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MercuryNews.com | 06/26/2006 | Betting on the big bundle

Actually, the big cable and phone companies want to do it for you.
They’re hoping that by investing in businesses beyond what they’re
known for, they’ll be able to offer customers bundles, or what they
call the “quadruple play:'’ Internet, television and home- and
cell-phone service, all from one company. They’re banking that
consumers will prefer the convenience of getting one bill from one
provider rather than choosing from the growing number of phone, TV and
Internet options.

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Wired News: Japan: Digital TV for Cell Phones

TOKYO — Digital TV broadcasts for mobile phones equipped with special receivers began in Japan’s major urban areas Saturday, following several months of test broadcasts.

What’s next in telecommunications? | Tech News on ZDNet

What’s next in telecommunications?

As the most influential executives in the telecommunications
industry gather this week in Las Vegas for their annual powwow, they’re
more likely to be talking about TV than phones.

Judging from the diverse list of keynote speakers, it’s easy to see
that the phone business is readying itself for cataclysmic change. The
traditional telecommunications market has already begun consolidating in anticipation.

New technology developments are making it possible for content owners,
such as Disney, and Internet companies, such as Google and Yahoo, to
also become competitors to the cable and phone companies, since these
companies will also be able to deliver telephony and video services.

Wired 14.03: START

DVRs, DVDs, iTunes Video - no one watches TV in real time anymore. So Nielsen Media Research, the venerable monitor of America’s viewing habits, is rebooting.

Digital Spy - Broadcasting - ABC to test online streaming in April

ABC
ABC will test streaming of its network programming online next month, according to various reports.

The shows would be available eight hours after their broadcast airing through abc.com, with commercials included.

Popular ABC shows such as Desperate Housewives and Lost are already available for download in the US at $1.99 (£1.15) a shot through iTunes.

Macworld UK - Sopranos sing on iTunes.

Sopranos sing on iTunes

Yet more TV-related shows have debuted on iTunes in the US, this time from HBO’s globally successful series, ‘The Sopranos’.

As it prepares to launch the sixth season of the series, the network is offering video interviews with the cast, show summaries, behind-the-scenes footage and audio clips through Apple’s service. Complete shows aren’t being released just yet.

HBO has also introduced similar content for three other shows: ‘Big Love’, ‘Rome’ and ‘Entourage’.

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Democracy - Internet TV Platform - Free and Open Source

Download and watch all the best internet TV shows and videos in one powerful application. New channels arrive daily in the built-in Channel Guide.

TechCrunch » Comparing The Flickrs of Video.

Tabla comparativa de servicios de distribucion de videos. Entre estos, Revver coloca publicidad dentro de los videos y comparte las ganancias con el autor.

Como siempre, los comentarios al articulo tienen bastante informacion.

Este artículo utiliza el ejemplo de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en Torino para explicar lo complejo del nuevo panorama mediático y las enormes oportunidades en newmedia.