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HOW NETFLIX REDESIGNED ITS TV APP: Netflix's television app is one of the most used applications for connected TVs. Gigaom has a detailed look at how the company developed the recently refreshed app. Netflix has been a pioneer in its use of HTML5 for cross platform development. The company has also focused a significant amount of resources in developing its personalization features. (Gigaom)
ROVI ACQUIRES VEVEO: Rovi, a discovery platform for entertainment, has just announced the acquisition of video discovery platform Veveo. Specifically, Veveo is a voice search engine that should help Rovi develop a voice component to its video search capabilities. (TechCrunch)
AEREO ARRIVES IN AUSTIN: Aereo, the startup TV service that allows users to access and watch live over-the-air TV channels on their computers and smartphones, is expanding coverage rapidly in new markets. Most recently, Aereo has announced that it will soon be available in Austin, Texas. But that forward momentum could be put to a quick stop very soon. Aereo is locked in a court battle that will be heard by the Supreme Court in April. Broadcast networks say that Aereo's service violates copyright law. So far, lower courts have been divided on this argument. (Gigaom)
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REALPLAYER CLOUD INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH: RealPlay Cloud is now available internationally. The service allows users to store and share videos in the cloud. The service currently has 500,000 users in the United States and Canada after launching just five months ago. The RealPlayer Cloud app is available for iOS, Android, Windows 8, Kindle Fire, Roku, and Chromecast. (9to5Mac)
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