign Supreme: http://bit.ly/LgS3xE

Mobile – Today = 700 million smartphones. 2017 prediction = 3 billion+ http://ow.ly/bRrwW ‘The Internet is Going Mobile’.

Mobile – 700MHz LTE spectrum granted to three Japanese cellcos – http://bit.ly/Qqs0XW

Mobile – Asian operators plan LTE roaming – http://bit.ly/MZBbhy

Mobile gaming goes cross-platform – http://bit.ly/MZBdpF

Akado looking to develop regional markets and personalisation: Russian service provider Akado aims to deliver gr… http://tinyurl.com/72nxeyf

Tablet video viewing doubles in 12 months: Use of tablets for viewing TV and video content has more than doubled… http://tinyurl.com/6lwa6kv

Ofcom reveals pay TV provider with most complaints: Ofcom has for the first time-released data about the most co… http://tinyurl.com/788ugxp

Broadcasters need freedom to diversify revenues, says RTL’s Rudas: Free-to-air broadcasters need the freedom to … http://tinyurl.com/6uwd274

Value key to success in Russian market, Digital TV CEE attendees told: Two Russian pay TV service providers with… http://tinyurl.com/87s34ok

Lebanese telecom operator Alfa selects Astellia to deploy 3G+ monitoring solution http://goo.gl/noJAt

Bouygues Telecom starts offering femtocells – goo.gl/okAkC

NBCU starts marketing of Olympic ‘TV Everywhere’ authentication – mobile.multichannel.com/article/486521 How NBC Sports is preparing for the most social #Olympics ever ow.ly/bSTdd

MPEG Industry Forum declares victory, bids adieu: Following fairly close on the heels of its announcement … bit.ly/MXEi7L

New Infonetics report predicts a “big shift” in the Pay TV market bit.ly/LtXjMD

Top cable news stories of the week goo.gl/usLxh

DTH – Polish DTH platform n: the numbers dlvr.it/1n2mX0

Carrier Ethernet – US School taps Bright House for Carrier Ethernet fibre network – http://goo.gl/fWF2s

Broadband – Infrastructure Development Opens Opportunities for Broadband Operators in Southern Africa bit.ly/MDt47S

UK Europe’s hub for connected devices, with OTT access up 114% is.gd/D9eGWX

Second Screen Study: Tablet based web traffic rises 94% during prime time TV hours – http://ow.ly/bSVNi

Research and Markets: Next Generation Network China and South Korea 2012-2017: Market Trends, Challenges and Prospects bit.ly/MAxs9p

4K TVs are coming, but they face an uphill battle in the home – arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/0…

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

Google TV – Sony’s Google TV box coming to Canada in August sns.mx/fEfAy6

Social TV – Second Screen App Yap.TV Gets Even More Social With Facebook Open Graph Integration | awe.sm/c0Kmo

OTT services in CEE are keeping up with W Europe, for both pure OTT and operator-led platforms. Read  new DTVE report – bit.ly/OyNLWS

FCC: Comcast must pay $800K for failing to market affordable standalone broadband service – http://is.gd/WS9L6O

Q&A with Jill Campbell: Cox COO details strategy for “right sizing” cable subscribers. http://is.gd/UXjKJ1

Consumers Fail to Take Mobile Device Protection Seriously bit.ly/MDv9AD

Skytide Updates Its 2012 Online Video Industry Forecast bit.ly/MB3yBN

IPTV – Google to take on Apple TV with $299 ‘Nexus Q’ http://bit.ly/N7iKU7

Austria’s operator merger plans facing further scrutiny http://mwl.me/LFW4Ai

MDA rockets on SS/L buy http://bit.ly/LFUVJ9

How the TV screen became the 2nd screen for MTV’s OMAs: “we’ve activated a strategy called storytelling w/out borders”- http://is.gd/lIbSpU

Mobile – Orange France begins nationwide NFC SIM rollout in the name of ‘Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité’ – engt.co/MW0rF4

Peel Announces AllPlay TV, A Remote Control For Netflix, DVR, And (Eventually) More – tcrn.ch/M9GHje

Cameroon’s telecom market will grow to reach $1.8bn in revenue by 2017, thanks in part to mobile data consumption: ow.ly/bTEjw

Comcast, Boxee Hammer Out Crypto Deal – Multichannel News – multichannel.com/article/486581…

Google’s TV Strategy Is Doomed – http://tcrn.ch/MWbGxk

Infonetics Research: LTE is Top Driver for IMS deployments, IMS Operator Survey Shows – bit.ly/MZThhm

Satellite/LTE – Hughes and Lemko Demonstrate LTE Video Call Over Satellite Backhaul – dlvr.it/1n9FWn

WiFi – New Wi-Fi standard will speed up video streaming – http://bit.ly/N9eAuR

Broadband TV – Cyfra+ enhances offer – http://dlvr.it/1nGQtz

Satellite – GPS Tracking via Satellite Phone with RedPort Optimizer relays coordinates… http://bit.ly/QyovPa

Ericsson signs contracts for Rostelecom Mobile and Content Delivery Network…: http://www.thomsonreutersone.com/releaseDetails.faces?rId=1623038

Pay TV – Variety makes for difficulties in LATAM Pay TV market – http://is.gd/cSIKCf

Broadband company in national spotlight  – http://www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/Broadband-company-national-spotlight/story-16468575-detail/story.html

Why iPhones generate so much more data traffic than any other smartphone? http://bit.ly/ME9ud7

US pushes forward on public-safety LTE network- The next phase of interoperability testing is set to begin July 9 – http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/061612-us-pushes-forward-on-public-safety-260253.html?source=nww_rss

Comcast trademarks “The Future of Awesome” slogan. http://www.fiercecable.com/story/comcast-trademarks-future-awesome-slogan/2012-06-29

Maxis signs strategic partnerships to deliver IPTV in Malaysia is.gd/cmF8sW

SouthwestAir making history again by offering live streaming TV on some flights – latimes.com/business/money…

IPTV – Ooyala’s Fulcher: Traditional TV Providers Have A Lot To Gain From IPTV Methods adexchanger.com/digital-tv/ooy…

Social TV/IPTV – German cable war escalates awe.sm/oqsU

STB – Se lanza Youview en UK la próxima semana precio Set-top box: £200 bit.ly/MbJkBc

IPTV – French IPTV Provider Targets Content Upselling With Motorola Mobility – bit.ly/LiZcgV

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

Google TV – Google to talk tablets, TV, social and more – awe.sm/g0LDc

August 19, 2011 Vikram R Chari’s Journal Volume 2011 Issue 89

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3D, 3DTV, 4G, Advanced Television, Broadband, Broadband TV, CATV, Connected TV, Digital Video, DirecTV, DTH, DTT, DTV, Google TV, Hbb TV, HDTV, Httv, IP Video, iptv, LTE, Metro Ethernet, OTT, PayTV, Quad Play, Satellite TV, Social TV, STB, Telco TV, Telecom, VOD, WiFi

Google’s Motorola Conundrum: Dominance, Innovation, or Protectionism? http://t.co/6b60NF3

TiVus Announces e-SmartRoom IPTV Hotel Solution – Argophilia Travel News http://t.co/Kc1fqpG

The opportunities are great for brands to…sync their messages into the app as linear programming is being watched http://t.co/VAhHl65

Former Tremor CEO Jason Glickman is working on a new startup that blends connected TVs, mobile apps and sports. http://t.co/ANGxajy

85% of tablets use WiFi only, operator channel not a necessary distribution channel, @FierceMobiCo http://t.co/NrHWV2K => or comm channel

Jumptap teams with offline data partners to boost ad targeting – FierceMobileContent – http://t.co/Hj6n15Q

HP pulls the plug on webOS hardware, puts PC business on notice: Hewlett-Packard Co. came out with news on rapid…http://t.co/pVkpUCo

TV taps companion apps: TV News: More nets synch up their social-TV strategy — TV is developing a split personality… bit.ly/o4IM6H

Dublin’s TV3 Goes HD bit.ly/r98zUW

Connected TV: Forecasts and Winners/Losers (UK Case Study) bit.ly/oDybHS

German TV sales down in first half: Sales of TV sets in Germany for the first half of this year numbered 4…tinyurl.com/3j396wl

Strong growth for Kabel BW: German cable operator Kabel BW ended June with 324,000 pay TV RGUs, an increase… tinyurl.com/3wqwed5

RTÉ faces critcisim for digital fees: The Irish broadcasting authority has criticised Irish public broadcaster… tinyurl.com/443ev5x

Digital TV easier for dogs to watch than analogue. What digital TV programs does your dog like? twitpic.com/68dmd1

Almost a third of shoppers would choose an alternative retailer if a retail mobile site wasn’t up to scratch –  ow.ly/1ejppc

Vodafone expands German IPTV packageis.gd/hTyqVR

Top 20 Must-Have Android Apps. (via Techland) owl.li/66kw7

Inside Akamai and the scary future of streaming video dlvr.it/gwKWs

LatAm pay-TV market a hotspot for investment is.gd/hPsLjh

Juniper Research: More than 130 million to get on board with mobile video by 2016. http://ow.ly/67oiz

Technicolor enables HD video conferencing for Comcast:  bit.ly/nRHLEt

Frost & Sullivan expects Africa’s mobile penetration to double by 2020 from 2009’s record numbers….fb.me/X885R1wH

Sprint reportedly in talks for Clearwire takeover cnet.co/oq0tcA Clearwire’s stock surges on new investment report: Clearwire Corp.’ witnessed a surge in its stock price this mo… bit.ly/nH1P5Q

Lowering the cost of broadcast channel delivery bit.ly/lt3xUj

If AT&T buys T-Mobile, the U.S. network business will begin to look like the U.S. car business tinyurl.com/3ww5hw4

RIM shareholders may double their money in a sale l |bloom.bg/qF2BwB

BBC introduces CBeebies app to India and Asia is.gd/rJEtp3

New Bollywood channel UTV Stars launches in India and the UAE is.gd/ORFYZD

Retina display iPad 3 to hit in ‘early’ 2012 http://ow.ly/67xjF

AT&T reportedly confirms iPhone launch in October cnet.co/pOcoek

Broadcast Content management: A comprehensive system should include security and asset management bit.ly/lbFrAK

TV to drive Canada’s web traffic dlvr.it/gxdY2

Description of cellularsouth LTE roll-out bit.ly/n0QDcy

New Release of Ericsson Labs Web-RTC Browser Engine incl 64-bit version | EricssonLabs –icio.us/Gm27Js

YouTube Hangouts: Google+’s secret weapon against Facebook dlvr.it/gxqjm

Study finds increased adoption of converged billing; N. Amer. telecom billing software market to reach $2.72B by 2014 – bit.ly/pXmObT

ROK Global urges telcos to take advantage of GPRStwurl.nl/nqhac2

Size of Indian mobile market overstated – analyst twurl.nl/a3dxg4

Telecom NZ 2H net profit falls 99% on asset writedowns twurl.nl/zud3wr

Indian company launches Android-based tablet for $99 twurl.nl/raq0zp

Will Cable Companies Team Up With Sprint To Offer Wireless Services? dlvr.it/gxkZ1 Sprint and cable cos may buy out Clearwire, according to Bloomberg tinyurl.com/3pcgu8v Sprint, Comcast, Others Considering Clearwire Acquisition – Report: America’s third-largest wireless carrier is … bit.ly/p84Zsg

Running a broadband business is not for the faint hearted. BBC News – TalkTalk and Tiscali UK fined £3m by Ofcom bbc.in/nVYMoV

Could FairPoint be ripe for acquisition? – FierceTelecom: bit.ly/qYxBnx

Top wireless stories of the week Check out this week’s most-viewed stories across Fierce’s wireless publications: Fierce goo.gl/PVsYo

Ericsson named as a leader in LTE Magic Quadrant bit.ly/q3Ty45

AT&T is looking for ideas on smartphone apps that are eco-focused in nature. http://ow.ly/65FWF

LEAK: iPhone 3GS Free On Contract At Best Buy On Aug. 22nd read.bi/qfGWyK

The Android Market is TEEMING with apps to help students with the school year. See a few of our favorites here smsn.us/6017ROPP

Doug Lung’s RF Report: FCC Consumer Bureau Sees Increase in DTV Complaints http://ow.ly/67KGd

The changing game of m-health smartgorillas.com/?p=5236