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Verizon Patents DVR That Can Eaves Drop

Source: CNBC, Dec 6 2012, 3:25pm CST

A patent application from Verizon describes a DVR that would watch the living room for "ambient actions" like people singing, fighting, or even cuddling. It would then choose "appropriate" advertisement to show based on its analysis. It i ...

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Microsoft's Xbox One: Always on, always watching?

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   Jun 17 2013, 10:16am CDT

Xbox's Kinect marketing slogan has, until now, been: "You are the controller." For the upcoming Xbox One Kinect, that line may as well read: "You are the key to unlocking your media rights." Microsoft wants to make consumers' acces ...

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House members introduce bill to stop TV devices from monitoring consumers at home

Source: The Hill  |   Jun 14 2013, 1:09pm CDT

Capuano called the technology "an incredible invasion of privacy" in a statement. "Given what we have recently learned about the access that the government has to the phone numbers we call, the emails we send and the w ...

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"Methods and Systems for Presenting an Advertisement Associated with an Ambient Action of a User."


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Cameras in Your Cable Box?

Source: AdWeek  |   Jun 14 2013, 9:51am CDT

Cameras in your cable box? No way, said Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), who has introduced a new bill that would stop technology and TV video services from monitoring viewing using cameras or microphones built-in to set-top boxes or DVRs in order ...

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TubeMogul Intros Video Viewability Standards for Digital Video Ads

Source: Beet.TV  |   Jun 13 2013, 7:17pm CDT

The notion of “video viewability” is quickly becoming an important standard in the online video advertising business. That’s why a group of digital video companies recently introduced a solution called Open VV, for Open Video View, that works with in ...

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Cloud-Based DVRs Have Plenty of Silver Lining

Source: LightReading.com  |   Jun 13 2013, 7:18am CDT

Cloud DVRs are quickly and quietly ushering in a new era in terms of the way TV is accessed, paid for and viewed by end users. Cloud DVRs are not being promoted as just a new way to be entertained; instead, they're being touted ...

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CHART OF THE DAY: How We Use Our TVs

Source: Silicon Alley Insider  |   Jun 12 2013, 3:35pm CDT

How do we use our TVs? While using a DVR to record shows and watch them later is a growing trend, most of the time spent on TV is watching shows live as they air. Please Note: Business Insider will never share your informa ...

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Verizon launches FiOS streaming TV app for Android

Source: Fierce Mobile Content  |   Jun 12 2013, 6:47am CDT

Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) introduced FiOS Mobile, enabling FiOS digital television subscribers to access live streaming and video-on-demand content across smartphones and tablets running Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android. FiOS Mobile lets users watch ...

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Verizon’s FiOS Mobile TV and VOD comes to Android

Source: TalkAndroid.com  |   Jun 11 2013, 9:44pm CDT

Verizon took to its web site today to announce that it would be bringing an Android app to its FiOS customers. The app will allow you to stream 75 different TV channels, access Video On Demand, and manage your DVR programs. You’ll also be able to view yo ...

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Comcast's new set-top box moves DVR to the cloud

Source: CNET  |   Jun 11 2013, 7:05pm CDT

New box, which doesn't have a hard drive for local storage, is part of an upgrade to the cable TV giant's X1 entertainment platform. Comcast's new X2 entertainment platform includes program recommendations for children. (C ...

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