| Top Stories - November 19, 2013 | DirecTV To Stream 30-Plus Channels Out-of-Home
DirecTV said it will offer authenticated streaming access to more than 30 channels out-of-the-home, including HBO, Starz, Showtime and channels from the Scripps Networks stable, and about 100 networks in the home on PCs and other mobile devices, starting Nov. 21. Tied into the expansion of the DirecTV Everywhere offering, the satellite TV giant is also relaunching its Android tablet app to support both live and on-demand programming. DirecTV said it is also boosting its on-demand lineup on DirecTV.com to more than 19,000 titles. More »
Discovery Signs Early Deal With Time Warner Cable
Discovery Communications and Time Warner Cable have reached an early renewal of their distribution agreements. The pact, which includes Bright House Networks, covers multiple platforms and gives the operators' subscribers access to content from Discovery services on both linear and on-demand bases. More »
 HBO Looks to Finish Strong With Pacquiao-Rios on PPV
HBO will look to close out a successful year for the pay-per-view boxing category this Saturday (Nov. 23) with its Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios event from China. More »
Apple TV Plugs In PBS, Yahoo Screen
Apple has added PBS and the Yahoo Screen service to Apple TV, the company's stand-alone streaming device. PBS said it is offering a selection of full-length episodes and clips from several programs on the device, including American Masters, Frontline, Nature, and Masterpiece. It's also offering dozens of Web-originals from PBS Digital Studios. More »
Roku Adds SlingPlayer Channel
A SlingPlayer channel for the Roku streaming platform is one of three new clients launched Monday by Sling Media, the video place-shifting technology pioneer. More »
Blue Ridge Tags TiVo
Blue Ridge Communications has picked TiVo as its exclusive provider of next-generation whole home video technology as it gears up for an initial deployment in early 2014. More » |
| | Blogs | YouTube's Á Là Carte and VOD Lessons
YouTube's $300 million "Original Channels Initiative" has quietly faded away after barely two years. Yet its transmogrification into dozens of new channels offers pointers into the evolving world of micro-channel programming and á là carte availability. More »
In Demand Evolves With The Cable Business
The cable industry is changing rapidly, so if follows that one of its key joint ventures, In Demand, has been shifting and tweaking its business and its infrastructure to help MSO affiliates stay on top of and ahead of service trends and new opportunities. More » |
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