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IAB: 27% of online video users watch programming on connected TVs
About 27 percent of viewers say their favorite device for viewing online video content is a connected TV, the Interactive Advertising Bureau said Monday.
Ooyala targets Android fragmentation with new video apps
Ooyala, an online video technology firm, announced a series of new apps that the company said could better facilitate watching video via mobile and could expand the second-screen experience. The solutions--Ooyala Discovery Guide, Ooyala XTV Connect and Hook--will be licensed to content providers and cover over 95 percent of Android-enabled devices with studio-approved DRMs, according to Ooyala.
Netflix subs will be able to get social on Facebook
Netflix and Facebook have inked a deal that will let U.S. Netflix subscribers see each others' digital movie libraries and interact with one other on Facebook, including commenting on films and television shows.
Aereo expands to New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania
Aereo said Monday that it has expanded its Internet video platform to parts of New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Netflix adds Suddenlink to Open Connect CDN
Suddenlink Communications has joined the Netflix Open Connect content delivery network (CDN), which will allow it to deliver "super HD" movies and 3D content to its cable subscribers, Netflix spokesman Joris Elders told FierceCable Monday.
Netflix, Amazon, HBO compete for programming rights
In today's spotlight, FierceOnlineVideo takes a look at increased competition between Amazon and Netflix for rights to TV series and movies.
Cable in the fourth quarter of 2012
The fourth quarter was brutal for major cable MSOs, which struggled to recover from power outages and network damage sparked by Superstorm Sandy. FierceCable gauges its impact as well as the ongoing battle for pay TV, high-speed Internet and voice subscribers in this regularly updated earnings summary.
KPMG says traditional media companies must change
Pay TV operators are in danger of becoming extinct, a new study of pay-TV subscribers worldwide by KPMG suggests.
Netflix pursues unconventional programming strategy with 'Arrested Development'
In today's spotlight, FierceMobileContent takes a look at Netflix's unconventional programming strategy with the premiere of the fourth season of Arrested Development this spring.
Motorola building FiOS TV media server
Motorola Mobility said it will supply Verizon with a media server for its FiOS TV service that will be able to deliver IP video to up to five separate TVs in a home.
