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In the September 14, 2011 Issue:

Cooperation among competing bodies appears possible as TV mulls future direction at IBC2011
Wi-Fi connections, venues continue upward trajectory, says In-Stat
R&D demo points way to multisensory future
New survey finds growth in Internet-based on-demand TV viewing
Agama integrates in-home monitoring with Celeno Wi-Fi technology

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 Top Story
Cooperation among competing bodies appears possible as TV mulls future direction at IBC2011
By Phil Kurz

It appears from Amsterdam that the debate over how to allocate spectrum has opened the possibility for greater cooperation among competing digital television standards bodies.

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 Industry News
Wi-Fi connections, venues continue upward trajectory, says In-Stat

New research from In-Stat finds the number of venues where Wi-Fi will be offered worldwide will exceed 1 million in 2013.

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FCC advisory committee recommends adoption of SMPTE Timed Text captioning for online video

The standard was recommended in a report by the FCC’s Video Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee.

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Media Bureau freezes filing of applications from Channel 51

The freeze will stay in effect while the commission considers petitions asking the FCC to avoid adding additional interference from Channel 51 broadcasters to wireless broadband service in the lower 700MHz A Block.

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R&D demo points way to multisensory future
By Phil Kurz

Hiroshi Ando, director of the Multisensory Cognition and Computation Laboratory at Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, discusses technology his lab is developing to add touch and smell to the viewing experience.

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 Technology & Trends
New survey finds growth in Internet-based on-demand TV viewing

The latest annual study from Ericsson ConsumerLab finds 44 percent of respondents watch Internet-based on-demand TV more than once per week.

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Game consoles prove to be most popular content gateway for U.S. online video fans

Two recent reports from ABI Research reveal that in the United States, nearly 40 percent of online video content is accessed via game consoles.

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Agama integrates in-home monitoring with Celeno Wi-Fi technology

This integration provides Agama's customers with expanded real-time service monitoring capabilities for home networks.

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Allegro DVT unveils Genova turnkey OTT solution

The Allegro DVT Genova software headend is a fast deployable turnkey solution for WebTV and OTT.

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AmberFin announces unified quality control

The addition of Unified QC to AmberFin's iCR means that users have the potential to create a high-quality file-based HD/SD master and provide unique file conversion to multiple formats.

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Entone, Anevia enable Hybrid TV, OTT services

The integrated Anevia-Entone solution enables service operators to accelerate their time to market, while also offering subscribers more compelling next-generation TV services.

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EVS C-Cast give views access to more content, greater control on second-screen devices

C-Cast allows access to complementary or exclusive content of main broadcast programs on a second-screen platform on iPads, smart TVs, smartphones, laptops and other devices.

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