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Report: Samsung Has Highest Streaming TV Market Share
Strategy Analytics streaming TV market share research showed Samsung with a 17% share. Researchers also looked at platforms such as Roku OS,
FCC Set-Top Box Order Would Exempt Small Video Providers
FCC set-top box order scheduled for a vote later this month would require large and medium pay TV providers to offer free apps to eliminate the need for STB
OTT Video Habits Survey: 83% Watch On Demand
A survey of OTT video habits from Limelight Networks found that more than 36% of OTT viewers watched four or more hours of on-demand video weekly
Dish Sling TV/ EPIX Deal Brings New Movies to Sling OTT Offering
A Dish Sling TV/ EPIX deal will bring new movies to the Sling over-the-top TV offering that also supports TV Everywhere.
FiOS TV App Is Now Available on Xbox One
AT&T Stops Use of Xbox As a U-verse IPTV Set-Top-Box
AT&T will discontinue support for the Xbox STB platform — dealing a blow to Microsoft’s vision of the Xbox platform as a STB replacement. for subscription video
IDC: Connected Gamers Will Top 165 Million by 2017
Worldwide shipments of connected game and entertainment consoles will be marginally higher than 2012’s approximately 33 million bundles, says IDC.
Time Warner Cable Pushes Set-Top-Boxless Future, Now on Xbox 360
Cable MSO Time Warner Cable (TWC) is on its way to a set-top-boxless future. The TWC TV app will soon be available on the Xbox 360.
CES: Verizon Updates FiOS, Redbox Instant to Meet Borderless Lifestyle Demands
At CES 2013, Verizon Communications showed off a variety of updates for its FiOS TV service, as well as a demonstration of the forthcoming…
Microsoft Quietly Launches New TV Platform
Microsoft’s SmartGlass is positioned as a complement to the Xbox 360 gaming experience. But it’s just as easily seen as a TV-centric enhancement.
Microsoft Goes for the Whole Home Experience with SmartGlass
Microsoft is positioning the Xbox as an entertainment gateway. SmartGlass integrates Xbox with smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
Xbox Transformation Complete, More Video and Music than Games
People now use the Xbox 360 more for video and music than gaming. New Xbox 360 content options include HBO go, Xfinity TV, and MLB.TV.
FiOS TV on Xbox Official
Verizon FiOS TV channels available over the Xbox 360 Entertainment System.
Xbox 360 to Feature Comcast Xfinity, Verizon FiOS TV
Microsoft announced today that the Xbox 360 gaming console will feature video content from Comcast Xfinity, Verizon FiOS, and a host of others. Access to the new
Xbox 360 May Significantly Expand its Set-Top-Box Reach
Word now comes that Microsoft is in talks to expand its Xbox set-top-box footprint to possibly include Comcast, Verizon FiOS, or maybe both.
Hulu Plus Comes to Xbox 360: Entertainment Gateway Plans on Schedule
Microsoft confirmed that Hulu Plus will be on Xbox 360 as of today. It will feature Kinect support as well as be free to all Xbox 360 Gold and Silver users for the first week.
Nielsen: About 1/4 of Game Console Users Watch VOD, OTT
So what are people doing with these consoles? Eighty-seven percent of Xbox and Wii users aged 13+ said they use them for their original purpose:
Xbox 360 to be U-verse TV Set-Top-Box
It was only a matter of time before the Xbox played a dual role of game console and STB. That time apparently is
Microsoft Injects Interactivity, Content into New Xbox Entertainment Platform
Microsoft unveiled the newest version of its Xbox gaming platform and continued its march towards positioning the Xbox as a home entertainment gateway.
Xbox Over-the-Top Video Role Gaining Momentum
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console has long been eyed as a perfect over-the-top video vehicle. Xbox LIVE, its online entertainment portal for the Xbox 360 console,
XBox Delivers One Million Netflix Activations
Xbox 360 and Netflix Partner for Movie Downloads
Microsoft Expands XBox Video Capability
Xbox Beginning to Show its True Colors