Univision and Common Sense Media Team Up to Connect Hispanic Families
This past summer at the International Society for Technology in Education conference, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel spoke about how 70 percent of teachers today assign homework that requires kids to go online. A statistic like this poses a challenge for many families who don’t have access at home, and widens the homework gap for those kids who are not connected. Seeing these challenges, particularly among its targeted Hispanic audience, Univision Contigo and Common Sense Media have partnered to launch the campaign, “¡Avanzamos Conectados! (Connected, We Advance).” Maria O Alveraz, the
What About Wi-Fi Two Years From Now?
Within the next two years, it will be standard for the average home to have five devices connected to the Internet per person. For many homes, this benchmark was long ago. The infographic below conveys how TVs, smartphones, tablets and various types of technology will continue to expand and improve the efficiency of our daily lives through ever stronger, faster Wi-Fi. You can see the full infographic plus other stats and information on the future of Wi-Fi on NCTA’s Wi-Fi page.
Cable Continues to Make Diversity a Priority
As an industry that reaches all ethnicities, cultures, and economic classes across the country through a wide array of cable programming, Internet and technology services, one of the hallmarks of the cable industry has been its longstanding commitment to diversity. This may sound like an oft-used corporate talking point but when you take a closer look at how the industry has become such a staunch supporter of diversity organizations, programs and initiatives, it rings true. Cable’s annual Diversity Week will be held next month in New York City where organizations, business leaders and
Internet Security Report Shows Spike in Cyber Threats
The number of DDoS attacks has more than doubled and cyber “mega-attacks” are on the rise, according to a new “State of the Internet Security Report” released by Akamai this week. The report also announced that WordPress, the Internet’s most popular website and blogging platform, had 49 new plug-in and theme vulnerabilities exposed by Akamai researchers. The report states that because of its popularity, WordPress “is an attractive target for attackers who aim to exploit hundreds of known vulnerabilities to build botnets, spread malware and launch DDoS campaigns.” More than just a threat to the
Getting Digital Students Ready for School
As another summer draws to a close, the anticipation of a new school year is starting to build across the country. Back-to-school is a time of new schedules and routines, new classes, new friends and social interaction. This annual period of new beginnings and transitions is the perfect time to reassess how families use TV and online technology and to navigate the digital resources that are out there for parents and their children. “For many children, their real and virtual lives have a tendency to blend together.” Children are introduced to TV and online technology at increasingly younger
What Last Week’s Political Debate Says About TV Viewership and Digital Coverage
While last week’s Republican prime-time debate on Fox is now old news, the fact that it was the most-watched nonsports event in cable-television history says something about politics and TV-viewership – namely that political debates still hold a very important place on television and in the political process. According to Nielsen, 24 million viewers watched the debate, which is more than double the average crowd that tunes into AMC Networks’ The Walking Dead (10 million viewers per episode), also known as the most watched series in cable television history. “The way we view television and
Behind The Numbers: Growth in the Internet of Things
The Internet isn’t merely developing, it’s exploding, and the numbers prove it. Take a look at our graphic below — it shows the advancing surge of connected devices using the Internet. Today, there are more connected devices than there are human beings on the planet. This expansion isn’t just from cell phones, tablets and computers – it’s thanks to toothbrushes, stovetops and millions of other devices that now have IP addresses. Estimates show that there will be over 50 billion connected devices by 2020. Fast, ubiquitous Wi-Fi and increasing home broadband speeds will drive the Internet of
The Internet of Things Isn't a Buzzword
Today, technology that was once unimaginable is not only real, but it fits into our pockets. Devices like smartphones, tablets, and smart watches have made our ability to connect to the Internet and to each other incredibly easy. This is in large part due to growth in broadband networks and the near-ubiquity of Wi-Fi, but it's also an effect of the affordability and accessibility of ever smaller, ever smarter objects and sensors. This means we're heading towards a world where broadband connectivity isn't restricted to our computers and watches. It's free to be in our shoes, our coffee pots
How to Launch and Grow a New Cable Network
New cable networks don’t pop into existence at random. There’s a process. Cable gives birth to new networks in a variety of interesting ways. There’s the buyout technique, in which one network purchases an existing channel and launches in its place. That’s what happened when Al Jazeera America assumed Current TV’s spot on the channel lineup in 2013. There are networks that spin off from existing channels, such as TeenNick, and FXX, sibling of the FX Network. Then there’s perhaps the most challenging method – starting a new network from scratch. Channels like Revolt TV, the music channel from
Adobe Offers a Peek into the Future of TV Everywhere
I recently talked with Horia Galatanu, senior product manager for Adobe, to learn more about Adobe’s role in TV Everywhere, how the TV Everywhere model is evolving, and where the future of the business is going. Read on for a few highlights from the interview. FD: What do you do for Adobe in regards to your contribution towards TV Everywhere? HG: I manage the product formerly known as Adobe Pass TV Everywhere, now known as Primetime[customers include Turner, ESPN, NBCU, Fox, Disney, Viacom, and Comcast]. I manage the authentication part for Primetime, which connects the programmers to a system