Netflix business model assessed

Given that Netflix makes only 3 cents for every dollar spent by customers, is its business model sustainable?

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Opera launches AdMarvel for connected TVs

Opera Mediaworks, a fully-owned subsidiary of Opera Software, has announced its next-generation ad platform for connected TVs.

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Xbox One puts Microsoft back in the TV business

Microsoft has revealed its new gaming console as a multimedia device that builds on consumer enthusiasm to use their consoles as a means to watch catch-up TV.

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Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs

Sharp will launch new Ultra HD TVs under its Aquos UD1 series in Japan starting in June 2013.Sharp announced it will release 60- and 70-inch models, with the 60-inch priced at JPY650,000 (US$6,337) and the 70-inch JPY850,000. Both TVs reportedly come equipped with Sharp’s Ultra HD Moth-eye panel, the company’s Aquos Ultra HD master engine pro HD upconversion engine, 2.1 channel THX surround and 3D capability.

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Live TV on the Xbox One: Microsoft learns nothing from Google TV’s mistakes | The Verge

“For the first time, you and your TV will have a relationship.”

That’s how Microsoft began the introduction of its new Xbox One today — a presentation that focused less on games and more on the new console as a complete living room device. “The ultimate all-in-one entertainment system,” said Microsoft’s Don Mattrick. And since no ultimate entertainment system is complete without television, the event segued neatly into a demonstration of the new Xbox’s Live TV feature. Just say the name of a channel and it’ll switch; say the name of a show and the Xbox will find it. Jumping from TV to game to the built-in Internet Explorer browser is instant, we were told. Watching an NBA basketball game? Say “fantasy” and you’ll see stats and highlights instantly appear.

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Zappware extends Numericable deployment

Numericable has extended the deployment of its Nexx UI design to its operations in Belgium and Luxembourg.

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TV panel makers bet on Ultra HD growth

TV panel makers are betting on a high rate of growth for UltraHD (4K) LCD TVs during the next four years.

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