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Deutsche Telekom jumps into 3D with movies, pro-league soccer
German telco Deutsche Telekom is adding another dimension to its IPTV platform, offering subscribers of its Entertain TV service the opportunity to rent 3D movies from its Videoload store and watch one soccer game each Sunday from Germany's top professional league, the Federal League, in [3D] as well. All they need is a Telekom VDSL line and, obviously, a 3D television.
Viewers can scan the Videoload listings for 3D movie highlights from Warner
From:
Fierce IPTV
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Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:54 |
MTVN Loses 'Urge'
Viacom's MTV Networks is shutting down Urge, its suite of 50 music channels carried by Verizon's...
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MultichannelNews - Telco TV News
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Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:14 |
Hallmark Ready To Resume Negotiations
A Hallmark Channels spokeswoman said negotiations had not resumed with AT&T over carriage of its...
From:
MultichannelNews - Cable TV News
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Fri, 3 Sep 2010 15:25 |
China Telecom Partners with CENX to Expand Carrier Services
[Satellite TODAY 09-06-10] China Telecom Americas, a North American subsidiary of China Telecom Corp. has partnered with carrier Ethernet network operator CENX to provide services both to and from its base of end-users, The companies aim to use the partnership to provide flexible...
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Satellite Today - Broadband News
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Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:45 |
Iranian DTH Broadcaster Selects EMP for DTH Teleport, Transmission
[Satellite TODAY 09-06-10] Kahkeshan Digisat, an emerging Iranian DTH broadcaster, has selected European Media Port (EMP) to provide DTH uplink teleport and transmission services to Kahkeshan’s European and Middle East targeted markets, EMP announced Sept. 3...
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Satellite Today - Broadcasting News
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Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:45 |
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RIAA and NAB Attempt to Force FM Receivers in Handsets
In my recent report on Digital Radio, I made the case that “Smartphones are expected to include digital radio receivers starting in mid-2011, driven by carriers’ desire to offer users premium audio content while limiting the use of scarce radio spectrum”. This reason for adding radio to the cell phone is driven by market demand (to use the radio spectrum effectively) and based primarily on technical factors.
I was surpris...
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ABI Research
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Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:02 |
Cisco to Acquire Moto? No, not that Moto.
My first thought when I saw the headline in my email was that Cisco was trying to pick up the STB business from Motorola. I was relieved when I saw that the Moto the article was referring to was Moto Development, the company that helped design the Flip video camera. In this case, I think acquiring Moto is a great move for Cisco in its continued strategy pursuing consumer devices.
The Flip video camera is a standout product, and having...
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From:
ABI Research
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Thu, 20 May 2010 19:16 |
Coming Soon to Home Video…well, that depends on where you rent videos or better yet you can always buy a copy!
28 days later…no there is no need for quotes or capital letters, because I’m not referring to the horror film of the same name, but rather this is how long Netflix customers will wait to rent new releases from Warner Bros., Fox, and Universal – the latter two new additions to the list. When Netflix and Redbox signed a deal with Warner Bros. to delay the availability of new releases for 28 days one had the sense this was o...
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From:
ABI Research
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Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:34 |
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