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Week in research: On-net IP VPN, Ethernet demand rises; home area networks ascend
Network providers are scrambling to meet demand for on-net IP VPN and Ethernet services worldwide, a new report from TeleGeography reveals--but quality and growth rates vary widely between regions.
AT&T uses CES to reaffirm U-verse commitment
AT&T seems to be pretty committed to its U-verse IPTV service. The carrier used a series of CES 2013 announcements to demonstrate that it's expanding, not contracting, its IP-based video and other service offerings.
Pay TV households with DVRs increasing rapidly, finds survey
A new survey found 52 percent of U.S. households with pay TV now have a DVR, roughly twice the number of those who had it just five years ago.
Buckeye takes TV Everywhere with Azuki
Buckeye CableSystem is leaning on Azuki Systems to provide the technology it needs to drive its video-on-demand (VoD) and linear programming lineups onto multiple screens--both inside and outside the residence--as it becomes part of the TV Everywhere movement.
TiVo goes IPTV with Swedish operator Com Hem
TiVo has its first pure IPTV play. Swedish IPTV provider Com Hem has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with the U.S.-based DVR company under which Com Hem's 1.74 million connected households will have access to traditional TV content, VoD, OTT and applications via traditional TV viewing methods.
Ad-supported VOD is pay-TV's 'missed opportunity'
A new study contends that ad-supported video on demand "is a significant missed opportunity" for pay-TV operators that should be generating significantly higher ad revenue and viewing, as well as
Week in research: Private line forecast at $43B; France likes its VoD
Private line shows modest growth: As the demand for higher bandwidth private lines offsets the shift from lower bandwidth private lines (ATM and Frame Relay) to packet-based services, Insight
Lionsgate to make 'Abduction' first day-and-date release on Facebook
On the heels of rumors that Facebook's long-awaited multibillion IPO is likely to land in late May, is news that Lionsgate will become the first major studio to launch a feature film, in this case
3UK signs mobile TV catch-up deal
3UK has become the first UK operator to agree a deal with the UK TV broadcaster ITV that will enable the operator's smartphone users to watch TV shows. The new service, provided in association with
Verizon adds more major studio content to its FiOS VoD library
Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) wants a bigger piece of the VoD (video on demand) business to challenge cable, satellite and an ever-growing array of over the top video service rivals, and is working to garner
