In an effort to boost the worldwide presence of its TV Everywhere and IP video offerings, RGB Networks has hired Scott Pranger as its new vice president of global channels. “Our direct sales team has had great success establishing our IP video products as the leading solution for TV Everywhere deployments in the Americas market,” […]
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Samsung promotes chairman’s son to vice chairman
Samsung Electronics promoted its chairman’s only son to vice chairman, putting the 44 year old closer to the top leadership position at the world’s largest maker of memory chips, mobile phones and TVs. Samsung, South Korea’s largest industrial conglomerate, announced Jay Y. Lee’s promotion to vice chairman just two years after he was named president. […]
Driverless vehicles expected to navigate intersection of safety, speed
How do driverless vehicles navigate through intersections? Faster and safer than if humans were in charge, according to researchers with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. Autonomous vehicles will turn themselves over to an automated intersection controller, which adjusts the trajectory and speed of the vehicles to prevent crashes, said Ismail Zohdy of Cairo, Egypt, a […]
Cablevision enables select Android devices on Optimum App
Cablevision has enabled its Optimum App for select Android devices to stream live and on-demand programming, as well as remote DVR programming capabilities, to its customers. The free app, which is available for downloading from the Google Play store, currently works with some Android devices from Motorola and Samsung. The app, which Cablevision said has […]
Rogers debuts second screen app
Rogers Communications has introduced a second screen app for its video services that enables subscribers to use their mobile devices as a remote control, to perform navigation and search, to program their video recorders, and to stream live video. The company said it is currently transmitting 25 different channels to broadband subscribers. Rogers’ Anyplace TV […]
Universal Sports Network moves some operations to Comcast Media Center
Los Angeles-based Universal Sports Network announced it was moving its production and broadcast operations to the Comcast Media Center. The move, which is slated to be completed the first of next year, will bring 44 new jobs to the Comcast Media Center (CMC), which is located in a suburb of Denver. Universal Sports Network, which […]
Court rejects Verizon challenge to roaming rule
A federal appeals court has rejected a Verizon challenge to a Federal Communications Commission rule aimed at increasing competition in wireless broadband service. The three-judge panel ruled Tuesday that the FCC had the legal authority to issue the “data roaming rule.” The rule requires big wireless carriers to open their data networks to smaller regional […]
Verizon’s McAdam: Everyone else is playing catch-up
Verizon Wireless will use its lead in deploying LTE to get even further out ahead of the competition. During a presentation at the UBS Investor conference that was broadcast online this morning, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam wasn’t shy about where he feels his company’s network is in relation to competitors, saying that other Tier 1 carriers […]
Automatic Control of Driverless Vehicles
How do driverless vehicles navigate through intersections? Faster and safer than if humans were in charge, according to researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Research. Autonomous vehicles will turn themselves over to an automated intersection controller, which will allow the vehicles to move at the speed limit, with the controller tweaking their trajectory to prevent […]
Dr. Jordan Pober named the inaugural Bayer Professor of Translational Medicine
Dr. Jordan Pober, recently appointed as the inaugural Bayer Professor of Translational Medicine, conducts research aimed at understanding the functions of vascular endothelial cells in inflammatory and immune responses and, reciprocally, how inflammation and immunity affect vascular health and function. Bayer is committed to translational research and has established this professorship in recognition of shared […]