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Articles published in May 2011
MSOs Risk Losing 'Gen Y' to Cord-Cutting
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May 31, 2011 : Study: Cable, telecom, satellite companies need to develop products, packages and marketing messages that are relevant to young consumers
ACA Seeks End to Broadcaster 'Price-Fixing'
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May 31, 2011 : Trade group provides FCC with damaging evidence of pervasive collusion
Comcast Debuts 'Internet Essentials' Tier
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May 31, 2011 : Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Comcast Executive VP David L. Cohen announced the launch of Internet Essentials in Chicago
DirecTV Net Touts Exclusives
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May 31, 2011 : DIRECTV's The 101 Network becomes The Audience Network on June 1
ACA: Relax Video Rules for Small MSOs
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May 31, 2011 : ACA seeks changes from FCC to proposed video description rules
Fox Plays Ball With Level 3
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May 31, 2011 : FOX Sports signs on with Level 3 for Vyvx VenueNet+ Services to support Major League Baseball game delivery
Level 3 Connects With ITV
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May 31, 2011 : Level 3 announces agreement with Information Television Network to provide services to support its broadcast programming
Starz Launches Encore Espanol
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May 31, 2011 : Starz entertainment unveils the latest addition to its ENCORE lineup, ENCORE ESPANOL
Pace Picks New Chairman
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May 31, 2011 : Pace has appointed Allan Leighton as its new non-executive Chairman after the retirement of Mike McTighe, stepping down after ten years
OTT Revenues to Reach $20B in 2016
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May 31, 2011 : OTT revenues up to $20 billion in 2016; Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube set to benefit
Bouygues Telecom Taps Celeno Wi-Fi Chip
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May 31, 2011 : Next-generation Bbox from Bouygues Telecom to incorporate Celeno’s video-grade Wi-Fi module
Blockbuster Offers Cheap Movie Rentals
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May 27, 2011 : Blockbuster introduces thousands of in-store movie rentals for 99 cents per day
SeaChange Evaluates Options
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May 27, 2011 : SeaChange responds to published report
TWC Hires CFO
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May 27, 2011 : Irene M. Esteves will be named EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Time Warner Cable
Cablemás Rings Up Cirpack Softswitch
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May 26, 2011 : Mexican operator Cablemás develops IP telephony with Cirpack
Comcast, NBCU Create Comcast Ventures Unit
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May 26, 2011 : Comcast Interactive Capital and Peacock Equity Fund combine to form Comcast Ventures
SCTE Vet Steps Down
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May 26, 2011 : Marv Nelson, a leading figure in SCTE for nearly 20 years, will leave the organization at the end of the current month
MaxLinear Tunes Up Hybrid TVs
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May 26, 2011 : Mitsumi has completed designs with MxL301RF for MaxLinear's new line-up of hybrid silicon tuner modules
Level 3 Prices Notes
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May 26, 2011 : Level 3 announces pricing of private offering of senior notes
Arris OKs Stock Buyback
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May 26, 2011 : ARRIS announces completion of share repurchase program; new $150 million program authorized
Panasonic Hires Branding Chief
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May 26, 2011 : Panasonic names Betty Noonan Head of Marketing, Branding
Sigma Designs Reports Q1
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May 26, 2011 : Sigma Designs reports first quarter fiscal 2011 results
Cable Cable Does SDV SDV
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May 26, 2011 : Cable Cable has quadrupled its number of digital subscribers in the two years since the cable operator has deployed the Adara SDV solution
Study: Retrans Fees to Explode
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May 25, 2011 : Despite fewer estimated multichannel subs, higher fees anticipated to boost totals above $3.6B over next six years
UK, France Lead European OTT Wave
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May 25, 2011 : Analysis by SNL Kagan finds the U.K. and France leading Europe's emerging OTT deployments
Comcast Expands Signature Support
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May 25, 2011 : Comcast intros Xfinity signature support in Eastern Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine
Imagine Processes a Video Upgrade
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May 25, 2011 : Imagine Communications announces ICE Broadcast system 4.0
Comcast VoD: 20 Billion Views Since 2003
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May 25, 2011 : Comcast's customers have watched 20 billion entertainment choices On Demand since the service launched in 2003 – an industry first in TV
SCTE Seeks Expo Award Noms
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May 25, 2011 : SCTE has sounded the call for nominations for its prestigious SCTE Cable-Tec Expo® Awards for 2011
Level 3 Offers $500M Of Notes
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May 25, 2011 : Level 3 announces proposed private offering of senior notes
SeaChange Goes Multi-Screen at Canitec
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May 25, 2011 : SeaChanger will demonstrate a range of revenue generating software solutions for Latin America's video operators at CANITEC
Aurora PON Module Adds Docsis Support
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May 25, 2011 : Aurora Networks introduces chassis-based optical line termination module at the 2011 CANITEC Expo
Verizon Security Center Passes the Test
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May 25, 2011 : Verizon earns prestigious ISO 9001:2008 certification
TiVo Posts Q1
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May 25, 2011 : TiVo reports results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2011
HBO GO Goes Mobile With Azuki
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May 25, 2011 : Azuki Systems powers new HBO GO mobile application
ACA Seeks USF Tweaks
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May 24, 2011 : ACA calls on FCC to modernize Universal Service Fund to remove program inefficiencies and promotes access to affordable broadband
BlackArrow Hires Service Provider VP
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May 24, 2011 : Cable business development veteran Laurel Gilbert joins BlackArrow as VP, Service Provider Solutions
Cablemas Picks Digital TV Partners
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May 24, 2011 : Cablemás is driving the standard for digital TV in Latin America’s largest market for pay-tv
Sigma Systems Lands YouSee
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May 24, 2011 : Sigma Systems enables service transformation for Denmark's YouSee
Charter Preps for World IPv6 Day
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May 23, 2011 : Charter to participate in World IPv6 Day on June 8, enabling IPv6 access and transit services to select users in Charter's service areas
Comcast Broadens Xfinity TV App Library
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May 23, 2011 : Comcast makes nearly 6,000 Hours of On Demand content from 25 programmers now available to enjoy while on-the-go or at home
RGB Shows Off at Canitec
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May 23, 2011 : RGB Networks shows cable operators how to deliver and monetize multi-screen video services at CANITEC Expo 2011
TiVo Launches Hulu Plus
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May 23, 2011 : Hulu Plus is available via subscription to TiVo subscribers with retail TiVo Premiere boxes
DLNA Plays Nice With MSOs
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May 23, 2011 : Interoperability guidelines developed in conjunction with cable, satellite and telecom service providers
FCC Releases Broadband Report
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May 20, 2011 : Latest FCC reveals that approx. 26 million rural Americans are denied access to the jobs and economic opportunity made possible by broadband
Forecast: IPTV Subs to Reach 70M By 2014
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May 20, 2011 : IPTV subscriptions forecasted to grow from 40 million at the close of 2010 to over 70 million by 2014, according to SNL Kagan
Dish Does Blockbuster Promo
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May 20, 2011 : Dish offers three months free of Blockbuster by mail
Cox, Cablevision Top Biz Service Rankings
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May 19, 2011 : Proficiency of account teams and customer service representatives emerged as key differentiator, according to J.D. Power and Associates
Comcast VC to Back Minority-Led Startups
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May 19, 2011 : Comcast Interactive Capital announced that is has partnered with DreamIt Ventures
Harris Targets Advanced Cable Ads
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May 19, 2011 : Harris unveils targeted advertising advancements at two cable industry events
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