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Headlines – Issue No. 762

Qualcomm Atheros Lands 10 Major Chinese Cablecos
Endavo Offers Complete ‘Telco OTT’ Platform
Spotify Finally Delivers on True Web Radio

THIS WEEK IN CONTENT DEALS

BROADBAND BEAT
STMicroelectronics Breaks EoC Stranglehold in China
Only 4% of Brits Subscribe to ‘Superfast’ Broadband

ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
Raystream Compresses HD Videos up to 90%
Ultraviolet Launches in UK Amid Tech Troubles and Biz Model Concerns

HOME NETWORKING
AT&T Successfully Testing G.hn
Wireless in Every Pay TV Box

IPAD & THE MANY OTHER TABLETS
WebOS Goes Open Source, Not with a Bang but with a Whimper
Kindle Fire Being Criticized for Not Being an iPad
Amazon Selling 1m Kindle eReaders & Tablets a Week
RIM Sinking with PlayBook Tablet

LEGAL MATTERS
Chinese Government Investigating Telcos’ Possible Abuse of Their Broadband Monopoly
Samsung’s French Suit Against Apple Is Tossed
iPad Will See an Aussie Rival
Motorola Mobility Beats Apple in German Patent Rumble
Wi-Lan Picks Up 1,400 Patents
Apple Hit with Caller ID Suit
Apple Feeds Patent Troll, Sets It on Competitors

LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS
Broadcom Survey Reveals Appetite for Connected and Mobile TV
19m Wireline Pay TV Subs in Russia by 2016
Broadband Figures for Russia
China’s Major Cable TV Companies
French Government Reports on Smart TVs
Apple to Sell 4m Apple TVs This Year
YouTube Dominates Online Video Market with 43.8% Share

SHOW TIME FOR THE OTT SERVICES
Netflix Saved the Day for Epix
Dish May Offer Its Blockbuster OTT to Non-Subscribers

SMART TVS AND OTHER OTT DEVICES
Smart Electronic to Make HbbTV STBs

DIGIGRAMS
TV: World’s Most Universal Technology
Hulu’s Face Match Provides Actors’ Names & Details
Time Warner Cable App Finds Nearest Hotspot
Sonic.net Wants to Build All-Fiber Network in San Fran
Verizon Deploying 100 Gbps ‘Middle Mile’ Network in 7 Cities
Comcast Offers iPad Shopping App
Redpine Signals Designs Low Power 802.11ac
Netflix Adds Apple App for Latin America
Al Jazeera English Goes Google TV
ARTE to Showcase New Bands Online
Cox App for iPad Eliminates STB
Hisense Launches Table That’s a TV Too