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Simon Cowell to launch next competition on YouTube

, Mar 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

Simon Cowell, renown for his position as a talent judge for several popular TV series like The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, and American Idol, will be launching his next competition online. The competition won't just be limited to the vocally talented, like American Idol or The X Factor. It's extended to anyone who has a talent that they're willing to display on YouTube. Read The Full Story

Verizon seeking Spotify model for TV: Pay-Per-Viewer

, Mar 18th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Verizon have had a bit of a revelation: instead of paying media companies a flat fee for their television channels, make the payment based on real viewership. In this way, companies that deliver a channel that has no popularity at all will not have to be payed as much while the top-tier companies will get payed monster amounts of cash. This model is rather similar to how Spotify works, having you the user pay a flat fee and listen to whatever you like on their service, the artists whose tracks you listen to getting cash per listen accordingly from the company. Read The Full Story

Sharp may not need Foxconn after all

, Mar 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Sharp has been in a financial rut for quite a while now, and if things don't go its way, it could wind up filing for bankruptcy. Many companies have rallied to save Sharp's financial back by making generous investments. Samsung invested about $111.5 million in Sharp to gain a 3% stake in the LCD panel manufacturer, and Qualcomm invested $120 million in order for Sharp to develop MEMS display technology for Qualcomm's subsidy, Pixtronix. Read The Full Story

Samsung shuffles: TV and mobile chiefs made co-CEOs

, Mar 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

How many CEOs does one company need? If you're Samsung, then the answer is three; the Korean firm just elevated two of its top execs to the role of co-CEO, with President Boo-keun Yoon and President J.K. Shin joining Vice Chairman Oh-Hyun Kwon. The new roles are being billed as recognition of the particular inputs the divisions of the two presidents make to Samsung's business overall. Read The Full Story

CBS launches full-episode streaming app on iOS

, Mar 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

CBS has been absent from streaming services like Hulu and Netflix for quite some time, although they recently joined Hulu in January. The network has never really bought into the whole streaming fad in the first place, which has no doubt made a few streaming customers upset, since CBS has a handful of good shows that are just dying to be watched over the internet. However, CBS has launched their own streaming app for iOS that gives you full episodes eight days after they've first aired. Read The Full Story

ARGTV platform will let you touch and inspect objects from your favorite TV shows

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Augmented reality isn't anything new. There've been a number of augmented reality applications available for smartphones and other devices for a long time. Typically, these augmented reality applications are things that overlay some sort of gaming content over the real-world environment around you. Read The Full Story

Cable-cutting households jump 150% since 2007

, Mar 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

The number of cord-cutters is on the rise, folks. With the popularity of streaming services mixed with free over-the-air stations, consumers are seeing less of a need to go with a cable subscription. In fact, the number of households that don't have cable subscriptions has jumped to five million, compared to two million in 2007. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds hits 1.7 billion downloads, “Toons” launching March 17

, Mar 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Calling it an industry first, Rovio is launching a video distribution channel across all of the developer's Angry Birds game titles on smartphones and tablets. Starting on March 17, gamers will be able to access the channel when it unlocks on that day. Angry Birds Toons will also be available from a handful of video-on-demand channel providers, as well as on select TV networks around the world. Read The Full Story

Leap Motion Controller ships May 13: pre-orders start today

, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

It would appear that the motion control masterpiece (or so we've heard) Leap Motion is pumped up and prepared for shipping as soon as May 13th with pre-orders starting today. If you're all about this device before you've tested it out yourself, you'll be glad to know that Best Buy will begin taking pre-orders with a ship date set for May 19th as well. Time to make your motion take hold of your content! Read The Full Story

Angry Birds cartoon premiering March 16

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Rovio's Angry Birds series has been one of the most popular mobile game series of all time, and Rovio is cashing in on all the licensing deals. The newest non-game Angry Birds project is an animated cartoon coming in March. It's called Angry Birds Toons, and it's set to premiere on March 16 and 17. Read The Full Story

Aereo announces service expansion, now covers 29 counties and 19 million people

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Aereo has announced that it has expanded its cloud DVR TV service, now offering it in its designated market area (New York City metro region), as well 29 counties in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. This brings the total number of individuals with access to the service to 19 million. For those interested, plans can be as cheap as $1 per day. Read The Full Story

Netflix has no plans to continue Arrested Development after fourth season

, Feb 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Netflix has committed to bring an entire new season of Arrested Development to Netflix users -- well, 14 episodes worth of a season. And while the streaming service is wanting to bring a bevy of new shows to viewers, it looks like even more seasons of Arrested Development is out of the question. Read The Full Story
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