CASBAA Staff curates the top headlines this week ending June 21, 2013
Christopher SlaughterCEO |
A report on some of the discussions had by US industry executives on panels and along the sidelines of the recent NCTA conference in Washington, DC. The piece takes a sort of glass-is-half-empty viewpoint, focusing on the stumbling blocks in developing “TV Everywhere” offerings, even while listing some of the industry’s successes. |
John MedeirosChief Policy Officer |
Three brothers from Northern California have been charged with operating an illegal website which offered pirated streaming of popular TV shows and movies. They face up to five years in prison. The State Attorney General’s Office confirmed that Hop Hoang and his brothers, Tony Hoang and Huynh Hoang were arraigned on multiple counts each, including grand theft, conspiracy and receiving stolen property. See the full article here. |
Christopher SlaughterCEO |
Interesting to note that Apple seems to be working on expanding its programming lineup again. It seemed for a while, they weren’t making too much headway, but as OTT offerings from various content owners increase, the Apple TV platform seems a logical aggregator for these offerings. |
Sara MaderaDirector, Member Relations & Marketing |
It appears Netflix is developing a new measurement system, even if they aren’t quite open to sharing it. Their algorithms are driving their content decisions as well as targeting the right audiences, if their renewal of Hemlock Grove tell us anything. |
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