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In the October 26, 2011 Issue:

• Netflix reports loss of 800,000 domestic subscribers in Q3, plans expansion to UK, Ireland
• Analysis finds incentive auction alternative generates greater revenue for U.S. Treasury, delivers better consumer service
• FCC infographic lays out case for voluntary incentive auction
• Researcher sees OTT threat to traditional pay TV operators a few years away
• 42 million U.S., European homes watching OTT shows, movies on their TVs, says Strategy Analytics
• Wowza Media Systems releases Wowza Media Server 3

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Netflix reports loss of 800,000 domestic subscribers in Q3, plans expansion to UK, Ireland

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Analysis finds incentive auction alternative generates greater revenue for U.S. Treasury, delivers better consumer service

An analysis of an alternative to incentive auctions presented at the National Press Club today by the Coalition for Free TV and Broadband finds the group's proposal will generate continuing revenue totaling more than $200 billion over time for the Treasury.

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 Policy & Regulation
FCC infographic lays out case for voluntary incentive auction

Last week, the commission released an infographic that uses pictures and headlines to make the case that a voluntary incentive auction can solve a future spectrum crunch for smart phones and tablets.

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FCC extends reply comment deadline till Nov. 1 in closed-captioning of IP-delivered video NPRM

The Media Bureau extended the deadline by four days on the request of the National Association of Broadcasters.

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NPRM proposes allowing all-digital cable TV operators to encrypt basic tier

The FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Oct. 13 that tentatively concludes the ban on encrypting their basic service tier should be removed.

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Researcher sees OTT threat to traditional pay TV operators a few years away

Paul Erickson, the author of a new IMS Research study on the proliferation of TVs with Internet connectivity, sees pay TV operators making a push to offer subscribers OTT-like offerings within the user experience they are trying to create.

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 Technology & Trends
42 million U.S., European homes watching OTT shows, movies on their TVs, says Strategy Analytics

A new report from the research firm also finds that watching Internet TV content on televisions is twice as popular in the United States compared to Europe.

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Flat-panel TV shipments soften in second quarter, says IHS iSuppli report

For the quarter, global flat-panel TV shipments totaled 48 million units, down 1.3 percent from the first quarter of 2011.

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 New Products
Wowza Media Systems releases Wowza Media Server 3

The next generation of Wowza Media Server offers broad any-screen coverage for Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, iPhone, iPad, Android and other devices.

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ViewCast launches enhanced Niagara SCX with adaptive live encoding support

The new streaming media management software supports adaptive live encoding via Microsoft Live IIS Smooth Streaming and PlayReady DRM.

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Tvinci shows OTT ecosystem at IBC2011

The company demonstrated how its platform integrates with third-party products.

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Irdeto launches end-to-end TV Everywhere system

The open-standards system supports evolution from broadcast to broadband enabling the rapid launch of multiscreen user experiences.

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Mirics, VERTEX3D unveil digital streamer card

The VTX3D HD6670/6570 Digital Streamer version of the HD6670/6570 adds Mirics' FlexiTV software and a built in TV-tuner to this graphics product.

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