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BLOGS The Power of Fear Entropic is licking its wounds after announcing a 10% workforce reduction and restructuring plan, while also telling Wall Street to expect the chipmaker's second -quarter revenues to come in on the low end of guidance. More» How Are Consumers Dyle-ing In? Dyle's over-the-air digital TV service, viewed as a hedge against Aereo, is still relatively wet behind the ears, but a new study conducted with Rentrak offered a glimpse at how consumers are using the mobile video platform and for how long. More» Netflix Takes Video Recommendations to the 'Max' Netflix's latest stab at helping subscribers discover content from its massive inventory comes in the form of an automaton named Max that makes suggestions and recommendations based on what it learns about a customer's moods and tastes. More» Betting on Cable's EPON Future Cable's dance with EPON has taken a positive turn, as six vendors have become the first to obtain Qualification from CableLabs for gear supporting EPON gear that leans on DOCSIS-style provisioning, something CableLabs called DOCSIS Provisioning of EPON. (DPoE). More» NEWS Carlos Slim's America Movil Plows $40M Into Shazam America Movil, the telecom carrier led by billionaire tycoon Carlos Slim, has invested $40 million in Shazam Entertainment, the U.K.-based firm that specializes in second screen music and TV recognition applications. More» Boxee to Shutter Cloud DVR Service on July 10 A cloud DVR product developed by Boxee appears to be the first casualty to come from Samsung's purchase of the startup that specialized in over-the-top video streaming devices and advanced user interfaces. More» Pixsan Joins the Comcast RDK Crowd U.K.-based digital TV software firm Pixsan Digital Software has joined a growing crowd of vendors to license the Reference Design Kit, a pre-integrated software bundle for IP-based set-tops and gateways. More» YuMe Targets $65M IPO Online video ad network YuMe is looking to raise $65 million via an initial public offering and trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the "YUME" symbol. More» iNovo Spins Out a Set-Top Disc Based on early appearances, one of iNovo's first cable video products under development isn't so much a set-top box than a set-top discus. More» Sony 4K Video Player To Reach Retail on July 15 Sony has begun to take preorders on a 4K Ultra HD Media Player that will reach retail on July 15 and carry a price tag of $699. More»

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