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Intel's OTT Video Plan Hits a Snag


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January 2, 2013 : Also: TW Cable bids for ex-Bresnan systems; Netflix CEO gets a fat raise; FCC OKs airline broadband rules; CSG, Comcast extend their deal

This Olde Website: 2012


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December 28, 2012 : Fire up that 1400-baud modem and enjoy how the Web used to look like when one visited the Internet homes of Comcast, Verizon, Apple, Boxee and more

Six Cable Deals We Might See in 2013


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December 27, 2012 : It's time to slam the speculation engine into overdrive and highlight some deals – both big and small – that could come in the new year

Four Ways Cable Is Saving The Coax


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December 26, 2012 : Cable's got a handful of projects in the works that will prolong having to extend fiber to the premises in a big way

Motorola & Arris: Product Gaps & Overlaps


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December 21, 2012 : Arris and Moto Home claim their combo would fill some important product holes. But they would also need to address some glaring overlaps

Pace: Motorola Home Deal Wasn't Worth It


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December 21, 2012 : Also: Senator launches Data Cap Integrity Act; Comcast's X1 remote gets a voice; TiVo swaps out CFOs

Arris's Exposure to TiVo Lawsuit Capped at $50M


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December 20, 2012 : An SEC filing also reveals that Arris would be saddled with a $117.5M breakup fee should its $2.35B deal for Motorola Home go south

Netflix Partner Tries UltraHD on the Internet


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December 20, 2012 : Also: Comcast starts HD-DTA rollouts; Nintendo Wii U connects with pay-TV; DirecTV cranks up the TV Everywhere volume

Google Protects Arris From Big, Scary TiVo


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December 20, 2012 : Arris's financial exposure to the TiVo-Motorola patent lawsuit is immaterial, Arris CEO Bob Stanzione stressed ... again and again and again

Google Sells Moto Home to Arris for $2.35B


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December 19, 2012 : Just in time for the holidays, Arris picks up a little something to increase its competitiveness against Cisco

OpenTV Guns for Netflix


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December 19, 2012 : Which is worse, having Carl Icahn on your back or getting sued for alleged infringement of seven patents?

Netgear's 1-Gig Cable Gateway Breaks Through


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December 19, 2012 : Netgear's the first vendor to announce it has won CableLabs certification for a modem that can bond 24 downstream channels

Dish Given 4G Rollout Target


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December 19, 2012 : Also: Comcast's market cap breaches $100B; Casa lands a CCAP deal; Symmetricom's rough Q2; TWC speeds up business installs in NYC

Comcast Backs Sprint-Clearwire Combo


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December 18, 2012 : Also: thePlatform speeds up OTT video publishing; Hulu Plus crosses 3 million sub mark; Zoom lets TWC subs sidestep modem fees

Liberty Global Bids $2.5B for Telenet


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December 18, 2012 : But John Malone may have a fight on his hands as Telenet's advisors believe the Belgian MSO's worth more than what Liberty's offering

Google Preps Its New Year Fiber Flow


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December 17, 2012 : Google Fiber will ring in first part of the New Year by expanding services to five more Kansas City 'fiberhoods'

Cox Brings OTT-Like Smarts to the Set-Top


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December 17, 2012 : Cox's top-end Cisco boxes gain the ability to recommend video selections for up to eight individuals in a given household

Cox Restores Big Email Outage


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December 17, 2012 : Also: Ziggo and UPC drop out of LTE auction; Avail-TVN goes multi-screen with subscription VoD; Akamai names new CEO

SPIT Spinoff Seeks Enterprise Niche


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December 17, 2012 : Billing spinoff Cycle30 will try to beat Amdocs and Convergys for cable deals using a system tailored for commercial services

What Comcast Learned From Trying Out CCAP


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December 14, 2012 : A six-month trial revealed that CCAP's operational impact won't be trivial, Comcast's Jorge Salinger says

Charter Strikes Back at the CEA


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December 14, 2012 : Also: A bunch of firsts - Aereo strikes its first cable network deal; Comcast gets first dibs on A&E's iPad app; 3net's first cable partner

Cisco Says CCAP's Tipping Point Is 1Gbit/s


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December 13, 2012 : A forklift upgrade to the converged platform won't be necessary until operators are delivering 1Gbit/s to service groups, the vendor claims

Verizon/Redbox Take a Swing at Netflix


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December 13, 2012 : Also: Verizon pushes 'FlexView' titles; former Moto exec takes reins of SeaChange platforms unit; commercial loudness rules take effect

Cisco Extends Bridge to CCAP


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December 12, 2012 : Cisco unveils two line cards that boost the capacity of its flagship CMTS as it develops a next-gen CCAP platform

TW Cable iPad App Opens Set-Top VoD Tap


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December 12, 2012 : Also: Belden buys PPC for $517M; another Apple TV rumor; Suddenlink broadens TiVo Stream offer; Comcast dunks Celtics MetroE deal

Dish Spectrum Gets Clearance for Takeoff


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December 11, 2012 : Dish gets approval to use its AWS-4 spectrum for mobile broadband but will 'consider its strategic options' before making its next move

Sprint & Dish Slug It Out Over Spectrum


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December 11, 2012 : Also: Cablevision gets closer to selling Bresnan systems; Google Fiber's national sticker shock; Samsung backs TV app startup

Comcast Execs Talk Up X2, Cloud DVR


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December 11, 2012 : An internal Comcast broadcast drops hints about the X1 QAM/IP successor and a possible strategy to avoid future TiVo lawsuits

Comcast's X1 Rolls Into Silicon Valley


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December 10, 2012 : The X1, Comcast's next-gen video platform and its cloud-based UI, has launched in San Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno and Santa Barbara

Pace Bids For Motorola Home


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December 10, 2012 : U.K.-based set-top giant is first to confirm that it's bidding for Motorola's cable business, which might fetch from $1.5B to $2.5B

TiVo Buys OTT Video Search Firm


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December 10, 2012 : By acquiring Zinc.TV, TiVo gains technology that searches movies, TV shows and video clips from more than 500 online sources

Sprint Eyes Dish Partnership


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December 10, 2012 : Also: Videon joins the Comcast RDK ranks; Yahoo links up with NBC Sports; SEC targets Netflix over Facebook post; HBO CTO is retiring

Netflix & MTV Execs Launch Cloud TV Startup


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December 7, 2012 : Also: Cook stokes Apple TV rumors; rivals rally for green set-tops; Cablevision to bump broadband fees; Cisco & Cox make CES connection

Google Sets Deadline for Motorola Home Bids


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December 7, 2012 : Google has set Friday as the deadline for bidding, reports The Wall Street Journal, identifying Arris among those expected to make a play

AT&T Hands Its CDN Over to Akamai


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December 6, 2012 : So much for doing that part in-house. Akamai's CDN servers will glom onto AT&T's IP network, taking over from AT&T's own CDN

Dish's Wireless Fate to Be Sealed Next Week


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December 6, 2012 : Also: Charter's set-top plan gets more static; Cablevision's Lightpath drops 'Optimum'; Netflix says Disney deal won't jack up prices

Comcast Meshes Ethernet With Docsis 3.0


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December 6, 2012 : Comcast has deployed, in several large markets, an Ethernet-over-Docsis 3.0 platform that offers dedicated symmetrical speeds up to 6Mbit/s

RGB CEO: Envivio's IPO Jumped the Gun


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December 5, 2012 : RGB has IPO aspirations of its own, but the CEO says his company won't fall into the trap of going public before it's truly ready

Rough Times Continue at Envivio


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December 5, 2012 : Poor sales coverage contributed to another net loss at the multi-screen video firm, which has also lost its COO amid a restructuring

Verizon/Redbox Video Service Hits Pause Button


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December 5, 2012 : Also: Analyst says Starz was wise to step away from Disney bidding; Synacor connects with Zynga; Cable Show starts its paper chase

Netflix Swipes Disney Deal From Starz


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December 4, 2012 : Netflix will pay up to obtain the rights to Disney flicks during the coveted pay-TV window

TiVo & TW Cable Headed for Court Clash


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December 4, 2012 : Also: Cablevision streams to Androids; Sony TVs connecting with interactive ads; Elemental touts revenue surge

Charter CEO Says Growth Is Path to Glory


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December 3, 2012 : CEO Tom Rutledge says Charter's positioned to reverse its relatively low service penetrations but downplayed the role M&A will play

Entropic Cuts 6 Percent Amid Growing Pains


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December 3, 2012 : The cut of 40 employees comes seven months after the set-top silicon company's headcount doubled via its acquisition of Trident Microsystems

TW Cable Rolls Usage-Based Broadband Wide


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December 3, 2012 : The No. 2 US MSO has quietly expanded a usage-based broadband policy targeted to relatively light Internet users

Ex-Moto Execs Hope to Revive Javelin


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December 3, 2012 : The former Vyyo is selling off its assets, but at least one group hopes to revive the company's bandwidth-expanding technology

CEA Tries to Kill Charter's Video Plan


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December 3, 2012 : Also: Cogeco finishes Atlantic Broadband buy; TW Cable blunts Google Fiber's assault with Wi-Fi; Belden sells coax unit for $265M

TW Cable Smartens Up Its Wi-Fi


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December 2, 2012 : TWC is using WeFi's client software to help broadband customers locate the best-performing Wi-Fi hotspots when they're on the move

Rogers Exec Urges Cable to Interconnect


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November 30, 2012 : Reaching the enterprise market requires a larger footprint with more routine links among networks, but the idea is getting mixed reviews so far

Rogers VC Splashes Cash on ITV Startup


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November 30, 2012 : Also: Espial eats ANT for $8M, Redbox/Verizon pricing and packaging details emerge, and Carlos Slim goes up against Netflix
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