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The year 2009 was a turbulent one for the global economy. However, the mobile industry has weathered the storm remarkably well, as MEF’s quarterly Business Confidence Index (BCI) has shown. In the last BCI, the global mobile media industry predicted growth of 33% in the next year; although MEF believes that the industry has...
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Orange strikes a deal to integrate Twitter as part of a TV deal across Europe, allowing Orange users to interact during live football, entertainment & news programs. The fast-emerging presence of Twitter across the latest smartphones and mobile phones has allowed Orange to take advantage of its popularity. Orange owns TV services across France,...
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TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services and advertising solutions for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that it has entered into an audience research agreement with Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) whereby Google will license and integrate TiVo television viewing data into its measurement of audiences for advertisements...
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Microsoft Corp. and Mediabrands, in conjunction with Kia Motors America and Hyundai Motor America, today released results from a groundbreaking research effort comparing advertising impact and engagement on Xbox LIVE to traditional video, including TV. In the study, Microsoft and Initiative, a division of Mediabrands, measured advertising effectiveness across media types and explored how...
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Verizon’s FiOS TV customers can now enjoy even more high-definition programming, with the addition of HDNet and HDNet Movies to Verizon’s industry-leading Video on Demand (VOD) service. “We continue to expand our massive VOD collection with more HD programming not offered by cable,” said Terry Denson, vice president of content strategy and acquisition for...
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Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. (“Toshiba”), a market leader in LCD TVs, announced today that the company has developed groundbreaking home entertainment technology and is introducing the ZX900 Series CELL TV(TM) into the U.S. market. The state-of-the-art CELL TV will provide consumers with a new level of home entertainment experience. The focal demonstration of...
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http://www.webmoms.co.uk (Great Britain), http://www.webmamans.fr (France) and http://www.madresenlared.es (Spain), virtual spaces where parents can share their experiences and a wealth of information useful for raising their children, are here. New participatory environments wholly dedicated to the world of motherhood are available to English, French and Spanish mums and dads. Some 80% of mums use the...
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AT&T* today announced the launch of two new TV apps for AT&T U-verse(SM) customers: Offers On Demand, an app that lets you redeem a coupon code on-screen for discounts on movie rentals; and Caller ID on TV, an app that lets you view your U-verse Voice Caller ID and voicemail notifications on your U-verse...
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