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New consortium boosts TV Everywhere in Latin America

A new consortium of partners is targeting the TV Everywhere concept for the uber-competitive Latin American television market, where entrenched players and a thirst for advanced television services make for a tough road to differentiation.
Comtelsat Networks, Tvinci, IDPoint and Grey Juice Lab are joining forces on the initiative, dubbed 'TV 360'. The solution enables content owners and operators to offer video-on-demand (VOD) and live video online under any business model, wrapped in with traditional broadcast. The partners want to enable implementation with any Internet-connected device, including PCs, game consoles, tablets, smartphones, connected TVs and set -top boxes (STBs).
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Consumers "lack strong understanding" of cloud video benefits

The recent proliferation of cloud storage options and digital locker providers has seen consumer interest in these services soar, according to a new report from UK-headquartered professional services provider PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
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PlayCast Media: "Cloud-based media will become imperative for the entertainment industry"

Guy de Beer, PlayCast Media We speak to Guy de Beer, CEO of Israeli firm PlayCast Media, which has developed a white-label hosted video games service for pay-TV operators

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Shortlist announced for the IP&TV Awards 2012

The IP&TV Industry Awards 2012 have attracted a record breaking number of entries this year to compete in the 11 categories, bringing together the leading names in IP-enabled TV from five continents

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Harmonic selected for Swiss hosted IPTV platform

Swiss IPTV wholesaler Netstream has selected video encoding products from US firm Harmonic for a new IPTV head-end platform it is building
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Cisco "committed to set-top boxes"

US equipment vendor Cisco has affirmed its commitment to continue producing set-top boxes, following reports in the New York Post that it is looking to offload its Scientific-Atlanta unit.
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Ericsson outlines new strategic focus

Stockholm-headquartered telecoms equipment vendor Ericsson has announced that it plans to strengthen its multimedia business by focusing on Operations Support Systems/Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS), TV & Media and M-Commerce
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Sunrise chooses Entone STBs

US firm Entone has been confirmed as the set-top box partner chosen by Swiss telco Sunrise Communications for the IPTV service it launched last month
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Orange ponders OTT potential of Dailymotion

French telco Orange is considering using video sharing website Dailymotion to launch an over-the-top (OTT) service, according to Daniel Adams, head of international content at Dailymotion
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LOVEFiLM to host live Q&A with Attack the Block director

UK-based online video service LOVEFiLM is to host its first ever director's Q&A and commentary event, featuring Joe Cornish, director of 2011 comedy Attack the Block
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Cisco rumoured to be leaving STB business

US equipment vendor Cisco is looking to sell its Scientific-Atlanta set-top box business, according to reports in the New York Post, quoting unnamed sources
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