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Cisco Scores With Video
News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 17, 2013 : CEO John Chambers Credits the NDS Deal and Videoscape for Q3 revenue gains
Time Warner Cable Linked to Hulu Bid
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 17, 2013 : Big MSO and another undisclosed pay TV provider are reportedly lining up offers
Arris Sees Stormy Spring
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 16, 2013 : But CEO Bob Stanzione still expects a brighter second half
DirecTV Weighs OTA Tuners
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 16, 2013 : Satellite TV giant explores options to bypass rising broadcast retrans fees
Comcast Snares Hotel Deal
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 15, 2013 : MSO business unit will deliver Ethernet, HDTV and voice service to seven Midwestern hotels
Euronews: Orange Hatches Startups
News Analysis - Paul Rainford -
May 15, 2013 : Also in today's EMEA roundup: Huawei lands London-Paris 100G deal; Iliad triples Q1 revenues; ZTE goes after MVNOs
Arris Chief Wields OpEx Axe
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 15, 2013 : CEO Bob Stanzione cuts costs, talks of Motorola Home 'distractions' and highlights new cable product development
To Bundle or Not to Bundle
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 14, 2013 : Senate subcommittee hearing delves into a la carte TV and other video issues
Cyan Works the Big Screen
News Analysis - John Verity -
May 14, 2013 : Fresh off a successful IPO, the packet-optical and SDN supplier is still in search of profitability
Ceton Boosts CableCARDs
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 14, 2013 : Vendor unveils two new CableCARD tuners for Windows Media Center PCs
Microsoft Eyes OTT Set-Top
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 13, 2013 : Company is reportedly exploring set-top options beyond the Xbox
ABC Joins Live TV Streaming Parade
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 13, 2013 : Network becomes first major broadcaster to start streaming live programming
YouTube Fires Up Subscription TV
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 10, 2013 : Who says you can't get à la carte TV service?
Cablevision Still Shaking Off Sandy
News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 09, 2013 : The MSO reports lower video and overall net revenues in first quarter
McCain Stirs Pay-TV Pot Again
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 09, 2013 : Veteran cable adversary pushes Senate bill to promote à la carte pricing
TiVo Goes 'Psychographic'
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 08, 2013 : The company's advertising data unit combines set-top info with 'psychographic' data to enhance analytics
Comcast Shuts Premium Skype Service
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 08, 2013 : Top MSO becomes latest player to abandon paid video chat
Suddenlink Scores Across-the-Board Gains
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 07, 2013 : TiVo attraction helps operator add video subs in first quarter
Charter's Ups & Downs
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 07, 2013 : Major MSO reports higher Q1 revenues but loses more basic analog subscribers, reversing year-ago video gains
thePlatform Places Live TV Bet
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 07, 2013 : Comcast unit combines live and on-demand workflows in a single system
Google Fiber Has a Shot as an Overbuilder
News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 06, 2013 : Other overbuilders have tried and failed, but Google might have the right formula to succeed, a Wall Street firm says
Euro Telcos Boast TV Gains
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
May 03, 2013 : Landlines might not be popular and mobile margins are under pressure, but Europe's telcos are gaining TV customers
Cox Targets SMBs With Hosted Voice
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 02, 2013 : Expands its business services portfolio with hosted VoiceManager IP Centrex offering
CBS Financials Fuel Aereo Angst
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
May 02, 2013 : With its growth in retransmission revenues, no wonder CBS wants Aereo out of the picture
Comcast Mines Business & Home Services
News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 01, 2013 : Comcast could take home $3 billion haul in commercial services this year
Comcast Suffers Q1 Video Subs Setback
LR Cable News Analysis - Alan Breznick -
May 01, 2013 : While triple-play gains and X1 progress look good for Comcast, the bad news is that its video subs attrition rate is on the rise again
Nielsen Tests Tool to Track TV Everywhere
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 30, 2013 : It's not tracking mobile-device viewing yet, but Nielsen is at least trying to measure online TV viewing habits
Comcast Opens Up on OpenStack
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 30, 2013 : The upcoming X1 video service has Comcast preaching the benefits of open source and the cloud
Sensio Unwraps 3D VoD Service in US
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 29, 2013 : 3D video-on-demand comes to the US. Will anyone care?
Cisco Ups Wi-Fi Gateway Ante
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 29, 2013 : New home gateway being offered by Comcast clocks in at 270 Mbit/s over Wi-Fi
AT&T Launches Digital Life Service in 15 Markets
News Analysis - Dan Jones -
April 26, 2013 : AT&T finally rolls Digital Life home security & automation service in 15 markets in US, promising 50 by year's end and location-based capabilities to come
Amazon Set-Top Slated for Fall
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 25, 2013 : The retail market for TV hardware is heating up
Time Warner Video Subs Slide
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 25, 2013 : TWC loses video subs to rivals but adds broadband users in Q1
Google Takes Fiber TV to the iPad
LR Cable News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 24, 2013 : Google brings Fiber TV control to the iPad, plans more social functions
AT&T Piles the Hurt on Cable
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 24, 2013 : AT&T's U-verse customer gains add to the pressure imposed by Verizon's FiOS first-quarter numbers
Aereo Expands as CBS Strikes Back
News Analysis - Sarah Reedy -
April 23, 2013 : Bostonians can now access Aereo's over-the-air broadcasts online, while CBS invests in competitor Syncbak
California Beaming: White Spaces in Gold County
LR Mobile News Analysis - Dan Jones -
April 23, 2013 : ISP in Gold County, California, claims first wide-scale commercial deployment of white-spaces networking technology
Charter Awarded Set-Top Waiver
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 22, 2013 : Two-year waiver gives Charter Communications some breathing space
FiOS Turns the Screw on Cable
News Analysis - Mari Silbey -
April 22, 2013 : As the cable sector licks its 2012 wounds, Verizon is improving its FiOS take-up rate in existing fiber markets
Arris Forms New Top Team
LR Cable News Analysis - Ray Le Maistre -
April 19, 2013 : With the acquisition of Motorola Home completed, Arris has unveiled its new management team




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