Intel Media's OTT TV Play In Jeopardy: Source Intel Media's aspiring shot at creating a "virtual" MSO is in jeopardy of missing its 2013 launch window and is facing the possibility of having the project shut down if it fails to assemble enough content deals on its own or secure a partner to help it generate a compelling enough over-the-top video service, an industry source who is familiar with the situation said.more
FCC Proposes To Eliminate UHF Discount As expected, the FCC voted Thursday to eliminate the UHF discount, which allowed TV station owners to count only 50% of a UHF's audience toward the FCC's 39% cap on a station group's total audience reach.more
FCC Upholds Bloomberg News Neighborhooding Complaint Against Comcast The full commission has upheld the Media Bureau's decision on Bloomberg's news neighborhooding complaint against Comcast and will require Comcast to neighborhood SD as well as HD channels, with each considered a different channel with distinct neighborhooding rights.more
Samsung's CableCARD Retail Box Nears Launch A CableCARD-based box from Samsung that will blend subscription cable TV services with over-the-top video services and other IP-based applications is inching closer to its official retail launch.more
FilmOn Takes On Tampa FilmOn.com this week opened up another TV antenna array in Tampa, expanding into its 16th market as the company seeks to overturn a district court injunction.more
Survey: Broadband Penetration Passes Three Quarter Mark About 78% of U.S. households are equipped with a broadband Internet service, but the overall proportion of households with an Internet connection at home has leveled off to about 83%, about the same as last year, according to a new survey from the Leichtman Research Group.more