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Weekly Rewind: Free TV for Cord Cutters?

September 14, 2012
By Greg Franzese

Some Cupertino tech company launched some new hardware this week.

In time for the new iPhone, Google has pushed out its own iOS YouTube app.
 
Nintendo's new game console Wii U will include TV and video features to compete with PlayStation and Xbox.
 
Time Warner Cable has a new strategy for cord cutters: Offer a free year of TV if they upgrade their broadband speeds.
 
Our friends at Dijit have launched a new discovery iPad app called NextGuide. Mazel Tov!
 
Nielsen's latest Cross Platform report has found that for the second quarter in a row, 1.5 million homes cut the cord in Q1.
 
 
Google Fiber's Gigabit + TV plan has 200 channels lined up, but participating Kansas City homes can expect more to come.
 
Netflix went so far to say Canada's caps on broadband are "almost a human rights violation." Hyperbolic much?
 
Is Spotify coming to a TV near you? Seems like it, but the PR folks are being coy.
 
Glenn Beck left Fox News for the Web, but it appears now his online network is heading to … Dish Network.
 
As you're watching along, the Kindle Fire HD's X-Ray for Movies can pull up relevant information from IMDb. The Verge suspects this technology might be adapted for e-commerce, so you might be able to buy items seen in shows, movies and, yes, ads.
 
HBO might have a standalone streaming product in Nordic countries, but don't expect any such thing in the U.S.
 
A survey of CEOs of major media, advertising and entertainment companies found they're mostly bullish on mobile but aren't sure about social media's ability to build audiences and brands.
 
Where did the summer go? Google's got an answer for you in one lovely info graphic.
 
Is streaming bad for the planet? A report found streaming 12 tracks equates the production and shipping of a physical CD.
Posted in Online Video News
Tags online video, connected tv, pay tv
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