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| | Google Fiber has had a big impact on rival incumbent providers, but questions about the Web giant's end game for the service linger. more | WHY THIS MATTERS: Fast-forward six years from its 2010 launch, and no one is closer to understanding Google's bona fide motive. Google Fiber is still a small player in the TV and broadband industry, but is expanding into new markets, testing new deployment models and broadening its mix of services, and while it was widely believed early on that it was entering the broadband picture to apply pressure on ISPs to accelerate upgrades, some analysts wonder if Google is, indeed, in it for the long haul.
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| | Rovi Sues Comcast and MSO's Set-Top Suppliers | | Rovi Corp. said it has filed a patent suit against Comcast alleging that the MSO, together with its set-top suppliers, are infringing on 14 of Rovi's U.S. patents that deliver features such as remote recording, its AnyRoom DVR (multiroom) capabilities and search for its X1 platform. more | | WHY THIS MATTERS: The lawsuit comes as Rovi looks to sew up multi-year licensing deals with its "big four" customers and as X1 continues to be a major priority for Comcast, which is looking to the next-gen platform to boost its pay TV sub numbers. |
| | Entertainment CEOs Down on Growth Prospects, Up on Tech | | CEOs of entertainment and media companies are more concerned with economic and business growth prospects than last year, but see more opportunities as technology transforms customer expectations around the world, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey. more | | WHY THIS MATTERS: PwC found that 76% of media CEOs believe their companies' growth prospects face more threats than three years ago, up from 67% of CEOs last year, with geopolitical uncertainty, the availability of key skills and the speed of technological change among their chief concerns. |
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