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What does it mean to watch television? Pose this question to five different people and you’re likely to hear five different definitions.... More Info

Nothing stirs emotions in a country built on the pillars of freedom of speech and personal privacy like the specter of unwarranted government surveillance; intrusions into liberty vibrate in dissonance against the ideals that shape the American identity. So it was no surprise that all eyes turned to the business practices of communications service providers (CSPs) after Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA), alleged in early June that AT&T, Sprint, Google, Skype, Facebook, and many other companies had violated the public trust by participating in a secretive effort aimed at capturing and recording all communications data.... More Info

The next time you’re at a family party and you want to end an awkward conversation with an annoying relative, start talking about the least sexy thing in the living room: the set-top box (STB). Point to that drab rectangle below or alongside the television with a half-cocked smile and your freedom from small talk is all but guaranteed.... More Info

People all over the world still love to watch TV. The number of households that subscribe to pay-TV, an umbrella term that encompasses cable, satellite and IPTV (internet protocol television) services, currently stands at 804 million, having grown 8 percent last year, and is expected to pass the one-billion mark by 2017, according to a recent report from Multimedia Research Group (MRG).... More Info

It is undeniable that over-the-top (OTT) video streaming has impacted mobile service providers in ways they could never have predicted. The Ericsson Mobility Report for June 2013 revealed that video accounts for more than 30 percent of all mobile-data traffic around the world today, and is on a trajectory to pass 45 percent in the next five years.... More Info