More Than VOD Window Dressing
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 31, 2008 : Aiming for earlier access to HD movies, cable throws in with the MPAA
TiVo, Meet Captain Obvious
Contentinople -
July 31, 2008 : TiVo shows that demographically targeted ads are more effective, unsurprisingly
Dish to Serve Up 1080p
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 31, 2008 : Satco revs up plans for the Rolls Royce of hi-def formats...
U-verse Wishlist
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
July 31, 2008 : Five ways to improve U-verse
Web Starts to Supercede TV
Contentinople -
July 30, 2008 : Gannett takes a dive into Web 2.0 with an investment in video platform Mogulus
Butter Fatheads
Monkey Bidness -
Larry Wilcox -
July 30, 2008 : Hail to the cheese?
HD No Longer an 'Advanced' Service?
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 30, 2008 : So says an MSO that's urging the FCC to extend 'waivers' to future DTAs that will support hi-def
Comcast Rings the Telcos' Bell
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 30, 2008 : Advanced service subscriber growth slowed in Q2, but much of what Comcast gained came right off the hide of telcos
Harmonic Sinks on Soft Guidance
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 29, 2008 : Investors send stock down almost 19% after video tech specialist issues conservative guidance for the second half of 2008
Entropic Plunges on Broadcom Fears
LR Cable News Analysis -
Craig Matsumoto -
July 29, 2008 : A pending PON chipset from Broadcom could give Entropic its first tough competition
Swarmcast Brags
Contentinople -
July 29, 2008 : Swarmcast says its average stream time is over an hour
CMC, Moto Adapt to One-Way DTAs
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 29, 2008 : Upgrades from Comcast Media Center and Motorola will enable smaller MSOs to reclaim analog using digital terminal adapters
Cuil: Not Cool
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
July 29, 2008 : First impression: Fail
Et Tu, AT&T?
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 29, 2008 : AT&T says it prohibits mobile P2P apps. Comcast is about to get wrist-slapped for throttling P2P. Smell the irony
Senator Indicted
Monkey Bidness -
Larry Wilcox -
July 29, 2008 : Is being an old idiot a crime?
Comcast's Frank Response
BroadBananas -
Michael Harris -
July 29, 2008 : MSO trolling cyberspace for customer complaints
4G or Not 4G?
Jonestown -
Dan Jones -
July 28, 2008 : And is that the question?
BBT Update
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2008 : Live system demos and newly signed set-top and headend partners, but clash with the CEA persists...
FCC's Martin Is Ready to Pounce
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2008 : Like a kitten taking on a helpless ball of yarn, the FCC boss has reportedly secured enough votes to do absolutely nothing to Comcast
Users Call the Shots
Contentinople -
July 28, 2008 : Some of the news that's fit to blog, on Contentinople
tru2Way Tallies Two More
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 28, 2008 : Pour a couple more shovelsful of sand on DCR+. LG and Funai are the latest consumer electronics giants to sign the tru2way MOU
Mark Cuban: tru2way Should Be More Open
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 25, 2008 : Mark Cuban says cable needs to open up and take on an 'Internet mindset' with its deployment of tru2way
Infineon Slims Down
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
July 25, 2008 : And it's not planning to fatten up with mergers
What's in a Name?
Red Panda -
July 24, 2008 : Would a Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii by any other name smell as sweet?
Mark Cuban on tru2way: Open It Up
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 24, 2008 : Says cable's attempt at an 'open,' uniform digital platform has potential, but still looks and smells a lot like a 'walled garden'
Microsoft Re-Org
Contentinople -
July 24, 2008 : Software giant splits up its online and software businesses
Buckeye First to Test 'HITS AxIS'
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 24, 2008 : Centralized interactive television platform helmed by Comcast and Motorola targets smaller operators and aims to support tru2way
Videotron Plants 'Fiber Deep'
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 24, 2008 : Canadian cable operator is rolling out a new architecture that reduces node sizes and boosts capacity
Ikanos Flips CEOs
Valley Wonk -
Craig Matsumoto -
July 23, 2008 : Mission: get the top line growing
Broadcom Shrugs Off Docsis 3.0
LR Cable News Analysis -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 23, 2008 : The new cable spec won't be a story until 2009, the chipmaker says -- effectively conceding the market to TI
Chunghwa Femto Tender
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
July 23, 2008 : Taiwanese operator wants 3,000 femtos
Do Apes Dig Money?
Monkey Bidness -
Larry Wilcox -
July 23, 2008 : Unclear, but fruit flies like a banana
Sprint's WiMax Sulk
Wireless Bits -
Michelle Donegan -
July 23, 2008 : NGMN likes LTE better than WiMax
IPTV World Forum, Day 2
The Philter -
Phil Harvey -
July 23, 2008 : More text updates from the IPTV World Forum North America in Chicago
Mulling Metered Models
The Bauminator -
Jeff Baumgartner -
July 23, 2008 : Regulatory filing indicates that a complementary metered Internet model is still on the table at Comcast
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