Hulu Blocks Hillcrest Again
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 28, 2010 : 5:45 PM Web hub clamps down on manual tweaks that allowed the Kylo browser to play back Hulu vids
Former Microsoft Exec Joins Cisco's Video Group
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 28, 2010 : Enrique Rodriguez, an exec formerly responsible for products such as Mediaroom and Zune, is joining Cisco's Service Provider Video Technology Group
Marvell Plugs a Computer for Telcos, MSOs
LR Cable News Analysis -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 28, 2010 : The company's all-purpose 'plug computer,' its pride and joy at the last two CES shows, is making a play for telco services and broadband video
If Juniper Were Apple
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 28, 2010 : 11:45 AM Maybe they'd sell jPods and jPads
Optical Exits
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 27, 2010 : 6:00 PM Everybody's still looking to get bought, but Cisco/CoreOptics offers a dash of hope
Policy Watch: Eyes on NBCU & Title II
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2010 : Separately, that is. A senator wants Comcast to shed NBC's stake in Hulu, while the FCC prepares to ask about its authority over broadband
ActiveVideo Suit Targets Verizon
LR Cable News Analysis -
May 27, 2010 : A key Cablevision ITV partner goes after the telco roughly two months after Verizon accused the MSO of violating patents linked to FiOS TV
Will Carriers Endorse BitBop?
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 27, 2010 : 12:10 PM For that matter, will consumers embrace the Fox mobile TV service?
Comcast Getting Amped Up?
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2010 : 11:20 AM Cable show rumor that Comcast's prepping a 105-Meg tier gets some legs
Celebrity Infection
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 27, 2010 : 10:50 AM Scientist catches celebrity bug as he infects himself with computer virus
Clearleap Lands Mediacom Deal
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 27, 2010 : Startup scores its largest deal so far as MSO heads to the clouds for linear and VoD ad support, and sets up potential for Web-fed video
End of an Era
Contentinople -
May 27, 2010 : 10:15 AM Apple supplants Microsoft as world's most valuable tech firm
Fat Cat Furor
EuroBlog -
Paul Rainford -
May 27, 2010 : 9:25 AM Bonus time at BT
AT&T's Confu-verse
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
May 26, 2010 : 4:35 PM Is it just me or does the TV news sometimes take the whole dumbing-down thing a bit far?
Unicorn Opens Up Real-Time Analytics
LR Cable News Analysis -
Sarah Reedy -
May 26, 2010 : Unicorn Media is opening up its analytics to all video providers to let them know what their users are doing, when, where, why, and how
FCC Looks at Bill-Shock
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 26, 2010 : 2:10 PM The FCC considers regulations; the CTIA is shocked
Tricking Hulu
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 26, 2010 : 11:45 AM Getting the latest version of the Kylo browser to play Hulu videos requires some manual adjustments
Infinera's Old 40G
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 25, 2010 : 6:00 PM A last glance back at the 400G PIC
Canoe Experiments With VoD Ads
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 25, 2010 : Cross-MSO advanced ad venture licenses This Technology's platform for VoD proof-of-concept work
India's New Auction, New Action
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 25, 2010 : 2:35 PM The BWA auction is underway, and the carriers are ganging up on the regulator
Why TelcoTV Still Matters
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
May 25, 2010 : 1:20 PM OTT video changed the game, but telcos still need to be players in delivering video services – we can show you how to do it profitably
TiVo Starts Thinking Outside the Box
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 25, 2010 : Who needs tru2way? TiVo's going direct to get its software baked into Best Buy's broadband-fueled, Insignia-branded digital TVs
A Look Back at U-verse
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 25, 2010 : 7:00 AM With more updates on the horizon, we reminisce about the good, the bad, and the ugly from AT&T’s foray into IPTV
Ceton Plays the Waiting Game
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 24, 2010 : 3:50 PM Company blames parts shortages on latest shipment delay of its PC-based CableCARD tuner
World Cup Fever
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 24, 2010 : 1:35 PM AlcaLu CEO Ben Verwaayen shares his prediction
App Focus: Local App Gets Hyper
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 24, 2010 : 12:15 PM DeHood covers every trend: social networking, hyper-local content, coupons, friends, status, and messaging
As TiVo's World Turns
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 21, 2010 : 5:10 PM Technicolor deal further distances TiVo from hardware-centric strategies while it seeks global expansion
Cable ONE Sizes Up EchoStar, TiVo Set-Tops
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 21, 2010 : The MSO has yet to make a final decision, but sources say broadband-fueled TiVo and SlingLoaded EchoStar boxes are in the running
The SPIT Side of Optical
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
May 21, 2010 : 2:55 PM 100G chatter could be drowning out some of the carriers' bigger needs
Summit Partners Pours $96M Into Casa Systems
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 21, 2010 : SEC filing reveals size of the recent investment, but Casa's CEO says CMTS startup will move ahead without an exit strategy
India 3G: Debt Concerns
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
May 21, 2010 : 7:40 AM Ratings agency highlights impact of high 3G spectrum prices
Who Really Makes a 'Green' CMTS?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 20, 2010 : Motorola boasts that its BSR6400 is the most power-conscious CMTS chassis, while rival claims the basis of the comparison is 'skewed'
Pole Vaulting
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 20, 2010 : 3:10 PM Another FCC vote ties into the Commission's proposed National Broadband Plan
Google to Unveil 'Smart TV'
Contentinople -
May 20, 2010 : 11:30 AM According to reports, Google will introduce its new Web TV platform in San Francisco today
Ovum Warns Telcos Against Google
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
May 20, 2010 : 11:00 AM As Google infiltrates all of their traditional businesses, Ovum warns that telcos must exploit or be exploited
Scoop! Cable ONE Makes HD-DTA Picks
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
May 19, 2010 : Sources say MSO will use boxes from DMT and security from Nagravision to power US cable's first deployment of hi-def DTAs
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