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October 16, 2012 : The number of interactive TV applications on iPads and other broadband-connected devices is growing fast
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July 11, 2012 : Cable operators are ready to take another run at offering a full suite of smart-home services to increase customer spending
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May 10, 2012 : Cable operators are rushing to push content and services to a wide range of consumer devices, including iPads and smartphones
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April 20, 2011 : The momentum behind multi-screen video is building, especially on the iPad, but how can cable operators cash in?
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March 25, 2011 : ...when programmers are chirping about Time Warner Cable's new iPad app, which limits streaming of live TV to a customer's home
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February 3, 2011 : Should Roku and other OTT video players adhere to the same rules as traditional TV service providers? DirecTV is pressing the FCC for an answer
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January 4, 2011 : Tru2way at retail was a dud, but a combo of broadband connectivity, adaptive streaming and DRM could respark cable's CE fire
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December 14, 2010 : Close to 25M cable digital STBs are now able to handle interactive features using EBIF technology
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October 19, 2010 : The arrival of high-powered end-user devices is driving cable network operators to demand more sophisticated set-top boxes from equipment suppliers
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July 22, 2010 : Competitive pressure from telco-TV and satellite video rivals is pushing US cable operators to move forward with deployment of some 3DTV services
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June 9, 2010 : MSOs are investing considerable amounts in bandwidth, capital, and operation expenditures in Docsis 3.0 technology
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February 26, 2010 : US cable operators are rapidly expanding their reach to the nation's cellular network towers, in an effort to take lucrative backhaul business away from telco competitors
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January 29, 2010 : The FCC's inquiry into set-top 'innovation' is showing just how far apart all sides are from reaching anything resembling a consensus
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January 5, 2010 : Major cable MSOs and suppliers are exploring environmentally friendly technologies and operational processes to reduce their carbon footprints
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October 22, 2009 : The perceived threat posed by over-the-top Internet video providers is driving cable operators to accelerate the development of TV Everywhere. Such a shift would mark a dramatic, even revolutionary, change in the cable industry, but one that is gaining appeal.
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October 6, 2009 : Will the Mile High City draw a big crowd when the 'Cable Connections - Fall' event-fest kicks off October 25?
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August 4, 2009 : Cable's current challenge is turning a passive and one-way medium – television – into an interactive, two-way technology
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June 10, 2009 : Here's a snapshot of what's in store at our rapidly approaching annual event, Cable Next-Gen Video Strategies: Competing in the Three-Screen World
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June 3, 2009 : With EBIF activity in full swing on a variety of fronts, cable is making one of its biggest pushes ever to achieve the long-sought promise of interactive TV. Though there are still some problems to overcome, the momentum toward interactivity is apparent, and it is heading in the right direction
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May 15, 2009 : CMTS bypass appears to give MSOs big cost savings, but a deeper dive into the numbers produces less eye-popping results
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April 28, 2009 : Is the culprit the MSOs or the telcos? No, alas, it's the purveyors of Web TV themselves
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April 14, 2009 : Rather than burning bridges via Internet metering trials, TWC would be better served by identifying and resolving its operational issues
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April 6, 2009 : DTAs represent an attractive, cost-effective option for cable operators to reclaim analog bandwidth and go 'all digital.' While DTAs alone do not support advanced services, they open up valuable spectrum, and they can be used in conjunction with SDV or other bandwidth strategies, allowing DTAs to benefit small operators and even large MSOs
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April 2, 2009 : Bonus package may look like a duck, but it doesn’t exactly quack like one, as these execs aren't the ones that ran Charter into the ground
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March 20, 2009 : CableLabs certified the first cable modems 10 years ago, so here's a timeline of the highs (and some lows) Docsis has passed along the way
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March 19, 2009 : While Cablevision is smart to ride the mobile momentum with a big WiFi strategy, MSOs that are taking the WiMax and LTE route face an immensely difficult (and expensive) marketing battle with AT&T and Verizon
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March 4, 2009 : Cablevision rocked while Dish Network got socked in a Q4 marked by surging competition and a tough economy
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February 23, 2009 : If you're seeking more evidence of economic calamity, don't let Comcast's fourth-quarter and full-year '08 earnings report serve as your guiding light
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February 6, 2009 : MSO has more than 35% of its network wired up for wideband, with Denver and San Francisco in line for the MSO's Docsis 3.0 treats
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February 4, 2009 : Cross-platform services provide significant benefits as cable operators seek to increase uptake of bundles services, extend business lines, and stay ahead of telco competitors
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February 3, 2009 : The FCC is questioning Comcast's VoIP policies, but will the answers provided by the MSO allow it to the bridge in safety, or will it be cast into the Fed's Gorge of Eternal Peril?
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January 12, 2009 : The more useful the Internet becomes, the better it is for cable, but MSOs must jettison their historic closed-minded set-top box strategies and embrace Web video
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December 18, 2008 : As Charter looks to sidestep a possible bankruptcy by restructuring a massive debt load, a relatively low-key cable vendor is eyeing a big stock buyback
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December 3, 2008 : More than a decade after its creation, cable VoD has not risen to its projected potential. However, the cable industry has begun introducing new strategies and technologies for on-demand services
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December 3, 2008 : Outfitting 100 millon US homes for 100 Mbit/s IP services would account for less than 3 percent of the $18,000 per home now on the table for bailout and stimulus spending
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November 14, 2008 : MSOs may be counting the days until FCC chief Kevin Martin cleans out his desk, but hopes that his successor will prove more cable-friendly are likely misplaced
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November 14, 2008 : Pix & caps from this week's event in Boston, brought to you in SquintVision
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October 29, 2008 : Considering recent trends at AT&T and Verizon, it's small wonder that several MSOs, including Cox Communications, are planning to make serious wireless plays
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October 22, 2008 : Could a high-speed Internet/wireless bundle create a match made in telco heaven… or at least stop the bleeding of access lines?
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October 15, 2008 : Arris built its rep as an IP hardware supplier, but, thanks to a string of savvy acquisitions, it's now also a serious software player
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October 9, 2008 : Verizon's legal assault on Cox and Charter seems little more than an attempt to squash residential voice competition as the telco continues to bleed access lines
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October 1, 2008 : Cable operators are beginning to create new technologies, which they will use to transform the Internet advertising industry. However, these solutions must be unique and inexpensive enough that other companies cannot recreate the solution at a lower cost
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October 1, 2008 : The proposed $700 billion plan is enough to cover the cost of installing fiber to every single home in the US with enough left over to outfit half of all homes for solar electricity
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September 24, 2008 : Comcast's new congestion management system seems to say that, from an operational perspective, the MSO has no intention of delivering its high-speed Internet product 'as advertised'
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September 18, 2008 : The interesting long-term question about Docsis 3.0 is whether the technology will mature into an IPTV delivery platform
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September 12, 2008 : Even if Comcast gets a waiver to turn on 'privacy mode' in digital terminal adapters, it's unlikely that basic cable networks with valuable content would trust it enough to protect their digital assets
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September 2, 2008 : Complaints about Comcast's cap are burning up message boards, but for virtually every other utility or transport service, metered pricing is the norm and markets seem to function just fine
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August 26, 2008 : Qwest didn't blow the doors off in the second quarter, but its high-speed results were comparatively a bit better when compared to telco brethren such as AT&T and Verizon
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August 11, 2008 : Despite a recent court win, Cablevision is not out fully of the woods, so don't expect the network DVR to become a commercial service any time soon
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August 4, 2008 : Despite the multibillion-dollar video efforts to reinvent their residential businesses, the biggest telcos of the bunch are being decimated by cable industry poachers
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