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NBC outperformed its own predictions for its Olympic coverage, despite criticisms during the past two weeks.

The YouView homepage now features an app for BSkyB’s Now TV, with films available for as little as 99p.

NBC’s Olympic ‘TV Everywhere’ coverage used 34% of total bandwidth across major US networks in the first seven days of the London 2012 Games.

HBO in the US has teamed up with UK’s blinkbox service to allow their portfolio of programming to be available on the service.

Net US subscriber additions for pay-TV operators fell by nearly 350,000 in Q2 2012, the largest subscriber drop in history, as weakening economic conditions and strengthening competition from over-the-top (OTT) players like Netflix continue to work against cable operators and even against the satellite segment, according to recent research from IHS Screen Digest.

BSkyB’s share price briefly reached a nine-month high yesterday following news of the Sky Sports victory against Ofcom.

Julia Lamaison, insight director at GfK Media & Entertainment, asks: How do broadcasters ensure they are not left behind in a world that puts the control in the hands of the audience?

Ipsos MORI’s Tom Cross says people aren’t glued to just one device anymore, and so attention might not always be on the TV, but the second screen can make their viewing more interactive, involving and exciting. …

BSkyB has won its appeal against Ofcom’s decision to force the company to reduce the price it charges rival providers to show Sky Sports.

During the Olympic games, half of searches and video streams have come from mobiles and tablets, according to Google.