EC Wades In On Connected TV, Cross-Border Content Regulation In New Green Paper
The European Commission believes that, alongside the rise of smartphones, tablets and other TV replacements, by 2016 connected TVs could be used in the majority of European homes — up from around 40.4 million today. Today it released a Green Paper to lay the groundwork for how it might cope with that. To be clear, this is not a re-writing of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the basic set of rules first introduced in 2010 covering areas single-market convergence, although it could lead to that. Initially, the purpose of the Green Paper will be to get a better handle on an area that is rapidly changing with the boom in mobile broadband, the rise of tablets and video apps, those connected TVs and more. It’s part of Kroes’ wider Digital Agenda strategy, which has covered areas like addressing the digital divide, the role of regulation in childrens content, cybersecurity, tech brain drain and more. As part of the Green Paper, the EC seeks feedback on things like how TV is watched, ...
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Voddler, Sweden's ‘Spotify For Video,' Takes Its Freemium Streaming And Sharing Service Global
Voddler, the Swedish film and TV streaming service that has been described as the "Spotify for video," is going global to take on Netflix, Amazon, Rdio, BitTorrent, and the many others in this space. Live in Scandinavia since 2010, and Spain since 2012 (where altogether it has picked up 1.2 million users), this week Voddler is extending its footprint to the rest of Europe and Russia; and it is adding North America, South America, Asia and the rest of the world in the coming weeks.
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Magine Is The Best Internet-Based Cable TV Service You Can't Use (Unless You Live In Sweden)
Hulu Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime offer compelling alternatives to cable TV for those who don’t want to subscribe to regular cable. But what if you could subscribe to an Internet-based cable TV service that doesn’t need a set-top box, has a DVR-like catch-up TV feature and great search and still lets you watch live TV right on your regular smart TV at home (or stream shows from your iOS device to your Apple TV using AirPlay)? That’s what Magine has built and is launching in Sweden on Monday. There, users in this “First Edition,” as Magine calls it, will be able to pay about ten euro per month to get about 30 channels after their 30-day trial period ends. Those 30 channels including many local channels, as well as CNN International, BBC World News, National Geographic, Cartoon Network and others. The company plans to add more channels as it secures the rights to them. Magine is essentially a cable TV startup – a cable operator in the cloud – and thanks to the deals it has with ...
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