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In the September 28, 2011 Issue:

• State broadcast associations ask deficit committee to preserve viewer access
• Consumers boost Android smart phone market share, says Nielsen
• FCC seeks comment on closed captioning implementation for IP-delivered video
• 'VidBlogger Nation' aims to leverage best of Internet video, traditional TV, says show creator
• Connected TVs to dominate OTT hardware landscape by 2016, says IMS Research
• Keshet Broadcasting, The Box partner on Screenz to provide crossmedia products

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 Top Story
State broadcast associations ask deficit committee to preserve viewer access

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 Industry News
Consumers boost Android smart phone market share, says Nielsen

Sales growth of Android smart phones over the past three months has pushed Android's share to 43 percent of the market, according to The Nielsen Company.

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Canadian film board, ATEME partner on multiscreen future

The National Film Board of Canada is working with ATEME to design software to transcode files and streams that comply with industry standards and meet the standards NFB has set for content integrity.

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 Policy & Regulation
FCC seeks comment on closed captioning implementation for IP-delivered video

The commission issued the NPRM to fulfill a requirement of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

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FCC nixes request to experiment with OFDM-, OFDMA-based TV transmission

The owner of a Pacific Northwest LPTV station said last week that he has learned the FCC will not grant his request to begin the over-the-air experiment.

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'VidBlogger Nation' aims to leverage best of Internet video, traditional TV, says show creator

Marc Scarpa, founder of SimplyNew Studios, discusses how he is taking advantage of the strengths of Internet video production and traditional cable television distribution to create a new viewing experience.

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 Technology & Trends
Connected TVs to dominate OTT hardware landscape by 2016, says IMS Research

A new report from the research firm forecasts connect TV shipments will reach 180 million worldwide in 2016.

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Connected TV popular among French households with home networks, says ABI Research

A new survey finds 22 percent of respondents in France who have a home network own connected TVs.

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Keshet Broadcasting, The Box partner on Screenz to provide crossmedia products

Screenz will provide TV makers with ways to execute crossmedia strategies and meet their viewers on their own grounds, which turns TV shows into multiscreen events.

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Agama adds support for Apple HTTP Live Streaming

With version 4.1, Agama expands its monitoring offering to cover new digital video distribution technologies.

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Anevia Flamingo XL captures broadcast content, streams via IP

The Flamingo XL is based upon a modular 4U rack hardware platform that allows hospitality and corporate video service providers to deliver a mix of channels from various sources.

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Panasonic Semiconductor selects Bluestreak's MachBlue platform for OTT video system

The new offering enables set makers and OEMs worldwide using Panasonic chipsets to provide consumers with a suite of off-the-shelf video applications.

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Easeltv to expand collaboration with Virgin Media

Easeltv has already developed a core framework application that Virgin Media has adapted to create apps to promote the launch of the latest Harry Potter movie.

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