Roku Musters Support for Streaming Stick
Roku announced that Hitachi, Mitsubishi and a handful of other consumer electronics companies have pledged their support for Roku’s upcoming Streaming Stick.
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Rovi and Google Ink Patent License Agreement
Rovi Corporation announced that it has signed a multi-year patent licensing agreement with Google.
Amazon Updates Cloud Player
Amazon.com announced that it has updated its Cloud Player audio service to include scan and match technology as well as other improvements.
Rovi Extends IPG Patent License for SKY Italia
Rovi Corporation announced that it has signed a multi-year extension agreement for interactive program guides (IPGs) deployed by Sky Italia.
Columbus Embraces Rovi Video TV Listings
Rovi Corporation announced that Columbus Communications, a service provider operating in the Caribbean, Andean and Central America regions, now employs Rovi Video TV listings.
DVB Expands 3DTV Specification
The Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) consortium announced that its members have approved the next phase of its DVB-3DTV specification.
Netflix Needs to Step Up its Game
Consumer Reports announced a survey of its online subscribers suggests that while Netflix may offer the most popular streaming video service around, it falls behind other alternatives when it comes to overall satisfaction.
SENSIO and Starz Ink 3D VOD Agreement
SENSIO Technologies announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Starz Digital Media to make select 3D movies available through SENSIO’s 3DGO! Transactional Video-on-Demand (TVOD) service.
Carriers Bombard Americans with 3D Olympic Games
NBC Olympics and Panasonic announced that 3D coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be available to nearly 80% of U.S. TV households.
Pay TV Companies Struggle to Keep Up
ABI Research announced it reckons that pay TV companies are struggling to keep up with the latest consumer trends and demands for flexible viewing options.
Set-Top Box Importance Dwindling
IHS announced it reckons that, by 2015, nearly half of all devices that receive television services form the largest global pay-TV operators will be PCs, smartphones and tablets.