Media — paidContent

New TiVo box takes on Slingbox, streams to tablets

By Daniel Frankel May. 21, 2012, 2:42pm 3 Comments

Set-top box maker TiVo has introduced a new Slingbox-like product that lets users stream live- or DVR-recorded TV to tablets, notebooks and smart phones. Read More »

Amazon wants to remove middlemen from streaming TV, too

By Laura Hazard Owen May. 2, 2012, 11:44am 5 Comments

Amazon doesn’t like middlemen. With Amazon Publishing, the company signs authors up directly to write books. Now the company is searching for more content creators. Amazon Studios is inviting creators to submit proposals for original shows. Read More »

Google targets $20 billion local TV ad market

By Daniel Frankel Apr. 23, 2012, 1:55pm 1 Comment

While targeting big national TV advertising with premium video, Google is also going after small- and medium-sized advertisers by adapting its popular do-it-yourself AdWords platform for video. Read More »

Shazam For TV can go large with ITV ad sales deal

By Robert Andrews Apr. 19, 2012, 4:43am 1 Comment

Shazam’s efforts to enable TV ads with recognisable audio tags gain a big leg-up, with news UK broadcaster ITV will sell the idea to its advertisers. Read More »

Why you shouldn’t just blame your cable company for that $200 bill

By Daniel Frankel Apr. 10, 2012, 3:15pm 2 Comments

Fees paid by multi-channel operators to program suppliers rose 8.2 percent to nearly $33.5 billion last year, surpassing the nearly 6 percent growth of the average cable/satellite/telco subscription bill. Read More »

The number of homes with connected TVs is rising fast– and it’s not because of smart TVs

By Daniel Frankel Apr. 9, 2012, 4:09pm No Comments

With connected videogame consoles and Blu-ray players leading the way, 38 percent of American homes have at least one TV that’s hooked up to the internet — up 8 percent from a year ago. Read More »

Orange Fancies Itself As GetGlue, Miso Social TV Rival

By Robert Andrews Apr. 2, 2012, 12:51pm No Comments

Orange is having a run at the nascent second-screen social-TV space already occupied by the likes of GetGlue, Miso, Zeebox and Intonow. Read More »

DirecTV Aims To Double Latin American Revenue To $10B In 5 Years

By Daniel Frankel Mar. 31, 2012, 4:23am No Comments

Faced with a maturing market for satellite TV services in the U.S., DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) is pinning its future growth needs on the Latin Amer… Read More »

Current Unplugs Keith Olbermann

By Staci D. Kramer Mar. 31, 2012, 3:13am 2 Comments

Maybe Keith Olbermann should have given more thought to setting up his own outlet following his departure from MSNBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) last year. Read More »

Industry Moves: Hearst; WebCollage; AccentHealth; Magnetic

By Amanda Natividad Mar. 30, 2012, 6:35am No Comments

– Hearst Newspapers: Lincoln Millstein has been promoted to EVP and deputy group head of Hearst Newspapers, from SVP of digital media. His… Read More »

The Cable Sports Bidding War Will Justify The Dodgers' $2.15B Sale Price

By Daniel Frankel Mar. 29, 2012, 5:44am No Comments

How does a faded Major League Baseball franchise– one that hasn’t won a championship in 24 years and has fallen into disrepair under consec… Read More »

Is Cable's Long, Glorious Ratings Run Finally Over?

By Daniel Frankel Mar. 28, 2012, 4:14pm 5 Comments

For more than three decades, cable TV programmers enjoyed steady ratings gains — mostly at the expense of broadcasters. Inspired efforts li… Read More »

Is The Flat-Screen TV Boom Over?

SnagFilms Extends Distribution With Multichannel VOD And Streaming Deals

UK VOD Regulator's Competency To Be Reviewed

Chinese Theatrical Market Booms, But Real Action May Be In Video On Demand

OWN's Lesson For Yahoo: Big Names Don't Necessarily Equal Hit Channels