MCN Newswire: Under The Hood Of TV Everywhere; Outlander Opens To 2.3M Viewers
Top Stories - August 12, 2014
Under the Hood of TV Everywhere A high-level view of the cogs and gears that make pay-TV industry apps go. more
Outlander' Opens To More Than 2.3 Million Viewers Based on the best-selling international novels from Diana Gabaldon, Starz' Outlander averaged more than 720,000 viewers for its 9 p.m. premiere, and 1.5 million for the combined Saturday telecasts, said network officials.more
AT&T Starts To Put The Gig In 'GigaPower' AT&T said it has cranked up the speed for its fiber-based "GigaPower" deployment in Austin as it now offers symmetrical speeds of 1 Gbps to parts of the city. The upgrade follows the recent launch of 1-Gig services from Grande Communications and the start of Google Fiber's buildout in the speed-crazy market.more
Comcast, Video Search Firms Net Tech Emmys Comcast along with three vendors – DigitalSmiths, Jinni, and ThinkAnalytics – will receive Emmys in the Technology & Engineering category, recognized for their work in the category of "Personalized Recommendation Engines for Video Discovery" for multichannel video programming distributors. more
Android TV Could Loosen Roku's Grip: IHS The global base of streaming media players will reach 50 million units by the end of this year, with Google's coming Android TV platform poised to shake up the market, IHS Technology predicted in a new forecast.more