Aug 25, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 138

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3D TV, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Connected TV, CRTC, DTH, FCC, Google TV, iptv, LTE/4G, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, PON, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Telecom, Tru2way, UHDTV, Video Streaming

Guten Tag: Google TV is launching in Germany next month – trap.it/6Pbw22

Too many telly: how fragmentation of the Internet TV space is confusing customers and advertisers alike: http://is.gd/EPmR1l

Apple News: New TV Guide app tries to bridge gap between TV and streaming – nl4.us/zFzJUx

OTT – Broadcasters to triple income from OTT services by 2017: Television broadcasters will triple their revenue… bit.ly/SrDuw2

London calling for MobiTV: US firm MobiTV, a provider of TV everywhere solutions, is expanding its EMEA op… bit.ly/SYePwL

We’re in a period when telco execs, boards, management have to mourn (mostly unconsciously) for old voice/SMS/video/data model; then change.

Hotel technology IPTV Company – “TiVUS” expands to Asia – bit.ly/Ss9u4M

Astro Flies With HD OB From KIT digital System Integration Wing – bit.ly/PENGyz

Chief Strategy Officer, Indosat & Google to analyse how to accelerate the LTE ecosystem through partnerships at LTE Asia

HEVC: Next evolution in delivering video anywhere – ow.ly/dbi5y

Need To Feed Data-Hungry Mobile Devices? Use More Antennas: Researchers at Houston’s Rice University today unveiled… bit.ly/SrNy8i

Japan Cable company Jupiter Telecommunications is using Concurrent’s MediaHawk VX unified… bit.ly/SrNAgH

Google Play video now works on Chromebooks, Chromeboxes – dlvr.it/22mFm5

Connected TV – Best Practices for building User-friendly Connected TV Applications – http://is.gd/yKolwA

Google TrueView In-Stream Takes AdWords for Video Mobile – http://rseo.co/Q4o7KH

FCC – In another Digital First, we released an interactive web-based FCCMap that illustrates our Broadband Progress Report – http://fcc.us/bbandprmap

Google TV – Time for the TV Sector to Tune in to Social Broadcasting – http://sns.mx/f4fKy0

9/25 – Chicago: Generate & Automate Content for Multi-platform, Multi-Display Display Distribution – http://bit.ly/N3QtzF

Rogers Communications to acquire Score Media – http://bit.ly/T5hdlo

GSA Awards Satellite Services Contracts Worth up to $2.6 Billion: http://bit.ly/Ocu0AK

The FCC is out of control and needs to be reined in – Geoff Manne and Berin Szoka argue – http://cnet.co/NP8aUx

Social TV/Multiscreen TV – Encore! Viewing Social TV: The Battle for the Three Screens –http://bit.ly/PMIjiC

TV Guide adds Watchlist, curation and social features in a major iOS app update – trap.it/KRUrcX

Netflix’s Move Into Scandinavia: Not Exactly Big – trap.it/rsGhnr

IPTV/Multiscreen TV – 83% of IPTV operators to offer multi-screen TV by 2013 – bit.ly/T5Cvz9

Amazon Instant Video adds NBCUniversal TV shows – trap.it/72fz6x

STB/Google TV – Google, Hisense Partner for Sub-$100 Google TV Set-top Box – trap.it/WGAZN6

Apple TV – Apple television is still a long way off, says analyst – trap.it/kGRrsS

OTT – Netflix Content Guru Looking for More Global Content Licenses – trap.it/pQHp4y

OTT – Netflix Extends Partnership – Analyst Blog – trap.it/VVFxTF

UHDTV – ITU approves NHK‘s Super Hi-Vision as 8K standard, sets the UHDTV ball rolling very slowly – engt.co/NQI5Ve

Spotify To Launch In Canada As Its Net Losses Grow – trap.it/TeX5yP

Apple TV/IPTV Apple VP Eddy Cue: Apple TV not likely in the near future: … bit.ly/Obv6y6 Apple-branded TV contingent upon content deals – trap.it/haw5N9

STB/Google TV – Sony Internet Player with Google TV – trap.it/gj5TQC

IPTV/Streaming Video – IPTV  and Broadband Video Demand Increasing Worldwide – bit.ly/T5CNpP

Aug 22, 2012 – Vikram R Chari’s Journal – Volume 2012 Issue 137

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3D TV, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, CAS, Connected TV, CRTC, DOCSIS, DRM, DTH, DTT, DTV, FCC, Google TV, Hbb TV, iptv, LTE/4G, MPEG DASH, Multiscreen TV, Ofcom, Optical Networks, OTT, PON, Quad Play, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, STB, Telecom, Tru2way, TV Everywhere, TV Middleware, UHDTV, Video Streaming, WiFi

The Top-Rated Vizio M3D470KD HDTV Set – http://HDTV.biz-news.com – http://bit.ly/PnggpG

U.S. cable and satellite companies combined lost more than 670,000 customers in the second-quarter: http://on.wsj.com/NENLnJ

HBO plans new IPTV service in Scandinavia – goo.gl/9zV5B

Ways to Watch Television Minus the Cable Bill – http://is.gd/kBs7oj

Which Streaming Box is Right For You? http://is.gd/oS0NJR

Para 2017 DTH tendrá 61% Cable DIgital 28% e IPTV un 6% de los abonados revela Carlos Blanco – bit.ly/a0ZFok

Apple Is Talking to TV Companies About a Deal That Could Change TV Forever – http://is.gd/up3GNd

Apple TV Would Offer iPad-Style Interface: dld.bz/bJQZp

Satellite – Global Connections 08/20/12: Yesterday, a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL launch vehicle successfully sent the Intelsat 21 … bit.ly/SIShju

Survey Sez 08/20/12: Tower-top RF electronics, consisting of active antennas, remote radio heads and tower-mount… bit.ly/SISgvV

Broadband – The Need For Next-Gen Ethernet Speed: The newly formed IEEE 802.3 Industry Connections Higher Speed Ethernet Co… bit.ly/SISgMh

Broadcast TV – Sony announces new Exmor RS cameraphone sensor: upgraded signal processing, HDR recording – engt.co/NVYDtO

Optical Networks – spending up 15% in 2Q12; road ahead diverges sharply by segment and region –bit.ly/S4bVdG

Multiscreen TV/IPTV – Chunghwa Telecom first in Taiwan to launch multiscreen television service, selects Ericsson for E2E IPTV solution buzz.mw/-Yb4_y

Netflix nabs a million UK subscribers, promises to ‘invest heavily’ to outbid Sky for movie rights – trap.it/j9n7jP

Operators name Cisco top dog in IP set-top boxes in new Infonetics survey IPTV – ow.ly/d4Nrs

Youku-Tudou merger approved: China’s two biggest online video services have secured shareholder approval… bit.ly/PN9Lyd

Multiscreen TV/IPTV – IPTV service providers using multiscreen viewing options as a differentiator – bit.ly/Nf8Ila

TiVo unwraps new 4-tuner DVR: US DVR specialist TiVo has unveiled a new four-tuner model called the Premier… bit.ly/OQLFmz

Are big Broadcast networks trying to kill innovative IPTV services through stealth? – m.gizmodo.com/5936171/are-th…

Cisco: “We’re seeing a lot of interest from local and regional players in federated CDNs”: Scott Puopolo, … bit.ly/NWpjea

3D bodies merge: The International 3D Society (I3DS) and the 3D@Home Consortium have decided to merge their… bit.ly/Sc4OhN

IBC 2012 News: GMI selects httv’s HbbTV firmware for its HD+SmartTV STBs in Germany – http://is.gd/0pN9rK

IPTV/Multiscreen TV – 83% of IPTV operators to offer multi-screen TV by 2013 – ow.ly/d7fk7

Why NBN will bring a new world of entertainment for Australians – nbnco.com.au/blog/nbn-enter…

Adobe Flash Still Popular, With Or Without Apple – trap.it/PJjsFD

Triple-play subs to rocket past 400mn by 2017: The number of triple-play subscriptions (voice, video and data… bit.ly/OLomEW

Belgacom launches TV Everywhere: Belgian telco Belgacom will launch a TV Everywhere service called ‘TV Par… bit.ly/NXouU2

Ericsson wins smart metering contract in Estonia: Estonia’s dominant electricity provider Elektrilevi has … bit.ly/PRjtzP

Apple Is Prepping New Apple TV, But Not a TV Set | dld.bz/bJTAa

Rostelecom_News: Отличное интервью – Андрей Холодный, Ростелеком: “Западу есть, чему у нас поучиться” IPTV ZabavaRu – tdaily.ru/news/interview…

Deloitte: second screen friend or foe? – http://is.gd/TkHgBj

IPTV/VOD – Espial Platforms Grow VOD Services for Vodafone Iceland – http://www.v-net.tv/maturing-vod-helps-boost-vodafone-iceland/

Connected TV Survey Reveals Short-Form Video and Streamed TV Show Viewers Prefer Ad-Supported Content Over Subscription or Pay-per-View Model – http://is.gd/yxMeSf

Sky appeals Sky News Freeview EPG move – bit.ly/PSpcFw

IPTV Research: TV’s second screen is for talking, not browsing: More and more viewers are using companion device… bit.ly/O1UEfp

IPTV Briefs: Gannett, What’s Trending, second screen, ooVoo: A few more social TV stories we’re seeing around t… bit.ly/SkIX9G

IPTV SYSTEM UPDATE: Sony’s new Google TV box tries to take on Apple TV … again: The first time things didn’t … bit.ly/SkIXpY

IPTV TVO makes Google TV debut: TVO makes Google TV debut. NEWS BRIEF: Canadian educational broadcaster TVO is … bit.ly/O1UEft TVO Launches On Demand App for Google TV: 2012-08-16. Tomorrow TVO launches TVO On Demand, an Android app … bit.ly/SkIXq0

Panasonic switches funds to Social Media – dld.bz/bJXgy

Lithuania‘s Teo teams up with Samsung on TV offer dld.bz/bJTBC

Mobile users prefer Wi-Fi over cellular for lower cost, speed, reliability – dld.bz/bJT8y

MRV launches Ethernet demarcation-aggregation solution for mobile backhaul – http://goo.gl/EAHND

IPv6 – Nepal Telecommunications Authority to study Internet Protocol version 6 – http://sns.mx/uMkty3

Satellite – NewSat-BAE Systems for Wheatstone Project – Newsat is today’s largest independent satellite communications… http://tmblr.co/ZLRqUvRuI-Do

Mobile – Japan sees smartphone user surge – http://zd.net/PbToHB

Global Pre-paid Satellite Voice and Data Services Now Available from Inmarsat: Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leadin… bit.ly/SoSM6l

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

Finanzen: MobiTV kündigt weitere EMEA-Expansion an – FOCUS Online bit.ly/PYhXvD

Android Tv Interactive Iptv google jadoo box: More News from IPTV flexview Android TV… goo.gl/fb/DKeM5

Analyst Speculates Apple TV Success Will Depend on Software and iOS, Not Big Screen TVs trap.it/89Gr4V

Review: Humax DTR-1000 YouView set top box trap.it/7srB8L

REDtone #exits #IPTV to #focus on #voice and #data dlvr.it/22STr7

IPTV and Broadband Video Demand Increasing Worldwide According to New Market Research Report bit.ly/Qpy3Jv

Untapped Middle East and North Africa Region of Promise for #IPTV and #OTTtv Delivery bit.ly/O3SpYZ

How to View Live TV on a Cell phone ? trap.it/EKB6j6

Vodafone TV mit DSL Anschluss bekommt Update –Weiterhin 170 Euro Startguthaben telefontarifrechner.de/news12710.html #iptv #dsl … bit.ly/ORiWbu

Social Cloud TV eyeing your living room – dld.bz/bJXkC

Interesting wifi/3G commercial offer to track. Belgacom Launches TVEverywhere in September | dld.bz/bJWYF

Social TV – Interesting current Social TV campaigns ask fans to unlock sneak peeks: CBS – bit.ly/NhhZPu

Tivo drops anchor in Alaska: Alaskan cable provider General Communication (GCI) has selected Californian D… bit.ly/OR0Iac

Sweden’s Agama working on Mediaroom monitoring solution: Swedish quality assurance specialist Agama Technologies… bit.ly/OYLo0K

Sky’s Now TV arrives on Xbox: Now TV, the new over-the-top video service from UK broadcaster BSkyB, has no… bit.ly/OR0IXu

Microsoft already makes an ‘Apple TV’ – trap.it/9tN3nZ

Infonetics: IPTV Operators Turning Up the Heat with Multi-Screen TV, Content Discovery, Social Networking – ow.ly/d7avq

Google fiber model to cities can unleash apps in tele-education, telemedicine, iptv, telepresence, etc., further atomizing Internet

Guess What? The Most Engaged TV Viewers are iPad Owners – trap.it/M4EDTt

30% of US Internet homes have a Connected TV – trap.it/BMPKzV

Ad Interaction High on Connected TV Where Ad-Supported Content Preferred – trap.it/ccgVb8

Connected CE devices help broadcasters grow OTT revenues – http://bit.ly/NhtHd3

The http://telecoms.com Daily is out!

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

February 21, 2012 Vikram R Chari’s Journal Volume 2012 Issue 34

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3D TV, Apple TV, Broadband TV, Broadcast TV, Cable TV, Carrier Ethernet, Connected TV, DOCSIS, EBIF, Google TV, HDTV, iptv, IPv6, LTE/4G, Mobile, Mobile TV, MPEG, Optical Networks, OTT, Satellite TV, Smart TV, Social TV, Tru2way, Video Streaming

IPTV is approaching 55 million subscribers globally bit.ly/AvBq04

Nielsen: 66% of Americans ages 24-35 own a smartphone –http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/02/20/nielsen-66-of-americans-ages-24-35-own-a-smartphone/

Mobile – Intel Chefs Bake WiFi Into Mobile Chips – http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/02/rosepoint/

Social TV – Google files for patent on Siri-like TV user interface – http://cnet.co/wOT6Lb

LTE/4G – Clearwire to have 5,000 LTE sites running by June 2013 – http://goo.gl/KJohU

Mobile – 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi coming together in small cells – http://goo.gl/GCt1n

Verizon Courts Apartment and Condominium Residents in Hyperlocal FiOS Campaign –http://shar.es/gW9k2

Mobile RAN Revenues Increased 15 Percentage Points in 2011http://bit.ly/waJsJg

Traditional TV Viewing on the Rise in Australia Despite New Gadgets http://bit.ly/woyXHk

Mobile network providers missing out on billions of dollars in new revenue, suggests findings from TNS research  http://bel.ai/wrpRET

Nokia Siemens Network, Qualcomm Prepare MultiFlow HSPA+ To Keep Data Signals Strong  http://tcrn.ch/zJGm2X

Mobile – Amdocs Launches OSS Rollout Solution for LTE Base Station Planning and Design http://bit.ly/wOkZ81

IPTV reaches 55 million worldwide: http://bit.ly/ya7Xn5

IPTV NTT Communications Ticks All the G-Cloud Tender Boxes bit.ly/ADmf3D

Cable TV – Moscow’s National Cable Networks reconfirms commitment to Conax security  http://goo.gl/fb/uPSCK

VoLTE – Voice and video calling over LTE – a step towards future telephony http://ow.ly/9aYVk

FCC Still Looking For Home Speed Test Volunteers – Provide Custom Wireless Router For Network Testing http://dlvr.it/1DGsNW

Mobile – Future 3G Devices Will Be Able to Connect to Multiple Cells at Once http://bit.ly/yF468a

Social TV –  the Socialisation of TV: Tips for broadcasters & advertisers http://ow.ly/9ayz3

Android: LG Introduces NFC Wielding Optimus LTE Tag http://nl4.us/Ndnt5t

IPTV Brightcove raises USD 55 mln in IPO bit.ly/y8Erl9

IPTV S3 for Swisscom IPTV STB testing bit.ly/ytJYwt

Google Developing Siri-Like User Interface for Google TV – bit.ly/zQMW35

LTE/4G – F5 Sends LTE Signal With Acquisition – F5 sets itself up as a key tech partner for mobile operators migrating to LTE. http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=217667

Engadget “so impressed” with new Exede satellite broadband they forgot to mention it has lower caps than ever before:  http://goo.gl/cOcRu

Globe Telecom launches new apps portal under ‘MyAppsMall’ | Wireless Federation http://ow.ly/9avb1 Globe Telecom’s new app store offers benefits for own subs, but is also available to other networks’ users – http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91479-globe-telecom-launches-new-apps-portal-under-myappsmall-philippines/

12 Communication Trends Worth Your Attention in 2012: However you slice it, the pace of change, pressure of customer – http://bit.ly/wkvKUf

Broadcast TV – Blackmagic Design adds timecode and DNxHD QuickTime support to HyperDeck SSD recorders http://bit.ly/whW2u6

Comcast Media Center Lets Ops Tap VOD In The ‘Cloud’ – http://goo.gl/5onRy

Satellite – Inmarsat + Frontline… Bundling With Oil (SATCOM) http://goo.gl/fb/1XOTV

Satellite – Newtec… SatPlaying Around (SATCOM) http://goo.gl/fb/3GyPj

Satellite – Telesat + SkyVision… Satellite Broadband Expansion In Africa (SATCOM)  http://goo.gl/fb/NQ1iH

Google TV – YouTube enlists big-name help to redefine channels http://trap.it/kYPbCZ

48.0% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend Sigma Designs Call (SIGM) http://bit.ly/w5ikwu

Satellite – LightSquared defaults on Inmarsat payment – http://goo.gl/NZVna

Ericsson to acquire North American carrier grade Wi-Fi company BelAir Networks – http://bit.ly/AE5Gjb

The Internet won the mobile broadband war (but you could still lose) http://dlvr.it/1DRp3Q

Carrier Ethernet – Marc Halbfinger, PCCW Global: The cost of capacity http://goo.gl/wO7WH

Carrier Ethernet – Navos Equips New Mental Health Facility with Comcast Business Class Ethernet Service; Saves Thousands and Reduces Ihttp://goo.gl/DaOAZ

Carrier Ethernet – Akado offers symmetric speed for Ethernet subs http://goo.gl/n7wnA

NSN claims it can “double data speeds” at cell edge http://goo.gl/fb/JlHXP

Mobile – Orange Africa brings Facebook to masses http://goo.gl/fb/9uWPR

FTTx – Between China Telecom & China Unicom, in 2011, something like 45M FTTx lines deployed in 2011 alone

Sunrise Chooses Entone http://bit.ly/zJXwgr

Interesting article by Techland that demonstrates how the Connected Human is about to make the world even smaller – http://inv.lv/x6hBvH

TV pros help YouTube boost appeal http://trap.it/4p4ntS

Qualcomm Krait S4 SoC fully benchmarked, diagnosed as ‘insane’ – http://dlvr.it/1DRh98 – Effect on Battery life Unknown….

PPTV Formed Alliance with CNTV Subsidiary http://bit.ly/zLU9ks

“TV ad time is mobile primetime – capitalize by integrating mobile ads that complement TV ad placements”  http://goo.gl/khx8x

Splitflix: A Netflix Sharing Start-up That’s Crazy… Like A Fox http://mvpx.tv/zmWJBJ

Video Streaming – Video streaming is easy, cheap http://mvpx.tv/AATLNB

Mobile Networks Lost $13.9bn in 2011 Due to Social Messaging http://bit.ly/wKEVs1

Mobile – Sorry, America: Your wireless airwaves are full http://cnnmon.ie/yOJD1P

Satellite – Inelsat-20 & Intelsat-23 launches slip in 3Q 2012 http://bit.ly/A6Sr8C

Comcast gives subscribers one more reason to quit Netflix — Online Video News http://t.co/HAcnYxS8 Media Decoder Blog: Comcast to Start ‘Streampix’ Video Service nyti.ms/wg2vWz Comcast is unveiling online video streaming for a selection of old TV shows and movies. DirecTV could be next. on.wsj.com/zCQ1U5 . Comcast unveils $4.99 per month Streampix service, taking aim at Netflix, Hulu and others… geekwire.com/2012/comcast-u… techmeme.com/120221/p41#a12…

Filipino TV channel GMA News launches in UAE http://is.gd/K4yWtD

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile All Claim ‘Largest 4G Network’ – Apparently Everybody Wins.  http://dlvr.it/1DVN9M

31% of U.S. advertisers will test second screen syncing http://www.v-net.tv/31-tell-advertising-survey-they-will-sync-with-second-screens/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter via videonetnews Have you tried SyncAds? Ad survey ANA Forrester > Videonet ow.ly/1GNXCB > US advertisers: 18% have already implemented synchronized ads, 31% in 2012.

Zfere Announces Brocade as Strategic Partner for Network Hardware bit.ly/xCAnRd

Airtel Fights SIM Box Fraudsters bit.ly/zOUQOH

High-growth carrier VoIP and IMS equipment segments kicking into gear in 2012: bit.ly/yAWNAA

Asia and Latin America boost enterprise voice equipment market in 4Q11; Avaya, Cisco end strong: bit.ly/AvJOB8

Satellite – Compass-G5 (BeiDou-2) launch window bit.ly/A9Y6FE

IPTV – Harmonic selected for Swiss hosted IPTV platform: Swiss IPTV wholesaler Netstream has selected video encoding… bit.ly/Apbkoc

OTT – Netflix Signs Multi-Year Agreement with The Weinstein Company blog-u.com/1DVthV”

Where are we going with IP delivery? – http://goo.gl/6KAfR

IPTV – More IPTV for Poland bit.ly/wrohEQ

Over-the-Air TV Catches Second Wind, Aided by Web – WSJ.com on.wsj.com/xusv5F

New VideoMind Post: People Watching Online Video Longer shar.es/gr1vt

Infonetics’ enterprise & carrier VoIP research newsletter is out: bit.ly/zpdC5R Top PBX vendors, top carrier VoIP & IMS vendors…

GoogleTV: We Interrupt This Broadcast trap.it/cHnv27

IPTV Patent application hints at Voice Actions for Google TV bit.ly/vZzf16

IPTV Sony Google TV devices rooted, Hulu and other streaming video apps enabled bit.ly/w7es73

IPTV Tennessee Telco Taps Harmonic Transcoder for 200-Channel HD/SD IPTV Service bit.ly/xaMUKc

PlayCast Media: \”Cloud-based media will become imperative for the entertainment industry\”: We speak to… bit.ly/zoxFHR

New Video: SIP Trunking over Internet with Class of Service Capability: lnkd.in/Kvb3dU

TVTechnology: Volicon Introduces New Loudness, MPEG Transport Monitoring Products at NAB tvtechnology.com/article/volico…

OTT – Netflix discussing deal with ex-HBO Films chief Colin Callender via LA Times lat.ms/xsiK5f Another twist in the Netflix vs. HBO saga

Mobile – Yankee Group: both communications and connectivity could become feature rather than product bit.ly/ygScn4

Video Streaming Jumps 88% as Mobile Data Nearly Doubles: The report also found that Android Market traffic grew … bit.ly/zyAzy6

ICYMI: The U.N. Threat to Internet Freedom ow.ly/9cO6R

£180m to fix 4G TV interference | Advanced Television dlvr.it/1DXVTj

Oct 28, 2011 Vikram R Chari’s Journal Volume 2011 Issue 137

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3DTV, 4G, Apple TV, Cable TV, Connected TV, Digital Video, DOCSIS, EBIF, HDTV, iptv, IPv6, LTE, Mobile TV, Optical Networks, OTT, PON, Satelliet TV, STB, Telecom, Video Streaming

Reed Hastings On His Vision For Netflix onforb.es/sI4MRV

The End of New Release DVD Rentals bit.ly/t2B5fc

Cisco, AT&T offer Wi-Fi IPTV bit.ly/stwhXu

Galaxie Music Mediaroom Launches with Three Telcos bit.ly/tztXZ6

Time Warner Cable loses 126,000 video subscribers in Q3 bit.ly/rOZJDR

The end of remote controls? Apple’s TV ‘to be voice controlled’ bit.ly/uLW5Px

Strategy Analytics – ZTE overtook Apple to become the world’s 4th largest handset vendor in Q3 2011. RIM is in ‘Others’

Ouch! 92% of Internet subs contacted customer service by phone in 2011.: J.D. Power multichannel.com/article/475840…

GateHouse… Breaking The Mold (SATCOM) goo.gl/fb/He5Ol

HSPA+ to reach data rates of 336 Mbps – FierceBroadbandWireless: bit.ly/uwZARd

Infonetics in CNET article: “Shared data plans: ‘Radical change’ likely to take off”: cnet.co/tsPCuo

Skylink/CS Link strategy revealed dlvr.it/sb8vv

Exploring the Art and Science of Social TV – Streaming Media Magazine bit.ly/vgVVDO

IPTV Can Google TV Rise From the Dead? With New Update, Stay Tuned. goo.gl/re3Jl

Warpia’s StreamHD Value Edition does wireless USB to HDMI on the (kinda) cheap engt.co/vDf2GD

Nokia plans big Lumia launch in India; targets over 50% market share tnw.to/1BaLe

Bridge Technologies Will Display New Products at the OTTtv World Summit 2011 bit.ly/sabHD1

Hybrid set-top boxes to gain momentum by 2016, exceeding 60% ow.ly/7bvOR

HDTV Magazine Weekly – 10/28/2011. bit.ly/9TPL8V

Exploring the Art and Science of Social TV ow.ly/7bvJw

Motorola Mobility Loss Shrinks Slightly As Revenues Rise bit.ly/uc4Gsh

News: Virgin Media reports strong 3rd Quarter digitaltvselector.com/?p=3998

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast – Podcast #502: Optoma Neo-i DV20A Projector Review. bit.ly/vm1a65

MobiTV Joins ‘TV Everywhere’ Land Rush – 2011-10-27 19:34:05 | Broadcasting & Cable ow.ly/1zlLn8

Judge blocks most of SF cellphone warning law bit.ly/uUmzvh Telecom

SoCs deliver uncompressed wireless audio capabilities to PCs, TVs and gaming bit.ly/uyWpVm

Zeebox goes live dlvr.it/sbtyT

Anthony Rose’s Social TV Startup Zeebox Is Now Live – paidContent – Mobile ow.ly/1zlLzW

China tops 100M 3G subs mwl.me/thuNud

Sky Go passes 100m views: Sky Go has served more than 100 million content views since it launched in July, with … bit.ly/rq7q1A

ITV looking to sell products on-demand: ITV looks set to integrate a retail proposition with its video-on-demand… bit.ly/ua7J1e

Sky’s Darroch paid £2.7m as profits hit £1bn: Sky’s chief executive officer Jeremy Darroch is on track to take h… bit.ly/rMt1eY

Samsung overtakes Apple as top global smartphone maker twurl.nl/ictghf Samsung smart-phone sales pass Apple’s in Q3 as customers waited for 4S: tgam.ca/DCHL Samsung’s Q3 smartphone sales offset weakness in other segments twurl.nl/i3kz3h

ZTE chairman not seeking core equipment deals in US twurl.nl/5co6os

Motorola Mobility narrows loss on smartphone sales twurl.nl/huctpi Motorola Mobility beats Wall Street in Q3 bit.ly/tvrZsA

10G fiber transport platform drives Ethernet, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand services bit.ly/vwok5M

Wimax still alive as Greenpacket announces EU deals goo.gl/fb/m1OQ3

Hybrid set-top boxes to gain momentum by 2016 ow.ly/7bNP7

Mobile Phone Market Growth Slows As Smartphone Purchases Soften bit.ly/s7cRvN

Complex USF reform approved by FCC may tilt playing field toward big carriers while expanding rural broadband…. fb.me/1gYobQ5I0 FCC Clears Up Their Powerline Broadband Rules – But It’s Too Little Too Late For the ‘Great Broadband Hope’ dlvr.it/sdc64 FCC USF vote a big win for chairman Julius Genachowski POLITICO.com: politico.com/news/stories/1… FCC Creates $4.5B Broadband Fund in Major Telecom Overhaul: The FCC on Thursday voted to modernize the multibillion… bit.ly/uPsYSs

Everything Everywhere’s CEO says brand is “silly” bit.ly/sEStxA

Tele2 further threatens Russia’s shared LTE plan bit.ly/sdehMv

Netflix to launch in UK, competing with Sky and Virgin Media…. fb.me/1awvounex

Hands on with Zeebox, your new social TV guide dlvr.it/sdbYv

Hrvatski Telekom holds its own dlvr.it/sdbHF

Hulu bags UK comedy dlvr.it/sdhNv

UPC extends Polish internet offer dlvr.it/sdgcp

Harris Reports Q1 2012 Results, Says Broadcast Revenue Increasing dcft.co/tr1pOD

New Survey says Verizon, Cox & WideOpenWest topped a survey on customer service satisfaction. bit.ly/uG5hJM

Let’s get back to basics with stereo 3D AJAVideo bit.ly/qRLj4I

Wireless Innovation Forum announces annual award finalists: bit.ly/u7mK69

DTG Industry News: PBS UK to debut on Virgin Media: tiny.cc/i4ghx

Former VAS GM On New Action Sports Digital Video Distribution Company, The Orchard trap.it/gCU8RS

Samsung Will Make Phones With Flexible Touchscreens Next Year read.bi/vJd7E3

Article in iTVT: Can we use robots to monitor TV? Featuring TSMonitor s-and-t.com/news/itvt-can-…

Satellite: ULA’s Delta 2 sends NASA/NOAA’s long-awaited NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite into space.

J.D. Power: Broadband Customer Satisfaction Improving bit.ly/v4NOq9

SNL Kagan predicts that the total retrans take of ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CW, & MyNetworkTV will grow from $125 million in 2011 to $1.3 billion in 2015.

Mobile TV’s company MobiTV announced that they will be providing existing customers cable, satellite, or telco… fb.me/1na9mCEbt MobiTV launches TV Everywhere solution for cable and satellite providers bit.ly/v1E6Mw

ITV snatches French Open tennis rights from BBC: ITV has secured the free-to-air rights to broadcast the French … bit.ly/uxvLEx

RIM’s PlayBook Push: Businesses Buy Two, Get One Free tcrn.ch/teNLmp

China Mobile has over 600 million mobile subscribers. Full top 20 carrier list: wifi-cs.co/sES9dv

Com Dev wins two Canadian Space Agency contracts: bit.ly/uGTPha

Paradise VFX launches HELIOS rig. bit.ly/rB4Ne9

Dive 3D ready for action. bit.ly/uCD3mF

Researchers develop touchable 3D interface. bit.ly/rpSQnS

3D broadcasting dominates IBC. bit.ly/tGi8tm

Sony puts record straight on high frame rates. bit.ly/rCQtbo

United front in achieving broadband for all ow.ly/7bWMf

Iran Joins Pakistan, Bans Encryption, VPNs – To Help Protect You From the Bogeyman dlvr.it/sf4Pf

Mobile Broadband logics: “One-Trick Pony” ow.ly/7bXqm

Cisco goes back to being a router company, Linksys falls into line tinyurl.com/5v5ofuh

Motorola Mobility Announces Third Quarter Financial Results bit.ly/uGBiht

Telecom NewZealand does the splits: becomes the world’s 1st completely demerged incumbent telco tinyurl.com/6gm4eu3

PapayaMobile introduces iOS tools to expand social capability mwl.me/u641OC

Consumers love FiOS Internet in latest ISP satisfaction survey: bit.ly/tR7nzl  bit.ly/rEtyY2

PressRelease: Belgacom reports Q3 financial results: bit.ly/v8F4J2

San Francisco ordered to revise wireless radiation rules: buswk.co/t31kCr

Towerstream Talks 4G and Wi-Fi Offload at the OpenMobileSummit in San Francisco November 2, 2011 at 3:15 p.m., PDT: bit.ly/vFooi7

Chunghwa Telecom within a hair’s breadth of 1mn IPTV subs bit.ly/vdIawi

CHR Solutions Announces Availability of Media, a New IPTV Interface Solution bit.ly/uyXdYk

US mobile social media audience grows 37% in the past year with 77.2M Americans doing so via mobile device. ow.ly/7bZGB

NielsenWire says avg. US household has 2.5 TVs, where will you put yours? csc0.ly/6017RjPx

Just 14% Of Internet Customers Disappointed With Speeds: J.D. Power bit.ly/vYnC46

Mobile banking services on the up in US mwl.me/tTPak3

US consumption of real-time entertainment [infographic] bit.ly/v3MW0G

Is there a disconnect between wireless demand and capacity? bit.ly/vqIIgv

Online Video Content Up 28% Versus Year Ago in U.S. bit.ly/vg5139