“US cable giant Time Warner Cable is reportedly considering taking an equity stake in video-on-demand site Hulu, according to several US reports.”
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Italy leads in HbbTV potential
HbbTV take-up could be higher in Italy than any other leading television market in Western Europe by 2015. According to Idate, the number of connected TV households among managed broadcast networks…
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Yahoo! in early talks with Hulu » Digital TV Europe – digitaltveurope
“Yahoo! has reportedly held preliminary talks with US video-on-demand site Hulu and is one of a number of firms considering making a bid for the business.”
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YouTube hits 6 billion hours of viewing per month » Digital TV Europe
“YouTube users are now watching more than 6 billion hours of video each month on the Google-owned video site, according to company stats. “
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Sky boasts strong digital gains » Digital TV Europe
“Sky reported a surge in digital growth with a more people connecting their TV boxes to the web and using its Sky Go service than ever before.”
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M-Go launches on Samsung smart TVs » Digital TV Europe
“Technicolor and Dreamworks’ multiscreen video service M-Go has launched on Samsung smart TVs in the US, marking its first smart TV deployment to date.”
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Cable TV industry ‘out of whack’ says Netflix content chief » Digital TV Europe
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The cable industry pay model is ‘out of whack’ in the internet age, where pricing should be proportionate to viewing, said Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos.
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Digital TV Europe Channels » OTT service Magine plans European rollout
“The subscription service is designed to let viewers watch live or in catch-up channel content from the cloud, with Magine paying a per-sub carriage fee in line with that paid by traditional pay TV platforms – effectively making it an OTT pay TV platform operator.”
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Spotify plots TV push » Digital TV Europe
“Internet-powered music service Spotify is planning to make a bigger push into the living room, with more smart TV apps and set-top deployments in the works.”
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TV Everywhere a hit with viewers, but authentication poses problems » Digital TV Europe
“Almost half of US pay TV subscribers have used TV Everywhere services but relatively few know the term and the majority view authentication requirements as a significant hurdle to take-up, according to a survey by research group GfK.”
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