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Educating The Wannabe Cord Cutter #CES2019
Parks Associates reported in their December 2018 study that 13% of U.S. households have already fired their traditional pay television providers. FlexVU aims to grow the number of cord-cutting households. As explained by Anselmo Pilla, Senior Director of Marketing of Pixelworks, FlexVU is an ad-hoc consortium of companies with a goal of educating consumers as…
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The Thin as a Tablet OTA & OTT DVR
As thin as a tablet, this Digital Video Recorder, DVR+ from Channel Master enables consumers to cut the video cord. This recently introduced device integrates over-the-air and certain over-the-top content (VUDU at launch) into a common guide. The secret to its thin profile is that a hard-drive is not included; external USB storage is required…
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Battle of the Airwaves
Broadcasting is yet another industry that is in transition and adjusting to a world where broadband and mobility are king. A new way for broadcasters to go over the top is described in this video that features an interview with Jack Perry, founder of Syncbak, as well as a demonstration of the nascent Syncbak service. Available…
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Rabbit Ears Meet the Smart Phone
At CES 2011, LG demonstrated a prototype cellphone smartphone with an ATSC-M television tuner. Combining off-air reception with broadband wireless could be a new way for people to cut-the-cord.
