NFC Needs Bells & Whistles
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March 31, 2011 : 4:30 PM NFC-enabled contactless payments on their own won't make consumers cut up their credit cards
Fox to TW Cable: Stop Streaming Our Stuff
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March 31, 2011 : Elsewhere: Cox cuts retrans deal with Lin TV, Comcast plows cash into TidalTV, and Google's 1-Gig jig is good and bad news for local ISPs
TW Cable's iPad App Enters Programmer Gun Sights
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March 30, 2011 : Elsewhere: RadioShack shoots down Dish gun promo, Roku hits Best Buy stores, Cox could lose Lin TV, Paul Allen reveals his true feelings for Bill Gates
NSN's Hashtag Hell
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March 30, 2011 : 5:45 AM Vendor versus Bieber. Bieber wins
TW Cable's Gaedtke Gallops to Google
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March 30, 2011 : The exec who helped develop the MSO's controversial iPad app and connected-TV strategy is on the move again
Gleaning AT&T's 4G Plans for LTE on AWS
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March 29, 2011 : 2:25 PM How much will it cost AT&T to deploy LTE in T-Mobile's AWS spectrum? Impossible to say for sure, but here are some of the issues anyway
TW Cable Circles the iPad Wagons
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March 29, 2011 : 2:25 PM The gloves are coming off as the MSO and programmers spar over a new app that lets subs stream live, linear channels in their homes
Samsung Caught in the Act!
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March 29, 2011 : 2:05 PM The jig is up! Samsung's 'real-life' Galaxy Tab users are revealed to be actors – and the Tab is not that thin either
Netflix Canada Cuts Video Streaming Quality
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March 29, 2011 : Is 'Good' the new 'Good Enough'? Elswhere: Rovi loses appeal in UK, Amazon rolls streaming music, Cisco's M&A strategy gets cloudier
Chambers Floats His Stimulus Plan
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March 29, 2011 : 7:30 AM Cisco CEO appears on 60 Minutes to lobby for a one-time tax break to help companies bring money back to the US that's trapped overseas
Cox Lights Up Wireless in the Sooner State
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March 29, 2011 : Cox Wireless is up in five markets following debut in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, with the MSO's New England region next in line
Who Do You Trust?
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March 28, 2011 : 1:00 PM Major wireless providers have a mountain to climb when it comes to convincing consumers to hand over personal info needed for new services
Telefónica: Going Solo?
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March 28, 2011 : 12:40 PM Is Telefónica giving up on mobile apps industry initiatives?
TV Everywhere Starts Getting Somewhere
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March 28, 2011 : At least, that's true when it comes to authentication systems that tie consumers to Web TV hubs and programmers' sites
Netflix to Wait 90 Days for New Starz Fare
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March 25, 2011 : Netflix forced to make more concessions as streaming giant becomes increasingly competitive with MSOs and premium TV networks
Why Telcos Have Their Heads in the Cloud
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March 25, 2011 : This week: Cloud computing, MNI, 4G/LTEI, AT&T/T-Mobile winners, an untapped growth opportunity for Iranian operators, SuperCDNs
Apple Eyes Direct Video Streaming to TVs
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March 24, 2011 : Elsewhere: Netflix offers refunds, Comcast accused of ballot-stuffing in consumer poll, Shaw cuts 500 staffers, and Charter snags some systems
CableLabs Peeks at Picocells
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March 23, 2011 : Now in the RFI phase, cable may develop technical specs to help 'harmonize' deployments of small cell technologies
CTIA 2011: Famously FauxG
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March 23, 2011 : 2:45 PM Dan Hesse says Sprint isn't FauxG. But here's the thing: We're all FauxG now
CTIA 2011: Sprint's Google Voice Gamble
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March 23, 2011 : 12:00 PM Sprint is teaming up with Google to integrate its VoIP service for consumers rather than risk being disintermediated by it
Charter Cranks Carrier Wholesale Efforts
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March 23, 2011 : MSO charts course for more wholesale Ethernet deals with Tier 1 carriers after unleashing five interconnects, with more in the works
Showtime Cuts Netflix Down to Size
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March 22, 2011 : Elsewhere: DirecTV beats Canoe on addressable ads, Arris enters the wireless biz, Apple sues Amazon, and Bright House hits a voice milestone
Cable Could Lose Wireless Bargaining Chip
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March 21, 2011 : AT&T's big buy would prevent cable from hooking up with T-Mobile, but analysts don't expect MSOs to make a drastic move and try to buy Sprint
Liberty Global Scoops Up KBW for $4.5B
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March 21, 2011 : Cable magnate John Malone has struck a deal that could turn the German cable market into a duopoly to challenge DT
Charter Connects With CENX & Equinix
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March 21, 2011 : Elsewhere: Liberty Global zeroes in on Germany's KBW, Verizon adds ESPN 3D, and another vendor reaches a key Docsis 3.0 shipment milestone
ZTE Partners for EPON TV
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March 21, 2011 : ZTE and BroadLogic hook up on an EPON-to-QAM video conversion device for MSOs that has potential in the US as well as China
Netflix Privacy Concerns May Spark Lawsuit
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March 18, 2011 : Elsewhere: Cox launches mobile apps, AT&T cracks down on tethering, Cisco pushes Docsis 3.0 limits and SeaChange soars on software in Q4
Vidiom Cuts US Staff
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March 17, 2011 : Sources say unit of ADB that's pitching prepackaged IPTV systems to Tier 2/3 MSOs has laid off its US staff
Europe to Lose Its IPTV Crown
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March 17, 2011 : 3:40 PM Growth in Asia/Pacific will soon make it the largest IPTV region
Deja Vu All Over Again
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March 17, 2011 : 1:20 PM The early popularity of TW Cable's new iPad app took the MSO by surprise, but it probably shouldn't have
Netflix Shopping for Original TV Series
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March 17, 2011 : Elsewhere: TW Cable restores iPad app nets, FCC chair defends cable and wireless over spectrum hoarding charges, MSO profitability shines
Your Car Is Not a Cell Phone
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March 17, 2011 : 10:45 AM Car Connectivity Consortium forms to innovate on in-vehicle connectivity, but keep your eyes on the road, folks
How the iPad 2 Got Slimmer & Trimmer
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March 16, 2011 : Latest teardown reveals the 'weight-loss secrets' of Apple's new tablet, and Richard Simmons isn't to blame
High Demand Crashes TWC's iPad App
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March 16, 2011 : Elsewhere: Netflix rips AT&T's data caps, NFL lockout could hit DirecTV hard, Dish snares its prey, and Comcast eyes IPG ad-sales growth
Cable Project Tries to Jolt VoD Advertising
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March 16, 2011 : Cable networks and tech firms set out to prove the effectiveness of VoD ads, and test how viewers respond when the fast-forward function is disabled
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