Comcast: 'AnyRoom DVR' is Live in 20+ Markets
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 01, 2010 : MSO gets its multi-room DVR off the ground in several Moto-based markets, including Oregon, western Mass, and the Bay Area
Telcos Go Pro? No!
Rewired -
Carol Wilson -
July 01, 2010 : 4:10 PM Adding professional services to their business portfolios is not necessarily the way to boost revenues
WOW Plugs In Hulu
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 01, 2010 : 3:30 PM Cable over-builder, which has come out against proposed Comcast-NBCU deal, embeds Hulu into its customer Web hub UPDATED 4PM
Apple Kills Bees
Monkey Bidness -
Larry Wilcox -
July 01, 2010 : 2:40 PM Cellphones are a real buzz kill
Amazon Cuts Kindle DX Price
Contentinople -
July 01, 2010 : 10:50 AM The device has been suffering in limbo between the iPad and the regular Kindle
TiVo Hopes to Reign in Spain
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Jeff Baumgartner -
July 01, 2010 : DVR pioneer's global hopes rise after ONO, Spain's largest cable operator, picks TiVo software to run on broadband-connected Cisco boxes
Security Storm in India
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
July 01, 2010 : 7:45 AM Authorities want access to message content from RIM, Google, Skype
TEF Hits Back Over Vivo
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
July 01, 2010 : 7:00 AM Telefónica slams Portuguese state intervention
Policy Watch: TiVo, Cable Trade SDV Barbs
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 30, 2010 : TiVo says its IP backchannel idea trumps the costs of tuning adapters, while Cisco claims the proposal underestimates the costs and complexities
Hulu Opens Toll Road
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 29, 2010 : 5:15 PM Subscription-based 'Hulu Plus' could threaten Netflix, but it might also create an opportunity for cable
D3 Revs Up for Retail
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 29, 2010 : 2:30 PM Moto and Zoom get ready to battle it out as more Docsis 3.0 modems go on sale
Cable Defends Its SDV Crutch
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 29, 2010 : NCTA claims tuning adapters – deployed to just 31,600 subs so far on cable systems that use switched digital video – are doing the job
Cox Trots Out Tru2way Guide
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 29, 2010 : Cox exec says tru2way-powered interface is already live with some subs today as MSO prepares to deploy it everywhere later this year
Mobile Apps for the Other 98%
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
June 29, 2010 : 7:10 AM We know what apps you data hogs are using, but what about the rest of us?
TV Everywhere Faces Standards Conundrum
LR Cable News Analysis -
June 28, 2010 : Offering shows on multiple screens could expand programmer reach and revenues, but lack of standards could stymie near-term growth
3DTV Warning: Poor Quality Could Poison the Well
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Jeff Baumgartner -
June 28, 2010 : Consumers could be turned off by 3DTV if programmers and setmakers rely too heavily on 2D-to-3D conversions in the tech's early days
Comcast Claims Interactive Ad Success
LR Cable News Analysis -
June 25, 2010 : Comcast exec says an interactive ad trial in San Francisco led to more TV viewers in one program's key demographic
Waiting on RIM 6.0
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
June 25, 2010 : 2:10 PM Research In Motion is promising that its new OS will be a 'quantum leap' for the smartphone market
Video's 'Third Wave'
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 25, 2010 : 8:45 AM Cisco exec: Cable's ready to hang-ten with IP video this time as it seeks out ways to deliver video to all screens
Easy on the M&A
AsiaBlog -
June 24, 2010 : 9:00 PM India's M&A rules are set to be revised, according to sources
Canoe Boots Up Interactive Ad Campaign
LR Cable News Analysis -
June 24, 2010 : Canoe CTO says cross-MSO advanced ad joint venture is offering interactive 'request for information' ads to millions of cable homes
iPhone 4 Takes Over Chicago
Light Reedy -
Sarah Reedy -
June 24, 2010 : 1:40 PM Even a tornado couldn't keep a swarm of Chicago residents away from the iPhone today; only AT&T could do that
Euro Capex Caution
EuroBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
June 24, 2010 : NOON Tighter purse strings in the Old Country
SDV: Cable's Stepping Stone to IP Video?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 24, 2010 : Switched digital video offers cable a bandwidth boost, but a Comcast exec says it can also help the industry migrate to IPTV
YouTube Wins Landmark Case
Contentinople -
June 24, 2010 : 9:25 AM Judge rules in favor of Google in long-running copyright battle with Viacom
CableCARD Update
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 24, 2010 : 7:05 AM Top 10 'incumbent' MSOs have deployed more than 21 million of the security modules
Cox CTO Resigns
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 23, 2010 : MSO calls resignation of Scott Hatfield a 'mutual decision' and taps Percy Kirk as an interim replacement as it searches for a successor UPDATED 5:15 PM
AT&T Confirms U-verse 'Issue'
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
June 23, 2010 : 8:00 AM No details discussed, but the outage was substantial and spread over several states
RGB Tunes Up Mobile TV With RipCode Buy
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 23, 2010 : RGB deals for the technology to add mobile capabilities to its TV Everywhere network gateway. And it's still talking about an IPO
thePlatform Extends OTT On-Ramps
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 23, 2010 : Comcast-owned firm offers to help programmers hook up with the growing array of broadband-connected boxes from companies like Roku and Boxee
Policy Watch: Who's Afraid of Comcast-NBC?
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 22, 2010 : Critics and fans of the $30B merger pipe up as the FCC closes its first round of comments on the controversial marriage
APAC's Dancefloor Omen
AsiaBlog -
Ray Le Maistre -
June 22, 2010 : 11:35 AM Dancing Girls Fiscal Health Metric reveals negative trend
FCC Douses 'Firewire'
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 21, 2010 : 2:00 PM IEEE 1394 has one foot in the grave after FCC waiver lets MSOs deploy leased HD set-tops that sport only IP-based networking interfaces
Comcast, NDS Connect on Tru2way
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
June 21, 2010 : Comcast picks tru2way 'reference' stack and NDS as prime integrator as MSO looks to expand box choices and speed up app development
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