Differing Views of VOD, Broadband
Success Depends on Accounting for Varied Usage Patterns, Demographics
Digital
ESPN Wins First Round of Commercial Ratings
ESPN2 led the first round of Nielsen’s C3 ratings measuring how well broadcast and cable networks retain viewers through commercial breaks. ESPN2 scored a 104 percent retention rate on average program ratings in prime time, meaning the number of viewers…
DVR, Broadband Users Take Control
Time-Shifting and On-Demand TV Viewing Increasing
Figuring Out Where Mobile Television Is Going
Content Providers, Distributors Agree Consumer Education Is Key for Future
Guest Commentary: High-Definition Production Becomes New Standard
There’s been a lot of buzz about the launch of high-definition channels over the past several months, and programmers—both network and cable—are ramping up their HD productions like never before. All of this is great news for viewers, but it’s…
Digital Dealmakers: Iain Molland
The player: Iain Molland, CEO of Vividas USA The play: Vividas offers streaming video technology that delivers high-quality video to a computer or to a television if the computer is connected to one. Consumers don’t need to install a player…
Trial By Fire: Station Web Site Coverage Comes of Age
The fires that ravaged Southern California last week were one of the first major local news stories to demonstrate there’s widespread consumer interest in watching local news online. Most of the local broadcasters in Los Angeles and San Diego augmented…
Microsoft Deepens Its Relationship With Facebook, Again
Software Giant Will Drop $240 Million for Hotly Contested Stake in Social Net
Limelight Introduces HD Web Video Service
Limelight Networks, a digital media content delivery company, on Tuesday introduced LimelightHD, a service that transmits high-definition media and digital content over the Internet. LimelightHD will allow companies to deliver HD-quality movies, TV shows, video clips and games directly to…
Western Digital Device Expands TiVo’s HD Storage
High-definition television viewers with TiVo now have the ability to increase their HD programming storage capacity with Western Digital’s My DVR Expander external hard drive. The company said Tuesday the hard drive was verified compatible with TiVo HD and TiVo…