Synacor Upends the App Concept
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 01, 2012 : 4:15 PM Synacor's first (and very small) acquisition could be a big multi-screen hit for MSOs as they tap HTML5 to avoid paying tribute to Apple and Google
Pre-Paid Poaching
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 01, 2012 : 3:50 PM The contract-free space is heating up, which is good news for consumers, but not necessarily for Leap Wireless and MetroPCS
RIM Talks the Talk
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 01, 2012 : 1:00 PM Now it's time to walk the proverbial walk
Another Ex-Cablevision Exec Lands at Charter
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 01, 2012 : John Bickham fills the long-vacant COO slot at Charter, becoming the third former Cablevision exec to join the MSO in recent months
More IPO Ruckus
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
May 01, 2012 : 10:25 Ruckus Wireless has reportedly hired banks for an IPO and is poised to announce a partnership with Nokia Siemens
Adelphia Scandal Victims Get $728M
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 01, 2012 : Also: SeaChange gets a permanent CEO; new DirecTV unit targets mobility and apps; Affinegy, like Cisco, buys into TR-069
Huawei's Chip Slip
AsiaBlog -
April 30, 2012 : Vendor's chips are staying in-house, despite what might have been said
Who's Winning Cable's Tablet TV Deals?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2012 : RGB, Envivio and Harmonic – not Cisco and Motorola – appear to be grabbing the early linear TV transcoding deals with some major MSOs
LG Ditches Windows Phone
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 30, 2012 : 1:45 PM Microsoft may soon be exclusive with Nokia, whether it likes it or not
Comcast/Verizon Combo Steers Clear of FiOS
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2012 : Verizon and the MSO tie in cable modem and LTE data upgrades in six markets where Comcast competes with AT&T and CenturyLink
Apple Eyes Epix Streaming Deal
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 30, 2012 : Also: CableCARD gains momentum; Hulu courts authentication model; Canoe Ventures to shut down NYC digs; former Sunflower GM joins Synacor
Comcast Brings IPv6 to the Home Network
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 27, 2012 : Also: Stake sale would value Hulu at $2B; Synacor profits on TV Everywhere; more TiVo DVRs get Comcast VoD
Which Cable Card Will EchoStar Play Next?
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 27, 2012 : 11:20 AM After exiting the US cable set-top business, EchoStar may still find success baking its Sling technology in boxes made by other vendors
Alcatel-Lucent: Fiber's on Fire!
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
April 26, 2012 : 2:40 PM Though not literally, notes CEO Ben Verwaayen, as he addresses fiber demand in Europe following some optimistic political talk
T-Mobile's 2 Faces
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 26, 2012 : 2:05 PM T-Mobile's singing a different tune now that Verizon Wireless, and not its erstwhile partner, AT&T, is petitioning the FCC
Arris Gains From Docsis 3.0 CPE Surge
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 26, 2012 : About 60% of modem and gateways shipped by Arris in Q1 had that Docsis 3.0 flavor as MSOs accelerated CPE upgrade cycles
Broadband & Biz Services Power TWC's Q1
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 26, 2012 : TW Cable sheds another 94,000 video subscribers in Q1, but healthy gains in other services help MSO deliver a tidy profit
Envivio Pulls the IPO Trigger
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 25, 2012 : But shoots off a toe, as shares drop 5% in their debut. TW Cable, Huawei and Ericsson were its largest customers in fiscal 2012
Sprint, DirecTV Try to Stop Wireless Spectrum Review
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 25, 2012 : The FCC is still reviewing Verizon's proposed wireless spectrum buy. Also: Microsoft starts running more, longer commercials on Xbox Live TV service
Save by Paying More for the Google Nexus
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
April 24, 2012 : 5:35 PM Some users could definitely save money over time by paying more upfront for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Google
Diller Says Aereo Doesn't Sell Content
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 24, 2012 : Aereo's high-profile investor also tells Congress that ESPN would be 'insane' to bypass MSOs and sell directly to consumers
AT&T's DSL Pain Offset by U-Verse Gains
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 24, 2012 : Also: Netflix's 2012 streaming challenge; Synacor lands another TV Everywhere deal; Blockbuster HQ to share space with Dish
EchoStar Backs Out of Cable Set-Top Biz
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 24, 2012 : EchoStar cedes the set-top market to Cisco and Motorola as it closes down its set-top business along with Aria, a video platform targeted at Tier 2/3 MSOs UPDATED 11:50 AM
The TV Everywhere Tax
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 23, 2012 : 5:45 PM Is $20 per month a fair price for access to a Slingbox-in-the-cloud plus network DVR, or is NimbleTV just a tax on TV Everywhere?
CTIA: Where 4G Heats Up
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 23, 2012 : It's the year of 4G LTE, and the hardware and software are just as important as the zippier apps
NimbleTV Takes Video Subscriptions Over the Top
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 23, 2012 : The startup tests a video streaming/network DVR combo in New York that, it claims, will help MSOs fulfill the promise of TV Everywhere
Netflix Expected to Post Q1 Loss
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 23, 2012 : Also: TW Cable adds sports to TV streaming app; Comcast, Netflix execs pull down big bucks in 2011; another Cablevision exec departs
Nokia's Big Trouble in China
AsiaBlog -
Michelle Donegan -
April 23, 2012 : 10:00 AM China poses a major challenge to Nokia's smartphone ambitions
Startup Pitches Android Set-Tops to MSOs
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 20, 2012 : White-label Android-powered set-tops are among the devices Dyyno has assembled in its TV Everywhere arsenal for cable operators
Cox & Comcast's Contrasting Cell Tower Plans
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 20, 2012 : Also: 'Free' VoD market could be worth $1 billion; Hulu tees up more Web TV originals; WalMart's disc-to-digital program gets high marks
Verizon Downplays DSL in FiOS Markets
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 19, 2012 : Verizon CFO Fran Shammo says DSL won't be sold where its FiOS fiber-optic Internet service is available
Nokia Loses More Than €1.57B
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
April 19, 2012 : 1:10 PM Having just lost a fortune, Nokia is also losing its top sales exec
Don't Count Nokia Out Just Yet
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 19, 2012 : 1:05 PM The handset maker has a tough battle ahead, but the wireless operators could give it more powerful weapons
Dish Stashing Cash for Its 4G Run
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 19, 2012 : Also: Huawei tops VoD server market; Cartoon Network tunes up for TV Everywhere; Netflix CEO's rants have much to do with competition
Verizon's Spectrum Auction: Winners & Losers
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 18, 2012 : The fallout could be good for T-Mobile and Verizon's MSO partners, but bad for Dish if the feds try to impose a spectrum cap
$4B: A Big, Square Number?
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 18, 2012 : 2:40 PM If Square's valuation is skyrocketing, why are we supposed to get excited about NFC from the wireless operators again?
OpenFlow's Optical Connection
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
April 18, 2012 : 11:25 AM The guys who live down at Layer 1 are cheering for software defined networking more fiercely than you might realize
Whoa! WOW Buys Knology for $1.5B
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 18, 2012 : Incumbent MSOs such as Comcast, TW Cable, Charter and Mediacom will soon have to deal with a bigger broadband competitor
TWC Streams Live TV to Androids
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 18, 2012 : Also: Hulu subs reach 2 million; Comcast's Xfinity Home blows into Chicago; DirecTV brings HD-DVRs to hotels
Cox Lawsuit Targets Sprint Mobile TV
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 17, 2012 : Cox's countersuit proves, once again, that friends can quickly become enemies when business deals crumble
Video-Over-Wi-Fi Startup Bags $79M More
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 17, 2012 : Quantenna lands a stack of cash as pay-TV providers seek out ways to move HD video around the house via gateways and set-tops
FCC Indulges Netflix CEO
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 17, 2012 : Also: Tablets become the key secondary TV screen; Level 3's CDN packs on muscle; Casa scores a CMTS deal; Synacor lands MetroCast
Nokia's Moody's Blues
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
April 16, 2012 : 5:40 PM The credit rating agency knocks Nokia down to a notch above junk
Cisco Partners Up for TV Apps
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 16, 2012 : Cisco's Videoscape has teamed with a startup called Coincident to bring interactive TV apps to tablets, smartphones and other companion devices
What I Learned at Sprint…
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
April 16, 2012 : 10:50 AM Sprint gives LR Mobile a progress report on Network Vision, including updates on LTE, smartphones, Wi-Fi, roaming and more
Netflix CEO Keeps Whining About Comcast
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
April 16, 2012 : Also: Roku streams into Canada; DirecTV, Starz deal adds TV Everywhere; NBC gears up for Olympic streaming
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