Broadcom’s SoC Technology Firewalls Pay TV and OTT Streams in Cablecos’ Gateways
Intel Raises Possibility of Nationwide Virtual Pay TV Services
Cable TV’s Finest Hour
Sharp Picks New President to Stem Losses in TV Sets
Pay TV Withdrawal Pains Ease in Week 4
Challenges Ahead for Pay TV Networks Come from Many Fronts
New: European OTT Stampede to Reach 83m Devices by 2015

BROADBAND BEAT
Verizon, NEC Field Test 21.7 Tbps Over Fiber
DSL Inventor Cioffi Aims for 100 Mbps with DSL Broadband

ENABLING TECHNOLOGY
World’s First At-Sea, Fully Digital TV Content Delivery
ActiveVideo Offers a Universal Write-Once Platform for CE Apps

HOME NETWORKING
HomePlug, HD-PLC Get DLNA Certification
Entone Nabs Pay TV/OTT Software Order at Twin Lakes Telephone

IPAD & THE MANY OTHER TABLETS
The New iPad: Stand-Out Hardware, But Rivals Can Chase iTunes at Last
Toshiba to Keep Trying in Tablets
Unnamed Samsung Official Says Apple to Launch 7.85-inch Tablet

LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS
Pay TV Companies Land on List of Worst Companies in America
Tablet-Based Music Listening Driving Networked Home Audio
Tablets Changing Shopping Habits
Global Sales of TV Sets Dropped Slightly in 2011
iPad Routs Other Tablets in Corporate Marketplace
UK Social TV Participation Increasing

LEGAL MATTERS
Aereo’s ‘Cloud Antenna’ Draws Heavy Legal Fire from US Broadcasters
Microsoft Says Stop to iPad App ‘OnLive Desktop’
UK: Music Industry v Internet Providers

THE MOVE TO ORIGINAL CONTENT
Hulu to Get ‘First View’ Fremantle Content

ONLINE MUSIC SERVICES
Canada’s SOCAN Scrutinizes CBC’s Royalties Structure
GreenLight Allows Music to Be Legally Added to Web Sites
Spotify Now Available in Germany
Turntable.fm Confirms Deals with Four Major Record Companies
Calcutta High Court Blocks 104 Illegal Music Sites

SECOND SCREEN
The Importance of Metadata to Second-Screen Apps
Mark Burnett, Actv8.me’s ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ App Encourages Ad Viewing
ConnecTV Goes Second-Screen for Basketball’s March Madness

SHOW TIME FOR THE OTT SERVICES
Aereo May Offer Net-Delivered Local TV Channels in 75-199 Cities This Year
Walmart Takes Aim at Being Number 1 Digital Media Retailer
BBC to Offer Paid Downloads of Episodes

DIGIGRAMS
Peel Brings ‘American Idol’ to Second Screen
iPad 2 Price Drop Attracts Non-iPad Buyers
Billboard’s Hot 100 Will Include Digital Music
Barnes & Noble Appoints CFO with Spinoff Experience
New iPad Sold Out
Gaming Consoles a Dying Breed
Tablets, ‘Twilight’ Books, TV Bundles Added to Cost-of-Living Basket
Virgin Media Wins Tube Contract
Apple TV Set Rumor of the Week
Amino Launches Another STB with Intel’s Atom
Bricks & Mortar App Store Opens in New Orleans