Netflix reported this week that it now has nearly 30M U.S. subscribers and pulled in more than $1 billion in revenue last quarter. Netflix has more subscribers than Time Warner’s HBO, the second largest premium channel in the United States, according to data from SNL Kagan. Encore is currently the largest premium channel in the [...]
Dish offered to buy Sprint for $25.5 billion in cash and stock on Monday, which Dish says beats the $20 billion offer from Japan’s Softbank. Sprint had accepted the Softbank offer and was expecting to close on it this summer. The Dish deal would create a unique combination of pay-TV and wireless operator. Dish hopes [...]
The Verge says that Microsoft plans to take over the tv set-top with their next-generation X-Box console , in a way similar to Google TV. The next Xbox will require an online connection to use the entertainment services, allowing them to be always-on for streaming and access to TV signals. A cable box signal would [...]
The National Association of Broadcasters which advocates for continued free access to the public airwaves, unlike nearly all other users, is holding their annual show this week in Las Vegas. A growing number of advertising consumers have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV and don’t even use an antenna to get free signals over [...]
Ericsson has agreed to buy Microsoft’s Mediaroom IPTV business. Ericsson said it expects to close the deal during the second half of 2013. It did not disclose a purchase price. Microsoft said it will now dedicate all its TV resources to Xbox to delivers games and entertainment – whether on a console, phone, PC or [...]
Aereo which has just won a major court battle against TV networks, expects to take its fight to the next level soon, using similar techniques to rebroadcast cellular channels, according to sources close to the industry. Aereo is said to be partnering with Tracfone and Dish Networks to provide free cellular service between major cities [...]
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